NORTHERN ROAD MARKINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£566k
-26.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.8m
+13.5% vs 2024
Employees
18
-5.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£773k
+125% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,814,386 | £3,042,087 | +8.1% | |
| Operating profit | £317,231 | £398,996 | +25.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £343,450 | £772,667 | +125% | |
| Net profit | £257,007 | £672,077 | +161.5% | |
| Cash | £770,251 | £566,049 | -26.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,554,678 | £1,765,194 | +13.5% | |
| Net assets | £1,554,138 | £1,763,221 | +13.5% | |
| Equity | £1,554,138 | £1,763,221 | +13.5% | |
| Average employees | 19 | 18 | -5.3% | |
| Wages | £750,682 | £834,570 | +11.2% | |
| 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. 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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.3% | 13.1% | |
| Net margin | 9.1% | 22.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.4% | 22.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.30x | 3.23x |
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
- NORTHERN ROAD MARKINGS LIMITED 2007-11-07 → present
- KESTREL TRADING CO. LIMITED 1984-03-05 → 2007-11-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton (NI) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
Group structure
- NORTHERN ROAD MARKINGS LIMITED · parent
- Kestrel Thermoplastics Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 11th February 2026, the directors approved a cash dividend of £2,908,000 payable to the company's shareholders.”
- “On 11th February 2026, the company received a loan from its parent company Tennants Consolidated Limited, for a total amount of £2,908,000.”
- “Subsequent to the reporting date, the Company entered into a debenture in connection with a £150m revolving credit facility entered into by its parent undertaking, Tennants Consolidated Limited. Under the terms of the debenture, the Company has granted fixed and floating charges over its assets and has provided a guarantee in respect of amounts drawn under the facility.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORRIGAN, Siobhan Mary | Secretary | 2026-01-01 | — | — |
| FOWLEY, Carla | Director | 2024-02-22 | Aug 1974 | Irish |
| GLENN, Timothy Sydney William | Director | 2023-04-20 | Aug 1975 | British |
| MCCLURE, Timothy | Director | 2026-03-30 | Sep 1980 | Northern Irish |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOWLEY, Carla | Secretary | 2011-04-06 | 2024-02-22 |
| KELLY, Mark | Secretary | 2009-10-23 | 2011-04-06 |
| MADDEN, James Thaddeus | Secretary | 1984-03-05 | 2005-01-20 |
| MCCLOSKEY, Joseph Mr | Secretary | 2005-01-20 | 2009-10-23 |
| SIMMONS, Catherine | Secretary | 2024-02-22 | 2026-01-01 |
| ALEXANDER, William Paul | Director | 2013-04-10 | 2022-04-06 |
| BERGIN, Tom | Director | 2007-10-23 | 2013-04-10 |
| GINGELL, Andrew Clive | Director | 2007-10-23 | 2020-04-23 |
| HEGARTY, Edmund | Director | 2007-10-23 | 2013-04-10 |
| HUGHES, Michael Gary | Director | 2021-04-28 | 2022-04-06 |
| KELLY, Mark | Director | 2011-04-06 | 2023-07-31 |
| MADDEN, James Thaddeus | Director | 1984-03-05 | 2007-10-23 |
| MCCLOSKEY, Joseph | Director | 1984-03-05 | 2009-10-23 |
| PEDEN, Robert Alexander, Dr | Director | 2022-04-06 | 2023-04-20 |
| SIMMONS, Catherine | Director | 2024-02-22 | 2026-03-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical And Petroleum Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2023-08-01 | Active |
| Mr Mark Thomas Kelly | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-07-29 | Ceased 2023-07-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 144 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-03-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-03-18 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-03-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-03-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-09 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-23 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-02-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-08-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.