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M. KEYS LIMITED

#NI613387 · Active · Group / consolidated · Incorporated 2012-06-28 (14y 4m) · Last filing 2026-09-25 (1mo ago)
Consumer Staples · SIC 01460 · A Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-28 (in 12 months) · Confirmation due 2027-07-12 (in 9 months) · 1 watchout

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Cash

£5.9m

-20% vs 2024

Net assets

£33m

+12.2% vs 2024

Employees

168

+12.8% vs 2024

Profit before tax

£5.9m

-34.6% vs 2024

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £61,655,609£59,145,349 -4.1%
Operating profit £9,323,075£6,170,231 -33.8%
Profit before tax £9,042,817£5,912,768 -34.6%
Net profit £7,452,018£5,052,075 -32.2%
Cash £7,367,681£5,895,477 -20%
Total assets less current liabilities £35,877,997£40,160,245 +11.9%
Net assets £29,157,045£32,709,120 +12.2%
Equity £29,157,045£32,709,120 +12.2%
Average employees 149168 +12.8%
Wages £5,152,380£6,168,492 +19.7%
Directors' remuneration £120,000— —
Directors' pension contributions £120,000£120,000 0%

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 2024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin 15.1%10.4%
Net margin 12.1%8.5%
Return on capital employed 26.0%15.4%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 39.3%37.4%
Current ratio 1.80x1.77x
Interest cover 24.73x16.34x

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
Hassard McClements Limited
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”

Group structure

  1. M. KEYS LIMITED · parent
    1. M Keys Farms Limited 100% · Northern Ireland
    2. M Keys Transport Limited 100% · Northern Ireland
    3. Castlebrook Farms Limited 100% · Northern Ireland
    4. KW Farms Limited 100% · Northern Ireland
    5. Corbally Farms Limited 100% · Northern Ireland
    6. Annagh Farms Limited 100% · Northern Ireland

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 2012-06-28 Dec 1962 British
Show 2 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
KEYS, Darlene Secretary 2012-06-28 2025-12-13
KEYS, Darlene Director 2012-06-28 2025-12-13

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mr Maurice Donaldson Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2026-03-31 Active
Mr James Christopher Henderson Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2026-03-31 Active
Mrs Darlene Keys Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2025-12-13
Mrs Darlene Keys Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2017-07-07
Mr Malcolm Frederick Charles Keys Individual Shares 25–50%, Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50%, Voting 25–50% (as trust) 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 52 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-09-25 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2026-08-27 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2026-07-07 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2026-05-12 PSC04 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2026-04-30 PSC01 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2026-04-30 PSC01 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2026-03-04 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2026-02-17 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-02-17 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2025-12-20 AA01 accounts Change account reference date company previous shortened PDF
2025-09-24 AA01 accounts Change account reference date company previous shortened PDF
2025-08-05 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-12-23 AAMD accounts Accounts amended with accounts type group
2024-12-19 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2024-09-19 AA01 accounts Change account reference date company previous shortened PDF
2024-08-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-06-07 AA01 accounts Change account reference date company previous extended PDF
2024-02-06 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2023-10-02 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2023-07-26 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
10

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
2

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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