KNOTT-AVONRIDE LIMITED
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Cash
£434k
+134.7% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£1.9m
-3.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
105
+1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£16k
+124.5% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £33,915,687 | £26,851,327 | £27,775,541 | £33,784,449 | +21.6% | |
| Operating profit | -£641,024 | -£642,806 | £449,954 | £514,486 | +14.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£856,659 | -£1,067,985 | -£64,273 | £15,734 | +124.5% | |
| Net profit | -£667,745 | -£756,317 | -£165,072 | -£71,213 | +56.9% | |
| Cash | £219,919 | £203,436 | £184,876 | £433,845 | +134.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,093,122 | £2,332,121 | £2,162,365 | £2,086,468 | -3.5% | |
| Net assets | £2,915,508 | £2,159,191 | £1,994,119 | £1,922,906 | -3.6% | |
| Equity | — | — | £1,994,119 | £1,922,906 | -3.6% | |
| Average employees | 120 | 106 | 104 | 105 | +1% | |
| Wages | £3,583,829 | £3,498,534 | £3,258,935 | £3,420,995 | +5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £401,663 | £353,571 | £260,768 | £281,511 | +8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £20,969 | £21,463 | +2.4% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £167,659 | £165,706 | -1.2% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.9% | -2.4% | 1.6% | 1.5% | |
| Net margin | -2.0% | -2.8% | -0.6% | -0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -20.7% | -27.6% | 20.8% | 24.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 82.9% | 86.3% | 87.6% | 88.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.97x | 0.91x | 0.90x | 0.90x | |
| Interest cover | -2.64x | -1.40x | 0.87x | 1.03x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- KNOTT-AVONRIDE LIMITED 2005-10-04 → present
- KNOTT LIMITED 2002-02-06 → 2005-10-04
- KNOTT (U.K.) LIMITED 2001-12-24 → 2002-02-06
- KNOTT U.K. LIMITED 1983-02-09 → 2001-12-24
- BLEASLINK LIMITED 1983-01-14 → 1983-02-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Nuvo Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As part of considering the Company's ability to continue operating as a going concern, the Directors have reviewed the Company financial performance and future forecasts that cover 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. The Directors have also considered the level of financial support available from fellow group company - Knott FS Management Services Gmbh who provides a group cash pool facility to the Company. As at 31st December 2025, the Company owed £8,456,588 (2024: £9,605,389) in relation to this facility. The Directors have received written confirmation from Knott FS Management Services Gmbh that the group cash pool facility will continue to be provided for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Taking into consideration the above, the Directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient resources available to enable it to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due and as a result the Directors consider the going concern basis of preparation of these financial statements to be appropriate.”
Group structure
- KNOTT-AVONRIDE LIMITED · parent
- Avonride Limited 100%
- Knott Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLLINS, Sydney Forrest | Secretary | 2024-04-24 | — | — |
| BIRCH, Phillip David | Director | 2023-03-01 | Feb 1969 | British |
| COLLINS, Neil Patrick | Director | 1998-01-01 | Mar 1967 | British |
| KNOTT, Valentin | Director | — | Dec 1942 | German |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLINS, Neil Patrick | Secretary | 2000-08-01 | 2024-04-24 |
| HAM, Michael John | Secretary | 1991-06-01 | 2000-07-31 |
| RUSSELL, Yvonne Lesley | Secretary | — | 1991-05-31 |
| BROWN, Philip Anthony | Director | 1993-11-01 | 2023-02-01 |
| HAM, Michael John | Director | 1994-03-01 | 2000-07-31 |
| HOLMAN, Philip Martin | Director | 1995-04-01 | 2016-05-27 |
| MORGAN, Robert | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| NUGENT, Mark Graham | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2023-05-05 |
| RUSSELL, David Joseph | Director | — | 1999-03-05 |
| RUSSELL, Yvonne Lesley | Director | — | 1999-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knott Holding Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 167 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2026-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-04-24 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-24 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-28 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-10-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
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