Kennedysmith (press) Limited

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Live

MatureMidLow

Company Number

SC186009

Next Accounts

Sep 2025

Industry

Manufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard

Directors

Jen Tan

Janyn Tan

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Shareholders

jen wei tan

michiel molenaar

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Group Structure

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Contact

Registered Address

2a brewster place, riverside business park, irvine, north ayrshire, KA11 5DD

Website

www.kennedysmith.co.uk

kennedysmith (press) limited Estimated Valuation

£3.6m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of KENNEDYSMITH (PRESS) LIMITED at £3.6m based on a Turnover of £8m and 0.45x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

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Kennedysmith (press) Limited is a live company located in irvine, KA11 5DD with a Companies House number of SC186009. It operates in the manufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard n.e.c. sector, SIC Code 17290. Founded in May 1998, it's largest shareholder is jen wei tan with a 65% stake. Kennedysmith (press) Limited is a mature, mid sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £8m with low growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Kennedysmith (Press) Limited a 4.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 4 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

Health Rating4.5out of 5

4 Strong

4 Regular

4 Weak

Size

annual sales of £8m, make it smaller than the average company (£14.7m)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 0%, show it is growing at a slower rate (7.3%)

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Kennedysmith (Press) Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is estimated at £8 million and the company has net assets of £2.3 million. According to their latest financial statements, Kennedysmith (Press) Limited has 66 employees and maintains cash reserves of £1.1 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	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Turnover	7,963,788	8,985,249	7,737,325	7,959,390	6,934,006	6,601,337	7,414,609	5,316,395	4,558,226	5,635,862	5,046,534	4,776,490	3,759,960	3,803,646	0
Other Income Or Grants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cost Of Sales	5,879,949	6,648,505	5,689,792	6,033,071	5,230,692	4,866,581	5,477,763	3,823,484	3,358,261	4,200,341	3,725,951	3,543,204	2,803,287	2,833,042	0
Gross Profit	2,083,839	2,336,743	2,047,533	1,926,319	1,703,314	1,734,756	1,936,845	1,492,911	1,199,965	1,435,520	1,320,582	1,233,287	956,673	970,603	0
Admin Expenses	1,929,499	1,831,720	1,402,829	1,191,829	1,412,369	1,632,948	2,214,819	1,357,833	798,206	823,872	1,087,002	1,065,841	814,749	936,228	894,743
Operating Profit	154,340	505,023	644,704	734,490	290,945	101,808	-277,974	135,078	401,759	611,648	233,580	167,446	141,924	34,375	-894,743
Interest Payable	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,617	2,516	0	650	650	0	0	0	0
Interest Receivable	50,813	27,636	1,354	275	853	514	280	111	178	12	15	73	58	0	0
Pre-Tax Profit	205,153	532,659	646,058	734,765	291,799	102,322	-280,311	132,673	401,936	611,010	232,945	167,518	141,982	34,375	-894,743
Tax	-51,288	-101,205	-122,751	-139,605	-55,442	-19,441	0	-26,534	-80,387	-128,312	-53,577	-40,204	-36,915	-9,625	0
Profit After Tax	153,865	431,454	523,307	595,160	236,357	82,881	-280,311	106,138	321,549	482,698	179,368	127,314	105,067	24,750	-894,743
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Retained Profit	153,865	431,454	523,307	595,160	236,357	82,881	-280,311	106,138	321,549	482,698	179,368	127,314	105,067	24,750	-894,743
Employee Costs	2,583,978	2,559,677	2,335,949	2,135,739	2,047,702	2,018,692	1,722,048	1,533,959	945,376	1,160,059	1,008,888	889,390	673,808	784,380	0
Number Of Employees	66	69	67	62	60	60	54	48	30	37	34	30	23	27	0
EBITDA*	534,735	835,244	848,296	973,368	545,952	422,050	195,524	582,820	859,957	843,097	392,322	337,594	329,220	221,942	-691,937

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Tangible Assets	1,423,173	1,322,436	639,222	750,147	804,471	1,007,120	1,295,081	1,752,472	1,855,218	1,503,945	1,105,864	1,218,543	1,351,715	625,086	673,874
Intangible Assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Investments & Other	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Debtors (Due After 1 year)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Fixed Assets	1,423,173	1,322,436	639,222	750,147	804,471	1,007,120	1,295,081	1,752,472	1,855,218	1,503,945	1,105,864	1,218,543	1,351,715	625,086	673,874
Stock & work in progress	358,316	749,184	518,113	399,036	377,004	369,714	322,407	285,768	328,266	168,865	198,524	216,556	160,798	115,017	127,857
Trade Debtors	1,458,118	1,837,732	1,693,805	1,847,532	1,419,711	1,403,957	1,743,549	1,238,291	1,156,366	1,260,027	922,529	746,347	519,241	510,474	501,410
Group Debtors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Misc Debtors	58,362	316,022	69,234	26,946	67,539	93,542	95,496	100,854	69,385	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cash	1,068,985	866,753	712,443	370,737	179,841	47,724	89,343	22,826	66,209	4,882	39	5,997	23,163	15	154
misc current assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
total current assets	2,943,781	3,769,691	2,993,595	2,644,251	2,044,095	1,914,937	2,250,795	1,647,739	1,620,226	1,433,774	1,121,092	968,900	703,202	625,506	629,421
total assets	4,366,954	5,092,127	3,632,817	3,394,398	2,848,566	2,922,057	3,545,876	3,400,211	3,475,444	2,937,719	2,226,956	2,187,443	2,054,917	1,250,592	1,303,295
Bank overdraft	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	80,523	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bank loan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trade Creditors	900,987	1,670,960	1,277,769	1,159,256	1,313,899	1,233,818	1,561,123	808,800	930,551	1,817,714	1,905,047	1,925,329	1,830,847	1,593,884	1,626,588
Group/Directors Accounts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	267,782	274,887	0	0	0	50,000	50,000	0
other short term finances	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20,000	0	0	0	0
hp & lease commitments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	322,511	290,610	0	0	0	0	0	0
other current liabilities	356,527	431,195	606,282	865,527	726,971	942,520	999,426	249,549	260,995	0	0	0	0	0	0
total current liabilities	1,257,514	2,102,155	1,884,051	2,024,783	2,040,870	2,176,338	2,560,549	1,729,165	1,757,043	1,817,714	1,925,047	1,925,329	1,880,847	1,643,884	1,626,588
loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
hp & lease commitments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	653,905	747,398	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accruals and Deferred Income	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	465,000	525,000	585,000	645,000	705,000	765,000	0	45,000
other liabilities	611,229	716,257	39,231	183,387	216,628	391,008	713,497	0	0	410,551	15,153	94,726	73,996	376,701	426,450
provisions	203,357	132,726	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
total long term liabilities	814,586	848,983	39,231	183,387	216,628	391,008	713,497	1,118,905	1,272,398	995,551	660,153	799,726	838,996	376,701	471,450
total liabilities	2,072,100	2,951,138	1,923,282	2,208,170	2,257,498	2,567,346	3,274,046	2,848,070	3,029,441	2,813,265	2,585,200	2,725,055	2,719,843	2,020,585	2,098,038
net assets	2,294,854	2,140,989	1,709,535	1,186,228	591,068	354,711	271,830	552,141	446,003	124,454	-358,244	-537,612	-664,926	-769,993	-794,743
total shareholders funds	2,294,854	2,140,989	1,709,535	1,186,228	591,068	354,711	271,830	552,141	446,003	124,454	-358,244	-537,612	-664,926	-769,993	-794,743

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	154,340	505,023	644,704	734,490	290,945	101,808	-277,974	135,078	401,759	611,648	233,580	167,446	141,924	34,375	-894,743
Depreciation	380,395	330,221	203,592	238,878	255,007	320,242	473,498	447,742	458,198	231,449	158,742	170,148	187,296	187,567	202,806
Amortisation	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tax	-51,288	-101,205	-122,751	-139,605	-55,442	-19,441	0	-26,534	-80,387	-128,312	-53,577	-40,204	-36,915	-9,625	0
Stock	-390,868	231,071	119,077	22,032	7,290	47,307	36,639	-42,498	159,401	-29,659	-18,032	55,758	45,781	-12,840	127,857
Debtors	-637,274	390,715	-111,439	387,228	-10,249	-341,546	499,900	113,394	-34,276	337,498	176,182	227,106	8,767	9,064	501,410
Creditors	-769,973	393,191	118,513	-154,643	80,081	-327,305	752,323	-121,751	-887,163	-87,333	-20,282	94,482	236,963	-32,704	1,626,588
Accruals and Deferred Income	-74,668	-175,087	-259,245	138,556	-215,549	-56,906	284,877	-71,446	200,995	-60,000	-60,000	-60,000	765,000	-45,000	45,000
Deferred Taxes & Provisions	70,631	132,726	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cash flow from operations	737,579	463,083	577,175	408,416	358,001	312,637	696,185	292,193	-31,723	259,613	100,313	49,008	1,239,720	138,389	350,384
Investing Activities
capital expenditure	-481,132	-1,013,435	-92,667	-184,554	-52,358	-32,281	-16,107	-344,996	-809,471	-629,530	-46,063	-36,976	-913,925	-138,779	-876,680
Change in Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
cash flow from investments	-481,132	-1,013,435	-92,667	-184,554	-52,358	-32,281	-16,107	-344,996	-809,471	-629,530	-46,063	-36,976	-913,925	-138,779	-876,680
Financing Activities
Bank loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Group/Directors Accounts	0	0	0	0	0	0	-267,782	-7,105	274,887	0	0	-50,000	0	50,000	0
Other Short Term Loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-20,000	20,000	0	0	0	0
Long term loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments	0	0	0	0	0	0	-976,416	-61,592	1,038,008	0	0	0	0	0	0
other long term liabilities	-105,028	677,026	-144,156	-33,241	-174,380	-322,489	713,497	0	-410,551	395,398	-79,573	20,730	-302,705	-49,749	426,450
share issue	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100,000
interest	50,813	27,636	1,354	275	853	514	-2,337	-2,405	178	-638	-635	73	58	0	0
cash flow from financing	-54,215	704,662	-142,802	-32,966	-173,527	-321,975	-533,038	-71,102	902,522	374,760	-60,208	-29,197	-302,647	251	526,450
cash and cash equivalents
cash	202,232	154,310	341,706	190,896	132,117	-41,619	66,517	-43,383	61,327	4,843	-5,958	-17,166	23,148	-139	154
overdraft	0	0	0	0	0	0	-80,523	80,523	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
change in cash	202,232	154,310	341,706	190,896	132,117	-41,619	147,040	-123,906	61,327	4,843	-5,958	-17,166	23,148	-139	154

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KENNEDYSMITH (PRESS) LIMITED group structure

Kennedysmith (Press) Limited has no subsidiary companies.

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KENNEDYSMITH (PRESS) LIMITED

SC186009

KENNEDYSMITH (PRESS) LIMITED Shareholders

jen wei tan	65%
michiel molenaar	10%
johannes tan	6.67%
li-anna elizabeth tan	6.67%
harriet mei-lin tan	6.67%
janny elizabeth tan	5%

Kennedysmith (Press) Limited currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Jen Tan (May 1998) and Mrs Janyn Tan (May 1998).

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Mr Jen Tan		64 years	May 1998	-	Director
Mrs Janyn Tan	Scotland	61 years	May 1998	-	Director
Michiel Molenaar	Scotland	57 years	Jan 2003	-	Director

P&L

December 2023

turnover

-11%

operating profit

154.3k

gross margin

26.2%

+0.62%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

December 2023

net assets

2.3m

+0.07%

total assets

4.4m

-0.14%

cash

1.1m

+0.23%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

17290 - Manufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard

incorporation date

May 1998

ultimate parent company

None

previous names

N/A

address

2a brewster place, riverside business park, irvine, north ayrshire, KA11 5DD

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