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JOHN K PHILIPS GROUP LIMITED
Cash
£49K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2M
+24.5% vs 2022
Employees
134
+9.8% vs 2022
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2023-02-28
Profile
- Company number
- 03919757
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2000-02-04
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-02-29
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 52103
Net assets
5-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest 2023-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2019-02-28 | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cash | — | £38,865 | £169,907 | — | £49,275 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,335,867 | £1,292,750 | £2,149,804 | £1,832,097 | £2,148,296 | |
| Net assets | £710,458 | £802,726 | £1,035,918 | £1,292,658 | £1,609,944 | |
| Equity | £710,458 | £802,726 | £1,035,918 | £1,292,658 | £1,609,944 | |
| Average employees | — | 39 | 102 | 122 | 134 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company had net current liabilities of £2,383,458, net liabilities of £63,574 at the balance sheet date and made a loss after tax of £1,107,652 for the year, after incurring £539,245 of exceptional moving costs. Directors state they have reviewed cash flow forecasts and pledged continued support, concluding on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “Moving to new premises in Warrington in October 2023 came with significant set up costs of £539k”
- “Application for the Liverpool Freeport status which will allow us to store goods as if they were still in the Liverpool Freeport area. This application has been approved and we are awaiting the certified status.”
- “Turnover decreased by 15.5% in comparison to last year due to one of its major customers (JD SPORTS) taking its returns operation back in house”
- “The company achieved freeport status in February 2025 which provides further opportunities in a wider market for the coming year from August 2025.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
4 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUGHES, Jaclyn Karrie | Director | 2021-08-19 | Jul 1987 | British |
| MCMELLON, Margaret | Director | 2021-03-01 | Apr 1957 | British |
| PHILIPS, John Kenneth | Director | 2000-02-15 | Nov 1947 | English |
| SIMPSON, Alan | Director | 2020-11-01 | Feb 1967 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONNOLLY, Katherine | Secretary | 2000-02-15 | 2008-02-03 |
| MEADOWS, Darren Robert | Secretary | 2008-02-03 | 2015-04-01 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-02-04 | 2000-02-15 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-02-04 | 2000-02-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Kenneth Philips | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 89 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | AM03 | insolvency | liquidation in administration proposals |
| 2026-05-02 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2026-05-02 | AM01 | insolvency | liquidation in administration appointment of administrator |
| 2026-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2026-01-30 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company previous shortened |
| 2025-09-02 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company previous extended |
| 2025-08-26 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-07-31 | AAMD | accounts | accounts amended with accounts type full |
| 2025-02-25 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company previous shortened |
| 2025-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2024-11-26 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company previous shortened |
| 2024-11-26 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-02-01 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2023-12-08 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
| 2023-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-12-02 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
| 2022-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-11-30 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
| 2021-08-19 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
Credit score
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Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory