KCE FM LIMITED
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Cash
£2.4m
-22.7% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£989k
-76.5% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
126
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£3.9m
-546% lowest in 5 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,680,013 | £15,598,546 | £20,796,797 | £22,238,323 | £24,848,744 | +11.7% | |
| Operating profit | £643,965 | £825,107 | £819,408 | £790,755 | -£4,016,090 | -607.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £639,322 | £826,543 | £876,538 | £884,039 | -£3,942,793 | -546% | |
| Net profit | £510,147 | £662,303 | £661,521 | £633,363 | -£3,223,453 | -608.9% | |
| Cash | £2,970,052 | £2,611,032 | £3,062,065 | £3,133,525 | £2,422,025 | -22.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,189,170 | £2,332,392 | £3,597,641 | £4,218,058 | £990,705 | -76.5% | |
| Net assets | £1,738,089 | £2,332,392 | £3,588,846 | £4,212,209 | £988,756 | -76.5% | |
| Equity | £1,738,089 | £2,332,392 | £3,588,846 | £4,212,209 | £988,756 | -76.5% | |
| Average employees | 88 | 92 | 112 | 126 | 126 | 0% | |
| Wages | £3,761,521 | £3,944,347 | £5,313,687 | £6,063,427 | £8,492,034 | +40.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £349,052 | £400,162 | £567,662 | £606,666 | £2,550,482 | +320.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £92,129 | £112,229 | £274,940 | +145% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £197,276 | £234,229 | £2,050,521 | +775.4% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.7% | 5.3% | 3.9% | 3.6% | -16.2% | |
| Net margin | 3.7% | 4.2% | 3.2% | 2.8% | -13.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 29.4% | 35.4% | 22.8% | 18.7% | -405.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 71.2% | 61.0% | 57.8% | 55.4% | 85.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.51x | 1.60x | 1.17x |
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
- Moore NHC Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting”
Significant events
- “In November 2025, the company was sold to a new holding company.”
- “During the year, the company sold a property to Willow Croft Propco Limited, a company in which Callum Yates is also a director. The property was sold for consideration of £1,344,000 which was received in full by the reporting date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CURWOOD, Daniel Lee | Director | 2018-02-01 | Aug 1976 | British |
| EVANS, Paul Stephen | Director | 2018-02-01 | Nov 1975 | British |
| SHINE, Naomi Tehrani | Director | 2026-09-09 | Jun 1993 | American |
| WEPENER, Frederik Jacobus Van Rensburg | Director | 2026-09-09 | Oct 1975 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUNNE, Kenneth | Secretary | 2007-11-19 | 2025-11-25 |
| DUNNE, Sharon Ann | Secretary | 2007-06-18 | 2007-11-19 |
| BAKER, Bruce Stephen | Director | 2010-09-30 | 2012-10-05 |
| DUNNE, Kenneth | Director | 2007-06-18 | 2007-11-19 |
| GROUT, Peter Vaughan | Director | 2007-11-19 | 2013-03-22 |
| HAZZARD, Nicholas Anthony William | Director | 2007-11-19 | 2010-12-31 |
| YATES, Callum John | Director | 2007-11-19 | 2025-11-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kce Fm Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-11-20 | Active |
| Mr Callum John Yates | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-11-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 79 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-06-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-11-20 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-21 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- 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.