KEELER LIMITED
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Cash
£4.4k
+11.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£32m
+9.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
156
+7.6% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£8.3m
+252.6% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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6 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £32,100,193 | £30,319,176 | £30,510,318 | +0.6% | |
| Operating profit | £3,870,014 | £2,319,129 | £8,284,433 | +257.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,704,543 | £2,365,180 | £8,338,917 | +252.6% | |
| Net profit | £2,711,580 | £1,673,021 | £6,416,436 | +283.5% | |
| Cash | £3,765 | £3,933 | £4,402 | +11.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £28,522,162 | £29,061,239 | £31,761,024 | +9.3% | |
| Net assets | £28,223,209 | £28,696,230 | £31,535,037 | +9.9% | |
| Equity | £28,223,209 | £28,696,230 | £31,535,037 | +9.9% | |
| Average employees | 158 | 145 | 156 | +7.6% | |
| Wages | £6,680,780 | £7,368,862 | £8,883,824 | +20.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £831,415 | £917,981 | £1,347,505 | +46.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £70,759 | £85,642 | £85,217 | -0.5% | |
| Highest paid director | £196,228 | £193,519 | £366,742 | +89.5% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.1% | 7.6% | 27.2% | |
| Net margin | 8.4% | 5.5% | 21.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.6% | 8.0% | 26.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 11.2% | 10.7% | 15.9% | |
| Current ratio | 8.87x | 9.48x | 5.68x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- KEELER LIMITED 1983-12-12 → present
- KEELER OPTICAL PRODUCTS LIMITED 1946-04-18 → 1983-12-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Thus, the Directors believe there is no material uncertainty in the use of the going concern assumption.”
Significant events
- “On 3 April 2025, the business acquired a key supplier of precision cryotherapy probes (Nu Perspectives) for £1,500,000, which was subsequently hived up into the Company.”
- “On 25 June 2026, the Company entered into a Sale of Assets Agreement with Oculus Optikgeräte GmbH to divest its H-Style and Z-Style desktop slit lamps product range.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 53 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HODGE, Simon Jonathon | Secretary | 2026-02-19 | — | — |
| BARTLETT, Faye Christina | Director | 2023-10-02 | Apr 1981 | British |
| FERGUSON, Claire | Director | 2022-04-01 | Jun 1977 | British |
| HODGE, Simon Jonathon | Director | 2026-01-26 | Nov 1976 | British |
Show 53 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADCOCK, Desmond Charles | Secretary | — | 1991-10-24 |
| HALLAM, Matthew | Secretary | 2017-11-16 | 2023-10-04 |
| HUMPHREYS, John Christopher | Secretary | 1991-10-24 | 1995-11-25 |
| LANG, Alexander Campbell | Secretary | 2015-12-01 | 2017-06-22 |
| SCHMIDT, Claudia Melanie | Secretary | 2025-04-07 | 2026-07-01 |
| WILSON, John Barry | Secretary | 1995-11-26 | 2015-10-08 |
| ADCOCK, Desmond Charles | Director | — | 1992-02-29 |
| BARKER, Roberta Louise | Director | 2018-05-01 | 2020-02-29 |
| BARLEY, Maya | Director | 2018-05-08 | 2021-10-07 |
| BEASLEY, Adrian Carl | Director | 2008-01-07 | 2016-06-13 |
| BULPITT, Nigel Peter | Director | 1993-07-14 | 1994-07-11 |
| BUXTON-HOARE, Martyn | Director | 1996-08-01 | 2001-08-10 |
| CHILVERS, David Charles, Dr | Director | 1997-09-01 | 1998-10-07 |
| DUNNE, John | Director | 2018-06-30 | 2019-05-20 |
| FORREST, Leon Francis | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2026-02-04 |
| HALLAM, Matthew | Director | 2017-11-16 | 2023-10-04 |
| HAM, Michael Robert | Director | 1995-03-16 | 1997-11-30 |
| HARBIDGE, Andrew David James | Director | 2021-10-01 | 2026-04-01 |
| HEALEY, Peter David | Director | 2011-04-05 | 2011-12-02 |
| HIRSH, Jonathan Richard | Director | 2019-11-01 | 2021-02-18 |
| HOOKER, John Gilbert | Director | 2008-12-01 | 2012-07-16 |
| IRELAND, Robert | Director | — | 1995-06-06 |
| JAPP, Christopher Norman | Director | 2019-05-20 | 2021-02-18 |
| KEELER, Charles Richard | Director | — | 1997-09-30 |
| KEELER, David James | Director | 2000-07-13 | 2015-06-30 |
| KEELER, David James | Director | — | 1996-04-01 |
| KOSANOVIC, Eva Kristina | Director | 2015-06-15 | 2024-04-22 |
| LANG, Alexander Campbell | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2017-06-22 |
| LAVELLE, Mark Stephen | Director | 2001-11-05 | 2007-04-04 |
| LITTLE, Mervyn Aubrey | Director | 1991-10-24 | 2001-06-05 |
| MAYALL, Richard Simon | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2008-06-27 |
| MCCORD, Christopher Geoffrey | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2026-02-03 |
| MEINERS, Louise Frances | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| MEYERS, Adam Jay | Director | 2004-12-15 | 2015-10-03 |
| NORRIS, Mark Gerard | Director | 2003-10-06 | 2010-09-22 |
| OSBORNE, Mark Jonathan | Director | 2021-02-18 | 2021-04-28 |
| POLLARD, Richard Alan | Director | 2001-11-05 | 2004-11-30 |
| READ, Keith Michael | Director | 2013-01-21 | 2018-01-10 |
| SCHMIDT, Claudia | Director | 2024-01-02 | 2026-06-30 |
| SOTOUDEH, Abbas, Dr | Director | 2003-06-09 | 2019-05-20 |
| STOJKOVIC, Darko | Director | 2018-04-02 | 2022-08-01 |
| STOLTENBERG, Laura | Director | 2019-05-20 | 2021-02-18 |
| STONE, Clive Graham | Director | — | 1993-06-30 |
| STONER, Roy | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2018-06-30 |
| SUMMERHAYES, Clive Quentin | Director | 2000-05-01 | 2002-04-30 |
| TETT, Peter Alfred | Director | 1996-04-01 | 2000-04-30 |
| THORNE, Bruce Alan | Director | 1995-04-10 | 1996-04-01 |
| THORNE, Bruce Alan | Director | — | 1992-09-30 |
| TREVOR, Graham Kenneth | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2026-02-03 |
| VEGA, Joelle Carol | Director | 2015-10-03 | 2018-06-30 |
| WATSON, Keith Ellis | Director | 2012-04-20 | 2014-02-21 |
| WILLIAMS, Andrew John | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2004-12-13 |
| WILSON, John Barry | Director | 1995-03-16 | 2015-10-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Faye Christina Bartlett | Individual | Significant influence | 2026-04-01 | Active |
| Mr Andrew David James Harbidge | Individual | Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as firm) | 2023-10-04 | Ceased 2026-03-31 |
| Mr Matthew Hallam | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-06-01 | Ceased 2023-10-04 |
| Mr Mark Jonathan Osborne | Individual | Appoints directors | 2021-02-18 | Ceased 2021-04-28 |
| Mr Christopher Norman Japp | Individual | Significant influence (as firm) | 2019-05-20 | Ceased 2021-02-18 |
| Dr Abbas Sotoudeh | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-05-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 250 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-01 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-19 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-02-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-07 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 6
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.