JOHN K PHILIPS GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-04-30
Overdue
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-18 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-04
Watchouts
Cash
£49K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2M
+24.5% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
134
+9.8% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2023-02-28
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2026-04-30.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- JOHN K PHILIPS GROUP LIMITED 2006-04-03 → present
- JOHN K PHILIPS WAREHOUSING LIMITED 2000-02-04 → 2006-04-03
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2023-02-28
Latest accounts filed cover 2024-02-29; financial figures currently reflect up to 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 the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
- 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 and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2022 → FY2023 · period ending 2023-02-28 vs 2022-02-28
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Turnover
—
Not reported
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Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+24.5%
£1,292,658 £1,609,944
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+9.8%
122 134
highest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers