How much does Kentmere Limited make?

Kentmere Limited reported revenue of £7.2m and a loss of £558k in the year to 31 Dec 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Kentmere Limited have?

Kentmere Limited reported an average of 51 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is Kentmere Limited profitable?

No — Kentmere Limited reported a loss of £558k in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 00087803 · Incorporated 2 Mar 1906

Kentmere Limited

Registered name: KENTMERE LIMITED

Part of Investment (Paragon) Limited group

Kentmere Limited made £7.2m revenue and a £558k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024. read from filing text

Kentmere Limited’s revenue fell 4% to £7.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £558k and 51 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other paper and paperboard containers” and is based in Huntingdon; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 17219Manufacture of other paper and paperboard containers

Status: Active
Location: Huntingdon, East of England
Age: 120 yrs · since 1906
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The parent company is”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Revenue

£7.2m

Growth ▼4.3%

Profit

−£558k

Growth ▼190.7%

Profit margin

−7.7%

Gross 18.9%

Employees

Change ▼7.3%

Profit / employee

−£10.9k

Revenue/employee £142k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£10.2m	£7.6m	£7.2m
Cost of sales	£7.6m	£5.9m	£5.9m
Gross profit	£2.6m	£1.7m	£1.4m
Operating profit	£1.7m	£845k	−£495k
Profit before tax	£1.7m	£826k	−£452k
Profit after tax	£1.3m	£615k	−£558k
Profit (best available)	£1.3m	£615k	−£558k
Staff costs	£2.2m	£2.1m	£2.1m
Employees (average)	56	55	51
Ratios
Profit margin	13.1%	8.1%	−7.7%
Gross margin	25.3%	22.4%	18.9%
Revenue per employee	£182k	£137k	£142k
Profit per employee	£23.9k	£11.2k	−£10.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼25.8%	▼4.3%
Profit growth	—	▼54%	▼190.7%
Headcount growth	—	▼1.8%	▼7.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£947k	£1.9m	£1.4m
Net assets	£5.8m	£6.1m	£5.4m
Fixed assets	£3m	£2.9m	£2.8m
Current assets	£4.5m	£4m	£3.7m
Debtors	£2.4m	£1.2m	£1m
Deferred income	£220k	£183k	£248k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −7.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 18.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £142k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£10.9k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 39%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 3.4%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 14.5%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: ▼11%; Now £5.4m
Cash at bank: ▼26%; Now £1.4m
Headcount: ▼7%; Now 51
Deferred income: ▲36%; Now £248k
Fixed assets: ▼4%; Now £2.8m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Investment (Paragon) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Giml Investments 1 Limited75–100%
Giml Investments 7 Limited75–100%
Grenadier Packaging Limited75–100%
Kentmere Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (5)

Dean Packaging LimitedFigures not disclosed
Grenadier Packaging Corrugated LimitedRev. — · Profit £295k
Index Pack LimitedActive - Proposal to Strike offRev. — · Profit £139k
Kentmere Cartons Holdings LimitedActive - Proposal to Strike offFigures not disclosed
Trenton Box Company LimitedRev. — · Profit £325k

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£558k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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