
Company Number
02995518
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
brenntag uk holding limited
Group Structure
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Industry
Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered Address
alpha house, lawnswood business park, leeds, LS16 6QY
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of KLUMAN AND BALTER LIMITED at £42.2m based on a Turnover of £71.2m and 0.59x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of KLUMAN AND BALTER LIMITED at £33.6m based on an EBITDA of £4.6m and a 7.37x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of KLUMAN AND BALTER LIMITED at £14.9m based on Net Assets of £5.7m and 2.62x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Kluman And Balter Limited is a live company located in leeds, LS16 6QY with a Companies House number of 02995518. It operates in the non-specialised wholesale trade sector, SIC Code 46900. Founded in November 1994, it's largest shareholder is brenntag uk holding limited with a 100% stake. Kluman And Balter Limited is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £71.2m with high growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Kluman And Balter Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 7 measures and has 3 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
7 Strong
2 Regular
3 Weak
Size
annual sales of £71.2m, make it larger than the average company (£16.1m)
£71.2m - Kluman And Balter Limited
£16.1m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 15%, show it is growing at a faster rate (6.3%)
15% - Kluman And Balter Limited
6.3% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 19.2%, this company has a higher cost of product (27.5%)
19.2% - Kluman And Balter Limited
27.5% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 6% make it as profitable than the average company (5.1%)
6% - Kluman And Balter Limited
5.1% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 65 employees, this is above the industry average (41)
65 - Kluman And Balter Limited
41 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £60k, the company has a higher pay structure (£44.4k)
£60k - Kluman And Balter Limited
£44.4k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £1.1m, this is more efficient (£376.8k)
£1.1m - Kluman And Balter Limited
£376.8k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 41 days, this is near the average (51 days)
41 days - Kluman And Balter Limited
51 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 56 days, this is slower than average (31 days)
56 days - Kluman And Balter Limited
31 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 15 days, this is less than average (77 days)
15 days - Kluman And Balter Limited
77 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 23 weeks, this is more cash available to meet short term requirements (14 weeks)
23 weeks - Kluman And Balter Limited
14 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 68.3%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (47.5%)
68.3% - Kluman And Balter Limited
47.5% - Industry AVG
Kluman And Balter Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £71.2 million and the company has net assets of £5.7 million. According to their latest financial statements, Kluman And Balter Limited has 65 employees and maintains cash reserves of £5.5 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2016 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2010 | |
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Turnover | 71,180,000 | 62,726,000 | 49,925,000 | 46,351,000 | 69,716,000 | 70,336,000 | 47,794,000 | 63,485,483 | 53,706,392 | 49,466,036 | 49,033,489 | 39,460,125 | 37,848,247 | 34,487,954 | 30,626,253 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 57,541,000 | 51,139,000 | 41,455,000 | 39,127,000 | 56,677,000 | 57,513,000 | 38,977,000 | 52,488,628 | 44,196,328 | 40,725,647 | 41,581,316 | 33,022,594 | 31,785,725 | 28,980,906 | 25,424,008 |
Gross Profit | 13,639,000 | 11,587,000 | 8,470,000 | 7,224,000 | 13,039,000 | 12,823,000 | 8,817,000 | 10,996,855 | 9,510,064 | 8,740,389 | 7,452,173 | 6,437,531 | 6,062,522 | 5,507,048 | 5,202,245 |
Admin Expenses | 9,357,000 | 7,785,000 | 6,486,000 | 7,190,000 | 7,747,000 | 6,150,000 | 5,959,000 | 4,614,614 | 9,122,685 | 7,702,748 | 6,812,678 | 6,185,452 | 5,543,619 | 4,731,396 | 5,048,254 |
Operating Profit | 4,282,000 | 3,802,000 | 1,984,000 | 34,000 | 5,292,000 | 6,673,000 | 2,858,000 | 6,382,241 | 387,379 | 1,037,641 | 639,495 | 252,079 | 518,903 | 775,652 | 153,991 |
Interest Payable | 3,000 | 1,000 | 73,500 | 21,000 | 5,446 | ||||||||||
Interest Receivable | 153,000 | 27,000 | 4,000 | 9,000 | 21,000 | 7,000 | 1,000 | 8,221 | 11,533 | 14,478 | 14,444 | 11,407 | 10,645 | 6,018 | 7,725 |
Pre-Tax Profit | 4,435,000 | 5,223,000 | 3,238,000 | 43,000 | 6,063,000 | 7,177,000 | 3,558,000 | 7,166,962 | 1,297,912 | 1,752,119 | 1,103,939 | 513,486 | 619,548 | 862,670 | 181,270 |
Tax | -1,084,000 | -727,000 | -383,000 | -7,000 | -1,027,000 | -1,228,000 | -186,000 | -1,160,117 | -250,838 | -9,573 | -121,464 | -179,176 | -118,838 | -219,784 | -40,287 |
Profit After Tax | 3,351,000 | 4,496,000 | 2,855,000 | 36,000 | 5,036,000 | 5,949,000 | 3,372,000 | 6,006,845 | 1,047,074 | 1,742,546 | 982,475 | 334,310 | 500,710 | 642,886 | 140,983 |
Dividends Paid | 2,000,000 | 5,500,000 | 4,250,000 | 6,000,000 | 800,000 | 13,018,000 | 1,000,000 | 593,200 | |||||||
Retained Profit | 1,351,000 | -1,004,000 | -1,395,000 | 36,000 | -964,000 | 5,149,000 | -9,646,000 | 6,006,845 | 47,074 | 1,149,346 | 982,475 | 334,310 | 500,710 | 642,886 | 140,983 |
Employee Costs | 3,900,000 | 3,189,000 | 2,866,000 | 3,405,000 | 3,926,000 | 3,250,000 | 2,159,000 | 2,684,775 | 2,607,702 | 2,813,223 | 1,824,626 | 2,362,381 | 4,024,194 | 3,257,031 | 3,256,849 |
Number Of Employees | 65 | 59 | 61 | 82 | 91 | 78 | 68 | 62 | 54 | 52 | 54 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 51 |
EBITDA* | 4,558,000 | 4,043,000 | 2,157,000 | 209,000 | 5,454,000 | 6,849,000 | 2,998,000 | 6,458,222 | 463,360 | 1,101,065 | 711,186 | 320,479 | 588,661 | 867,684 | 254,433 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2016 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2010 | |
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Tangible Assets | 849,000 | 746,000 | 778,000 | 860,000 | 931,000 | 701,000 | 332,000 | 403,163 | 317,836 | 315,800 | 268,870 | 245,123 | 201,842 | 240,175 | 281,897 |
Intangible Assets | 130,000 | 239,000 | 34,000 | 50,000 | 66,000 | 42,000 | |||||||||
Investments & Other | 650,000 | 650,000 | 650,000 | 650,000 | 650,000 | 650,000 | 650,000 | 650,000 | 650,000 | 650,000 | 650,000 | 650,000 | 650,000 | ||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | |||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 979,000 | 985,000 | 1,462,000 | 1,560,000 | 1,647,000 | 1,393,000 | 982,000 | 1,053,163 | 967,836 | 965,800 | 918,870 | 895,123 | 851,842 | 890,175 | 931,897 |
Stock & work in progress | 2,516,000 | 2,514,000 | 2,293,000 | 2,251,000 | 2,780,000 | 2,303,000 | 1,865,000 | 1,633,500 | 1,332,349 | 1,217,642 | 1,142,623 | 744,705 | 794,812 | 920,634 | 823,194 |
Trade Debtors | 8,121,000 | 7,715,000 | 5,413,000 | 5,175,000 | 8,263,000 | 7,750,000 | 8,615,000 | 8,046,376 | 6,516,674 | 5,561,733 | 6,037,164 | 4,830,704 | 4,788,665 | 4,964,829 | 3,460,685 |
Group Debtors | 2,000 | 4,000 | 153,000 | 223,000 | 196,000 | 3,965,562 | 2,000,216 | 277,972 | 100,000 | ||||||
Misc Debtors | 742,000 | 505,000 | 539,000 | 886,000 | 602,000 | 1,285,000 | 985,000 | 1,417,592 | 1,326,265 | 1,176,428 | 784,166 | 517,813 | 238,642 | 254,217 | 477,900 |
Cash | 5,540,000 | 4,009,000 | 4,641,000 | 5,243,000 | 4,942,000 | 6,178,000 | 1,379,000 | 5,922,005 | 5,203,634 | 6,505,799 | 7,045,729 | 4,920,372 | 3,904,122 | 2,261,026 | 1,104,332 |
misc current assets | |||||||||||||||
total current assets | 16,921,000 | 14,747,000 | 12,886,000 | 13,708,000 | 16,810,000 | 17,712,000 | 12,844,000 | 20,985,035 | 16,379,138 | 14,461,602 | 15,009,682 | 11,013,594 | 10,004,213 | 8,400,706 | 5,966,111 |
total assets | 17,900,000 | 15,732,000 | 14,348,000 | 15,268,000 | 18,457,000 | 19,105,000 | 13,826,000 | 22,038,198 | 17,346,974 | 15,427,402 | 15,928,552 | 11,908,717 | 10,856,055 | 9,290,881 | 6,898,008 |
Bank overdraft | |||||||||||||||
Bank loan | |||||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 8,854,000 | 8,331,000 | 5,558,000 | 4,552,000 | 6,879,000 | 7,614,000 | 7,779,000 | 7,090,295 | 5,260,103 | 5,281,966 | 5,869,390 | 3,959,425 | 3,777,422 | 3,724,432 | 3,161,972 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 102,000 | 153,000 | 710,000 | 769,000 | 1,294,000 | 1,075,000 | 1,217,000 | 818,580 | 637,060 | 1,068,064 | 2,463,721 | 1,554,131 | 317,199 | 359,300 | 379,496 |
other short term finances | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
other current liabilities | 3,166,000 | 2,865,000 | 2,693,000 | 2,818,000 | 3,590,000 | 2,759,000 | 1,922,000 | 1,975,763 | 5,303,096 | 2,977,731 | 2,645,146 | 2,425,205 | 3,125,788 | 2,067,069 | 866,626 |
total current liabilities | 12,122,000 | 11,349,000 | 8,961,000 | 8,139,000 | 11,763,000 | 11,448,000 | 10,918,000 | 9,884,638 | 11,200,259 | 9,327,761 | 10,978,257 | 7,938,761 | 7,220,409 | 6,150,801 | 4,408,094 |
loans | 1,000 | 400,000 | |||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | |||||||||||||||
provisions | 97,000 | 53,000 | 53,000 | 400,000 | 2,136 | 2,136 | 7,280 | ||||||||
total long term liabilities | 97,000 | 53,000 | 53,000 | 400,000 | 1,000 | 400,000 | 2,136 | 2,136 | 7,280 | ||||||
total liabilities | 12,219,000 | 11,402,000 | 9,014,000 | 8,539,000 | 11,764,000 | 11,448,000 | 11,318,000 | 9,884,638 | 11,200,259 | 9,327,761 | 10,978,257 | 7,940,897 | 7,222,545 | 6,158,081 | 4,408,094 |
net assets | 5,681,000 | 4,330,000 | 5,334,000 | 6,729,000 | 6,693,000 | 7,657,000 | 2,508,000 | 12,153,560 | 6,146,715 | 6,099,641 | 4,950,295 | 3,967,820 | 3,633,510 | 3,132,800 | 2,489,914 |
total shareholders funds | 5,681,000 | 4,330,000 | 5,334,000 | 6,729,000 | 6,693,000 | 7,657,000 | 2,508,000 | 12,153,560 | 6,146,715 | 6,099,641 | 4,950,295 | 3,967,820 | 3,633,510 | 3,132,800 | 2,489,914 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2016 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2010 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 4,282,000 | 3,802,000 | 1,984,000 | 34,000 | 5,292,000 | 6,673,000 | 2,858,000 | 6,382,241 | 387,379 | 1,037,641 | 639,495 | 252,079 | 518,903 | 775,652 | 153,991 |
Depreciation | 167,000 | 156,000 | 157,000 | 159,000 | 150,000 | 176,000 | 140,000 | 75,981 | 75,981 | 63,424 | 71,691 | 68,400 | 69,758 | 92,032 | 100,442 |
Amortisation | 109,000 | 85,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 | 12,000 | ||||||||||
Tax | -1,084,000 | -727,000 | -383,000 | -7,000 | -1,027,000 | -1,228,000 | -186,000 | -1,160,117 | -250,838 | -9,573 | -121,464 | -179,176 | -118,838 | -219,784 | -40,287 |
Stock | 2,000 | 221,000 | 42,000 | -529,000 | 477,000 | 438,000 | 532,651 | 301,151 | 114,707 | 75,019 | 397,918 | -50,107 | -125,822 | 97,440 | 823,194 |
Debtors | 641,000 | 2,272,000 | -262,000 | -2,874,000 | -143,000 | -369,000 | -243,155 | 3,586,375 | 3,104,994 | -83,169 | 1,472,813 | 43,238 | 86,233 | 1,180,461 | 4,038,585 |
Creditors | 523,000 | 2,773,000 | 1,006,000 | -2,327,000 | -735,000 | -165,000 | 2,518,897 | 1,830,192 | -21,863 | -587,424 | 1,909,965 | 182,003 | 52,990 | 562,460 | 3,161,972 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 301,000 | 172,000 | -125,000 | -772,000 | 831,000 | 837,000 | -3,381,096 | -3,327,333 | 2,325,365 | 332,585 | 219,941 | -700,583 | 1,058,719 | 1,200,443 | 866,626 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 44,000 | -347,000 | 400,000 | -2,136 | -5,144 | 7,280 | |||||||||
Cash flow from operations | 3,699,000 | 3,768,000 | 2,528,000 | 906,000 | 4,189,000 | 6,224,000 | -86,562 | -703,677 | 844,803 | 846,761 | -370,408 | 1,615,977 | 1,140,182 | -619,035 | |
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | -34,192 | -114,410 | -18,353 | ||||||||||||
Change in Investments | -650,000 | 650,000 | |||||||||||||
cash flow from investments | -34,192 | -114,410 | -668,353 | ||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | |||||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | -51,000 | -557,000 | -59,000 | -525,000 | 219,000 | -142,000 | 579,940 | 181,520 | -431,004 | -1,395,657 | 909,590 | 1,236,932 | -42,101 | -20,196 | 379,496 |
Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||||
Long term loans | -1,000 | 1,000 | -400,000 | 400,000 | |||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | |||||||||||||||
other long term liabilities | |||||||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | 153,000 | 27,000 | 4,000 | 9,000 | 21,000 | 4,000 | -65,279 | -9,467 | 14,478 | 14,444 | 11,407 | 10,645 | 6,018 | 2,279 | |
cash flow from financing | 102,000 | -530,000 | -55,000 | -517,000 | 241,000 | -538,000 | 6,987,225 | 116,241 | -440,471 | -1,381,179 | 924,034 | 1,248,339 | -31,456 | -14,178 | 2,730,706 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | 1,531,000 | -632,000 | -602,000 | 301,000 | -1,236,000 | 4,799,000 | -3,824,634 | 718,371 | -1,302,165 | -539,930 | 2,125,357 | 1,016,250 | 1,643,096 | 1,156,694 | 1,104,332 |
overdraft | |||||||||||||||
change in cash | 1,531,000 | -632,000 | -602,000 | 301,000 | -1,236,000 | 4,799,000 | -3,824,634 | 718,371 | -1,302,165 | -539,930 | 2,125,357 | 1,016,250 | 1,643,096 | 1,156,694 | 1,104,332 |
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KLUMAN AND BALTER LIMITED group structure
Kluman And Balter Limited has 1 subsidiary company.
Ultimate parent company
BRENNTAG SE
#0174800
2 parents
KLUMAN AND BALTER LIMITED
02995518
1 subsidiary
Kluman And Balter Limited currently has 2 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Martin Gratton (Dec 2017) and Mr Russel Argo (Dec 2017).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Martin Gratton | 55 years | Dec 2017 | - | Director | |
Mr Russel Argo | Ireland | 51 years | Dec 2017 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
71.2m
+13%
operating profit
4.3m
+13%
gross margin
19.2%
+3.73%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
5.7m
+0.31%
total assets
17.9m
+0.14%
cash
5.5m
+0.38%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
02995518
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade
incorporation date
November 1994
age
31
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
kays limited (January 1996)
accountant
-
auditor
DELOITTE LLP
address
alpha house, lawnswood business park, leeds, LS16 6QY
Bank
HSBC BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
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