Crown Products (Kent) Limited
Registered name: CROWN PRODUCTS (KENT) LIMITED
Crown Products (Kent) Limited made £40.6m revenue and a £5.6m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Crown Products (Kent) Limited’s revenue fell 10% to £40.6m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £5.6m and 232 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of kitchen furniture” and is based in Herne Bay; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Herne Bay, South East
- Age
- 40 yrs · since 1986
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit & loss | Profit & loss |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £45.1m | £40.6m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | −£35.8m | −£31.7m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £9.3m | £8.9m |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£3.6m | −£5.9m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£3.3m | −£5.8m |
| Profit after tax | £425k | −£72.1k | −£1.2m | −£5.6m |
| Profit (best available) | £425k | −£72.1k | −£1.2m | −£5.6m |
| Employees (average) | 72 | 73 | 73 | 232 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −2.6% | −13.9% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 20.7% | 21.9% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £617k | £175k |
| Profit per employee | £5.9k | −£988 | −£15.9k | −£24.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼10% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼116.9% | — | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲1.4% | 0% | ▲217.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £8.1m | £7.5m | £8.6m | — |
| Net assets | £15.1m | £15m | £13.9m | — |
| Fixed assets | £6.8m | £8m | £7.8m | — |
| Current assets | £12.5m | £11.3m | £10.3m | — |
| Debtors | £182k | £146k | £134k | — |
| Deferred income | £100k | £100k | £70.9k | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −13.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 21.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £175k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£24.3k
- 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
- ▲218%
- Now 232
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Waterline Group PLCRev. — · Profit −£2.1m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£5.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 14 Oct 2026