KEY PRODUCTION (LONDON) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-12 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-26
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-23.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
-55.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
64
+1.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£492K
-60% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £11,267,139 | — | — | £19,453,468 | £15,499,922 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £292,475 | — | — | £1,169,453 | £415,036 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £295,182 | — | — | £1,229,802 | £492,478 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £212,913 | — | — | £945,559 | £357,358 | |
| Cash | — | — | £1,431,035 | £2,026,118 | — | £3,855,281 | £2,954,896 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £3,736,023 | — | — | £7,198,653 | £3,191,103 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £3,721,904 | — | — | £7,181,549 | £3,176,801 | |
| Equity | £3,413,578 | £3,661,311 | £3,721,904 | — | £6,420,972 | £7,181,549 | £3,176,801 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 56 | — | — | 63 | 64 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,873,984 | — | — | £2,722,815 | £2,991,317 |
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 | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 2.6% | — | — | 6.0% | 2.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 1.9% | — | — | 4.9% | 2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 7.8% | — | — | 16.2% | 13.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.67x | 1.70x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 197.91x | — |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RDP Newmans 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 group's and parent 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
- KEY PRODUCTION (LONDON) LIMITED · parent
- Key Production EU SRL 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the group was acquired by Key Production (London) Employee Ownership Trust.”
- “During the year, payments totalling £4,334,666 were made to the Key Production Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) by way of a distribution.”
- “Ms K R Emanuel, a director. transferred her entire shareholding in Key Production (London) Limited to the Key Production Employee Ownership Trust on 1 February 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMANUEL, Karen Ruth | Secretary | 2002-07-24 | — | British |
| BESSELL, Laura Elizabeth | Director | 2026-01-14 | Dec 1976 | British |
| CLACHER, Iain | Director | 2024-02-05 | Jun 1982 | British |
| EMANUEL, Karen Ruth | Director | 1993-02-26 | Jun 1965 | British |
| GIBBONS, Neil David | Director | 2024-02-05 | Oct 1964 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLATT, Ian Henry | Secretary | 1999-07-27 | 2002-07-24 |
| HARVEY, Anna Maria | Secretary | 1993-02-26 | 1999-07-27 |
| ARIOSO LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-01-18 | 2009-05-18 |
| HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-02-26 | 1993-02-26 |
| HERMON, Robert | Director | 2002-07-24 | 2005-12-15 |
| HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-02-26 | 1993-02-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key Production Eot Trustee Limited | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2024-02-01 | Active |
| Ms Karen Ruth Emanuel | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-02-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 115 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-07-22 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-07-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-22 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-07-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
-20.3%
£19,453,468 £15,499,922
-
Cash
-23.4%
£3,855,281 £2,954,896
-
Net assets
-55.8%
£7,181,549 £3,176,801
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+1.6%
63 64
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-64.5%
£1,169,453 £415,036
-
Profit before tax
-60%
£1,229,802 £492,478
-
Wages
+9.9%
£2,722,815 £2,991,317
highest in 3 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