KIELY BROS. LIMITED
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Cash
£2.8m
+12.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£14m
+32.3% vs 2024
Employees
212
-10.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.6m
+86.7% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-09-27.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £88,446,907 | £97,557,759 | £116,874,601 | +19.8% | |
| Operating profit | £3,543,369 | £2,737,922 | £4,857,457 | +77.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,121,094 | £2,479,241 | £4,627,983 | +86.7% | |
| Net profit | £2,701,899 | £1,537,214 | £3,460,345 | +125.1% | |
| Cash | £18,052 | £2,511,441 | £2,827,161 | +12.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,546,543 | £12,123,757 | £18,159,799 | +49.8% | |
| Net assets | £15,179,250 | £10,716,464 | £14,176,809 | +32.3% | |
| Equity | £15,179,250 | £10,716,464 | £14,176,809 | +32.3% | |
| Average employees | 220 | 238 | 212 | -10.9% | |
| Wages | £10,266,904 | £11,379,027 | £11,180,155 | -1.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 2.8% | 4.2% | |
| Net margin | 3.1% | 1.6% | 3.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 21.4% | 22.6% | 26.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 42.7% | 53.3% | 56.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.66x | 2.12x | 2.26x | |
| Interest cover | 8.19x | 10.33x | 18.23x |
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
- KIELY BROS. LIMITED 2000-08-23 → present
- KIELY BROS. (PLANT HIRE) LTD. 1998-01-02 → 2000-08-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Detailed cashflow forecasts have been prepared to December 2027 and these demonstrate that the company should be able to continue in business for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Following the year end, the Company declared and paid dividends of £6,500,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC STAY, Kathleen Mary | Secretary | 1998-01-02 | — | British |
| KIELY, Michael Joseph | Director | 1998-01-02 | Jun 1965 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-01-02 | 1998-01-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Joseph Kiely | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Kiely Bros Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 82 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-02 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-09 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2022-03-08 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2022-03-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-17 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2020-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.