£5.45m
+16%vs Mar 2024Active01425972Private limited companyTaunton
KEMPSTON LIMITED
Significant control: Robert Thornton (50–75%), Toni Thornton (25–50%)
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Registered activity: Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c. (SIC 25990). We’re building product and service lists for UK companies. Get this one when it’s ready.
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Summary
KEMPSTON LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 01425972) incorporated on 6 June 1979, registered in Taunton. Its registered activity is manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c. (SIC 25990). Latest medium accounts cover the period ending 31 March 2025, showing net assets of £5.45m and cash of £1.56m, with 64 employees on average. Turnover was £7.70m and profit for the year £739k. Net assets rose 16% on the prior period (£4.71m).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 1,292 comparable companies in Other (median £24k, upper quartile £215k).
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Ownership and control
- Mr Robert Thornton
- owns 50–75% of shares
- holds 50–75% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
- Mrs Toni Thornton
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents. Directors and secretaries: see the officers list at Companies House.
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 6 June 197947 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 31 December 2026in 68 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 20 June 2027in 239 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
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Activity
- SIC 25990
- Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.
- Accounts type
- Medium
- Size band
- SmallCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£1.56m
+266%vs Mar 2024£7.70m
+13%vs Mar 202464
+3%vs Mar 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £5.45m | £1.56m | £2.00m | — | £7.70m | £739k | 64 |
| 31 March 2024 | £4.71m | £426k | £1.99m | — | £6.80m | £440k | 62 |
| 31 March 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Net margin9.6%Profit for the year ÷ turnover
Cash per employee£24kCash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Filing and accounts signals
- Net assets above zeroNet assets £5,448,989 at 31 March 2025
- Net assets up 10% or more on the prior period+15.7% vs prior period
- Cash at bank of £50,000 or moreCash £1,558,653
- Three or more accounting periods on record3 periods on record
- Incorporated five or more years agoIncorporated 6 June 1979
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Timeline
- Confirmation statement duein 239 days
- Next accounts duein 68 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £5.45m · medium accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £4.71m · medium accounts
- Accounts period end
- Incorporated
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