R & a Kay Inspection Services Limited
Registered name: R & A KAY INSPECTION SERVICES LIMITED
Part of British Engineering Services Topco 1 Limited groupR & a Kay Inspection Services Limited made £6.6m revenue and £183k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2024.
R & a Kay Inspection Services Limited’s revenue grew 7% to £6.6m in the year to 30 Apr 2024, with £183k profit and 33 employees. The company is classified under “technical testing and analysis” and is based in Warrington; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Warrington, North West
- Age
- 41 yrs · since 1984
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £6.1m | £6.6m |
| Cost of sales | — | £4.3m | £4.8m |
| Gross profit | — | £1.8m | £1.8m |
| Operating profit | — | £1.2m | £315k |
| Profit before tax | — | £1.2m | £303k |
| Profit after tax | — | £954k | £183k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £954k | £183k |
| Employees (average) | 46 | 45 | 33 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | 15.6% | 2.8% |
| Gross margin | — | 29.5% | 26.7% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £136k | £199k |
| Profit per employee | — | £21.2k | £5.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲7% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼80.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼2.2% | ▼26.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £112k | £134k | £311k |
| Net assets | £732k | £850k | £523k |
| Fixed assets | £97.7k | £114k | £56.3k |
| Current assets | £1.6m | £1.6m | £2m |
| Debtors | £788k | £775k | £1.1m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 26.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £199k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £5.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 16.9%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▼39%
- Now £523k
- Cash at bank
- ▲132%
- Now £311k
- Headcount
- ▼27%
- Now 33
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼51%
- Now £56.3k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- British Engineering Services Topco 1 Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- British Engineering Services Finco 1 Limited75–100%
- British Engineering Services Midco Ltd.75–100%
- British Engineering Services Bidco Limited75–100%
- British Engineering Services Holdco Limited75–100%
- Rak Global Holdings Limited75–100%
- Rak Global Limited75–100%
- R & a Kay Inspection Services Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2024 (profit £183k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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