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Company No. 05391949 · Incorporated 14 Mar 2005

A R & a L Keen Limited

Registered name: A R & A L KEEN LIMITED

Part of A Keen Properties Ltd group

A R & a L Keen Limited made £11.9m revenue and £856k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

A R & a L Keen Limited’s revenue grew 27% to £11.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £856k profit and 10 employees. The company is classified under “sale of other motor vehicles” and is based in Truro; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 45190Sale of other motor vehicles
Status
Active
Location
Truro, South West
Age
21 yrs · since 2005
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. From the filing: “A Keen Properties Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-light
Revenue
£11.9m
Growth ▲26.7%
Profit
£856k
Growth —
Profit margin
7.2%
Gross 15.9%
Employees
10
Change 0%
Profit / employee
£85.6k
Revenue/employee £1.2m
Profitable streak
1yr
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)£29.4m£15m£9.4m£11.9m
Cost of sales£25.5m£12.8m£9.1m£10m
Gross profit£3.9m£2.2m£269k£1.9m
Operating profit£3.2m£1.2m−£1.1m£1.1m
Profit before tax£3.2m£987k−£1.4m£1.1m
Profit after tax£2.5m£810k−£1.1m£856k
Profit (best available)£2.5m£810k−£1.1m£856k
Staff costs£401k£402k£360k£393k
Employees (average)10101010
Ratios
Profit margin8.7%5.4%−11.2%7.2%
Gross margin13.3%14.4%2.9%15.9%
Revenue per employee£2.9m£1.5m£939k£1.2m
Profit per employee£255k£81k−£105k£85.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼49%▼37.3%▲26.7%
Profit growth—▼68.2%▼229.6%—
Headcount growth—0%0%0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£2.9m£2.7m£2.4m£878k
Net assets£8.4m£9.3m£7.1m£7.9m
Fixed assets£82.8k£102k£109k£153k
Current assets£22.3m£31.2m£20.4m£12.4m
Debtors£13.7m£11m£4.2m£3.6m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
7.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
15.9%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£1.2m
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£85.6k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
1.3%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
30.4%
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
▲11%
Now £7.9m
Cash at bank
▼63%
Now £878k
Headcount
0%
Now 10
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▲40%
Now £153k
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. A Keen Properties Ltdultimate parent75–100%
  2. A R & a L Keen 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 31 Dec 2025 (profit £856k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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