KAP INDUSTRIES LTD
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Cash
£144K
-26.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£2.3M
-0.2% vs 2024
Employees
37
-19.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£73K
-91.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | — | £14,790,709 | £15,436,160 | £12,572,273 | -18.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | £2,141,623 | £1,234,360 | £338,660 | -72.6% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,824,580 | £844,039 | £72,796 | -91.4% | |
| Net profit | -£67,922 | £1,714,149 | £752,030 | £55,098 | -92.7% | |
| Cash | £4,077 | £272,076 | £196,849 | £144,020 | -26.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,600,872 | £3,972,817 | £4,120,495 | +3.7% | |
| Net assets | -£67,822 | £1,641,362 | £2,332,590 | £2,327,688 | -0.2% | |
| Equity | -£67,822 | £1,641,362 | £2,332,590 | £2,327,688 | -0.2% | |
| Average employees | — | 43 | 46 | 37 | -19.6% | |
| Wages | — | £2,173,010 | £2,020,485 | £1,763,031 | -12.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £386,185 | £327,488 | £330,000 | +0.8% |
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 | — | 14.5% | 8.0% | 2.7% | |
| Net margin | — | 11.6% | 4.9% | 0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 82.3% | 31.1% | 8.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.62x | 2.19x | 2.23x | |
| Interest cover | — | 7.43x | 3.16x | 1.27x |
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
- Fawcetts LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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
- KAP INDUSTRIES LTD · parent
- SLX Group Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 15 January 2026 the group acquired 100% of the issued share capital of Clements Engineering (St. Neots) Limited for £1,632,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKING, Justin Alexander Spice | Director | 2022-09-27 | May 1966 | British |
| PATTERSON, Adrian Thomas Campbell | Director | 2021-08-19 | Mar 1969 | British |
| POOLE, Marcus Clive | Director | 2022-03-10 | Sep 1984 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIBSON, Matthew Ian | Director | 2022-03-10 | 2023-02-28 |
| PATTERSON, Kathryn Amanda | Director | 2021-08-19 | 2022-03-10 |
| ROBINSON, Michael James | Director | 2022-03-10 | 2023-09-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Kathryn Amanda Patterson | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-08-19 | Ceased 2022-03-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 29 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-02-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-02-12 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-12 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2026-02-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-02-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-02-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-01-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2022-12-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.