D.M.KEITH LIMITED
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Cash
£6.5m
+212.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£27m
+0.2% vs 2024
Employees
654
+9.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£310k
-87.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £300,834,801 | £371,642,066 | £435,129,126 | +17.1% | |
| Operating profit | £5,660,927 | £3,246,993 | £1,491,884 | -54.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,327,178 | £2,558,333 | £309,583 | -87.9% | |
| Net profit | £3,976,854 | £1,770,645 | £43,989 | -97.5% | |
| Cash | £7,442,346 | £2,087,654 | £6,518,744 | +212.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £31,572,368 | £38,260,423 | £37,672,611 | -1.5% | |
| Net assets | £25,591,581 | £26,932,730 | £26,977,241 | +0.2% | |
| Equity | £25,591,581 | £26,932,730 | £26,977,241 | +0.2% | |
| Average employees | 448 | 598 | 654 | +9.4% | |
| Wages | £14,871,982 | £19,371,040 | £23,007,567 | +18.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £36,000 | £36,706 | £38,005 | +3.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £706 | £706 | £706 | 0% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.9% | 0.9% | 0.3% | |
| Net margin | 1.3% | 0.5% | 0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.9% | 8.5% | 4.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 64.3% | 75.1% | 79.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.27x | 1.08x | 1.05x | |
| Interest cover | 12.64x | 3.36x | 1.09x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- D.M.KEITH LIMITED · parent
- D.M.Keith (WE) Limited 100%
- D.M.Keith (RGL) Limited 100%
- D.M.Keith (RGD) Limited 100%
- Ringways (Hire & Leasing) Ltd 100%
- Ringplant Limited 100%
- Ridgestone Finance Limited 100%
- D.M.Keith (York) Limited 100%
- D.M.Keith (Wakefield) Ltd 100%
- Keith Hire & Leasing Limited 100%
- Royce Roberts Automotive Limited 100%
- Westgate Motors Limited 100%
- D.M.Keith (CA) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 5 March 2026, the Group acquired the share capital of JAM300 Limited, a Subaru and Mercedes-Benz authorised repairer business.”
- “During 2025, the Group invested in Changan locations in Leeds, Wakefield and Bradford, with a fourth site opening in Sheffield in early 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEITH, Angus Macdonald | Director | — | Oct 1965 | British |
| KEITH, Dougal Macdonald | Director | — | Sep 1963 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEITH, Margaret Elisabeth | Secretary | — | 2019-05-20 |
| KEITH, Duncan Macdonald | Director | — | 1998-05-07 |
| KEITH, Margaret Elisabeth | Director | — | 2008-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Dougal Macdonald Keith | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Angus Macdonald Keith | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 139 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-23 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date | |
| 2022-11-23 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date | |
| 2022-11-03 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date | |
| 2022-11-03 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date | |
| 2022-10-25 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-08-25 | 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
- 3
- 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.