J & K Confectionery Limited
Registered name: J & K CONFECTIONERY LIMITED
J & K Confectionery Limited made £45.1m revenue and £1.3m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text
J & K Confectionery Limited’s revenue grew 12% to £45.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.3m profit and 22 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery” and is based in Skelmersdale; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Skelmersdale, North West
- Age
- 21 yrs · since 2005
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £27.8m | £34.8m | £40.2m | £45.1m |
| Cost of sales | £24.8m | £31.8m | £36.4m | £41m |
| Gross profit | £3m | £3m | £3.8m | £4.1m |
| Operating profit | £381k | £719k | £1.8m | £1.8m |
| Profit before tax | £283k | £579k | £1.7m | £1.7m |
| Profit after tax | £251k | £431k | £1.2m | £1.3m |
| Profit (best available) | £251k | £431k | £1.2m | £1.3m |
| Staff costs | £1.9m | £1.9m | £2.2m | £2.4m |
| Employees (average) | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 0.9% | 1.2% | 3.1% | 2.8% |
| Gross margin | 10.8% | 8.5% | 9.5% | 9.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £1.5m | £1.7m | £1.9m | £2.1m |
| Profit per employee | £13.2k | £21.5k | £59.4k | £57.4k |
| Cash conversion | 146.5% | −218.2% | −20.4% | −93.9% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲24.8% | ▲15.6% | ▲12.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲71.5% | ▲189.5% | ▲1.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲5.3% | ▲5% | ▲4.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £169k | £1.5m | £1.4m | £2.3m |
| Net assets | £1.1m | £1.5m | £2.7m | £3.7m |
| Fixed assets | £259k | £153k | £67.5k | £54.2k |
| Current assets | £7.9m | £9.6m | £12.9m | £17.5m |
| Debtors | £6.1m | £6.9m | £9.7m | £12.1m |
| Deferred income | £453k | £985k | £1.1m | £1.3m |
| Cash from operations | £559k | −£1.6m | −£377k | −£1.7m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 9.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £2.1m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £57.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −93.9%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 2.9%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 26.9%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▲39%
- Now £3.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▲65%
- Now £2.3m
- Headcount
- ▲5%
- Now 22
- Deferred income
- ▲23%
- Now £1.3m
- Fixed assets
- ▼20%
- Now £54.2k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 17 Oct 2026
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