THE KAY GROUP (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£18M
+42.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£47M
+47.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
327
+4.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£15M
-2.7% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £217,851,079 | £227,218,353 | £230,182,542 | +1.3% | |
| Operating profit | £11,257,592 | £13,454,059 | £13,068,538 | -2.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £10,795,221 | £15,301,491 | £14,885,297 | -2.7% | |
| Net profit | £8,208,114 | £11,905,879 | £11,597,647 | -2.6% | |
| Cash | £13,068,063 | £12,995,370 | £18,497,502 | +42.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,954,928 | £34,792,916 | £50,915,384 | +46.3% | |
| Net assets | £16,565,159 | £31,888,054 | £46,987,121 | +47.4% | |
| Equity | £16,565,159 | £31,888,054 | £46,987,121 | +47.4% | |
| Average employees | 287 | 314 | 327 | +4.1% | |
| Wages | £6,574,101 | £5,341,508 | £5,657,038 | +5.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,475,842 | £1,710,495 | £990,853 | -42.1% |
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 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.2% | 5.9% | 5.7% | |
| Net margin | 3.8% | 5.2% | 5.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 62.7% | 38.7% | 25.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.15x | 1.32x |
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
- THE KAY GROUP (UK) LIMITED 2012-05-21 → present
- KAY KEN LIMITED 2012-05-21 → 2012-05-21
- EAST LANCASHIRE MOTOR TRADE CONSULTANTS LIMITED 1985-03-08 → 2012-05-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- JS. Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“whilst profits could be materially down on budget, should the conflict continue, the company is still on course to post a reasonable profit and with its significant reserves and minimal borrowings we do not currently consider the company's going concern status to be impacted significantly.”
Significant events
- “The Grimshaw Park site opened for trade in June 2025 after a full knockdown and rebuild lasting over 16 months.”
- “Since the balance sheet date, the company has continued to redevelop the Grimshaw Park location to complete the Head Office building, which we expect to be operational mid 2026. The company also expects to complete the land purchase at Stafford Gate within the current period.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIELDING, Simon Lee | Secretary | 2004-07-01 | — | British |
| COX, Richard Stephen | Director | 2003-03-13 | Sep 1962 | British |
| FIELDING, Simon Lee | Director | 2003-03-13 | Apr 1968 | British |
| GRAHAM, Ashley Jayne | Director | 2020-08-19 | Nov 1971 | British |
| HOWARD, Adam Lee | Director | 2021-11-01 | Jul 1982 | British |
| KAY, Jean | Director | — | Jan 1949 | British |
| KAY, Kenneth Anthony | Director | — | Feb 1946 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAY, Kenneth Anthony | Secretary | — | 2004-07-01 |
| ENTWISTLE, Robin Norman | Director | 2003-03-13 | 2019-04-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Kay Group (Uk Holdings) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-05-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 164 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-07 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.