KNIGHT FRANK MIDDLE EAST LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-16
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£808K
-46.2% vs 2024
Net assets
-£3M
-175.7% vs 2024
Employees
207
+44.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£3M
-190% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- KNIGHT FRANK MIDDLE EAST LIMITED 2014-05-29 → present
- KNIGHT FRANK UAE LTD 2010-02-17 → 2014-05-29
- KNIGHT FRANK (HONG KONG) LIMITED 1995-06-20 → 2010-02-17
- PLAYERMATCH LIMITED 1995-05-11 → 1995-06-20
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,435,458 | £24,097,113 | |
| Operating profit | £3,488,839 | -£3,140,222 | |
| Profit before tax | £3,488,839 | -£3,140,222 | |
| Net profit | £2,482,400 | -£3,862,118 | |
| Cash | £1,501,537 | £807,993 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £3,461,142 | -£2,621,314 | |
| Equity | £3,461,142 | -£2,621,314 | |
| Average employees | 143 | 207 | |
| Wages | £12,457,647 | £15,982,113 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.9% | -13.0% | |
| Net margin | 10.6% | -16.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.18x | 0.83x |
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
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As at 31 March 2025, the Company had a net liabilities of AED 13.0 million and had made a loss of AED 19.1 million for the year ended 31 March 2025. The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the ultimate parent company, Knight Frank LLP has indicated its intention to provide the Company with financial support for a minimum of 12 months, from the date of issue of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- KNIGHT FRANK MIDDLE EAST LIMITED · parent
- Knight Frank Valuation Services LLC 100%
- Knight Frank Valuation Services LLC - Branch 01 100%
- Knight Frank Real Estate Brokerage L.L.C. 100%
- Knight Frank for Real Estate PJS 99%
Significant events
- “In September 2023, the structure of the Company was revised, with both the Valuation and Brokerage businesses in the UAE becoming separate legal entities and subsidiaries of Knight Frank Middle East Limited. Accordingly, the current year's financial statements do not include the financial performance of these profit-generating entities as compared to last year.”
- “Investments in emerging service lines such as Project & Development Services (P&DS) and ESG resulted in net losses of AED 5.8 million and AED 0.7 million, respectively, not yet profit-generating Service Lines. Other consulting lines, including Hospitality, Education, Healthcare, and F&B, reported an increase in their net loss of AED 10.2 million. Lastly, valuation reported an increase in net loss of AED 5.5 million.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHAKESPEARE, Vanessa Jane | Secretary | 2023-02-01 | — | — |
| BEARDMORE-GRAY, William | Director | 2022-03-10 | Feb 1966 | British |
| DUGGAN, Anthony Richard | Director | 2025-09-17 | Oct 1976 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JORDAN, Natalie Louise | Secretary | 2005-04-30 | 2019-09-30 |
| STAFFORD ALLEN, Nigel Garth | Secretary | 1995-06-05 | 2005-04-30 |
| TWEEDIE, Matthew Stuart | Secretary | 2019-10-01 | 2023-02-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-05-11 | 1995-06-05 |
| ABIGAIL, Richard | Director | 2025-05-28 | 2025-09-17 |
| DIGGINS, John Edward | Director | 2013-03-31 | 2020-03-31 |
| EDGE, John Arthur | Director | 1995-06-05 | 2006-04-28 |
| ELLIOTT, Alistair Charles | Director | 2006-04-28 | 2022-03-31 |
| HANNINGTON, Robert James | Director | 2000-03-06 | 2009-05-08 |
| MARTIN, John Howard Sherwell | Director | 1995-06-20 | 2004-02-16 |
| THOMLINSON, Nicholas Howard | Director | 1995-06-20 | 2013-03-31 |
| TWEEDIE, Matthew Stuart | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2025-05-28 |
| YATES, William Hugh | Director | 1995-06-05 | 1996-04-30 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-05-11 | 1995-06-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. F. & R. Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 123 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-19 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-10-29 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2024-10-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-10-03 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-09-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-09-18 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2023-03-02 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-10-29 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-10-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-09-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-09-18 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2023-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
+2.8%
£23,435,458 £24,097,113
-
Cash
-46.2%
£1,501,537 £807,993
-
Net assets
-175.7%
£3,461,142 -£2,621,314
-
Employees
+44.8%
143 207
-
Operating profit
-190%
£3,488,839 -£3,140,222
-
Profit before tax
-190%
£3,488,839 -£3,140,222
-
Wages
+28.3%
£12,457,647 £15,982,113
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers