K.T.C. (Edibles) Limited
Registered name: K.T.C. (EDIBLES) LIMITED
Part of Whitworths Holdings Limited groupK.T.C. (Edibles) Limited made £601m revenue and £32.3m profit in the year to 3 Apr 2026.
K.T.C. (Edibles) Limited’s revenue was £601m in the year to 3 Apr 2026, with £32.3m profit and 353 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of oils and fats” and is based in Wellingborough; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Wellingborough
- Age
- 47 yrs · since 1979
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 3 Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £523m | £455m | £601m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | −£528m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £73.2m |
| Operating profit | £15.3m | £38.5m | £38.2m |
| Profit before tax | £11.7m | £35.7m | £42.6m |
| Profit after tax | £9.5m | £26.8m | £32.3m |
| Profit (best available) | £9.5m | £26.8m | £32.3m |
| Employees (average) | 390 | 347 | 353 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 1.8% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 12.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £1.3m | £1.3m | £1.7m |
| Profit per employee | £24.4k | £77.3k | £91.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼13% | — |
| Profit growth | — | ▲181.5% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼11% | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 12.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £1.7m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £91.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now 353
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Whitworths Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Whitworths Food Group Ltd75–100%
- Quay Topco Limited75–100%
- K.T.C. (Edibles) Holdco Limited75–100%
- K.T.C. (Edibles) Bidco Limited75–100%
- K.T.C. (Edibles) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (3)
- Cardowan Creameries LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Liquid Commodity Solutions LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Piquant LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 3 Apr 2026 (profit £32.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 25 Oct 2026
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