JKC HOLDINGS LIMITED

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  1 PSC ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

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

Consolidated group

Auditor

Kirk Newsholme

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The directors have prepared forecasts for the next twelve months and this shows that the group should have sufficient cash headroom and a reasonable expectation that current profits will at least be maintained over the foreseeable future. After consideration of these factors, the directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”

Group structure

1. JKC HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
   1. John King Chains Limited 98.39% · UK · Manufacture and supply of chains & laser profiling
   2. Precision Chains Limited 100% · UK · Manufacture of conveyor chains
   3. Precision Chains Malaysia Sdn Bhd 100% · Malaysia · Distribution of conveyor chains
   4. John King Chains Central Europe Sp.Z o.o 98.39% · Poland · Distribution of conveyor chains
   5. John King Chains USA Inc. 98.39% · United States of America · Distribution & servicing of conveyor chains

Significant events

• “Sales growth in the year of 9.5% to £26.8m (last year: 8% growth) and the continued progress in the delivery of our Strategic Plan, with significant improvements being made in the development of the Business for the future, particularly in the key areas of: leadership and people; Strategy; operations, capabilities and capacity; IT infrastructure; and customer service.”
• “It has also been a year of firsts, success and achievements, with: record breaking sales months in the year; our first ever John King Global Sales Conference held in June 2024; and the winning of a five year Service Level Agreement with a major customer.”
• “Just after the year end in May 2025, John King Chains Limited was awarded the Kings Award for International Trade, the second time we have won this prestigious recognition, following being awarded a queens award in 2020, which is a credit to the hard work and dedication of all our employees.”
• “Next year will be the Centenary of John King Chains, which was established in 1926, and the Directors and Owners look forward to celebrating this milestone event with our many valued customers, suppliers and employees next year.”
• “In October 2024 the Shareholders agreed a second tranche of a family buyout to purchase a further allotment of shares in JKC Holdings Limited from the senior generation of the Wadsworth family. The consideration for this share purchase is payable over five years by the next generation family members. This has resulted in some increased dividend and pension payments made during the financial year, and there will also be increased dividend payments in subsequent financial years, associated with the purchase.”
• “During the year, in September 2024, John King Chains was awarded the prestigious accreditations of ISO 14001 (Environmental Management) and ISO 45001 (Occupational Health and Safety), which demonstrates some early results of our Strategy.”

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

1

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

  +9.5%

  £24,443,074 → £26,775,353

• Cash

  -47.1%

  £3,671,902 → £1,942,885

• Net assets

  +9.6%

  £9,149,096 → £10,025,421

• Employees

  +18.1%

  144 → 170

• Operating profit

  -37%

  £4,541,042 → £2,861,431

• Profit before tax

  -38.2%

  £4,343,496 → £2,685,351

• Wages

  +23.6%

  £4,716,517 → £5,827,419

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