A. & J. KEITH LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-02 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£734K
+201.1% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£9M
+53.1% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
71
+1.4% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£4M
+536.4% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £18,689,179 | £21,562,270 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£643,590 | £4,874,173 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,640,673 | £1,686,879 | -£976,241 | £4,260,363 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,312,477 | £1,361,794 | -£1,656,246 | £3,173,260 | |
| Cash | £141,477 | £545,229 | £645,403 | £20 | £243,773 | £734,028 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,262,418 | £5,334,459 | £6,453,305 | £7,913,244 | £5,976,702 | £8,946,073 | |
| Net assets | £4,068,458 | £5,018,931 | £6,236,158 | £7,513,352 | £5,792,441 | £8,870,301 | |
| Equity | £4,068,458 | £5,018,931 | £6,236,158 | £7,513,352 | £5,792,441 | £8,870,301 | |
| Average employees | 44 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 71 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,799,025 | £2,422,273 | £2,584,739 | £3,140,241 |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -3.4% | 22.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -8.9% | 14.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -10.8% | 54.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 41.8% | 33.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.37x | 2.93x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -1.93x | 7.94x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the director has a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the director continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “A significant proportion of revenue continues to be derived from long-standing client relationships and repeat business.”
- “Investment in business development has resulted in additional long-term contract awards, with over 96% of budgeted turnover for the 2026 financial year already secured, providing strong forward revenue visibility.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCIVER, James | Director | 2014-05-31 | Oct 1980 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEITH, Alan | Secretary | — | 2008-01-18 |
| MCIVER, James | Secretary | 2008-01-18 | 2013-06-01 |
| KEITH, Alan | Director | — | 2008-01-18 |
| MCIVER, James | Director | — | 2005-10-01 |
| MCIVER, Junior James | Director | 2005-10-01 | 2014-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James Mciver | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 102 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-06-17 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2021-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-11-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2019-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2019-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2018-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-11-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
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 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+15.4%
£18,689,179 £21,562,270
-
Cash
+201.1%
£243,773 £734,028
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
+53.1%
£5,792,441 £8,870,301
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+1.4%
70 71
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
+857.3%
-£643,590 £4,874,173
-
Profit before tax
+536.4%
-£976,241 £4,260,363
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+21.5%
£2,584,739 £3,140,241
highest in 4 filed years
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