Keedwell (Scotland) Limited
Registered name: KEEDWELL (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
Part of Jays Logistics (South West) Limited groupKeedwell (Scotland) Limited made £10.9m revenue and £29.8k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2024.
Keedwell (Scotland) Limited’s revenue fell 3% to £10.9m in the year to 31 Oct 2024, with £29.8k profit and 84 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Taunton; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Taunton, South West
- Age
- 10 yrs · since 2015
- 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: “Keedwell (Scotland) Limited”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £11.2m | £10.9m |
| Cost of sales | £8.6m | £9m |
| Gross profit | £2.6m | £1.9m |
| Operating profit | £1.1m | £55.2k |
| Profit before tax | £1.1m | £48k |
| Profit after tax | £803k | £29.8k |
| Profit (best available) | £803k | £29.8k |
| Staff costs | £2.7m | £3m |
| Employees (average) | 77 | 84 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 7.2% | 0.3% |
| Gross margin | 23.2% | 17.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £146k | £130k |
| Profit per employee | £10.4k | £355 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼2.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼96.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲9.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £832k | £855k |
| Net assets | £1.6m | £1.6m |
| Fixed assets | £1.2m | £1.3m |
| Current assets | £2.9m | £3m |
| Debtors | £1.9m | £2m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 17.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £130k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £355
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 11.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 18.2%
- 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
- ▲2%
- Now £1.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▲3%
- Now £855k
- Headcount
- ▲9%
- Now 84
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲4%
- Now £1.3m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Jays Logistics (South West) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Keedwell (Scotland) Holdings Limited75–100%
- Keedwell (Scotland) 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 Oct 2024 (profit £29.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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