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Company No. 03711044 · Incorporated 10 Feb 1999

William Kirk Limited

Registered name: WILLIAM KIRK LIMITED

Part of Kinaxia Limited group

William Kirk Limited made £3.1m revenue and a £2.4m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

William Kirk Limited’s revenue fell 57% to £3.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £2.4m and 28 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Manchester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 49410Freight transport by roadSIC 52103Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities
Status
Active
Location
Manchester, North West
Age
27 yrs · since 1999
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightBoring industry
Revenue
£3.1m
Growth ▼56.8%
Profit
−£2.4m
Growth —
Profit margin
−79.1%
Gross −13.8%
Employees
28
Change ▼53.3%
Profit / employee
−£86.4k
Revenue/employee £109k
Profitable streak
0yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£8.6m£7.5m£7.1m£3.1m
Cost of sales£7.2m£6.3m£6.6m£3.5m
Gross profit£1.4m£1.2m£445k−£422k
Operating profit£127k−£189k−£823k−£2.4m
Profit before tax£95.3k−£198k−£830k−£2.4m
Profit after tax£85.3k−£197k−£828k−£2.4m
Profit (best available)£85.3k−£197k−£828k−£2.4m
Employees (average)67656028
Ratios
Profit margin1%−2.6%−11.7%−79.1%
Gross margin16.7%16.1%6.3%−13.8%
Revenue per employee£129k£115k£118k£109k
Profit per employee£1.3k−£3k−£13.8k−£86.4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼13.2%▼5.5%▼56.8%
Profit growth—▼330.8%——
Headcount growth—▼3%▼7.7%▼53.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£94.8k£24.5k£213k£82k
Net assets£652k£455k−£374k−£2.8m
Fixed assets£708k£555k£475k£92.9k
Current assets£1.5m£1.7m£1.8m£574k
Debtors£941k£996k£965k£25.9k
Deferred income£58.3k£59.2k£93.9k£57.5k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−79.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
−13.8%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£109k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£86.4k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
3%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
1.9%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
0.9%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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
—
Now −£2.8m
Cash at bank
▼62%
Now £82k
Headcount
▼53%
Now 28
Deferred income
▼39%
Now £57.5k
Fixed assets
▼80%
Now £92.9k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Kinaxia Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Kinaxia Logistics Limited75–100%
  3. Kinaxia Transport and Warehousing Limited75–100%
  4. William Kirk Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (11)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£2.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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