M.V. KELLY LIMITED
Operating as MV Kelly, the business is a privately owned family contractor specialising in civil engineering projects.
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Cash
£27M
+19.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£28M
+8.1% vs 2024
Employees
327
+13.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£20M
+67.5% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £385,202,000 | £504,007,000 | +30.8% | |
| Operating profit | £10,473,000 | £18,738,000 | +78.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £11,810,000 | £19,783,000 | +67.5% | |
| Net profit | £8,675,000 | £14,659,000 | +69% | |
| Cash | £22,658,000 | £26,977,000 | +19.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £36,431,000 | £50,674,000 | +39.1% | |
| Net assets | £25,830,000 | £27,935,000 | +8.1% | |
| Equity | £25,830,000 | £27,935,000 | +8.1% | |
| Average employees | 289 | 327 | +13.1% | |
| Wages | £31,326,000 | £37,227,000 | +18.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £7,794,000 | £6,629,000 | -14.9% |
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 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.7% | 3.7% | |
| Net margin | 2.3% | 2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 28.7% | 37.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 72.1% | 77.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.59x | 1.50x |
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
- Buzzacott Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared detailed profit and cash flow forecasts for a period of 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements which demonstrate that the company can continue to trade and meets its financial commitments as they fall due throughout the period. ... Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “In November 2025, a new ultimate parent company, Bridgetown Group Holdings Limited, was incorporated to hold the shares in the company's immediate parent company, Bridgetown Holdings Limited. There has not been and is not expected to be any significant financial impact on the underlying reported results or statement of financial position of the company arising from the reorganisation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRIBB, Paul Stephen | Director | 2014-01-13 | Sep 1980 | British |
| CURRAN, Douglas Charles | Director | 2024-06-01 | Aug 1977 | British |
| KELLY, Brian | Director | 2007-08-28 | Oct 1978 | Irish |
| LINNETT, Kelly Louise | Director | 2017-03-01 | Aug 1988 | British |
| OWENS, Sarah Helen Duffy | Director | 2026-05-01 | Oct 1987 | British |
| WHELAN, Paul Anthony | Director | 2026-02-01 | May 1973 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KELLY, Margaret | Secretary | 2004-09-30 | 2008-04-05 |
| KELLY, Martin Vincent | Secretary | 1995-10-01 | 2004-09-30 |
| JPCORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-05-31 | 1995-05-31 |
| ALLEN, Wayne Kevin | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| BRENNAN, Julie | Director | 2006-07-28 | 2022-01-31 |
| BRUCE, Steven Kevin | Director | 2020-03-02 | 2021-08-31 |
| BUTCHER, Ian William | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| CAIRNS, William John | Director | 2020-01-06 | 2021-08-31 |
| COX, Philip William | Director | 2017-03-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| COYLE, James Anthony | Director | 2018-07-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| FORBES, Sandy | Director | 2003-03-24 | 2024-05-31 |
| KELLY, John Thomas | Director | 2009-12-01 | 2026-01-31 |
| KELLY, John | Director | 1995-10-01 | 2008-05-31 |
| KELLY, Martin Vincent, Mr. | Director | 2009-12-01 | 2014-03-31 |
| KELLY, Martin Vincent | Director | 1995-10-01 | 2006-04-05 |
| KELLY, Michael | Director | 2017-03-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| MASON, Timothy William | Director | 2025-09-08 | 2026-04-17 |
| MOCKBLE, Darren Paul | Director | 2024-06-01 | 2025-06-30 |
| NUGENT, Liam | Director | 2019-06-01 | 2019-12-31 |
| PINCHES, Craig Jeremey | Director | 2018-07-01 | 2021-02-26 |
| REGAN, Matthew Lawson | Director | 2024-06-01 | 2024-09-30 |
| REGAN, Matthew Lawson | Director | 2016-01-04 | 2021-08-31 |
| RING, Jamie | Director | 2020-03-02 | 2021-08-31 |
| SARGENT, Stephen Paul | Director | 2018-09-03 | 2025-05-31 |
| VILLERS, Christopher | Director | 2018-07-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| WALSH, Martin | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2008-07-25 |
| WHELAN, Paul Anthony | Director | 2006-07-28 | 2024-05-31 |
| WOODWARD, Adam | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| JPCORD LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-05-31 | 1995-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgetown Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100% | 2019-07-09 | Active |
| Mr John Kelly | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 184 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.