M KEYS TRANSPORT LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-28 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-22 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£7M
Equity attributable
Employees
86
Average over period
Profit before tax
£766K
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,525,048 | £9,499,078 | |
| Operating profit | £754,820 | £802,088 | |
| Profit before tax | £698,219 | £765,879 | |
| Net profit | £523,660 | £581,844 | |
| Cash | £1,665,837 | £1,963,107 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,780,604 | £8,485,768 | |
| Net assets | £6,554,015 | £7,135,859 | |
| Equity | £6,554,015 | £7,135,859 | |
| Average employees | 75 | 86 | |
| Wages | £3,381,423 | £3,090,254 | |
| 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.2% | 8.4% | |
| Net margin | 5.0% | 6.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.7% | 9.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.67x | 2.16x | |
| Interest cover | 11.87x | 10.92x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hassard McClements Limited
- 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 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.”
Significant events
- “EU Exit: The UK left the EU on 1st January 2021 which resulted in a border in the Irish sea. As a result, there has been an increase in the administrative process for us. Further negotiations are ongoing between the UK and the EU with respect to the NI protocol and we are engaging with experts in order to mitigate any impact on the business which may arise due to any changes in the current agreement.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEYS, Malcolm Frederick Charles | Director | 2004-01-08 | Dec 1962 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEYS, Darlene | Secretary | 2004-01-08 | 2025-12-13 |
| KEYS, Darlene | Director | 2004-01-08 | 2025-12-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Keys Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 70 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-20 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-09-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-06-07 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2024-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-07 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-02-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.