KEELER LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-18 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-04
Watchouts
Cash
£4K
+4.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£29M
+1.7% vs 2024
Employees
145
-8.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
-36.2% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £32,100,193 | £30,319,176 | |
| Operating profit | £3,870,014 | £2,319,129 | |
| Profit before tax | £3,704,543 | £2,365,180 | |
| Net profit | £2,711,580 | £1,673,021 | |
| Cash | £3,765 | £3,933 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £28,522,162 | £29,061,239 | |
| Net assets | £28,223,209 | £28,696,230 | |
| Equity | £28,223,209 | £28,696,230 | |
| Average employees | 158 | 145 | |
| Wages | £6,680,780 | £7,368,862 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.1% | 7.6% | |
| Net margin | 8.4% | 5.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.6% | 8.0% | |
| Current ratio | 8.87x | 9.48x | |
| Interest cover | 142.91x | 348.06x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a high level of confidence that despite the current economic uncertainty the Company has access to the necessary liquid resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due and will be able to sustain its business model, strategy and operations and remain solvent for the foreseeable future even in the event of the severe but plausible downside scenario. Thus, the Directors believe there is no material uncertainty in the use of the going concern assumption.”
Group structure
- KEELER LIMITED · parent
- Halma Saúde e Ótica do Brasil - Importação, Exportação e Distribuição Ltda 1%
Significant events
- “Keeler Limited acquired its former supplier Nu Perspectives beginning of April 2025. This bolt-on acquisition enables the Cryo technical know-how to be embedded within Keeler and secures the supply chain supply of key components for the strategically important product line.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 51 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HODGE, Simon Jonathon | Secretary | 2026-02-19 | — | — |
| SCHMIDT, Claudia Melanie | Secretary | 2025-04-07 | — | — |
| BARTLETT, Faye Christina | Director | 2023-10-02 | Apr 1981 | British |
| FERGUSON, Claire | Director | 2022-04-01 | Jun 1977 | British |
| HODGE, Simon Jonathon | Director | 2026-01-26 | Nov 1976 | British |
| SCHMIDT, Claudia | Director | 2024-01-02 | Mar 1983 | German |
Show 51 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADCOCK, Desmond Charles | Secretary | — | 1991-10-24 |
| HALLAM, Matthew | Secretary | 2017-11-16 | 2023-10-04 |
| HUMPHREYS, John Christopher | Secretary | 1991-10-24 | 1995-11-25 |
| LANG, Alexander Campbell | Secretary | 2015-12-01 | 2017-06-22 |
| WILSON, John Barry | Secretary | 1995-11-26 | 2015-10-08 |
| ADCOCK, Desmond Charles | Director | — | 1992-02-29 |
| BARKER, Roberta Louise | Director | 2018-05-01 | 2020-02-29 |
| BARLEY, Maya | Director | 2018-05-08 | 2021-10-07 |
| BEASLEY, Adrian Carl | Director | 2008-01-07 | 2016-06-13 |
| BULPITT, Nigel Peter | Director | 1993-07-14 | 1994-07-11 |
| BUXTON-HOARE, Martyn | Director | 1996-08-01 | 2001-08-10 |
| CHILVERS, David Charles, Dr | Director | 1997-09-01 | 1998-10-07 |
| DUNNE, John | Director | 2018-06-30 | 2019-05-20 |
| FORREST, Leon Francis | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2026-02-04 |
| HALLAM, Matthew | Director | 2017-11-16 | 2023-10-04 |
| HAM, Michael Robert | Director | 1995-03-16 | 1997-11-30 |
| HARBIDGE, Andrew David James | Director | 2021-10-01 | 2026-04-01 |
| HEALEY, Peter David | Director | 2011-04-05 | 2011-12-02 |
| HIRSH, Jonathan Richard | Director | 2019-11-01 | 2021-02-18 |
| HOOKER, John Gilbert | Director | 2008-12-01 | 2012-07-16 |
| IRELAND, Robert | Director | — | 1995-06-06 |
| JAPP, Christopher Norman | Director | 2019-05-20 | 2021-02-18 |
| KEELER, Charles Richard | Director | — | 1997-09-30 |
| KEELER, David James | Director | 2000-07-13 | 2015-06-30 |
| KEELER, David James | Director | — | 1996-04-01 |
| KOSANOVIC, Eva Kristina | Director | 2015-06-15 | 2024-04-22 |
| LANG, Alexander Campbell | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2017-06-22 |
| LAVELLE, Mark Stephen | Director | 2001-11-05 | 2007-04-04 |
| LITTLE, Mervyn Aubrey | Director | 1991-10-24 | 2001-06-05 |
| MAYALL, Richard Simon | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2008-06-27 |
| MCCORD, Christopher Geoffrey | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2026-02-03 |
| MEINERS, Louise Frances | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| MEYERS, Adam Jay | Director | 2004-12-15 | 2015-10-03 |
| NORRIS, Mark Gerard | Director | 2003-10-06 | 2010-09-22 |
| OSBORNE, Mark Jonathan | Director | 2021-02-18 | 2021-04-28 |
| POLLARD, Richard Alan | Director | 2001-11-05 | 2004-11-30 |
| READ, Keith Michael | Director | 2013-01-21 | 2018-01-10 |
| SOTOUDEH, Abbas, Dr | Director | 2003-06-09 | 2019-05-20 |
| STOJKOVIC, Darko | Director | 2018-04-02 | 2022-08-01 |
| STOLTENBERG, Laura | Director | 2019-05-20 | 2021-02-18 |
| STONE, Clive Graham | Director | — | 1993-06-30 |
| STONER, Roy | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2018-06-30 |
| SUMMERHAYES, Clive Quentin | Director | 2000-05-01 | 2002-04-30 |
| TETT, Peter Alfred | Director | 1996-04-01 | 2000-04-30 |
| THORNE, Bruce Alan | Director | 1995-04-10 | 1996-04-01 |
| THORNE, Bruce Alan | Director | — | 1992-09-30 |
| TREVOR, Graham Kenneth | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2026-02-03 |
| VEGA, Joelle Carol | Director | 2015-10-03 | 2018-06-30 |
| WATSON, Keith Ellis | Director | 2012-04-20 | 2014-02-21 |
| WILLIAMS, Andrew John | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2004-12-13 |
| WILSON, John Barry | Director | 1995-03-16 | 2015-10-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Faye Christina Bartlett | Individual | Significant influence | 2026-04-01 | Active |
| Mr Andrew David James Harbidge | Individual | Appoints directors, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2023-10-04 | Ceased 2026-03-31 |
| Mr Matthew Hallam | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-06-01 | Ceased 2023-10-04 |
| Mr Mark Jonathan Osborne | Individual | Appoints directors | 2021-02-18 | Ceased 2021-04-28 |
| Mr Christopher Norman Japp | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2019-05-20 | Ceased 2021-02-18 |
| Dr Abbas Sotoudeh | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-05-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 246 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-01 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-19 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-02-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-07 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-04 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 4
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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
-5.5%
£32,100,193 £30,319,176
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Cash
+4.5%
£3,765 £3,933
-
Net assets
+1.7%
£28,223,209 £28,696,230
-
Employees
-8.2%
158 145
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Operating profit
-40.1%
£3,870,014 £2,319,129
-
Profit before tax
-36.2%
£3,704,543 £2,365,180
-
Wages
+10.3%
£6,680,780 £7,368,862
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