MOORE KINGSTON SMITH CORPORATE FINANCE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-11 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-27
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£122K
-69.5% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£2M
+485.5% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£2M
+42.8% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,991,216 | £1,006,682 | — | — | £2,614,802 | £3,186,735 | |
| Operating profit | £2,570,409 | £554,800 | — | — | £1,462,669 | £2,093,469 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,720,806 | £554,895 | £1,508,731 | £3,114,646 | £1,453,647 | £2,076,166 | |
| Net profit | £2,231,422 | £449,465 | — | £2,506,012 | £1,088,763 | £1,557,124 | |
| Cash | £500,678 | £172,157 | £542,894 | £461,519 | £398,516 | £121,575 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £229,499 | £128,965 | £250,939 | £856,951 | £320,714 | £1,877,838 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £320,714 | £1,877,838 | |
| Equity | £229,499 | £128,965 | £250,939 | £856,951 | £320,714 | £1,877,838 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 85.9% | 55.1% | — | — | 55.9% | 65.7% | |
| Net margin | 74.6% | 44.6% | — | — | 41.6% | 48.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1120.0% | 430.2% | — | — | 456.1% | 111.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.52x | 4.33x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 120.74x | 104.97x |
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
- Price Bailey LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- MOORE KINGSTON SMITH CORPORATE FINANCE LIMITED · parent
- Devonshire Corporate Finance Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The results for the year which showed a 22% increase in turnover compared to 2024 were considered very good in the light of the market pressures arising from uncertain macro economic outlook. Our pipeline is strong and will support future growth.”
- “In August 2024, we earned our ISO27001 certification, building on our Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation, demonstrating our commitment to high information security standards across the firm.”
- “won Digital Innovation of the Year (Audit) at the International Accounting Forum & Awards 2025, in recognition of our AI risk analytics platform, CARE.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIXON, Ian | Secretary | 2006-03-20 | — | British |
| COWIE, John Randall Lorn | Director | 2015-12-01 | Jun 1965 | British |
| FECHER, Marc Darren | Director | 2002-01-22 | Dec 1971 | British |
| LEAMAN, Daniel Maxwell | Director | 2021-04-27 | Mar 1978 | British |
| MCRAE, Matthew Charles Compton | Director | 2023-11-01 | Mar 1994 | British |
| MEADOWS, Matthew James | Director | 2006-06-01 | Apr 1977 | British |
| ORRISS, Stephen James | Director | 2022-05-03 | Jul 1968 | British |
| ORTON, Michael David | Director | 2023-10-23 | Jun 1981 | British |
| THOMPSON, Nicholas James | Director | 2016-11-01 | May 1987 | British |
| WINTERFLOOD, Paul Richard | Director | 2018-01-01 | Sep 1986 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEBENHAM, Malcolm John | Secretary | — | 2001-01-21 |
| GILBERT, Leanne | Secretary | 2005-03-08 | 2006-03-20 |
| TAYLOR, John Stuart Clifton | Secretary | 2001-01-21 | 2005-03-08 |
| BURCHMORE, Martin Arthur | Director | 2002-01-22 | 2014-05-14 |
| CONWAY, Chris James | Director | 2014-05-01 | 2015-11-27 |
| GARBETT, Jonathan Richard | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2017-09-01 |
| HORTON, Nicola Anne | Director | 2013-12-02 | 2021-04-30 |
| LEAMAN, Daniel Maxwell | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2011-08-31 |
| MERRON, Amanda | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2021-04-30 |
| MOGGERIDGE, James | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2018-02-20 |
| MURPHY, Darren Paul | Director | 2010-05-01 | 2012-08-14 |
| NEAL, Steven | Director | 2018-04-30 | 2019-11-30 |
| NEAL, Steven | Director | — | 2018-04-30 |
| PENFOLD, Maureen Bernadette | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2024-03-20 |
| RYAN, Damian Paul | Director | 2021-05-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| SNYDER, Michael John, Sir | Director | — | 2015-05-01 |
| STONE, Katharine | Director | 2022-05-03 | 2025-03-10 |
| WALL, Andrew Rodney Metcalfe | Director | 2002-01-22 | 2002-03-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moore Kingston Smith Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 165 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2026-01-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-30 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
+21.9%
£2,614,802 £3,186,735
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-69.5%
£398,516 £121,575
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
+485.5%
£320,714 £1,877,838
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
+43.1%
£1,462,669 £2,093,469
-
Profit before tax
+42.8%
£1,453,647 £2,076,166
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