KAMADO JOE UK LIMITED
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Cash
£1.7m
-18.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£7m
+19.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
23
+9.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.5m
+79.5% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-03
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2026-01-03 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,061,589 | £22,562,844 | £23,184,022 | +2.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,525,056 | £837,590 | £1,539,769 | +83.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,507,398 | £832,029 | £1,493,542 | +79.5% | |
| Net profit | -£1,149,742 | £614,739 | £1,121,844 | +82.5% | |
| Cash | £715,967 | £2,052,459 | £1,663,698 | -18.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,279,862 | £6,712,144 | £7,703,038 | +14.8% | |
| Net assets | £5,230,849 | £5,848,476 | £6,970,320 | +19.2% | |
| Equity | £5,230,849 | £5,848,476 | £6,970,320 | +19.2% | |
| Average employees | 22 | 21 | 23 | +9.5% | |
| Wages | £1,454,125 | £1,396,303 | £1,219,425 | -12.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2026-01-03 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -8.4% | 3.7% | 6.6% | |
| Net margin | -6.4% | 2.7% | 4.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -28.9% | 12.5% | 20.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 56.1% | 64.4% | 56.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.72x | 1.69x | 2.00x | |
| Interest cover | — | 19.94x | 10.83x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Westcotts (SW) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Given the ongoing financial support of RKG Group Partners, LP the directors believe it is appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis. ... the directors conclude that the company is a going concern for the period to 30 September 2027.”
Significant events
- “On 2 February 2026, The Middleby Corporation ("Middleby") completed the sale of 51% of its Residential Kitchen Equipment Group (the "Residential Transaction").”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACKSON, Randall Richard | Secretary | 2026-02-02 | — | — |
| CONNOLLY, Brody Stanton | Director | 2026-02-02 | Jul 1984 | American |
| JACKSON, Randall Richard | Director | 2026-02-02 | Dec 1967 | American |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BINNING, Gary A | Director | 2018-09-07 | 2022-01-03 |
| BRENNAN, Robert Anthony | Director | 2018-06-16 | 2018-09-07 |
| BRIDGER, Mac | Director | 2018-09-07 | 2022-01-03 |
| CONNOLLY, Brody Stanton | Director | 2018-09-07 | 2022-01-03 |
| CROCKER, Kerry Aldan | Director | 2018-06-16 | 2018-09-07 |
| CULMONE, Thomas Terence | Director | 2018-09-07 | 2022-01-03 |
| FITZGERALD, Timothy John | Director | 2022-01-03 | 2023-09-19 |
| GERKE, Dirk | Director | 2019-03-25 | 2022-01-03 |
| HALL, Simon Colin | Director | 2019-02-01 | 2022-01-03 |
| HASWELL, Robert | Director | 2018-09-07 | 2022-01-03 |
| LINDSAY, Martin Mckay | Director | 2022-01-03 | 2023-09-19 |
| MCLEMORE, John D | Director | 2018-09-07 | 2022-01-03 |
| MITTELMAN, Bryan Eric | Director | 2023-09-19 | 2026-02-02 |
| SCARBOROUGH, Glenn | Director | 2018-09-07 | 2019-10-31 |
| SCHWARTZ, Jonathan | Director | 2018-09-07 | 2022-01-03 |
| THOMPSON, Michael Dennis | Director | 2023-09-19 | 2026-02-02 |
| WATKINS, John Lawrence Mckay | Director | 2018-04-05 | 2019-02-01 |
| ZUFIA SUSTACHA, Agustin | Director | 2022-01-03 | 2026-02-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kj Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-06-16 | Active |
| Mr John Lawrence Mckay Watkins | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-04-05 | Ceased 2018-06-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 67 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-07 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.