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WILLIAM KIRK LIMITED
Cash
£213K
+769.6% vs 2023
Net assets
-£374K
-182.2% vs 2023
Employees
60
-7.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£830K
-319.8% vs 2023
Profile
- Company number
- 03711044
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1999-02-10
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 49410
Net assets
10-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,040,561 | — | £7,139,277 | — | £8,498,688 | — | £8,625,353 | — | £7,487,063 | £7,078,839 | |
| Operating profit | £93,159 | — | £140,989 | — | £62,221 | — | £126,519 | — | -£189,243 | -£822,582 | |
| Profit before tax | £80,217 | — | £122,044 | — | £38,078 | — | £95,299 | — | -£197,675 | -£829,755 | |
| Net profit | £83,843 | — | £119,399 | — | £45,131 | — | £85,334 | — | -£196,934 | -£828,337 | |
| Cash | £218,083 | — | £507,124 | — | £71,827 | — | £94,768 | — | £24,488 | £212,953 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £655,284 | — | £716,463 | — | £566,352 | — | £715,900 | — | £462,476 | -£79,869 | |
| Net assets | £401,822 | — | £521,221 | — | £566,352 | — | £651,686 | — | £454,752 | -£373,585 | |
| Equity | £401,822 | — | £521,221 | — | £566,352 | — | £651,686 | — | £454,752 | -£373,585 | |
| Average employees | 99 | — | 86 | — | 70 | — | 67 | — | 65 | 60 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Hurst Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Management has prepared forecasts which demonstrate that the Company will continue to have access to sufficient resources to meet its obligations as they fall due, supported by the wider group. These forecasts reflect the transfer of the Company's trade and assets to a fellow group company, A K W Global Logistics Ltd, which took place on 23 June 2025. As a result, the directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “On 23 June 2025, the Company transferred its assets and trade to a fellow group company, A K W Global Logistics Ltd.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
4 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLAKELEY, Allan | Director | 2026-02-01 | Dec 1971 | British |
| COX, Graham John | Director | 2025-04-07 | Mar 1968 | British |
| JENKINS, Gareth | Director | 2024-12-21 | Oct 1967 | British |
| WARRILLOW, Benjamin James | Director | 2024-12-21 | Aug 1974 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PALIN, Helen Mary | Secretary | 1999-02-26 | 2014-02-14 |
| WAGSTAFFE, Carl | Secretary | 2014-02-14 | 2025-09-30 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-02-10 | 1999-02-26 |
| FIELDS, Peter Richard | Director | 2013-10-02 | 2024-12-21 |
| GERMANY, Barry John | Director | 2024-12-21 | 2025-12-10 |
| KIRK, Peter Brian | Director | 1999-02-26 | 2014-12-05 |
| KIRK, Robert Charles | Director | 1999-02-26 | 2014-12-05 |
| NEWTON, Paul | Director | 2014-01-27 | 2016-12-30 |
| NORFOLK, Graham Richard | Director | 2013-10-02 | 2024-12-21 |
| PALIN, Helen Mary | Director | 1999-02-26 | 2014-12-05 |
| WAGSTAFFE, Carl | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2025-09-30 |
| WHITTAKER, John Thomas | Director | 1999-02-26 | 2013-09-30 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-02-10 | 1999-02-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinaxia Transport & Warehousing | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 131 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2026-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2026-01-15 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-09-30 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2025-09-30 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-05-23 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2025-04-07 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-03-14 | RP04AP01 | officers | second filing of director appointment with name |
| 2025-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-01-31 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-01-03 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-01-03 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-01-03 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-01-03 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-01-03 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-12-30 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2024-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2024-12-31
-4.27
DISTRESS
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets -0.249 × 6.56 = -1.64
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets -0.370 × 6.72 = -2.48
- Book equity / Total liabilities -0.144 × 1.05 = -0.15
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory