KDC/ONE SWALLOWFIELD LIMITED
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Cash
£3M
+1% vs 2024
Net assets
£15M
-0.8% vs 2024
Employees
624
-10.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3.2M
-384.4% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £69,977,000 | £67,812,000 | £78,400,000 | +15.6% | |
| Operating profit | -£6,476,000 | £1,285,000 | -£2,995,000 | -333.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£6,680,000 | £1,108,000 | -£3,151,000 | -384.4% | |
| Net profit | -£5,075,000 | £1,699,000 | -£134,000 | -107.9% | |
| Cash | £4,813,000 | £3,015,000 | £3,045,000 | +1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,575,000 | £20,045,000 | £19,483,000 | -2.8% | |
| Net assets | £13,626,000 | £15,473,000 | £15,356,000 | -0.8% | |
| Equity | £13,626,000 | £15,473,000 | £15,356,000 | -0.8% | |
| Average employees | 761 | 695 | 624 | -10.2% | |
| Wages | £14,992,000 | £15,167,000 | £15,527,000 | +2.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £284,000 | £252,000 | £278,000 | +10.3% |
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 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -9.3% | 1.9% | -3.8% | |
| Net margin | -7.3% | 2.5% | -0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -34.9% | 6.4% | -15.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 72.4% | 74.5% | 74.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.94x | 0.90x | 0.85x | |
| Interest cover | -38.78x | 7.26x | -19.20x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- KDC/ONE SWALLOWFIELD LIMITED 2019-08-27 → present
- CURZON SUPPLIES LIMITED 2019-03-28 → 2019-08-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PKF Francis Clark
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- KDC/ONE SWALLOWFIELD LIMITED · parent
- Swallowfield Consumer Products Limited 100%
- Swallowfield S.A.R.L 100%
- Swallowfield Inc. 100%
- Swallowfield s.r.o 100%
- Shanghai Paristy Daily Chemical CO., Ltd 100%
- Mei Shual Cosmetics CO. PTE Ltd 100%
- KDC-Swallowfield Cosmetics (Shanghai) Co Ltd. 100%
Significant events
- “Acquisition of Barony Universal Products Limited on September 30, 2025.”
- “Decision to close Swallowfield production site in Wellington, U.K. on November 19, 2025.”
- “Issue of unsecured loan notes on 25 November 2025 as part of the acquisition of Barony.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REED, Natalie Susanne | Director | 2022-03-31 | Jul 1965 | American |
| WHITLEY, Nicholas Edward | Director | 2022-07-29 | Jun 1971 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLETCHER, Jane | Director | 2019-03-28 | 2026-03-27 |
| GAZZARD, Matthew | Director | 2019-03-28 | 2022-07-29 |
| KAM, Gregg | Director | 2019-08-23 | 2022-03-31 |
| PERMAN, Timothy James | Director | 2019-03-28 | 2019-08-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowlton Development Corporation Inc, | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-08-23 | Ceased 2019-08-23 |
| Henry Cornell | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2019-08-23 | Active |
| Swallowfield Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-03-28 | Ceased 2019-08-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 47 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-04 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-18 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-03 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-03 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2022-09-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.