How many employees does Kentmere Cartons Ltd have?

Kentmere Cartons Ltd reported an average of 4 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is Kentmere Cartons Ltd profitable?

Yes — Kentmere Cartons Ltd reported a profit of £367k in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 13104334 · Incorporated 30 Dec 2020

Kentmere Cartons Ltd

Registered name: KENTMERE CARTONS LTD

Part of Investment (Paragon) Limited group

Kentmere Cartons Ltd made £367k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024 (revenue not disclosed).

Kentmere Cartons Ltd reported £367k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024, up 60% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 4 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.

Profit onlySection C · ManufacturingSIC 17219Manufacture of other paper and paperboard containers

Status: Active - Proposal to Strike off
Location: Huntingdon, East of England
Age: 5 yrs · since 2020
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Small teamYoung and profitableCash flow filed

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

£367k

Growth ▲60%

Profit margin

—

Employees

Change 0%

Profit / employee

£91.8k

Profitable streak

3yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.

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	Profit only	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	—
Cost of sales	£7.6m	£5.9m	£5.9m
Profit before tax	£2.3m	£1.4m	—
Profit after tax	£3.4m	£230k	£367k
Profit (best available)	£3.4m	£230k	£367k
Staff costs	£0	£0	£0
Employees (average)	4	4	4
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	—
Profit per employee	£847k	£57.4k	£91.8k
Growth (year on year)
Profit growth	—	▼93.2%	▲60%
Headcount growth	—	0%	0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£947k	£1.9m	£1.4m
Net assets	—	£3.6m	£3.6m
Fixed assets	£2.4m	£2.3m	£2.1m
Debtors	£0	£0	£0
Deferred income	£0	£0	£0
Cash from operations	−£1.9m	−£2.1m	−£88.6k
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: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £91.8k; 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.

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: 0%; Now £3.6m
Cash at bank: ▼26%; Now £1.4m
Headcount: 0%; Now 4
Deferred income: —; Now £0
Fixed assets: ▼7%; Now £2.1m

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 Cartons Holdings Limited75–100%
Kentmere Cartons Ltdthis company

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

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 £367k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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