KNOWSLEY S.K. LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-28 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+119.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1M
+63.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
23
+4.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£711K
+102.1% highest in 3 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- KNOWSLEY S.K. LIMITED 1984-04-09 → present
- INDEXERS LIMITED 1984-02-06 → 1984-04-09
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £4,184,594 | £5,751,289 | £5,242,601 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£5,057 | £397,255 | £754,622 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£51,905 | £351,699 | £710,725 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£45,441 | £249,001 | £569,902 | |
| Cash | — | — | £715,778 | £773,402 | £1,696,961 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £843,355 | £1,094,453 | £1,661,369 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £651,947 | £900,948 | £1,470,850 | |
| Equity | £1,054,967 | £697,388 | £651,947 | £900,948 | £1,470,850 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 22 | 22 | 23 | |
| Wages | — | — | £931,580 | £1,083,770 | £1,068,491 |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -0.1% | 6.9% | 14.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -1.1% | 4.3% | 10.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -0.6% | 36.3% | 45.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.31x | 1.55x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -0.11x | 8.72x | 17.19x |
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
- DJH Audit 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.”
Significant events
- “Order intake increased by 35% in 2024 to £6.5m (2023: £4.8m), with project order intake increasing from £902k in 2023 to £2.3m in 2024.”
- “Overall, the company reported a 9% decrease in revenue for the year, with total revenue of £5,242,600 (2023: £5,751,289).”
- “Total gross profit margin increased to 37% (2023: 29%).”
- “In 2024, project revenues accounted for 25% of the total revenue (2023: 29%), and are expected to increase to 40% of total company revenue by 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROWE, Campbell Lawrence | Secretary | 2020-11-01 | — | — |
| BECKER, Russell Allen | Director | 2021-01-08 | Dec 1965 | American |
| MORRISSEY, Anthony | Director | 2023-03-31 | Dec 1966 | British |
| ROWE, Campbell Lawrence | Director | 2023-03-31 | Aug 1968 | South African |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIS, William Allan, Sir | Secretary | — | 1994-08-14 |
| LAKE, Susan | Secretary | 2007-02-01 | 2013-02-14 |
| MASTERS, Stephen John | Secretary | 2013-02-14 | 2020-11-01 |
| SNAPE, John Barrie | Secretary | 1994-10-06 | 2007-02-01 |
| BURNS, John Francis | Director | — | 2007-06-01 |
| DAVIS, William Allan, Sir | Director | — | 1994-08-14 |
| KORNY, Ian | Director | 2007-09-14 | 2015-12-31 |
| LAKE, Susan | Director | 2010-01-29 | 2013-02-15 |
| MASTERS, Stephen John | Director | 2013-02-15 | 2020-10-31 |
| VAN DER BRUGGEN, Reinerus Johannes Antonius | Director | — | 2007-09-24 |
| VAN LAARHOVEN, Cornelius Antoon Joseph | Director | 2007-09-24 | 2010-01-29 |
| WOOD, Stephen James | Director | 2015-08-01 | 2023-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowsley Sk Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2017-07-13 | Active |
| Mr Anthony Morrissey | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-13 |
| Mr Steve James Wood | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-13 |
| Mr Stephen John Masters | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 156 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-02-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-11-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2020-11-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-8.8%
£5,751,289 £5,242,601
-
Cash
+119.4%
£773,402 £1,696,961
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+63.3%
£900,948 £1,470,850
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+4.5%
22 23
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+90%
£397,255 £754,622
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+102.1%
£351,699 £710,725
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
-1.4%
£1,083,770 £1,068,491
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