KINNEIR DUFORT DESIGN LIMITED
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Cash
£46k
-95.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6.2m
+25.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
85
-4.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.3m
+41% 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 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,954,805 | £9,580,936 | £11,212,579 | +17% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,244,346 | £890,025 | £1,254,696 | +41% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,278,642 | £890,025 | £1,254,696 | +41% | |
| Net profit | -£667,727 | £859,156 | £1,268,200 | +47.6% | |
| Cash | £727,749 | £934,232 | £46,066 | -95.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,057,612 | £4,916,768 | £6,184,968 | +25.8% | |
| Net assets | £4,057,612 | £4,916,768 | £6,184,968 | +25.8% | |
| Equity | £4,057,612 | £4,916,768 | £6,184,968 | +25.8% | |
| Average employees | 90 | 89 | 85 | -4.5% | |
| Wages | £5,652,076 | £5,165,931 | £6,145,604 | +19% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,071,106 | £466,447 | £499,227 | +7% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -11.4% | 9.3% | 11.2% | |
| Net margin | -6.1% | 9.0% | 11.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -30.7% | 18.1% | 20.3% | |
| Current ratio | 3.55x | 3.29x | 2.89x | |
| Interest cover | -36.28x | — | — |
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
- Grant Thornton
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis. The Company is profitable and in a net asset position as at 30 September 2025. Having reviewed the Company's budget and forecasts for the period to February 2027, the directors are satisfied that the Company will have adequate resources to discharge its liabilities as they fall due and accordingly, have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GARDINER, Michelle | Secretary | 2023-05-17 | — | — |
| BRIGGS, Kerry Simpson | Director | 2022-05-24 | Sep 1984 | British |
| MELKI, Michelle Khouri | Director | 2025-11-17 | Apr 1990 | French |
| REEVES, Samuel Charles | Director | 2022-05-24 | Oct 1984 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KINNEIR, Elizabeth Tereora | Secretary | 1995-08-14 | 1998-04-15 |
| NORRIS, Michael Christopher | Secretary | 1998-04-15 | 2023-05-17 |
| PEARCE, Brenda Mary | Secretary | — | 1995-08-11 |
| BELL, Amanda Jane | Director | 2018-03-21 | 2022-12-02 |
| COTTLE, David | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2016-09-12 |
| DEVANE, Sean | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2016-09-12 |
| GABY, Alan | Director | 2018-07-25 | 2022-12-02 |
| HALL, Merle Ann | Director | 2016-09-12 | 2023-12-23 |
| HOLLISTER, Ian | Director | 1997-01-02 | 2016-09-12 |
| KINNEIR, Ross | Director | — | 2002-02-14 |
| KIRWAN, Mark Richard | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2022-12-02 |
| ORKNEY, James George | Director | — | 2016-09-12 |
| RANDALL, Jeremy Anthony Philip | Director | 2001-09-17 | 2016-09-12 |
| WIGHTMAN, Craig Ian | Director | 1997-01-02 | 2025-11-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ensera Uk Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-12-02 | Ceased 2022-12-02 |
| Kinneir Dufort Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-12-02 | Active |
| Mobeus Equity Partners Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-09-12 | Ceased 2022-12-02 |
| Kinneir Dufort Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-12-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 162 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-20 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2025-08-05 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2025-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-27 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-05-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-05-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.