THE KAY GROUP (UK) LIMITED

1. THE KAY GROUP (UK) LIMITED 2012-05-21 → present
2. KAY KEN LIMITED 2012-05-21 → 2012-05-21
3. EAST LANCASHIRE MOTOR TRADE CONSULTANTS LIMITED 1985-03-08 → 2012-05-21

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

JS. 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. The directors are satisfied that the company has the financial strength as a going concern.”

Significant events

• “The Grimshaw Park site was closed for a full knockdown and rebuild (to be completed mid 2025) but the new site at Sandyford opened and is performing very strongly.”
• “After two years of market impairment, Asset Investments had a better year, resulting in a gain of over £1.8m.”
• “Since the balance sheet date, the company has continued the rebuild of the Grimshaw Park location, which we expect to open mid 2025. The company has additionally completed the buyout of the lease at its Dobshill location, and as of February 2025, that location is now fully owned.”
• “During the year, the portfolio was uplifted by £4.6m.”
• “The company has installed solar panels in all-bar-one of its service stations. We have invested more than £1.8m into the project.”
• “The company has also invested more than £130k into monitoring equipment to help us operate our devices and machinery to a more optimum level.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

1

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +4.3%

  £217,851,079 → £227,218,353

• Cash

  -0.6%

  £13,068,063 → £12,995,370

• Net assets

  +92.5%

  £16,565,159 → £31,888,054

• Employees

  +9.4%

  287 → 314

• Operating profit

  +19.5%

  £11,257,592 → £13,454,059

• Profit before tax

  +41.7%

  £10,795,221 → £15,301,491

• Wages

  -18.7%

  £6,574,101 → £5,341,508

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