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.

RankCompanyNet assetsEmployeesAccounts year end
1CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES HOLDINGS LIMITED£226.2m027 December 2025
2SHEPHERD NEAME LIMITED£181.5mNot given28 June 2025
3CHARLES RIVER U.K. LIMITED£108.2m12927 December 2025
4AMPHENOL COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL UK, LIMITED£76.4m331 December 2025
5BRIGADE ELECTRONICS GROUP PLC£40.0m30531 January 2026
6AMPHENOL HOLDING UK, LIMITED£36.4m331 December 2025
7PILGRIMS HOSPICES IN EAST KENT£33.4mNot given31 March 2025
8R.T. QUAIFE HOLDINGS LIMITED£21.5m031 December 2025
9KULLAR PROPERTIES LIMITED£21.1m231 March 2025
10AMPHENOL-BORG LIMITED£14.6m331 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.

RankCompanyTurnoverAccounts year end
1SHEPHERD NEAME LIMITED£164.3m28 June 2025
2BRIGADE ELECTRONICS GROUP PLC£74.4m31 January 2026
3MOSS ELECTRICAL CO. LIMITED£23.2m30 June 2025
4CHARLES RIVER U.K. LIMITED£22.2m27 December 2025
5V R HOLDINGS LIMITED£13.4m30 April 2025
6GUNITE (EASTERN) LIMITED£10.6m31 December 2025
7FLAMBEAU EUROPLAST LTD£9.1m28 June 2025
8S. A. KELLY LIMITED£3.1m31 August 2025
9ANDREWS TIMBER LIMITED£2.3m31 March 2025
10HEARBASE LIMITED£1.5m31 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

CompanyIncorporated
OBAN PIZZERIA LTD9 October 2026
WARDEN BAY LTD8 October 2026
DURGA PALACE LIMITED5 October 2026
PERCEPTRONICS LIMITED5 October 2026
PAVELEY ESTATES LIMITED5 October 2026
BLACK DOVE INK LTD3 October 2026
KM PLASTERING LONDON LTD1 October 2026
HOUSHIAN HOLDINGS LIMITED21 September 2026
VS SEKHON LTD21 September 2026
BELLATRIX CONSULTING LTD.21 September 2026

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