KEPSTON LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-04 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-13.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
-4.2% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
58
-9.4% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£211K
-168.2% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- KEPSTON LIMITED 1999-05-24 → present
- KEPSTON-Q-FAB LIMITED 1986-02-18 → 1999-05-24
- KEPSTON LIMITED 1923-07-09 → 1986-02-18
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,282,965 | £5,297,170 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £94,738 | -£158,279 | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £66,268 | -£192,110 | £544,277 | -£256,832 | £308,880 | -£210,644 | |
| Net profit | £34,268 | -£159,809 | £402,945 | -£460,442 | £236,436 | -£205,871 | |
| Cash | £752,985 | £1,644,410 | £1,910,899 | £2,308,588 | £2,396,860 | £2,067,083 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,972,754 | £5,586,176 | £5,904,897 | £5,447,774 | £5,699,571 | £5,507,578 | |
| Net assets | £4,990,736 | £4,830,927 | £5,233,872 | £4,773,430 | £4,954,583 | £4,748,712 | |
| Equity | £4,990,736 | £4,830,927 | £5,233,872 | £4,773,430 | £4,954,583 | £4,748,712 | |
| Average employees | 74 | 68 | 61 | 68 | 64 | 58 | |
| Wages | £2,120,605 | £2,033,191 | £1,959,934 | £2,219,410 | £2,075,028 | £2,099,081 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.8% | -3.0% | — | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | 0.6% | -3.0% | — | — | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.6% | -2.8% | — | — | — | — | |
| Interest cover | 2.99x | -4.62x | — | — | — | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
People
5 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, Angela Sarah | Secretary | 2002-06-25 | — | British |
| MARSH, Christopher Paul | Director | 2021-07-07 | Dec 1977 | British |
| MILLAGE, Brent Douglas | Director | — | Feb 1957 | British |
| SMITH, Anthony Thomas Peter | Director | 2021-07-07 | Sep 1971 | British |
| TAYLOR, Angela Sarah | Director | 2003-02-03 | Jun 1970 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMILTON, William Brown | Secretary | — | 2001-01-31 |
| JOHNSON, Andrew Ian | Secretary | 2001-07-02 | 2002-06-25 |
| PEARSON, Rodney | Secretary | 2001-01-31 | 2001-07-02 |
| ALPER, Samuel | Director | — | 2002-10-02 |
| BURTON, John | Director | 1995-01-31 | 1999-08-10 |
| HAMILTON, William Brown | Director | — | 2001-01-31 |
| JOHNSON, Andrew Ian | Director | 2001-07-02 | 2002-06-25 |
| MILLAGE, George Douglas | Director | — | 1997-09-26 |
| MILLAGE, Marjorie | Director | — | 2005-03-31 |
| PEARSON, Murray | Director | — | 1996-10-30 |
| PEARSON, Rodney | Director | 1999-07-01 | 2001-07-02 |
| YARDLEY, Terence | Director | 1997-04-30 | 2007-11-30 |
| YARDLEY, Terence | Director | — | 1996-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Brent Douglas Millage | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Kepston Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 166 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-20 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-02-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-16 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-07-26 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-07-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-03-27 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-13.8%
£2,396,860 £2,067,083
-
Net assets
-4.2%
£4,954,583 £4,748,712
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
-9.4%
64 58
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-168.2%
£308,880 -£210,644
-
Wages
+1.2%
£2,075,028 £2,099,081
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers