G.B. Kent & Sons

Manufacture of brooms and brushes · Hemel Hempstead

G.B. Kent & Sons

G.B. Kent & Sons PLC

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Loss-makingTurnover down 23%Cash down 48%ActiveLatest figures: 2025Company only126 years on the register

Public limited company registered in Hemel Hempstead, classed under “Manufacture of brooms and brushes”.

Headline figures

FY to Dec 2025 · Company only

Turnover

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Profit after tax

−£167k

Net assets

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Cash

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Employees

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Retained reserves

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What the numbers say

4 findings from the figures, in plain English

Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.

History

Pro
£20212022202320242025
Profit after tax−£167k
Turnover
Net assets
Cash
Employees
Retained reserves
Dividends paid

Every figure for all 5 years

“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate.

Balance sheet and ratios

From the filed balance sheets · £

Balance sheet2022202320242025
Current assets
of which debtors
of which cash
Creditors due within a year
Net current assets
Net assets
Ratios
Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover
Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets
Dividends to profitDividends paid as a share of profit after tax, in a year with a profit
Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year
Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year
Creditors to assetsEverything owed to creditors as a share of fixed plus current assets
Turnover per employeeTurnover divided by average staff
Debtor daysDays of turnover owed by customers at the year end

6 balance-sheet lines and 8 ratios, every year

A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.

Questions people ask

›What does G.B. Kent & Sons do?

Public limited company registered in Hemel Hempstead, classed under “Manufacture of brooms and brushes”. In its own words: “Kent Brushes have been creating high quality hairbrushes Since 1777. Shop handmade combs & brushes, luxury shaving creams & more direct from the official wesbite.”

›How much turnover does G.B. Kent & Sons make?

Answered in the full report

›Is G.B. Kent & Sons profitable?

No: it made a loss after tax of £167k in the year to 31 December 2025, its latest filed accounts.

›How many people work at G.B. Kent & Sons?

Answered in the full report

›Where is G.B. Kent & Sons based?

Its registered office is London Road, Apsley, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9SA, in Hemel Hempstead.

›When was G.B. Kent & Sons founded?

G.B. Kent & Sons PLC was incorporated on 2 July 1900.

›Is G.B. Kent & Sons still trading?

The register lists G.B. Kent & Sons PLC as active.

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