JOHN KING CHAINS LIMITED

1. JOHN KING CHAINS LIMITED 2002-01-10 → present
2. GEFA LIMITED 1988-03-17 → 2002-01-10

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Kirk Newsholme Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”

Group structure

1. JOHN KING CHAINS LIMITED · parent
   1. John King Chains Central Europe Sp. Z o.o 100% · Poland · Distribution of spring and wire product
   2. John King Chains USA Inc 100% · United States of America · Distribution & servicing of conveyor chains
   3. John King Chains (South Africa) (Proprietary) Limited 25% · South Africa · Distribution & servicing of conveyor chains

Significant events

• “Sales growth in the year of 8.0% to £22.2m (last year: 11.5% growth).”
• “Record breaking sales months in the year.”
• “First ever John King Global Sales Conference held in June 2024.”
• “Winning of a five-year Service Level Agreement with a major customer.”
• “Centenary of John King Chains, established in 1926, to be celebrated next year.”
• “In October 2024 the Shareholders of our ultimate parent company, JKC Holdings Limited, agreed a second tranche of a family buyout.”
• “Appointment of our Group Operations Director in October 2024, together with our Group Finance Director appointed in 2023.”
• “Company average headcount has grown in the year by 8.6% to 101, contributing to an increase in payroll cost of £0.8m (20%) in the year.”
• “In September 2024, John King Chains Limited was awarded the prestigious accreditations of ISO 14001 (Environmental Management) and ISO 45001 (Occupational Health and Safety).”
• “In May 2025, John King Chains Limited was awarded the Kings Award for International Trade, the second time (first a queens award in 2020).”
• “Company invested £379k in capex for new or replacement equipment.”
• “Payroll has increased by £1.1M, including a one off £310k pension payment to shareholders associated with the share deal.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

2

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +8%

  £20,530,245 → £22,173,959

• Cash

  -52.5%

  £3,360,848 → £1,597,850

• Net assets

  +5.7%

  £9,439,291 → £9,980,173

• Employees

  +8.6%

  93 → 101

• Operating profit

  -34.3%

  £4,274,247 → £2,808,703

• Profit before tax

  -35.3%

  £4,139,745 → £2,680,183

• Wages

  +19.5%

  £3,406,737 → £4,069,944

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers