D.M.KEITH (CA) LIMITED
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Cash
£2.9m
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£11m
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
94
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£103k
Period ending 2025-12-31
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 | 2024-04-30 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £54,253,288 | £30,822,834 | £43,867,273 | — | |
| Operating profit | £763,027 | £574,707 | £34,315 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £930,425 | £636,829 | £103,157 | — | |
| Net profit | £937,405 | £471,495 | £60,804 | — | |
| Cash | £2,177,615 | £1,973,687 | £2,856,759 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,988,377 | £11,497,290 | £11,563,125 | — | |
| Net assets | £10,912,189 | £11,383,684 | £11,444,488 | — | |
| Equity | £10,912,189 | £11,383,684 | £11,444,488 | — | |
| Average employees | 101 | 98 | 94 | — | |
| Wages | £3,286,291 | £2,091,001 | £3,024,862 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £127,830 | — | — | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 8 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.4% | 1.9% | 0.1% | |
| Net margin | 1.7% | 1.5% | 0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.9% | 5.0% | 0.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 35.1% | 31.9% | 42.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.38x | 2.47x | 1.94x |
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 2 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-01-02
- D.M.KEITH (CA) LIMITED 2025-01-02 → present
- COLIN APPLEYARD LIMITED 1976-12-31 → 2025-01-02
- RHUYUN LIMITED 1976-03-29 → 1976-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- 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 company 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.”
Significant events
- “The previous financial period end was changed from 30 April to 31 December to align with other group companies.”
- “In early 2025, the D.M.Keith Group acquired the share capital of JAM300, a Subaru and Mercedes-Benz authorised repairer business.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEITH, Angus Macdonald | Director | 2024-02-13 | Oct 1965 | British |
| KEITH, Dougal Macdonald | Director | 2024-02-13 | Sep 1963 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPLEYARD, Peggy | Secretary | — | 2021-11-17 |
| DODSWORTH, Antony | Secretary | 2021-11-18 | 2024-02-13 |
| APPLEYARD, Colin Bennett | Director | — | 2015-06-30 |
| APPLEYARD, Peggy | Director | — | 2021-11-17 |
| APPLEYARD, Robin Michael | Director | 2002-02-11 | 2024-02-13 |
| DODSWORTH, Antony | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2024-02-13 |
| FEENY, Stuart James | Director | — | 2010-09-03 |
| HOLMES, Craig Bairstow | Director | 2002-02-11 | 2008-04-30 |
| HUGHES, David | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2008-11-01 |
| LUSCOMBE, Robin | Director | 2002-02-11 | 2009-02-02 |
| PARKER, Judith Carol | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2024-02-13 |
| SMITH, Nigel Donald | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2012-07-06 |
| TILLOTSON, Stuart Andrew | Director | 2002-02-11 | 2009-11-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.M.Keith Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-02-13 | Active |
| Mr Robin Michael Appleyard | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-04-13 | Ceased 2024-02-13 |
| Mrs Judith Carol Parker | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-04-13 | Ceased 2024-02-13 |
| Mrs Peggy Appleyard | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-05-17 |
| Mrs Judith Carol Parker | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-08 |
| Mr Robin Michael Appleyard | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 202 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-01-02 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-02 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-05-21 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-02-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-02-27 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination 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.