Knds Defence UK Limited
Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c. · Stockport
ActiveUnited KingdomIncorporated 1936Private Limited Company
Financial position
Accounts to 2025-12-31 · GBP · Company accounts
Net assets
£32,321,000
Cash
£34,457,000
Turnover
£121,380,000
Profit / loss
£2,817,000
Current assets
£186,472,000
Creditors < 1 year
£134,519,000
Equity
£32,321,000
Average employees
429
Balance-sheet trend
GBP · companyFinancial statements
Selected figures from the best-ranked available filing for each period. Missing values remain unknown.
Some figures were read by AI from scanned accounts, so small errors are possible. View the filed accounts
| Reported figures | 2025-12-31Company · AI-read | 2024-12-31Company · AI-read |
|---|---|---|
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net assets | £32,321,000 | £28,872,000 |
| Equity | £32,321,000 | £28,872,000 |
| Share capital | £18,819,000 | £18,819,000 |
| Retained earnings | £8,231,000 | £5,414,000 |
| Assets | ||
| Fixed assets | £23,260,000 | £22,144,000 |
| Property, plant & equipment | £23,260,000 | £22,144,000 |
| Current assets | £186,472,000 | £85,914,000 |
| Cash at bank | £34,457,000 | £15,322,000 |
| Debtors | £127,011,000 | £41,420,000 |
| Stock | £25,004,000 | £29,172,000 |
| Liabilities | ||
| Creditors within one year | £134,519,000 | £62,880,000 |
| Creditors after one year | £41,478,000 | £15,955,000 |
| Provisions | £1,414,000 | £351,000 |
| Capital commitments | £8,069,582 | — |
| Net current assets | £51,953,000 | £23,034,000 |
| Assets less current liabilities | £75,213,000 | £45,178,000 |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Turnover | £121,380,000 | £66,751,000 |
| Cost of sales | £108,931,000 | £58,807,000 |
| Gross profit | £12,449,000 | £7,944,000 |
| Distribution costs | £597,000 | £495,000 |
| Administrative expenses | £5,786,000 | £4,727,000 |
| Operating profit | £6,066,000 | £2,722,000 |
| Interest receivable | £146,000 | £1,201,000 |
| Interest payable | £2,313,000 | £228,000 |
| Profit before tax | £3,899,000 | £3,695,000 |
| Tax | £1,082,000 | £896,000 |
| Profit / loss | £2,817,000 | £2,799,000 |
| Operating costs | ||
| Depreciation | £2,235,000 | £1,578,000 |
| Operating lease charges | £1,472,000 | £1,701,000 |
| Audit fees | £56,000 | £55,000 |
| People & pay | ||
| Average employees | 429 | 336 |
| Staff costs | £24,412,000 | £18,789,000 |
| Wages & salaries | £20,685,000 | £16,123,000 |
| Social security costs | £2,490,000 | £1,695,000 |
| Pension costs | £1,237,000 | £971,000 |
| Highest paid director | £278,000 | £266,000 |
| Source evidence | View filing | View filing |
From the accounts
What the accounts for 2025-12-31 say about themselves, read by AI from the scanned filing.
- Auditor
- Rödl & Partner Limited
- Audit opinion
- Clean (unmodified)
- Immediate parent
- KNDS UK Holdings Limited
- Ultimate parent
- KNDS N.V.
- Accounts
- FRS 102
- Approved
- 2026-02-13, signed by P N Grady, A P Webb
Turnover by segment (6)
- UK: 36,636 (000s) (2025-12-31)
- Europe: 83,877 (000s) (2025-12-31)
- Rest of world: 867 (000s) (2025-12-31)
- UK: 19,703 (000s) (2024-12-31)
- Europe: 43,207 (000s) (2024-12-31)
- Rest of world: 3,841 (000s) (2024-12-31)
Borrowings (1)
- Internal borrowings with the intermediate parent company · £41,478,000
Share classes (2)
- 18,819,000 Ordinary share capital of £1 each of £1
- 18,819,000 Ordinary share capital of £1 each of £1
Events after the year end (1)
- There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.
Secured borrowing
Registered charges, lenders and security interests.
Charges and related records
1 outstanding chargesUnknown · created 2011-12-28
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OutstandingShow 8 satisfied / released
All Assets · created 2011-12-28
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ReleasedAll Assets · created 2010-12-17 · satisfied 2022-11-09
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SatisfiedAll Assets · created 2009-11-23 · satisfied 2022-11-09
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SatisfiedFixed · created 2009-11-23 · satisfied 2011-12-30
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SatisfiedUnknown · created 2006-12-12 · satisfied 2011-12-30
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SatisfiedFixed · created 2006-12-12 · satisfied 2011-12-30
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SatisfiedAll Assets · created 2006-12-12 · satisfied 2011-12-30
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SatisfiedAll Assets · created 2006-12-12 · satisfied 2022-11-09
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Satisfied