KELVIN HUGHES LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2m
-66% vs 2024
Net assets
£72m
-0.9% vs 2024
Employees
139
-10.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£575k
-579.2% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £37,515,000 | £22,556,000 | -39.9% | |
| Operating profit | £164,000 | -£579,000 | -453% | |
| Profit before tax | £120,000 | -£575,000 | -579.2% | |
| Net profit | £143,000 | -£677,000 | -573.4% | |
| Cash | £3,536,000 | £1,204,000 | -66% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £79,843,000 | £74,235,000 | -7% | |
| Net assets | £72,347,000 | £71,670,000 | -0.9% | |
| Equity | £72,347,000 | £71,670,000 | -0.9% | |
| Average employees | 155 | 139 | -10.3% | |
| Wages | £9,398,000 | £9,261,000 | -1.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £919,000 | £823,000 | -10.4% | |
| Highest paid director | £353,781 | £561,005 | +58.6% |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.4% | -2.6% | |
| Net margin | 0.4% | -3.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.2% | -0.8% | |
| Current ratio | 3.18x | 3.23x | |
| Interest cover | 0.97x | -4.75x |
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
- KELVIN HUGHES LIMITED 1983-11-18 → present
- SMITH INDUSTRIES (TRAINING) LIMITED 1980-12-31 → 1983-11-18
- MARINE AUDIO VISUAL INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEMS LIMITED 1971-11-08 → 1980-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Ruth Louise | Secretary | 2025-12-02 | — | — |
| NEWTON, Toby Patrick William | Director | 2025-02-01 | Oct 1975 | British |
| PILBEAM, Adrian | Director | 2024-06-13 | Jul 1965 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURDETT, Neil Robert | Secretary | 2000-12-11 | 2007-11-08 |
| CORRIS, Clive Jonathan | Secretary | 2022-06-01 | 2024-12-18 |
| COTTERILL, Michael David | Secretary | 2007-11-08 | 2008-02-27 |
| EASTEAL, Christopher James | Secretary | 2010-11-02 | 2018-09-28 |
| GRIFFITH-JONES, Peter Laugharne | Secretary | 2008-02-27 | 2010-11-01 |
| MILLARD, David John | Secretary | 2018-09-28 | 2021-01-29 |
| NEWTON, Toby Patrick William | Secretary | 2024-12-18 | 2025-12-02 |
| PINDER, Nicola | Secretary | 2021-01-29 | 2022-06-01 |
| SMITH, Alan | Secretary | — | 2000-12-11 |
| BARBER, Norman Victor | Director | — | 2000-07-31 |
| COOKE, David Howard | Director | 2009-06-17 | 2010-10-29 |
| CORRIS, Clive Jonathan | Director | 2022-06-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| CORRIS, Clive Jonathan | Director | 1996-08-05 | 2007-11-07 |
| COTTERILL, Michael David | Director | 2002-03-11 | 2008-02-27 |
| DILLON, Peter David | Director | 2022-06-01 | 2024-06-14 |
| EASTEAL, Christopher James | Director | 2010-11-02 | 2018-09-28 |
| GOULD, Russell Charles | Director | 2007-07-24 | 2025-04-30 |
| GREEN, Michael Sydney | Director | — | 2000-12-31 |
| GRIFFITH-JONES, Peter Laugharne | Director | 2008-02-27 | 2010-11-01 |
| HUGHES, Simon Patrick Martin | Director | 2008-07-18 | 2017-09-28 |
| JONES, Keith Blomer | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
| JONES, Martin Hartley, Dr | Director | 2000-05-19 | 2002-03-11 |
| JONES, Martin Hartley, Dr | Director | — | 1995-02-01 |
| MILLARD, David John | Director | 2018-09-28 | 2022-05-31 |
| NAILER, Ronald George | Director | 2002-03-11 | 2007-07-24 |
| NORRIS, Andrew Peter, Dr | Director | — | 2003-05-31 |
| PARSELLE, David John | Director | — | 1994-01-19 |
| PICKLES, David Julian | Director | — | 2002-02-28 |
| PINDER, Nicola | Director | 2021-01-29 | 2022-06-01 |
| SHEPPARD, David | Director | 1995-02-14 | 2000-05-19 |
| SMITH, Geoffrey Richard | Director | — | 2001-05-31 |
| TAYLOR, Martin Stuart | Director | 2008-07-18 | 2016-06-01 |
| TAYLOR, Tony Edward | Director | 2021-01-29 | 2022-05-31 |
| WADE, Barry | Director | 2008-07-30 | 2016-11-04 |
| WATSON, Paul Robert | Director | 2010-12-06 | 2017-09-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hensoldt Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-08-17 | Active |
| Kkr & Co Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2018-07-01 | Ceased 2020-09-25 |
| Kh Finance Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 240 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-12-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-12-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.