Companies in Kent
4,526 active companies have their registered office in the Kent post town, 164 of them incorporated in the last 12 months. That is 0.09% of active UK companies with a recorded post town.
Based on registered office addresses on the Companies House register; a company's registered office is not always where it trades.
Key figures
- Active companies
- 4,526
- Incorporated in the last 12 months
- 164 (3.6%)
- Average company age
- 23.0 years
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Largest companies in Kent by net assets
Ranked by net assets (total assets less total liabilities) in each company's latest accounts on file, for periods ending in the last 30 months, as at 10 October 2026. Net assets are not turnover and do not measure size of trade. Employees are shown where the accounts state an average number.
| Rank | Company | Net assets | Employees | Accounts year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES HOLDINGS LIMITED | £226.2m | 0 | 27 December 2025 |
| 2 | SHEPHERD NEAME LIMITED | £181.5m | Not given | 28 June 2025 |
| 3 | CHARLES RIVER U.K. LIMITED | £108.2m | 129 | 27 December 2025 |
| 4 | AMPHENOL COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL UK, LIMITED | £76.4m | 3 | 31 December 2025 |
| 5 | BRIGADE ELECTRONICS GROUP PLC | £40.0m | 305 | 31 January 2026 |
| 6 | AMPHENOL HOLDING UK, LIMITED | £36.4m | 3 | 31 December 2025 |
| 7 | PILGRIMS HOSPICES IN EAST KENT | £33.4m | Not given | 31 March 2025 |
| 8 | R.T. QUAIFE HOLDINGS LIMITED | £21.5m | 0 | 31 December 2025 |
| 9 | KULLAR PROPERTIES LIMITED | £21.1m | 2 | 31 March 2025 |
| 10 | AMPHENOL-BORG LIMITED | £14.6m | 3 | 31 December 2025 |
Only companies whose latest figures balance and pass our checks, in pounds and not dormant, are ranked, so this is the largest among those we can show reliably, not every company registered in Kent. Figures are as filed with Companies House; CompanyStack does not audit them. A registered office is not always where a company trades.
Most common industries
Largest by reported turnover in Kent
Ranked by turnover in each company's latest accounts on file, for periods ending in the last 30 months, as at 10 October 2026. Many small companies file accounts without turnover, so this ranks the companies that report it.
| Rank | Company | Turnover | Accounts year end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHEPHERD NEAME LIMITED | £164.3m | 28 June 2025 |
| 2 | BRIGADE ELECTRONICS GROUP PLC | £74.4m | 31 January 2026 |
| 3 | MOSS ELECTRICAL CO. LIMITED | £23.2m | 30 June 2025 |
| 4 | CHARLES RIVER U.K. LIMITED | £22.2m | 27 December 2025 |
| 5 | V R HOLDINGS LIMITED | £13.4m | 30 April 2025 |
| 6 | GUNITE (EASTERN) LIMITED | £10.6m | 31 December 2025 |
| 7 | FLAMBEAU EUROPLAST LTD | £9.1m | 28 June 2025 |
| 8 | S. A. KELLY LIMITED | £3.1m | 31 August 2025 |
| 9 | ANDREWS TIMBER LIMITED | £2.3m | 31 March 2025 |
| 10 | HEARBASE LIMITED | £1.5m | 31 December 2024 |
Only companies whose latest figures balance and pass our checks, in pounds and not dormant, are ranked, so this is the largest among those we can show reliably, not every company. Figures are as filed with Companies House; CompanyStack does not audit them.
Newest companies
| Company | Incorporated |
|---|---|
| OBAN PIZZERIA LTD | 9 October 2026 |
| WARDEN BAY LTD | 8 October 2026 |
| DURGA PALACE LIMITED | 5 October 2026 |
| PERCEPTRONICS LIMITED | 5 October 2026 |
| PAVELEY ESTATES LIMITED | 5 October 2026 |
| BLACK DOVE INK LTD | 3 October 2026 |
| KM PLASTERING LONDON LTD | 1 October 2026 |
| HOUSHIAN HOLDINGS LIMITED | 21 September 2026 |
| VS SEKHON LTD | 21 September 2026 |
| BELLATRIX CONSULTING LTD. | 21 September 2026 |
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