KNOX & WELLS HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-29 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-15
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
-68.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£10M
+11.3% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
66
+4.8% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
+40.1% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | £35,271,777 | £25,893,843 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | £654,839 | £1,066,007 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | £941,185 | £1,318,990 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £633,702 | — | £647,126 | £984,474 | |
| Cash | — | — | £327,686 | — | £352,684 | — | £5,480,525 | £1,701,850 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £4,321,763 | — | £4,405,465 | — | £8,718,782 | £9,766,056 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £4,405,465 | — | £8,718,782 | £9,703,256 | |
| Equity | £4,273,108 | £4,381,500 | £4,321,763 | £4,321,763 | £4,405,465 | £4,405,466 | £8,718,782 | £9,703,256 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 60 | — | 0 | — | 63 | 66 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | £3,464,763 | £3,153,665 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | £381,133 | £734,379 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-26.6%
£35,271,777 £25,893,843
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Cash
-68.9%
£5,480,525 £1,701,850
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Net assets
+11.3%
£8,718,782 £9,703,256
highest in 3 filed years
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Employees
+4.8%
63 66
highest in 4 filed years
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Operating profit
+62.8%
£654,839 £1,066,007
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Profit before tax
+40.1%
£941,185 £1,318,990
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Wages
-9%
£3,464,763 £3,153,665
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9% | 4.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.8% | 3.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.5% | 10.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.47x | 1.77x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15.61x | 32.18x |
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
- KNOX & WELLS HOLDINGS LIMITED 1994-06-07 → present
- GREENORDER LIMITED 1994-04-28 → 1994-06-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes that the company and the group will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The directors have reviewed the balance sheet, the likely future cash flows of the business and have considered the facilities that are in place at the date of signing the report. At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company and the group have adequate resources in place to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, and therefore they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- KNOX & WELLS HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Knox & Wells Limited 100%
- K & W Property Trading Limited 100%
- K & W Bloodstock Limited 100%
- QS Cardiff Properties Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEWIS, Adrian Hugh | Secretary | 2008-02-26 | — | British |
| LEACH, Guy Owen | Director | 1994-05-10 | Mar 1957 | British |
| LEACH, Huw Mostyn | Director | 2006-08-04 | Mar 1963 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MASTERS, Dudley Redway | Secretary | 1994-05-10 | 2007-12-31 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-04-28 | 1994-05-10 |
| LEACH, Mostyn Francis | Director | 1994-05-10 | 2012-05-31 |
| MASTERS, Dudley Redway | Director | 1994-05-10 | 2007-12-31 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-04-28 | 1994-05-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenclose Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-01-21 | Active |
| Mr Guy Owen Leach | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-04-28 | Ceased 2026-01-21 |
| Mr Huw Mostyn Leach | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-04-28 | Ceased 2026-01-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 134 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-26 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2026-01-26 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-01-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-26 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2026-01-26 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-01-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-21 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-08-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-08-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-08-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-08-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-08-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-08-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.