ZONES (UK) LTD
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Cash
£299K
-52.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£5.3M
+9.7% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
55
-17.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£627K
-26% first positive since 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £59,851,696 | £61,680,159 | — | £47,919,803 | £39,494,726 | £29,084,947 | -26.4% | |
| Operating profit | £900,663 | £322,842 | — | £167,457 | £979,246 | £768,292 | -21.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £829,895 | £233,231 | £665,075 | -£240,111 | £846,759 | £626,998 | -26% | |
| Net profit | £691,849 | — | — | -£240,111 | £621,636 | £470,248 | -24.4% | |
| Cash | £1,623,471 | £1,109 | £172,804 | £1,072,647 | £622,871 | £298,548 | -52.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,783,442 | £3,975,093 | £4,484,673 | £4,244,562 | £4,866,198 | £5,331,870 | +9.6% | |
| Net assets | £3,767,927 | £3,960,184 | £4,469,764 | £4,229,653 | £4,851,289 | £5,321,537 | +9.7% | |
| Equity | £3,767,927 | £3,960,184 | £4,469,764 | £4,229,653 | £4,851,289 | £5,321,537 | +9.7% | |
| Average employees | 86 | 69 | 65 | 52 | 67 | 55 | -17.9% | |
| Wages | £4,134,901 | £4,480,103 | £5,387,188 | £5,144,716 | £4,453,073 | £5,018,351 | +12.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £338,166 | £671,762 | £788,192 | £199,614 | £310,139 | £224,348 | -27.7% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.5% | 0.5% | — | 0.3% | 2.5% | 2.6% | |
| Net margin | 1.2% | — | — | -0.5% | 1.6% | 1.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 23.8% | 8.1% | — | 3.9% | 20.1% | 14.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 69.3% | 52.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.36x | 1.44x | 1.88x | |
| Interest cover | 12.15x | 3.60x | — | 0.41x | 7.39x | 5.44x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- ZONES (UK) LTD 2011-12-09 → present
- A K-IT SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED 2004-02-10 → 2011-12-09
- A K MARKETING (UK) LIMITED 1993-07-06 → 2004-02-10
- A KAYE MARKETING (UK) LIMITED 1993-06-03 → 1993-07-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services Ireland Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue operation for the foreseeable future for the reason they have adopted the going concern basis in the preparation of financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOYD, Trevor James | Secretary | 2011-11-29 | — | — |
| BOYD, Trevor James | Director | 2024-02-19 | Dec 1967 | British |
| DAY, Russell Willard | Director | 2022-04-04 | Apr 1974 | American |
| HOBDAY, Patrick Sean | Director | 2023-04-25 | Nov 1969 | American |
| LALJI, Firoz Hassanali | Director | 2011-06-30 | Mar 1947 | American |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOYD, Trevor James | Secretary | 1999-02-18 | 2011-06-30 |
| FLUXMAN, Leonard | Secretary | 1993-06-03 | 1999-02-18 |
| CCS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-06-03 | 1993-06-03 |
| BAUER, John | Director | 2017-11-09 | 2023-04-25 |
| BOYD, Trevor James | Director | 2001-01-18 | 2011-06-30 |
| KAYE, Alexis Dominic | Director | 1993-06-03 | 2024-02-19 |
| MCFADDEN, Ronald | Director | 2011-06-30 | 2022-04-04 |
| CCS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-06-03 | 1993-06-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Russell Willard Day | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-04-02 | Ceased 2024-02-02 |
| Mr Alexis Dominic Kaye | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-04-02 | Ceased 2024-02-02 |
| Mr Patrick Sean Hobday | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-04-02 | Ceased 2024-02-02 |
| Mr Trevor James Boyd | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-04-02 | Ceased 2024-02-02 |
| Mr George Frederic Sellers | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-04-02 | Ceased 2024-02-02 |
| Mr Kristopher John Holt | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-04-02 | Ceased 2024-02-02 |
| Mr David William Abbott | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-04-02 | Ceased 2024-02-01 |
| Mr Firoz Hassanali Lalji | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-04-02 | Active |
| Zones (Emea) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 160 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-07-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.