BLUE KNOT TOPCO1 LIMITED
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Cash
£846k
-22.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.4m
+7.4% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
133
+0.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.6m
+89.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £14,814,000 | £14,448,000 | £18,813,000 | +30.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | £682,000 | £1,500,000 | £2,615,000 | +74.3% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £708,000 | £1,357,000 | £2,566,000 | +89.1% | |
| Net profit | — | £419,000 | £1,008,000 | £1,805,000 | +79.1% | |
| Cash | — | £568,000 | £1,087,000 | £846,000 | -22.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,912,000 | £4,516,000 | £4,986,000 | +10.4% | |
| Net assets | £3,188,000 | £2,229,000 | £4,136,000 | £4,444,000 | +7.4% | |
| Equity | £3,188,000 | £2,229,000 | £4,136,000 | £4,444,000 | +7.4% | |
| Average employees | — | 131 | 132 | 133 | +0.8% | |
| Wages | — | £3,938,000 | £4,016,000 | £4,354,000 | +8.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £145,000 | £112,000 | £121,000 | +8% |
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 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 4.6% | 10.4% | 13.9% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.8% | 7.0% | 9.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 23.4% | 33.2% | 52.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 60.3% | 47.7% | 53.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.02x | 1.26x | 1.08x | |
| Interest cover | — | 7.58x | 11.11x | 18.81x |
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
- Larking Gowen LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the above, the directors have concluded that they have a strong expectation that the Company and Group will have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, and at least twelve months from the date of signing these financial statements Therefore the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements”
Group structure
- BLUE KNOT TOPCO1 LIMITED · parent
- Milex Limited
- Milex Holdings Limited
- Page Bros (Norwich) Limited
- Milex Data Corporation Limited
- Milex Logistics Limited
- Art Angels Publishing Limited
Significant events
- “On 17 November 2025, the Company acquired 100% of the share capital of B D & H Limited, a company registered in England and Wales, for consideration of £125,000 (excluding contingent consideration)”
- “On 13 March 2026, the Company acquired 100% of the share capital of Green Pebble Limited, a company registered in England and Wales, for expected consideration of £74,000 (excluding contingent consideration)”
- “On 28 May 2026, the Group entered into a new loan for £1,625,000 with Royal Bank of Scotland The loan bears interest of 2.2% above the Bank of England base rate and is repayable in 180 monthly instalments The loan is secured by a mortgage over the Company's freehold property, a debenture and a cross-guarantee”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOO, Jonathan | Director | 2020-11-27 | Jul 1982 | British |
| TUYA, Alejandro | Director | 2020-10-15 | Oct 1982 | Spanish |
| VECQUERAY, Richard John | Director | 2025-06-10 | Sep 1971 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EASTAUGH, Craig Andre, Mr. | Secretary | 2020-11-30 | 2022-05-03 |
| ASEN, Scott | Director | 2020-11-27 | 2025-06-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alejandro Tuya | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2020-12-07 | Active |
| Mr Alejandro Tuya | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2020-10-15 | Ceased 2020-11-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 35 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-03-04 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-03-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-09 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2022-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-21 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-07-14 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2022-05-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-03-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.