JONES KNOWLES RITCHIE LIMITED

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

BDO LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“Based upon the above, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group will have sufficient cash resources to meet its obligations as they fall due for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements The directors therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements”

Group structure

1. JONES KNOWLES RITCHIE LIMITED · parent
   1. Jones Knowles Ritchie Inc 75% · US · Brand design consultancy
   2. Jones Knowles Ritchie China Limited 60% · China · Intermediate holding company
   3. Jones Knowles Ritchie China Rene and Yolanda Branding Design Limited 60% · China · Brand design consultancy

Significant events

• “After serving as Global CEO for 15 years, Guy Lambert transitioned to a Non-Executive Director role during the year. James Nixon, previously serving CEO of both UK & US operations, was appointed the new Global CEO.”
• “During the year, the group repaid £19 million of existing loan notes ahead of their contractual maturity. Of this amount, £9 million was funded from surplus cash reserves generated through the group's ongoing operations. In conjunction with the early repayment, the group entered into a refinancing arrangement with Lloyds Banking group, securing an additional £10 million in incremental bank debt. The new facility also extended the debt maturity profile, with final redemption now scheduled for 31 December 2026.”
• “During the year, the group made the decision to close the representative office in Shanghai, China. This decision followed a strategic review of the group's international footprint and was driven by two key factors: the challenging macroeconomic outlook in China, and the group's long-term strategic positioning.”

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

Filings

3

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

  +8.4%

  £22,976,000 → £24,898,000

• Cash

  -63.5%

  £2,192,000 → £800,000

• Net assets

  +24.9%

  £29,519,000 → £36,876,000

• Employees

  -8.2%

  158 → 145

• Operating profit

  -4.6%

  £3,870,000 → £3,693,000

• Profit before tax

  +93.9%

  £3,870,000 → £7,503,000

• Wages

  +9.1%

  £9,122,000 → £9,955,000

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