KEMEK LTD
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Cash
£719K
-15.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£1.6M
-31.3% vs 2023
Employees
9
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£676K
-1,452% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,183,000 | £2,809,000 | -11.7% | |
| Operating profit | £12,000 | -£25,000 | -308.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £50,000 | -£676,000 | -1,452% | |
| Net profit | £85,000 | -£711,000 | -936.5% | |
| Cash | £853,000 | £719,000 | -15.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,592,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £2,272,000 | £1,561,000 | -31.3% | |
| Equity | — | £1,561,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 9 | 9 | 0% | |
| Wages | £464,000 | £519,000 | +11.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £5,000 | £5,000 | 0% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.4% | -0.9% | |
| Net margin | 2.7% | -25.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -1.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | -5.2% | 21.9% | |
| Current ratio | 3.51x | 3.30x | |
| Interest cover | 0.57x | -0.78x |
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
- KEMEK LTD 2023-09-11 → present
- ULSTER INDUSTRIAL EXPLOSIVES LIMITED 1973-11-06 → 2023-09-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Therefore, these financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The company changed its name from Uister Industrial Explosives Limited to Kemek Limited on September 11, 2023. The principal activity of the company continues to be the distribution of commercial explosives and accessories.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEMPSEY, Martin | Secretary | 2015-10-01 | — | — |
| BARTLEY, Eoin | Director | 2011-03-03 | Apr 1971 | Irish |
| MAGUIRE, Declan Noel | Director | 2026-02-16 | Dec 1960 | Irish |
| OBST, Olivier Laurant | Director | 2009-01-12 | Jun 1966 | French |
| RYAN, Derry Joseph | Director | 2020-04-03 | Sep 1955 | Irish |
| WILLIAMS, Benjamin Charles | Director | 2011-11-24 | Nov 1968 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIGOTT, Brendan Michael | Secretary | 1973-11-06 | 2006-02-17 |
| SMYTH, Paul | Secretary | 2007-10-31 | 2012-10-23 |
| ANNSGATE LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2012-10-23 | 2015-10-01 |
| ANNSGATE LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-02-17 | 2007-10-31 |
| CAMERON, Ian Rodger, Dr. | Director | 1973-11-06 | 2000-09-06 |
| CLEMENTS, Allan Douglas | Director | 1973-11-06 | 2000-09-06 |
| CLINTON, Patrick Desmond | Director | 1999-09-02 | 2008-06-12 |
| CORNET-PHILIPPE, Nathanael | Director | 2000-12-05 | 2005-03-31 |
| DARBOIS, Antoine | Director | 2005-03-31 | 2009-01-12 |
| GOTHAM, Raymond Oswald | Director | 1973-11-06 | 1999-09-02 |
| GROGAN, Leo Patrick | Director | 2008-06-12 | 2020-04-03 |
| HASLETT, Ashley | Director | 1999-03-04 | 2011-10-31 |
| HIGGINS, John | Director | 2005-03-03 | 2011-01-07 |
| HIGGINS, John P | Director | 1973-11-06 | 1999-06-30 |
| KEEN, Raymond Roy | Director | 1999-09-02 | 2011-11-24 |
| MACAODHA, Mairtin | Director | 2000-12-05 | 2019-01-01 |
| MCKNIGHT, Kenneth | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2026-02-16 |
| STRECKER, Karl | Director | 1973-11-06 | 2005-03-03 |
| WILLIAMS, Ben | Director | 2011-11-24 | 2011-11-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iie Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-09-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 205 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-09-11 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-20 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-09-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-11 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-05-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-24 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.