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Cash

£4.4m

+59% highest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£11m

+32.7% highest in 3 filed years

Employees

208

-5.9% lowest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

£3.8m

+58% highest in 3 filed years

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £63,674,000£68,185,000£72,121,000 +5.8%
Operating profit £2,535,000£2,675,000£4,005,000 +49.7%
Profit before tax £2,552,000£2,435,000£3,848,000 +58%
Net profit £1,831,000—£2,727,000 —
Cash £2,373,000£2,762,000£4,392,000 +59%
Total assets less current liabilities £6,808,000£9,437,000£11,838,000 +25.4%
Net assets £6,808,000£8,438,000£11,195,000 +32.7%
Equity £6,808,000£8,438,000£11,195,000 +32.7%
Average employees 220221208 -5.9%
Wages £8,623,000£8,799,000£8,391,000 -4.6%
Directors' remuneration £879,000£1,028,000£947,000 -7.9%
Highest paid director £103,000£120,000£153,000 +27.5%

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 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin 4.0%3.9%5.6%
Net margin 2.9%—3.8%
Return on capital employed 37.2%28.3%33.8%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 61.0%65.5%57.5%
Current ratio 1.60x1.55x1.75x
Interest cover —9.98x19.25x

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 1 time since incorporation

  1. AKW MEDI-CARE LIMITED 1992-11-26 → present
  2. K.W.P. MEDI-CARE LIMITED 1992-11-16 → 1992-11-26

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
KPMG Audit LLC
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“After reviewing the Group's forecasts and projections... the Directors are of the view that the Group has adequate resources 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

  1. AKW MEDI-CARE LIMITED · parent
    1. AKW International SA 99.99% · Belgium · distribution of shower trays, cubicles and associated products for the care market
    2. ARC Inc 100% · United States · discontinued operations

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

5 active · 30 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
BELL, Colin Paul Director 2020-01-14 Jul 1971 British
GASCOYNE-DAVIES, Helen Director 2023-01-01 Jun 1971 British
REYNOLDS, Stuart Director 2021-01-01 Feb 1986 British
TILL, Matthew Director 2018-04-18 Apr 1976 British
TINGEY, Paul Murray Director 2018-04-18 Sep 1967 British
Show 30 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
DAVIES, Andrew Secretary 2004-10-12 2010-07-16
DEANE, Richard John Secretary 2002-08-12 2004-09-13
MERLEY, Robert Anthony Roy Secretary 2001-12-22 2002-05-15
NORMAN, Keith James Secretary 1993-06-01 1995-03-31
POPE, David Sean Secretary 1995-03-31 1999-01-01
CHURCH STREET REGISTRARS LIMITED Corporate Secretary 1992-11-16 1993-06-01
MT SECRETARIES LIMITED Corporate Secretary 1999-01-01 2001-12-22
BARBER, Edmund Patrick Harty Director 1992-11-16 1993-06-01
BURY, Ruth Mary Director 2007-02-21 2011-12-13
DAVIES, Andrew Director 2004-10-12 2010-07-16
DEANE, Richard John Director 2002-08-12 2004-09-13
GITTENS, Edward Watkin Director 1993-06-01 2000-05-09
HANCOX, Simon Director 2018-04-18 2020-07-07
HOUGHTON, John Director 2020-05-04 2021-01-26
INGLEDEW, Ruth Mary Director 2018-04-18 2021-05-14
JENKINS, Robert Director 2021-01-01 2024-10-28
JOHNSON, Sally Director 2021-01-01 2024-11-15
JONES, Clifford Brian Director 2014-08-20 2017-02-28
KITCHEN, Andrew Director 2010-09-14 2011-01-31
LOCKTON, Bruce Director 2011-03-11 2018-04-18
MASSEY, Paul Albert Director 2010-11-04 2018-04-18
MERLEY, Robert Anthony Roy Director 1997-01-02 2002-05-15
MOORTON, Vincent David Director 2018-04-18 2020-07-07
PARSONS, Nicholas James Director 2001-12-22 2007-11-17
RUNNETT, Roger Miller Director 2001-05-01 2006-12-31
RUSSELL, Jean Director 2001-12-22 2003-06-30
RUSSELL, Jean Director 1993-06-01 1997-01-02
STAKELUM, Victoria Director 2013-03-21 2014-08-05
WEBB, Anthony Keith Director 1999-03-12 2001-12-22
ZOUCH, Stephen Director 2011-06-20 2013-01-14

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Pennantpark Investment Corporation Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2018-03-15 Active
Eci Partners Llp Corporate entity Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Ceased 2018-03-15

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 169 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-09-18 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2026-09-16 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2025-11-05 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-10-01 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2024-12-06 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2024-11-22 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-11-15 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-11-15 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2023-11-22 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-10-10 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2023-02-21 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2023-02-21 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2023-02-21 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2023-01-18 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2023-01-05 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2022-11-18 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-10-11 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2021-12-01 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-10-06 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2021-05-20 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
4

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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