KNOWLES CONSTRUCTION LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-07-30 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-06 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
-36.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£11M
+14.9% vs 2023
Employees
35
-2.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
+44% vs 2023
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-10-31 | 2019-11-01 | 2020-10-31 | 2020-11-01 | 2021-10-31 | 2021-11-01 | 2022-10-31 | 2022-11-01 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £37,323,053 | — | £76,411,585 | — | £97,007,570 | £67,359,217 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £3,614,590 | — | £4,823,929 | — | £1,875,514 | £2,428,219 | |
| Profit before tax | £5,231,257 | — | £4,478,804 | — | £2,112,274 | — | £2,069,918 | — | £1,749,773 | £2,518,864 | |
| Net profit | £4,763,845 | — | £3,606,223 | — | £1,728,400 | — | £1,810,684 | — | £1,175,316 | £2,529,828 | |
| Cash | £2,942,633 | — | £2,054,339 | — | £2,201,066 | — | £6,267,738 | — | £8,079,603 | £5,096,037 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,683,501 | — | £10,688,382 | — | £11,345,018 | — | £12,759,990 | — | £11,871,968 | £13,220,641 | |
| Net assets | £7,664,440 | — | £10,661,740 | — | £11,299,792 | — | £12,186,903 | — | £9,543,964 | £10,965,727 | |
| Equity | £7,664,440 | £7,664,440 | £10,661,740 | £10,661,740 | £11,299,792 | £11,299,792 | £12,186,903 | £9,068,648 | £9,543,964 | £10,965,727 | |
| Average employees | 18 | — | 22 | — | 28 | — | 38 | — | 36 | 35 | |
| Wages | £862,543 | — | £869,063 | — | £1,458,629 | — | — | — | £2,309,493 | £2,043,640 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £144,500 | — | £90,000 | — | £363,672 | — | £381,382 | — | £491,525 | £445,322 |
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 2024-10-31 vs 2023-10-31
-
Turnover
-30.6%
£97,007,570 £67,359,217
-
Cash
-36.9%
£8,079,603 £5,096,037
-
Net assets
+14.9%
£9,543,964 £10,965,727
-
Employees
-2.8%
36 35
-
Operating profit
+29.5%
£1,875,514 £2,428,219
-
Profit before tax
+44%
£1,749,773 £2,518,864
-
Wages
-11.5%
£2,309,493 £2,043,640
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 | 2019-10-31 | 2019-11-01 | 2020-10-31 | 2020-11-01 | 2021-10-31 | 2021-11-01 | 2022-10-31 | 2022-11-01 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 9.7% | — | 6.3% | — | 1.9% | 3.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 4.6% | — | 2.4% | — | 1.2% | 3.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 31.9% | — | 37.8% | — | 15.8% | 18.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.86x | 2.45x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 146.43x | — | 37.02x | — | 12.40x | 41.53x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- KNOWLES CONSTRUCTION LTD 2019-07-17 → present
- KNOWLES & ASSOCIATES LTD 2010-11-08 → 2019-07-17
- ROBB TEN-TEN LTD 2010-10-06 → 2010-11-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BKL Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, which assumes that the Company will continue to trade for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements, and will be able to meet its debts as they fall due.”
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.”
- “The Company has an ongoing enquiry with HMRC relating to historic VAT returns.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNOWLES, Michelle Denise | Secretary | 2010-10-06 | — | — |
| KILBANE, Patrick Joseph | Director | 2015-10-26 | Jan 1982 | British |
| KNOWLES, Michelle Denise | Director | 2010-10-06 | Feb 1968 | British |
| KNOWLES, Robin Edward | Director | 2010-10-06 | Jun 1965 | English |
| MACDONALD JOHNSTON, Megan Elise | Director | 2021-01-01 | Jul 1993 | British |
| NIXON, Alan Peter | Director | 2023-03-13 | Sep 1963 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Richard Robert | Director | 2020-01-06 | 2022-05-31 |
| EVERETT, Alan | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2018-12-21 |
| MORTIMER, Aidan Timothy | Director | 2025-01-08 | 2026-04-13 |
| MORTIMER, Aidan Timothy | Director | 2020-11-01 | 2024-07-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowles Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-09-04 | Active |
| Mrs Michelle Denise Knowles | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-09-04 |
| Mr Robin Edward Knowles | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-09-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 109 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-28 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-07-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-03-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.