KESTREL GUARDS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-26 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£80K
-62.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£1M
+16.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
182
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£380K
+109.7% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £12,460,192 | £13,024,018 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £215,797 | £380,975 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £181,062 | £379,681 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £113,422 | £270,449 | |
| Cash | £51,178 | — | — | — | £214,464 | £79,936 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £737,845 | — | — | — | £993,971 | £1,154,420 | |
| Net assets | £746,140 | — | — | — | £993,971 | £1,154,420 | |
| Equity | £746,140 | — | — | — | £993,971 | £1,154,420 | |
| Average employees | 179 | — | — | — | 182 | 182 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £5,517,538 | £5,883,900 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £81,438 | £84,101 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
+4.5%
£12,460,192 £13,024,018
-
Cash
-62.7%
£214,464 £79,936
-
Net assets
+16.1%
£993,971 £1,154,420
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
0%
182 182
-
Operating profit
+76.5%
£215,797 £380,975
-
Profit before tax
+109.7%
£181,062 £379,681
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Wages
+6.6%
£5,517,538 £5,883,900
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 1.7% | 2.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 0.9% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 21.7% | 33.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.19x | 1.27x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 275.96x | 294.42x |
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
- HJS Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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.”
Significant events
- “The year commencing May 2024 continued with similar growth to that seen throughout 2021 to 2024. The Company continued to be impacted from the national increase in employment costs which were implemented to mitigate the rising cost of living for employees.”
- “Company turnover has increased to £13m from £12.5m up to April 2024, a 5% increase over the previous year. Final operating profit for the year ended 2025 was £380,975 compared to £215,797 in 2024.”
- “Gross profit margins throughout 2025 have increased compared with 2024 from 16.58% to 18.19%.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEWS, James Alexander Edward | Secretary | 2004-09-16 | — | British |
| MATTHEWS, James Alexander Edward | Director | 1995-01-21 | Jun 1965 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOSLIN, Ian Holton | Secretary | 1994-02-28 | 2004-09-16 |
| MCINERNEY, Barry Sinclair | Secretary | — | 1994-09-27 |
| KNELLER, Robert Edward | Director | — | 1994-04-05 |
| MATTHEWS, Keith Alexander James | Director | 1995-10-24 | 2015-10-17 |
| MCINERNEY, Barry Sinclair | Director | — | 1994-03-28 |
| SAMWAYS, Brian Frederick | Director | — | 1997-02-05 |
| WATLING, David Francis | Director | — | 1994-04-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James Alexander Edward Matthews | Individual | Significant influence | 2025-03-14 | Active |
| Mr Derek Samways | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2025-03-14 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 123 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-11 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-11 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-11 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-02-16 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-02-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-02-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-11-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.