KINETIC RECRUITMENT SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£20k
-48.9% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£2.8m
-8.6% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
33
0% vs 2025
Profit before tax
-£349k
-42.7% vs 2025
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,379,860 | £13,533,896 | £13,106,858 | £13,179,581 | £13,133,876 | £13,699,932 | +4.3% | |
| Operating profit | -£155,662 | -£110,157 | -£49,786 | -£287,058 | -£90,766 | -£211,930 | -133.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£165,952 | -£132,991 | -£124,720 | -£431,949 | -£244,725 | -£349,144 | -42.7% | |
| Net profit | -£122,786 | -£141,877 | -£102,184 | -£306,142 | -£157,696 | -£264,794 | -67.9% | |
| Cash | £302,963 | £203,165 | £27,091 | £22,449 | £38,750 | £19,812 | -48.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,096,837 | £3,673,972 | £3,565,172 | £3,255,673 | £3,087,093 | £2,816,041 | -8.8% | |
| Net assets | £4,093,734 | £3,646,857 | £3,544,673 | £3,238,531 | £3,080,835 | £2,816,041 | -8.6% | |
| Equity | £4,093,734 | £3,646,857 | £3,544,673 | £3,238,531 | £3,080,835 | £2,816,041 | -8.6% | |
| Average employees | 36 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 0% | |
| Wages | £1,105,024 | £1,135,606 | £1,273,139 | £1,135,378 | £981,768 | £955,892 | -2.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £109,840 | £111,315 | £209,398 | £221,172 | £280,172 | £273,629 | -2.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £15,000 | £19,057 | £36,632 | +92.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £85,815 | £107,191 | £103,376 | -3.6% |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.3% | -0.8% | -0.4% | -2.2% | -0.7% | -1.5% | |
| Net margin | -1.0% | -1.0% | -0.8% | -2.3% | -1.2% | -1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -3.8% | -3.0% | -1.4% | -8.8% | -2.9% | -7.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 42.8% | 51.3% | 51.8% | 55.6% | 52.5% | 58.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.78x | 1.88x | 1.69x | |
| Interest cover | -15.13x | -4.82x | -0.65x | -1.98x | -0.59x | -1.54x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- KINETIC RECRUITMENT SERVICES LIMITED 2008-12-15 → present
- KINETIC LIMITED 2008-12-12 → 2008-12-15
- KINETIC PLC 2008-12-05 → 2008-12-12
- KINETIC LIMITED 2008-12-02 → 2008-12-05
- KINETIC PLC 1982-04-13 → 2008-12-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hurst Accountants 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.”
Group structure
- KINETIC RECRUITMENT SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- The Kinetic Employment Benefit Trust Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Commercial risks to the core business continue to be challenging external market forces and further planned employment related legislation costs.”
- “Challenges within the current economic climate with the higher bad debt risks we continue to face alongside general increases in operating costs are having to be managed very carefully in an attempt to control overhead costs.”
- “As mentioned bad debts have become a more significant risk and we have strengthened systeins and processes in place in an attempt to mitigate such risks.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETTON, Neil | Secretary | 2006-08-22 | — | British |
| BETTON, Neil | Director | 2022-03-31 | Aug 1975 | British |
| HESELTINE, Joanna | Director | 1999-04-06 | Apr 1972 | British |
| TAGGART, Steven | Director | 2022-03-31 | Aug 1967 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAUNDER, Dorothy Margaret | Secretary | — | 1995-10-16 |
| SMITH, Neil Christian | Secretary | 2005-12-21 | 2006-08-09 |
| SMITH, Neil Christian | Secretary | 1995-10-16 | 2001-07-26 |
| SMITH, Susan Ann | Secretary | 2001-07-26 | 2005-12-21 |
| ADAMSON, Paul | Director | — | 1996-12-16 |
| BACON, Steven | Director | 1996-05-01 | 2000-02-29 |
| BANNISTER, Martin | Director | 1996-05-01 | 1997-07-31 |
| MARTIN, Jacqueline Mary | Director | 1999-04-06 | 2000-03-23 |
| MAUNDER, Dorothy Margaret | Director | — | 2008-12-12 |
| MAUNDER, Terence Leicester | Director | — | 2008-12-12 |
| MAUNDER, Timothy Richard | Director | 1998-02-20 | 2008-12-12 |
| SMITH, Neil Christian | Director | 1996-05-01 | 2022-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinetic (Eot) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence (as firm) | 2019-04-01 | Active |
| Mr Neil Christian Smith | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-04-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 173 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-04-01 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-09-18 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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.