KEY PLANT AUTOMATION LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-04-07
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
-36.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£8M
+15% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
120
+62.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
+73.2% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-04-07.
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £14,551,007 | £18,492,428 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,973,536 | £3,308,838 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,978,295 | £3,425,653 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,789,025 | £3,062,261 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £2,325,933 | £3,942,031 | £2,510,446 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £8,698,615 | £7,662,774 | £9,259,173 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £8,164,678 | £7,123,354 | £8,190,045 | |
| Equity | £8,265,030 | £10,922,352 | £12,310,718 | £8,164,678 | £7,123,354 | £8,190,045 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 65 | 74 | 120 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,973,286 | £3,651,920 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £64,932 | £27,288 |
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 2024-03-31 vs 2023-03-31
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Turnover
+27.1%
£14,551,007 £18,492,428
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Cash
-36.3%
£3,942,031 £2,510,446
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Net assets
+15%
£7,123,354 £8,190,045
highest in 3 filed years
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Employees
+62.2%
74 120
highest in 3 filed years
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Operating profit
+67.7%
£1,973,536 £3,308,838
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Profit before tax
+73.2%
£1,978,295 £3,425,653
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Wages
+22.8%
£2,973,286 £3,651,920
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 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 13.6% | 17.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 12.3% | 16.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 25.8% | 35.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.49x | 2.11x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 369.09x | 157.07x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Xeinadin Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and the parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- KEY PLANT AUTOMATION LIMITED · parent
- Key Plant Automation LLC 100%
- Amcast Limited 100%
- N&N Plant Hire Services Limited 100%
- Key Plant Weldrentals Limited 100%
- Key Plant Weldrentals (UK) Ltd 100%
- Key Plant Weldrentals (Netherlands) B.V. 100%
- Key Plant Weldrentals S.A.S. 100%
- Key Plant Weldrentals B.V. 100%
Significant events
- “Business combinations completed in the UK and across Europe significantly expanded Group capabilities and footprint.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Phillipa | Secretary | 2009-03-24 | — | British |
| DAVIES, Kevin | Director | 2009-03-24 | Oct 1961 | British |
| DAVIES, Phillipa | Director | 2019-09-06 | Oct 1965 | British |
| GRIGG, Jon | Director | 2013-06-19 | Oct 1972 | British |
| GRINDEY, Steven | Director | 2026-03-10 | May 1974 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BREWER, Suzanne | Secretary | 2009-03-24 | 2009-03-24 |
| BREWER, Kevin Michael | Director | 2009-03-24 | 2009-03-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key Plant Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2021-12-22 | Active |
| Mr Kevin Davies | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-22 |
| Mrs Phillipa Davies | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 60 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2026-03-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-31 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-05-19 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-05-19 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-04-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-12-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-04-09 | 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
- 1
- 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.