AKW GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-02 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-19
Watchouts
Cash
£2K
-54.1% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£3M
+0.1% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£2K
+1,498.4% highest in 6 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 | £1,070,685 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £44,477 | — | -£98 | — | -£98 | — | -£244 | — | -£136 | -£62 | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,832 | — | -£97 | — | -£98 | — | -£243 | — | -£128 | £1,790 | |
| Net profit | £98,165 | — | £2,861 | — | -£98 | — | -£243 | — | -£128 | £1,790 | |
| Cash | £237,904 | — | £345,421 | — | £79,664 | — | £81,064 | — | £4,735 | £2,175 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,906,474 | — | £2,909,335 | — | £2,909,237 | — | £2,908,994 | — | £2,908,866 | £2,910,656 | |
| Net assets | £2,906,474 | — | £2,909,335 | — | £2,909,237 | — | £2,908,994 | — | £2,908,866 | £2,910,656 | |
| Equity | £2,906,474 | £2,906,474 | £2,909,335 | £2,909,335 | £2,909,237 | £2,909,237 | £2,908,994 | £2,908,994 | £2,908,866 | £2,910,656 | |
| Average employees | 5 | — | 5 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | £511,480 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 4.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | 9.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.5% | — | -0.0% | — | -0.0% | — | -0.0% | — | -0.0% | -0.0% | |
| Interest cover | 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
- Hurst Accountants Limited
- 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.”
Group structure
- AKW GROUP LIMITED · parent
- AKW Warehousing Limited 100%
- Kinaxia Logistics & Fulfilment Ltd 100%
- AKW Global Logistics Limited 100%
- AKW Global Logistics Birmingham Limited 100%
- Global Logistics (UK) Limited 100%
- AKW Global Warehousing Ltd 100%
- A.K. Worthington Ltd 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 18 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 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Rebecca Therese | Secretary | 2001-12-19 | 2003-06-30 |
| LYONS, Michael James | Secretary | 2003-07-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| RM REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-12-19 | 2001-12-19 |
| BOOTH, Ian | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2004-03-01 |
| DAVIES, Rebecca Therese | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2022-10-31 |
| FIELDS, Peter Richard | Director | 2018-10-04 | 2024-12-21 |
| GERMANY, Barry John | Director | 2024-12-21 | 2025-12-10 |
| GREENE, Thomas | Director | 2001-12-19 | 2004-03-01 |
| LYONS, Michael James | Director | 2010-07-09 | 2025-12-31 |
| MURRAY, Carl | Director | 2012-09-26 | 2015-02-28 |
| NORFOLK, Graham Richard | Director | 2018-10-04 | 2024-12-21 |
| OWENS, Paula | Director | 2015-08-05 | 2018-10-04 |
| RICHARDS, Julian Charles | Director | 2001-12-19 | 2021-06-22 |
| WELSH, Paul | Director | 2015-08-05 | 2018-10-04 |
| WORTHINGTON, Anthony Kevin | Director | 2001-12-19 | 2018-10-04 |
| WORTHINGTON, Karen Lesley | Director | 2015-02-12 | 2018-10-04 |
| RM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2001-12-19 | 2001-12-19 |
| RM NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-12-19 | 2001-12-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinaxia Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-10-04 | Ceased 2018-10-04 |
| Kinaxia Transport And Warehousing Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-10-04 | Active |
| Mr Anthony Kevin Worthington | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 150 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-01 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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
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Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-54.1%
£4,735 £2,175
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
+0.1%
£2,908,866 £2,910,656
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
+54.4%
-£136 -£62
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Profit before tax
+1,498.4%
-£128 £1,790
highest 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