D.M.KEITH (CA) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-01 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£11M
Equity attributable
Employees
96
Average over period
Profit before tax
£637K
Period ending 2024-12-31
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-01-02
- D.M.KEITH (CA) LIMITED 2025-01-02 → present
- COLIN APPLEYARD LIMITED 1976-12-31 → 2025-01-02
- RHUYUN LIMITED 1976-03-29 → 1976-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £54,253,288 | £32,771,042 | |
| Operating profit | £763,027 | £574,707 | |
| Profit before tax | £930,425 | £636,829 | |
| Net profit | £937,405 | £471,495 | |
| Cash | £2,177,615 | £1,973,687 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,988,377 | £11,497,290 | |
| Net assets | £10,912,189 | £11,383,684 | |
| Equity | £10,912,189 | £11,383,684 | |
| Average employees | 101 | 96 | |
| Wages | £3,286,291 | £2,091,001 |
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 | 2024-04-30 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.4% | 1.8% | |
| Net margin | 1.7% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.9% | 5.0% | |
| Current ratio | 2.38x | 2.47x |
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
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 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.”
Significant events
- “On 13 February 2024, the company was acquired by D.M.Keith Limited, a large family-owned Dealer Group based in the North of England.”
- “On 1 January 2025 the name of the company was changed from Colin Appleyard Limited to D.M.Keith (CA) Limited and the business began trading using the D.M.Keith brand name”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEITH, Angus Macdonald | Director | 2024-02-13 | Oct 1965 | British |
| KEITH, Dougal Macdonald | Director | 2024-02-13 | Sep 1963 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPLEYARD, Peggy | Secretary | — | 2021-11-17 |
| DODSWORTH, Antony | Secretary | 2021-11-18 | 2024-02-13 |
| APPLEYARD, Colin Bennett | Director | — | 2015-06-30 |
| APPLEYARD, Peggy | Director | — | 2021-11-17 |
| APPLEYARD, Robin Michael | Director | 2002-02-11 | 2024-02-13 |
| DODSWORTH, Antony | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2024-02-13 |
| FEENY, Stuart James | Director | — | 2010-09-03 |
| HOLMES, Craig Bairstow | Director | 2002-02-11 | 2008-04-30 |
| HUGHES, David | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2008-11-01 |
| LUSCOMBE, Robin | Director | 2002-02-11 | 2009-02-02 |
| PARKER, Judith Carol | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2024-02-13 |
| SMITH, Nigel Donald | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2012-07-06 |
| TILLOTSON, Stuart Andrew | Director | 2002-02-11 | 2009-11-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.M.Keith Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-02-13 | Active |
| Mr Robin Michael Appleyard | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-04-13 | Ceased 2024-02-13 |
| Mrs Judith Carol Parker | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-04-13 | Ceased 2024-02-13 |
| Mrs Peggy Appleyard | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-05-17 |
| Mrs Judith Carol Parker | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-08 |
| Mr Robin Michael Appleyard | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 200 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-01-02 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-02 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-05-21 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-02-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-02-27 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
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
FY2024 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2024-04-30