C KING HOLDINGS LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-23 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+61.8% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£9M
-28.7% vs 2023
Employees
100
+3.1% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£648K
-125.4% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-01-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £32,461,357 | £25,638,566 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £2,595,613 | -£381,450 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £2,549,148 | -£648,494 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £2,352,949 | -£1,331,200 | |
| Cash | — | £101 | £1 | — | £1,154,903 | £1,869,093 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £101 | £26,049 | — | £14,255,892 | £13,498,680 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £12,717,291 | £9,065,055 | |
| Equity | £100 | £101 | £26,049 | £27,404 | £12,717,291 | £9,065,055 | |
| Average employees | — | 5 | 57 | — | 97 | 100 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £6,193,769 | £5,697,208 | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-07-31 vs 2023-07-31
-
Turnover
-21%
£32,461,357 £25,638,566
-
Cash
+61.8%
£1,154,903 £1,869,093
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-28.7%
£12,717,291 £9,065,055
-
Employees
+3.1%
97 100
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-114.7%
£2,595,613 -£381,450
-
Profit before tax
-125.4%
£2,549,148 -£648,494
-
Wages
-8%
£6,193,769 £5,697,208
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 | 2019-01-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 8.0% | -1.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 7.2% | -5.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 18.2% | -2.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.61x | 2.08x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 21.17x | -1.41x |
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
- C KING HOLDINGS LTD 2020-06-23 → present
- RTI PAYROLL LTD 2013-01-09 → 2020-06-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Sutton McGrath Hartley
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- 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
- C KING HOLDINGS LTD · parent
- CK Rail Solutions Ltd 100%
- T.g. Beighton Limited 100%
- Elmec Solutions Limited 100%
- TGB Mechanical and Electrical Ltd 90%
- CK Consulting and Geotechnical Ltd 90%
- CK Plant Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “On 5 March 2024, the group transitioned to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) to secure its long-term future as an independent business within the UK rail sector.”
- “During the year, Hastec Rail Ltd was demerged from the group to allow greater focus on core service lines within the UK rail industry.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAY, Peter Thomas | Director | 2020-03-23 | Dec 1969 | British |
| HUGHES, Daniel Robert | Director | 2020-03-23 | Oct 1971 | British |
| LEES, Malcolm | Director | 2020-03-23 | Feb 1959 | British |
| LEES, Matthew Thomas | Director | 2020-03-23 | Sep 1984 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DICKENS, Jonathon Mark | Director | 2017-11-21 | 2020-03-23 |
| HARTLEY, James Edward | Director | 2013-01-09 | 2020-03-23 |
| SUTTON, David Ian | Director | 2013-01-09 | 2017-11-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ck Eot Trustee Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-03-05 | Active |
| Mr Malcolm Lees | Individual | Significant influence | 2020-03-23 | Ceased 2024-03-05 |
| Sutton Mcgrath Hartley Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2020-03-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 54 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-03-20 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-03-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-20 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-03-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-03-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-03-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-14 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-03-13 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-03-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-01-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-18 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-09 | 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
- 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.