KEEN THINKING LIMITED
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Cash
£208k
-11.6% vs 2025
Net assets
£2.9m
+1.8% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
50
-10.7% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£452k
+50.3% vs 2025
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,608,061 | £4,987,342 | £5,863,145 | £5,921,776 | £5,805,246 | £6,014,423 | +3.6% | |
| Operating profit | £315,389 | £850,654 | £1,311,370 | £1,116,289 | £1,411,881 | £1,525,554 | +8.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £165,234 | £585,867 | £490,533 | £108,722 | £300,819 | £452,089 | +50.3% | |
| Net profit | £185,006 | £471,635 | £491,066 | £80,930 | £219,861 | £350,006 | +59.2% | |
| Cash | £204,235 | £3,643,758 | £355,958 | £329,508 | £235,039 | £207,668 | -11.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,596,586 | £2,055,334 | £2,539,053 | £2,643,666 | £2,939,063 | £3,042,291 | +3.5% | |
| Net assets | £1,550,060 | £2,021,695 | £2,512,761 | £2,593,691 | £2,813,552 | £2,863,558 | +1.8% | |
| Equity | £1,550,060 | £2,021,695 | £2,512,761 | £2,593,691 | £2,813,552 | £2,863,558 | +1.8% | |
| Average employees | 50 | 49 | 54 | 60 | 56 | 50 | -10.7% | |
| Wages | £1,173,109 | £1,387,112 | £1,569,852 | £1,725,458 | £1,793,109 | £1,594,596 | -11.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £186,268 | £192,262 | £208,979 | £196,524 | £349,546 | £376,888 | +7.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £1,114 | £61,761 | — | — |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.7% | 17.1% | 22.4% | 18.9% | 24.3% | 25.4% | |
| Net margin | 5.1% | 9.5% | 8.4% | 1.4% | 3.8% | 5.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.8% | 41.4% | 51.6% | 42.2% | 48.0% | 50.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 88.9% | 92.5% | 88.6% | 87.5% | 87.3% | 90.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.13x | 1.12x | 1.08x | |
| Interest cover | 2.10x | 2.62x | 1.60x | 1.09x | 1.29x | 1.42x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- KEEN THINKING LIMITED · parent
- Infinity Skills LLP 50%
- Recruitment Staffing Solutions LLP 50%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATKINSON, Thomas Frederick John | Secretary | 2004-09-01 | — | British |
| ATKINSON, Thomas Frederick John | Director | 2004-07-01 | Aug 1946 | British |
| THORNHILL, David Simon | Director | 2004-01-01 | Jan 1969 | British |
| SIMPLICITY GLOBAL LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2023-06-30 | — | — |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COATES, Lorna Ann | Secretary | 2004-01-13 | 2004-08-11 |
| KEEN, Elaine | Secretary | 2000-06-12 | 2004-01-02 |
| QA REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-06-12 | 2000-06-12 |
| COATES, Lorna Ann | Director | 2004-01-13 | 2004-08-11 |
| KEEN, Elaine | Director | 2000-06-12 | 2004-01-02 |
| KEEN, Mark Steven | Director | 2000-06-12 | 2004-01-02 |
| QA NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-06-12 | 2000-06-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simplicity Global Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-03-20 | Active |
| Mr David Simon Thornhill | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2021-03-20 |
| Mr Tom Fredrick John Atkinson | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2021-03-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 120 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-02-06 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-02-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-29 | CH02 | officers | Change corporate director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-29 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-30 | AP02 | officers | Appoint corporate director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-02-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-02-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-01-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-11-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.