R.T. KEEDWELL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-29 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
-18.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£12M
-4.2% vs 2023
Employees
201
+2% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£425K
+15.3% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £16,354,336 | — | £25,122,707 | £23,911,962 | £25,382,505 | |
| Operating profit | — | £511,541 | — | £2,118,268 | -£552,084 | -£235,221 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £415,920 | — | £1,991,621 | -£501,159 | -£424,667 | |
| Net profit | — | £334,975 | — | £1,890,252 | -£699,091 | -£531,725 | |
| Cash | — | £2,784,162 | — | £5,441,001 | £4,883,935 | £3,972,645 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £12,231,037 | — | £15,088,494 | £17,578,552 | £19,224,834 | |
| Net assets | — | £10,486,141 | — | £13,346,672 | £12,647,581 | £12,115,856 | |
| Equity | £14,931,189 | £10,486,141 | £11,456,420 | £13,346,672 | £12,647,581 | £12,115,856 | |
| Average employees | — | 140 | — | 134 | 197 | 201 | |
| Wages | — | £4,654,854 | — | £8,226,588 | £8,292,241 | £8,278,794 |
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 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 3.1% | — | 8.4% | -2.3% | -0.9% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.0% | — | 7.5% | -2.9% | -2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 4.2% | — | 14.0% | -3.1% | -1.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 44.7% | 50.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.74x | 2.72x | |
| Interest cover | — | 4.17x | — | 13.46x | -4.14x | -0.56x |
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
- Albert Goodman 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 company's. ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The Ukraine and Middle East conflicts and the downturn in the UK economy have continued to impact trading during 2024.”
- “Since the year-end the company's 2025 trading has been impacted by the increase in the National Minimum Wage and the increase in the rate of employer National Insurance contributions.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Iain Charles | Director | 2025-11-18 | Aug 1963 | British |
| JANES, Geoffrey Stuart | Director | 2024-05-28 | Aug 1977 | British |
| KEEDWELL, Stuart Raymond | Director | — | Jan 1964 | British |
| WHITE, Jonathan Dennis | Director | 2009-01-13 | Jul 1968 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEEDWELL, Pauline | Secretary | — | 2022-07-21 |
| CROSSMAN, Harry William | Director | 2025-01-16 | 2025-08-14 |
| EVANS, Andrew John | Director | 2018-11-01 | 2023-04-28 |
| KEEDWELL, Pauline | Director | — | 2022-07-21 |
| KEEDWELL, Raymond Thomas | Director | — | 2017-06-29 |
| PHILLIPS, Paul Brian | Director | 2018-11-01 | 2024-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R T Keedwell Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 118 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2024-10-31 vs 2023-10-31
-
Turnover
+6.1%
£23,911,962 £25,382,505
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-18.7%
£4,883,935 £3,972,645
-
Net assets
-4.2%
£12,647,581 £12,115,856
-
Employees
+2%
197 201
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+57.4%
-£552,084 -£235,221
-
Profit before tax
+15.3%
-£501,159 -£424,667
-
Wages
-0.2%
£8,292,241 £8,278,794
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