KDP (ABERDEEN) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-19 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-05
Watchouts
Cash
£131K
-77.7% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£6M
+0.9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
60
+39.5% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£221K
-87.6% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £6,610,162 | £7,238,513 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £107,333 | £266,977 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,780,474 | £221,194 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cash | £616,506 | £1,147,181 | £666,334 | £687,875 | £586,530 | £130,571 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,688,801 | £5,110,170 | £5,734,338 | £5,179,114 | £10,173,116 | £9,803,786 | |
| Net assets | £3,021,619 | £3,631,576 | £4,381,619 | £4,927,725 | £6,354,936 | £6,415,263 | |
| Equity | £3,021,619 | £3,631,576 | £4,381,619 | £4,927,725 | £6,354,936 | £6,415,263 | |
| Average employees | 36 | 36 | 36 | 43 | 43 | 60 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,069,334 | £1,252,948 |
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 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 1.6% | 3.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 1.1% | 2.7% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 0.61x | 0.93x |
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
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's 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 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
- KDP (ABERDEEN) LIMITED · parent
- RWP Sub Limited 100%
- Summerhill Pharmacy Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Following the period end the wholly owned subsidiary RWP Sub Limited sold one pharmacy.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARRIS, Brian Alexander | Director | 2001-09-03 | Apr 1971 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARRIS, Fiona | Secretary | 2008-05-08 | 2018-10-10 |
| ARRIS, Fiona | Secretary | 2002-04-19 | 2008-04-04 |
| RAEBURN CHRISTIE CLARK & WALLACE | Corporate Secretary | 2008-04-04 | 2008-05-08 |
| RAEBURN CHRISTIE CLARK & WALLACE | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-09-03 | 2002-04-19 |
| ARRIS, Fiona | Director | 2006-01-17 | 2018-10-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kdp Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-11-12 | Active |
| Mr Brian Alexander Arris | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-11-12 |
| Mrs Fiona Arris | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-11-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-11-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-10-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-05 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2022-10-04 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-08-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
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Turnover
+9.5%
£6,610,162 £7,238,513
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Cash
-77.7%
£586,530 £130,571
lowest in 6 filed years
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Net assets
+0.9%
£6,354,936 £6,415,263
highest in 6 filed years
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Employees
+39.5%
43 60
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
+148.7%
£107,333 £266,977
-
Profit before tax
-87.6%
£1,780,474 £221,194
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Wages
+17.2%
£1,069,334 £1,252,948
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