G.B. Kent & Sons PLC
Active00066471ManufacturingIncorporated 2 Jul 1900 · Hemel Hempstead
The principal activity of the company in the year under review continued to be that of manufacture of brushes and combs for personal grooming.
Revenue
£8.1m
▲ +20.6% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
£46k
Margin 0.5%
Employees
40
▲ +2.6% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£7.7m
Total assets £9.9m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
6 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
Dec 2019Not available
Dec 2020
£8.6m
Dec 2021
£11.3m▲ +31.4%
Dec 2022
£11.1m▼ -1.9%
Dec 2023
£6.7m▼ -39.3%
Dec 2024
£8.1m▲ +20.6%
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2024 | £8.1m | ▲ +20.6% | £48k | 40 | £7.7m |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £6.7m | ▼ -39.3% | -£827k | 39 | £8.0m |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £11.1m | ▼ -1.9% | £1.0m | 39 | £9.1m |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £11.3m | ▲ +31.4% | £1.9m | 45 | £8.5m |
| 31 Dec 2020 | £8.6m | — | £1.0m | 45 | £7.1m |
| 31 Dec 2019 | — | — | — | — | £6.5m |
Latest available figures
Period ending 31 Dec 2024. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £8.1m
- Gross profit
- £3.3m
- Operating profit
- £39k
- Profit before tax
- £48k
- Profit after tax
- £46k
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £9.9m
- Cash
- £1.0m
- Total liabilities
- £2.2m
- Net assets
- £7.7m
- Revenue per employee
- £203k
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