KEITH MONTGOMERY ASSOCIATES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-29 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£57K
-76.1% lowest in 10 filed years
Net assets
£2M
-2.2% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
12
+9.1% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£107K
+4,312.2% first positive since 2023
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2019-10-01 | 2020-09-30 | 2020-10-01 | 2021-09-30 | 2021-10-01 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £720,727 | — | £702,887 | — | £883,505 | — | £897,590 | — | £790,681 | £837,594 | |
| Operating profit | £17,631 | — | £497,561 | — | £476,149 | — | -£261,910 | — | -£100,946 | £54,002 | |
| Profit before tax | £178,214 | — | £539,480 | — | £500,786 | — | -£341,423 | — | -£2,551 | £107,454 | |
| Net profit | £165,742 | — | £419,113 | — | £369,648 | — | -£267,901 | — | -£13,767 | £89,066 | |
| Cash | £97,373 | £97,373 | £84,576 | £84,576 | £458,994 | £458,994 | £134,648 | £134,648 | £237,511 | £56,784 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,067,695 | — | £2,383,618 | — | £2,659,873 | — | £2,134,112 | — | £1,975,458 | £1,941,894 | |
| Net assets | £2,041,723 | — | £2,268,836 | — | £2,471,484 | — | £2,061,583 | — | £1,896,816 | £1,855,882 | |
| Equity | £2,041,723 | — | £2,268,836 | — | £2,471,484 | — | £2,061,583 | — | £1,896,816 | £1,855,882 | |
| Average employees | 10 | — | 10 | — | 10 | — | 10 | — | 11 | 12 | |
| Wages | £397,851 | — | £383,190 | — | £411,203 | — | £488,720 | — | £557,250 | £574,311 |
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 | 2019-09-30 | 2019-10-01 | 2020-09-30 | 2020-10-01 | 2021-09-30 | 2021-10-01 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.4% | — | 70.8% | — | 53.9% | — | -29.2% | — | -12.8% | 6.4% | |
| Net margin | 23.0% | — | 59.6% | — | 41.8% | — | -29.8% | — | -1.7% | 10.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.9% | — | 20.9% | — | 17.9% | — | -12.3% | — | -5.1% | 2.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.0% | 9.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19.13x | 18.82x | |
| Interest cover | 153.31x | — | — | — | 52905.44x | — | -13784.74x | — | -14420.86x | 185.57x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Bishop Fleming Bath Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors consider that the Company has the ability to continue trading profitably and in a cash generative manner and are satisfied that there is sufficient headroom for the Company to be resilient to any adverse changes in markets. The directors therefore consider it appropriate to prepare accounts on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARROWES, David Hume Stewart | Secretary | 1999-10-01 | — | British |
| MONTGOMERY, James Keith | Director | 2015-05-19 | Nov 1985 | British |
| MONTGOMERY, Reginald Keith | Director | — | Feb 1938 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKING, Gordon Norman | Secretary | — | 1999-10-01 |
| HARROWES, David Hume Stewart | Director | — | 1993-12-06 |
| MARSTON SMITH, Anthony John | Director | 2001-04-30 | 2005-05-13 |
| NARRAWAY, Ann | Director | 1994-03-17 | 2001-04-30 |
| PAPWORTH, David Keith | Director | 2022-05-01 | 2024-07-31 |
| TIGWELL, Heather Ann | Director | 2005-05-14 | 2015-05-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Keith Papworth | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-05-01 | Ceased 2022-06-06 |
| Mr James Keith Montgomery | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-06-06 |
| Mr Reginald Keith Montgomery | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 104 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-09 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
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Turnover
+5.9%
£790,681 £837,594
-
Cash
-76.1%
£237,511 £56,784
lowest in 10 filed years
-
Net assets
-2.2%
£1,896,816 £1,855,882
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+9.1%
11 12
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
+153.5%
-£100,946 £54,002
first positive since 2023
-
Profit before tax
+4,312.2%
-£2,551 £107,454
first positive since 2023
-
Wages
+3.1%
£557,250 £574,311
highest in 6 filed years
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