KEYSTONE LAW LIMITED
Operating as the principal trading entity of AIM-listed Keystone Law Group plc, the company is a London-headquartered law firm providing a wide range of commercial and private client legal services through a flexible, technology-driven model.
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Cash
£9.7M
+0.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£21M
+1.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
98
+19.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£15M
+25.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £87,930,626 | £97,703,149 | £115,168,827 | +17.9% | |
| Operating profit | £9,763,812 | £10,573,796 | £12,263,562 | +16% | |
| Profit before tax | £10,653,016 | £11,684,999 | £14,671,612 | +25.6% | |
| Net profit | £7,926,198 | £8,549,773 | £11,059,976 | +29.4% | |
| Cash | £8,367,072 | £9,687,172 | £9,744,084 | +0.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,688,928 | £23,088,091 | £23,110,551 | +0.1% | |
| Net assets | £2,753,117 | £20,362,480 | £20,697,225 | +1.6% | |
| Equity | £2,753,117 | £20,362,480 | £20,697,225 | +1.6% | |
| Average employees | 76 | 82 | 98 | +19.5% | |
| Wages | £5,049,463 | £5,674,063 | £6,715,796 | +18.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,005,821 | £741,558 | £770,710 | +3.9% |
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 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.1% | 10.8% | 10.6% | |
| Net margin | 9.0% | 8.8% | 9.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 171.6% | 45.8% | 53.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 92.4% | 55.4% | 58.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.10x | 1.68x | 1.59x | |
| Interest cover | 14.22x | 12.37x | 15.55x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- KEYSTONE LAW LIMITED 2008-05-01 → present
- CONSULTANT LAWYERS DIRECT LIMITED 2004-04-06 → 2008-05-01
- LAWYERS DIRECT (UK) LIMITED 2003-01-29 → 2004-04-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- UK-adopted International Accounting Standards
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Group and Company financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Group is cash positive, has no debt, has a model which is strongly cash generative and has, to date, a strong trading performance. Its forecasts and projections show that the Group has sufficient resources for both current and anticipated cash requirements.”
Group structure
- KEYSTONE LAW LIMITED · parent
- Keystone Law Limited 100%
- Keystone Law (Guernsey) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Al, and the successful application of its technology, has been a significant focus point of the management team this year. We firmly believe that the successful adoption of this new technology will enhance the Keystone proposition for both lawyers and clients.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEGAL CLARITY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2013-11-25 | — | — |
| KNIGHT, James David | Director | 2003-01-29 | Jan 1967 | British |
| MACHRAY, Mark Henry | Director | 2012-10-08 | Jun 1973 | British |
| MILLER, Ashley Rupert James Patrick | Director | 2015-02-24 | Aug 1972 | British |
| OLIVER, Kristina Lyndsey | Director | 2017-12-07 | Dec 1982 | British |
| ROBINS, William Geoffrey Michael | Director | 2009-03-30 | Dec 1977 | British |
| SEVERS, Fiona Margaret | Director | 2022-04-11 | Oct 1971 | British |
| TUNNEY, Maurice Richard | Director | 2017-12-07 | Nov 1973 | Irish,Zimbabwean |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KNIGHT, James David | Secretary | 2003-01-29 | 2004-01-16 |
| STRINGER, Charles Michael | Secretary | 2004-01-16 | 2013-11-25 |
| 1ST CERT FORMATIONS LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-01-29 | 2003-01-29 |
| STRINGER, Charles Michael | Director | 2013-11-25 | 2014-10-17 |
| STRINGER, Charles Michael | Director | 2003-01-29 | 2004-01-16 |
| 1ST CERT FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-01-29 | 2003-01-29 |
| REPORTACTION LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-01-29 | 2003-01-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keystone Law Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 110 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-01-28 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
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
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.