WILLIAM KIRK LIMITED
Get an alert when WILLIAM KIRK LIMITED files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-28 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-14
Watchouts
Cash
£213K
+769.6% vs 2023
Net assets
-£374K
-182.2% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
60
-7.7% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£830K
-319.8% lowest in 6 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
-
3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- WILLIAM KIRK LIMITED 1999-03-22 → present
- CODEBRASS LIMITED 1999-02-10 → 1999-03-22
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 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 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.2% | — | 2.0% | — | 0.7% | — | 1.5% | — | -2.5% | -11.6% | |
| Net margin | 1.0% | — | 1.7% | — | 0.5% | — | 1.0% | — | -2.6% | -11.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.2% | — | 19.7% | — | 11.0% | — | 17.7% | — | -40.9% | 1029.9% | |
| Interest cover | 7.02x | — | 7.44x | — | 2.58x | — | 4.05x | — | -22.44x | -114.68x |
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 §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 and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
-
Turnover
-5.5%
£7,487,063 £7,078,839
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Cash
+769.6%
£24,488 £212,953
-
Net assets
-182.2%
£454,752 -£373,585
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
-7.7%
65 60
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-334.7%
-£189,243 -£822,582
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-319.8%
-£197,675 -£829,755
lowest in 6 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