C.K. ASSOCIATES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-09 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-26
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£31K
-83.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£3M
-1.8% vs 2023
Employees
159
-26.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£54K
-120.9% lowest in 4 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- C.K. ASSOCIATES LIMITED 1991-07-04 → present
- READYADVISE LIMITED 1991-05-17 → 1991-07-04
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £19,634,815 | £22,457,798 | £18,513,373 | £13,344,478 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £713,864 | £1,123,399 | £142,862 | -£129,632 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £789,476 | £1,200,003 | £256,471 | -£53,538 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £648,526 | £978,574 | £230,991 | -£53,538 | |
| Cash | — | — | £135,147 | £149,564 | £191,469 | £31,356 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £1,937,130 | £2,625,007 | £2,995,975 | £2,942,437 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £1,828,433 | £2,609,007 | £2,979,975 | £2,926,437 | |
| Equity | £1,111,694 | £1,314,907 | £1,828,433 | £2,609,007 | £2,979,975 | £2,926,437 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 234 | 297 | 216 | 159 | |
| Wages | — | — | £17,046,096 | £18,911,724 | £2,211,427 | £1,820,561 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 3.6% | 5.0% | 0.8% | -1.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 3.3% | 4.4% | 1.2% | -0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 36.9% | 42.8% | 4.8% | -4.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.70x | 1.82x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 2.04x | -0.94x |
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
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- 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. 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 financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- C.K. ASSOCIATES LIMITED · parent
- CK QLS AG 50%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRAIES, Benjamin Matthew Jenson | Director | 2012-07-02 | Oct 1977 | British |
| TALENTMARK GROUP BV | Corporate Director | 2021-12-15 | — | — |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIRK, Ashley Alexander | Secretary | 1991-06-07 | 2021-12-15 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-05-17 | 1991-06-07 |
| CROMBIE, Lorna | Director | 2000-11-01 | 2024-04-26 |
| HART-SMITH, Jonathan Phillip | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2024-01-16 |
| HART-SMITH, Sally | Director | 2018-07-20 | 2021-12-15 |
| KIRK, Ashley Alexander | Director | 1991-06-07 | 2021-12-15 |
| KIRK, Helen Victoria | Director | 2018-07-20 | 2021-12-15 |
| O'CONNELL, Sharon Dawn | Director | 2018-07-20 | 2021-12-15 |
| O'CONNELL, William Desmond | Director | 1991-06-07 | 2021-12-15 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-05-17 | 1991-06-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talentmark Group Uk Holding B.V. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2023-03-01 | Active |
| Talentmark Group Bv | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-15 | Ceased 2023-03-01 |
| Mr Ashley Alexander Kirk | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-15 |
| Mr William Desmond O'Connell | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-15 |
| Mr Jonathan Phillip Hart-Smith | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 126 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-12-20 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-01 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-07 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-07-06 | CH02 | officers | Change corporate director company with change date | |
| 2022-07-06 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-02-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-12-20 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
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
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Turnover
-27.9%
£18,513,373 £13,344,478
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-83.6%
£191,469 £31,356
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-1.8%
£2,979,975 £2,926,437
-
Employees
-26.4%
216 159
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-190.7%
£142,862 -£129,632
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-120.9%
£256,471 -£53,538
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
-17.7%
£2,211,427 £1,820,561
lowest 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