KIRBY JONES LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£6.3M
+2.9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
156
+1.3% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£672K
-20.5% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £42,082,792 | £49,635,581 | £48,405,661 | £58,352,118 | £77,090,455 | £78,726,150 | +2.1% | |
| Operating profit | £1,000,895 | £1,740,365 | £1,021,309 | £1,081,261 | £1,356,552 | £1,312,395 | -3.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £676,587 | £1,540,115 | £823,498 | £711,911 | £846,134 | £672,348 | -20.5% | |
| Net profit | £542,067 | £1,201,493 | £662,215 | £460,589 | £622,735 | £524,125 | -15.8% | |
| Cash | £71,476 | £488,699 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,421,239 | £5,138,981 | £5,268,655 | £6,201,107 | £6,699,816 | £6,766,223 | +1% | |
| Net assets | £4,224,847 | £4,926,338 | £5,088,553 | £5,823,974 | £6,096,709 | £6,270,834 | +2.9% | |
| Equity | £4,224,847 | £4,926,338 | £5,088,553 | £5,823,974 | £6,096,709 | £6,270,834 | +2.9% | |
| Average employees | 121 | 112 | 120 | 128 | 154 | 156 | +1.3% | |
| Wages | £2,584,175 | £2,569,960 | £2,529,305 | £2,844,427 | £3,758,928 | £3,899,459 | +3.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £136,855 | £164,878 | £96,844 | £90,432 | £88,053 | £32,934 | -62.6% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.4% | 3.5% | 2.1% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.7% | |
| Net margin | 1.3% | 2.4% | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 22.6% | 33.9% | 19.4% | 17.4% | 20.2% | 19.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 72.3% | 77.7% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.03x | 1.05x | 1.06x | |
| Interest cover | 3.09x | 8.69x | 5.16x | 2.93x | 2.63x | 2.05x |
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
- KIRBY JONES LIMITED 1996-04-15 → present
- KIRBYS LEASING LIMITED 1986-10-28 → 1996-04-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- D.R.E. & Co. (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Company has an unlimited Inter Company guarantee in respect of bank borrowings with the following group companies: W R Davies (Motors) Limited, W R Davies Limited, W R Davies (Stafford) Limited and W R Davies (2004) Limited.”
- “Group Companies entered into a Vehicle Stocking Loan Facility with Lombard North Central Plc.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, Craig John Donald | Secretary | 2025-07-14 | — | — |
| DAVIES, Jonathan Rees | Director | 2000-08-21 | Mar 1972 | British |
| SULLIVAN, Neil Douglas | Director | 2013-09-17 | Apr 1967 | British |
| TAYLOR, Craig John Donald | Director | 2018-12-01 | May 1978 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRITCHARD, Bernard Rees | Secretary | 2009-02-03 | 2025-07-14 |
| WILSON, Robert Steven | Secretary | — | 1997-06-04 |
| WRIGHT, John Fraser | Secretary | 1997-06-04 | 2009-02-03 |
| GOODWIN, Michael John | Director | — | 2000-08-21 |
| LEWIS, Eifion | Director | 1996-05-22 | 2004-06-25 |
| PRITCHARD, Bernard Rees | Director | 2004-09-24 | 2025-07-14 |
| PRITCHARD, William Stephen | Director | 2004-06-25 | 2012-11-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jonathan Rees Davies | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-01-09 |
| W.R.Davies (Motors) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-15 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-07-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-06-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-06-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-06-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-06-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-06-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-06-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.