JAMES KENT (CERAMIC MATERIALS) LIMITED
Company number 01484469 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
James Kent (Ceramic Materials) Limited is a well-established niche manufacturer of technical ceramics and glasses, backed by a supportive parent group and serving high-barrier sectors such as nuclear waste encapsulation and dentistry. However, a sharp decline in cash reserves and net assets over the past two years signals that the company must accelerate cash conversion and focus on high-margin, growth-oriented segments to reduce reliance on group funding and maintain its competitive edge. The strategic imperative is to leverage its deep technical expertise and R&D activity to capture emerging opportunities in regulated end-markets while addressing liquidity risk and succession planning.
Shareholders' funds
£1,176,589
Balance sheet as at 2026-01-04
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1980-03-11
- Employees
- 47 (2026 accounts · was 45 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Fountain Street, Stoke On Trent, ST4 2HB
- Postcode
- ST4 2HB
- Capital
- 320,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Small
- Charges
- 3 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-01-04
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-10-01
- Next due by
- 2027-10-15
Nature of business (SIC)
- 23440 Manufacture of other technical ceramic products
Officers 8 current · 8 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by JAMES KENT CONSOLIDATED LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z2029819 (Tier 2), registered since 2010.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- jameskent.co.uk
We offer a broad portfolio of products for use in a range of applications, from metallurgy to ceramics, and from dentistry to nuclear waste encapsulation. We’ll help you to achieve better technical results.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| JAMES KENT LIMITED | 1994-08-16 |
| MAINTRUE INVESTMENTS LIMITED | 1993-08-02 |
| STRAND NURSES BUREAU LIMITED | 1990-11-09 |
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 5 CROMWELL PLACE, SOUTH KENSINGTON, LONDON, SW7 2JE | 1999-03-11 |
| 19 LANCASTER PLACE, STRAND, LONDON, WC2E 7EB | 1990-11-12 |
Among its peers
Top 25%
by shareholders' funds, of 14 similar companies in ST
2nd largest employer among its local peers (47 staff).
2nd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1980.
Competitors Stoke-On-Trent
This company ranks 3 among manufacture of other technical ceramic products in Stoke-On-Trent.
The class of 1980
49%
of the 8,850 companies incorporated in 1980 are still active today; 42% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.