KNIGHT PROPERTY GROUP PLC
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Cash
£1M
+12.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£39M
-29.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
20
+5.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£5.9M
+367.8% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Real Estate 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 | £22,200,000 | £22,312,000 | £49,965,000 | £48,207,000 | -3.5% | |
| Operating profit | £3,983,000 | £5,589,000 | £4,833,000 | £7,285,000 | +50.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,774,000 | £1,684,000 | £1,256,000 | £5,876,000 | +367.8% | |
| Net profit | £1,974,000 | £1,188,000 | £683,000 | £4,936,000 | +622.7% | |
| Cash | £1,021,000 | £2,642,000 | £890,000 | £1,001,000 | +12.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £102,276,000 | £55,460,000 | £70,191,000 | £49,356,000 | -29.7% | |
| Net assets | £55,428,000 | £55,460,000 | £55,043,000 | £38,827,000 | -29.5% | |
| Equity | £55,428,000 | £55,460,000 | £55,043,000 | £38,827,000 | -29.5% | |
| Average employees | 18 | 21 | 19 | 20 | +5.3% | |
| Wages | £770,000 | £891,000 | £1,070,000 | £813,000 | -24% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £357,000 | £399,000 | £679,000 | £429,000 | -36.8% |
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 | 17.9% | 25.0% | 9.7% | 15.1% | |
| Net margin | 8.9% | 5.3% | 1.4% | 10.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.9% | 10.1% | 6.9% | 14.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 50.8% | 32.7% | 26.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.31x | 5.70x | 10.29x | |
| Interest cover | 1.79x | 1.43x | 1.34x | 5.08x |
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 5 times since incorporation
- KNIGHT PROPERTY GROUP PLC 2008-03-29 → present
- CHESS PROPERTY GROUP PLC 2005-09-02 → 2008-03-29
- CHESS GROUP PLC. 2000-04-26 → 2005-09-02
- CHESS HOLDINGS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1989-06-16 → 2000-04-26
- J.G. BARRACK LIMITED 1988-06-07 → 1989-06-16
- JAMES FALCON INVESTMENTS (ABERDEEN) LIMITED 1978-05-04 → 1988-06-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- AAB Audit & Accountancy Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIDDLETON, Gordon | Secretary | 2021-12-06 | — | — |
| ANDERSON, Robert David | Director | 2010-12-01 | Nov 1948 | British |
| BARRACK, James Grieve | Director | 2025-09-29 | Apr 1998 | British |
| BARRACK, James Grieve | Director | — | Sep 1967 | British |
| CRAWSHAW, Howard Gair | Director | 2007-08-29 | Aug 1968 | British |
| HESLOP, Stuart | Director | 2022-10-01 | Feb 1970 | British |
| MIDDLETON, Gordon Ian | Director | 2013-10-21 | Jun 1967 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRACK, Elspeth Adela | Secretary | — | 2000-02-29 |
| BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-10-25 | 2021-12-06 |
| CLP SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-09-01 | 2006-10-25 |
| THE COMMERCIAL LAW PRACTICE | Corporate Secretary | 2000-02-29 | 2000-09-01 |
| BARRACK, Elspeth Adela | Director | — | 2000-05-31 |
| BARRACK, Karen M | Director | — | 1988-05-20 |
| BROCCI, John Frederick | Director | — | 1998-05-31 |
| CAMPBELL, John Alexander | Director | 2003-08-18 | 2006-05-25 |
| JUDGE, Steven Charles Forbes | Director | 2003-12-01 | 2005-09-05 |
| LUDWIG, Ronald | Director | — | 2003-07-30 |
| MCBRIDE, Maurice | Director | 2005-09-05 | 2009-09-30 |
| MORRISON, Graeme Roland | Director | 2006-07-03 | 2009-12-04 |
| TOCHER, Henry John | Director | 1993-09-01 | 2011-05-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knight Property Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 233 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.