KONE (NI) LIMITED
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Cash
£4.6k
+1,479.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.2m
+26.3% vs 2024
Employees
37
+5.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£355k
-19.2% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,724,130 | £4,731,929 | £5,430,919 | £6,132,810 | £6,957,583 | +13.4% | |
| Operating profit | £286,202 | £454,442 | -£60,083 | £335,538 | £234,531 | -30.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £286,243 | £444,367 | £2,546 | £439,114 | £354,870 | -19.2% | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£144,241 | £285,984 | £238,300 | -16.7% | |
| Cash | £456,798 | £6,847 | £4,610 | £292 | £4,611 | +1,479.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,248,834 | £2,004,740 | £1,100,394 | £1,340,320 | £1,601,590 | +19.5% | |
| Net assets | £1,241,799 | £1,523,880 | £685,467 | £962,418 | £1,215,246 | +26.3% | |
| Equity | £1,241,799 | £1,523,880 | £685,467 | £962,418 | £1,215,246 | +26.3% | |
| Average employees | 46 | 43 | 35 | 35 | 37 | +5.7% | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,042,227 | £2,200,789 | £2,239,263 | +1.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £175,460 | £171,032 | £194,956 | +14% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £33,382 | £34,841 | £36,580 | +5% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.0% | 9.6% | -1.1% | 5.5% | 3.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -2.7% | 4.7% | 3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 22.9% | 22.7% | -5.5% | 25.0% | 14.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 69.3% | 68.3% | 82.9% | 77.6% | 81.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.23x | 1.33x | 1.24x | |
| Interest cover | 66.02x | 41.53x | -3.40x | 26.82x | 17.39x |
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
- KONE (NI) LIMITED 2002-12-17 → present
- ADAIR BROS LIMITED 1955-04-18 → 2002-12-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The company's assessment covered the 12 months period from the signing of this Annual Report. Directors base their assessment on the solid order book, the fundamental growth drivers for the service business and cash flow forecasts.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WALL, Lorraine Ann | Secretary | 2014-04-29 | — | — |
| ADAIR, William Simon Craig | Director | — | Sep 1967 | British |
| WALL, Lorraine Ann | Director | 2013-09-24 | Nov 1970 | Irish |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANNOOCH, Jeffery Richard | Secretary | — | 2010-03-30 |
| PYE, Douglas Anton Barlow | Secretary | 2010-03-30 | 2014-04-29 |
| ADAIR, William A | Director | — | 2001-01-02 |
| DAY, Mark | Director | 2006-02-01 | 2010-09-21 |
| GAMBLE, Robert Stanley | Director | 2000-04-15 | 2001-01-02 |
| GRAHAM, John T | Director | — | 2001-01-02 |
| HEIKKILA, Juhani Veikko | Director | 2001-01-05 | 2001-11-05 |
| JAQUES, Anthony Jonathan | Director | 2001-11-05 | 2006-01-31 |
| ORCHARD, William Henslow | Director | 2001-01-05 | 2001-11-05 |
| PYE, Douglas Anton Barlow | Director | 2010-09-21 | 2014-04-29 |
| VEEGER, Arnoldus Ludovicus Josephus | Director | 2002-09-30 | 2004-06-04 |
| WANLESS, Ronald | Director | 2001-01-05 | 2002-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kone Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 178 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-06-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2018-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.