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Next accounts due

2027-05-31 (in 1y)

Last filed for 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-04-12 (in 11mo)

Last made up 2026-03-29

Watchouts

1 item

Cash

£477M

-1.8% vs 2024

Net assets

£672M

+6.2% vs 2024

Employees

2,252

+14.8% vs 2024

Profit before tax

£76M

+11.2% vs 2024

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31

Metric Trend 2024-08-312025-08-31
Turnover £1,290,857,000£1,372,565,000
Operating profit £35,441,000£47,363,000
Profit before tax £68,705,000£76,410,000
Net profit £50,054,000£57,098,000
Cash £485,334,000£476,783,000
Total assets less current liabilities £625,937,000£666,319,000
Net assets £632,724,000£671,864,000
Equity £632,730,000£672,147,000
Average employees 1,9622,252
Wages £110,887,000£137,215,000

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 2024-08-312025-08-31
Operating margin 2.7%3.5%
Net margin 3.9%4.2%
Return on capital employed 5.7%7.1%
Current ratio 1.90x1.72x
Interest cover 145.85x168.55x

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 102
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
RSM UK Audit LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's or the parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Group structure

  1. BOWMER AND KIRKLAND LIMITED · parent
    1. Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Limited 100% · UK · Air conditioning and refrigeration systems installation and servicing
    2. AEP Arizona LLC 100% · USA · Distribution of mobile engineering technology
    3. Denton Associates (Group) Ltd. 100% · UK · Holding company
    4. County Town Properties (Durham) Limited 100% · UK · Property investment
    5. Urbo (West Bar) Limited 49% · UK · Property development
    6. Soncell Middle East LLC (1) 49% · UAE · Communication technology
    7. FD Power 1 Ltd 80% · UK · Management consultancy

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

10 active · 13 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
MUCKLESTONE, Michelle Ann Secretary 2010-04-23 British
ARNO, Christopher John Director 2022-09-01 Aug 1970 British
BROOK, Neil Kenneth Director 2020-09-01 Apr 1967 British
CRUTTENDEN, Matthew Charles Director 2020-09-01 Apr 1966 British
KIRKLAND, Christopher Robert Director 2015-03-01 May 1982 British
KIRKLAND, John Alexander Charles Director 2009-04-01 Jun 1980 British
KIRKLAND, Michael John Director 2009-04-01 Sep 1979 British
MCDONALD, Kevin Daniel Director 2024-09-01 Dec 1980 British
MUCKLESTONE, Michelle Ann Director 2012-10-03 Oct 1966 British
TOWNSEND, Mark Gary Director 2022-09-01 Dec 1967 British
Show 13 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
BOWMER, Robert John Secretary 2010-04-05
BETTERTON, John Henry Director 2009-03-31
JONES, Ralph Charles Director 1999-11-01 2026-04-30
KIRKLAND, Christopher Robert Director 2010-07-01 2013-05-07
KIRKLAND, John Nigel Director 2019-01-01
KIRKLAND, Robert Malcolm Director 2019-01-01
LEE, Kenneth Sydney Director 2001-05-04
LOMAS, John Paul Director 1999-11-01 2022-08-31
PARKIN, Howard Director 2000-12-31
PASHLEY, Alan Director 1993-10-08
SHELDON, Melvin Stuart Director 1995-02-03 2015-03-31
WALKER, David James Director 2008-05-15
WHITMORE, Keith Director 2000-04-01 2004-12-24

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mr Kevin Daniel Mcdonald Individual Significant influence 2024-09-01 Ceased 2024-09-01
Mr Mark Gary Townsend Individual Significant influence 2022-09-01 Ceased 2022-09-01
Mr Christopher John Arno Individual Significant influence 2022-09-01 Ceased 2022-09-01
Mr Matthew Charles Cruttenden Individual Significant influence 2020-09-01 Ceased 2020-09-01
Mr Neil Kenneth Brook Individual Significant influence 2020-09-01 Ceased 2020-09-01
Mr John Paul Lomas Individual Significant influence 2016-04-06 Ceased 2022-08-31
Mr John Nigel Kirkland Individual Significant influence 2016-04-06 Ceased 2019-01-01
Mr Robert Malcolm Kirkland Individual Significant influence 2016-04-06 Ceased 2019-01-01
Mr Michael John Kirkland Individual Significant influence 2016-04-06 Ceased 2016-04-06
Mr Christopher Robert Kirkland Individual Significant influence 2016-04-06 Ceased 2016-04-06
Mr Ralph Charles Jones Individual Significant influence 2016-04-06 Ceased 2016-04-06
Mrs Michelle Ann Mucklestone Individual Significant influence 2016-04-06 Ceased 2016-04-06
Mr John Alexander Charles Kirkland Individual Significant influence 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 213 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-05-05 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-04-21 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2026-04-18 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2026-04-17 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2026-04-17 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2026-04-17 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2026-04-17 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2026-04-17 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2026-04-17 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2026-04-17 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2026-04-17 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2026-04-17 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2026-02-11 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2026-02-11 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-04-24 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2025-03-31 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-03-12 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-03-12 PSC01 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2024-05-20 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2024-04-12 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
14

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
1

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 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers

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