R.T. KEEDWELL LIMITED
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Cash
£2.7m
-32.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£12m
-2.2% vs 2024
Employees
183
-9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£633k
-49.1% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £16,354,336 | £21,937,725 | £25,122,707 | £23,911,962 | £25,382,505 | £25,147,686 | -0.9% | |
| Operating profit | £511,541 | £1,254,242 | £2,118,268 | -£552,084 | -£235,221 | -£371,235 | -57.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £415,920 | £1,094,277 | £1,991,621 | -£501,159 | -£424,667 | -£633,363 | -49.1% | |
| Net profit | £334,975 | £970,279 | £1,890,252 | -£699,091 | -£531,725 | -£266,890 | +49.8% | |
| Cash | £2,784,162 | £2,532,902 | £5,441,001 | £4,883,935 | £3,972,645 | £2,688,219 | -32.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,231,037 | £12,536,534 | £15,088,494 | £17,578,552 | £19,224,834 | £17,217,344 | -10.4% | |
| Net assets | £10,486,141 | £11,456,420 | £13,346,672 | £12,647,581 | £12,115,856 | £11,848,966 | -2.2% | |
| Equity | £10,486,141 | £11,456,420 | £13,346,672 | £12,647,581 | £12,115,856 | £11,848,966 | -2.2% | |
| Average employees | 140 | 127 | 134 | 197 | 201 | 183 | -9% | |
| Wages | £4,654,854 | £7,297,031 | £8,226,588 | £8,292,241 | £8,278,794 | £7,948,774 | -4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £227,307 | £221,479 | £188,560 | £175,028 | £168,960 | £180,655 | +6.9% |
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 | 3.1% | 5.7% | 8.4% | -2.3% | -0.9% | -1.5% | |
| Net margin | 2.0% | 4.4% | 7.5% | -2.9% | -2.1% | -1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.2% | 10.0% | 14.0% | -3.1% | -1.2% | -2.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 44.7% | 50.8% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.74x | 2.72x | 2.75x | |
| Interest cover | 4.17x | 7.34x | 13.46x | -4.14x | -0.56x | -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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- R.T. KEEDWELL LIMITED 1982-11-01 → present
- HENBACK LIMITED 1982-08-12 → 1982-11-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Albert Goodman LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis. In forming this conclusion the directors have assessed the company's future trading and cash requirements.”
Significant events
- “A number of unforeseen risks have arisen in the past few years, including the Covid-19 pandemic, the effects of the Ukraine and Middle East conflicts and the high inflationary economic environment, and all have impacted the company's trading.”
- “Since the year-end the company's 2025/6 trading has brought increased profitability although turnover levels have not increased.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Iain Charles | Director | 2025-11-18 | Aug 1963 | British |
| JANES, Geoffrey Stuart | Director | 2024-05-28 | Aug 1977 | British |
| KEEDWELL, Stuart Raymond | Director | — | Jan 1964 | British |
| WHITE, Jonathan Dennis | Director | 2009-01-13 | Jul 1968 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEEDWELL, Pauline | Secretary | — | 2022-07-21 |
| CROSSMAN, Harry William | Director | 2025-01-16 | 2025-08-14 |
| EVANS, Andrew John | Director | 2018-11-01 | 2023-04-28 |
| KEEDWELL, Pauline | Director | — | 2022-07-21 |
| KEEDWELL, Raymond Thomas | Director | — | 2017-06-29 |
| PHILLIPS, Paul Brian | Director | 2018-11-01 | 2024-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R T Keedwell Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.