READY CASE LIMITED
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Cash
£78k
+144,577.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£562k
+173.8% vs 2024
Employees
88
+12.8% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£542k
+4,138.4% first positive since 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,261,538 | £11,292,388 | £9,224,771 | £8,461,267 | £9,287,485 | £13,747,493 | +48% | |
| Operating profit | £554,223 | £878,388 | — | -£396,071 | £53,794 | £580,128 | +978.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £526,167 | £826,002 | -£590,477 | -£457,829 | £12,782 | £541,752 | +4,138.4% | |
| Net profit | £506,670 | £332,388 | -£295,836 | -£457,829 | £6,462 | £541,752 | +8,283.7% | |
| Cash | £230,519 | — | £16 | £1,189 | £54 | £78,126 | +144,577.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,820,306 | £3,077,807 | £2,007,155 | £2,322,578 | £2,025,909 | £2,287,675 | +12.9% | |
| Net assets | £1,086,105 | £1,302,493 | £886,657 | £318,828 | £205,290 | £562,042 | +173.8% | |
| Equity | £1,086,105 | £1,302,493 | £886,657 | £318,828 | £205,290 | £562,042 | +173.8% | |
| Average employees | 62 | 82 | 77 | 74 | 78 | 88 | +12.8% | |
| Wages | £1,914,918 | £2,316,378 | £2,189,319 | £2,264,392 | £2,497,857 | £3,231,673 | +29.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £134,171 | £91,026 | £101,984 | £113,634 | £122,244 | £123,548 | +1.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £24,504 | £53,530 | £63,299 | +18.2% |
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 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.0% | 7.8% | — | -4.7% | 0.6% | 4.2% | |
| Net margin | 5.5% | 2.9% | -3.2% | -5.4% | 0.1% | 3.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 30.4% | 28.5% | — | -17.1% | 2.7% | 25.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 72.8% | 78.8% | 82.9% | 93.8% | 96.4% | 91.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.96x | 0.98x | 1.00x | |
| Interest cover | 11.17x | 16.77x | — | -6.41x | 1.31x | 15.12x |
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
- READY CASE LIMITED 1982-03-25 → present
- NANTERAY LIMITED 1981-10-09 → 1982-03-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Just Audit & Assurance Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GODWIN, Ian | Director | 2014-02-01 | Jul 1964 | British |
| KELSO, David Charles | Director | 2008-05-14 | Jun 1977 | British |
| KELSO, Edward Alexander John | Director | 2020-01-20 | Sep 1983 | British |
| KELSO, Teresa Jean | Director | — | Apr 1950 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KELSO DECEASED, Clifford White | Secretary | 1996-08-12 | 2024-09-23 |
| TAYLOR, Susan Jane | Secretary | — | 1996-08-12 |
| KELSO DECEASED, Clifford White | Director | — | 2024-09-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Charles Kelso | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2025-12-18 | Active |
| Mr Clifford White Kelso | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-09-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 109 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-19 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-14 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-02-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.