Alfred H Knight Energy Services Limited
Private Limited Company · Prescot
ActiveUnited KingdomIncorporated 1986Private Limited Company
Financial position
Accounts to 2025-12-31 · GBP · Company accounts
Net assets
£1,079,339
Cash
£632,637
Turnover
£15,596,939
Profit / loss
£78,178
Current assets
£3,191,847
Creditors < 1 year
£3,856,544
Equity
£1,079,339
Average employees
123
Balance-sheet trend
GBP · companyFinancial statements
Selected figures from the best-ranked available filing for each period. Missing values remain unknown.
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| Reported figures | 2025-12-3112 months · Company · AI-read | 2024-12-31Company · AI-read |
|---|---|---|
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net assets | £1,079,339 | £1,001,161 |
| Equity | £1,079,339 | £1,001,161 |
| Share capital | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Retained earnings | £1,029,339 | £951,161 |
| Assets | ||
| Fixed assets | £1,760,030 | £2,176,363 |
| Property, plant & equipment | £1,760,030 | £2,176,363 |
| Current assets | £3,191,847 | £5,314,924 |
| Cash at bank | £632,637 | £2,247,754 |
| Debtors | £2,535,060 | £3,047,020 |
| Stock | £24,150 | £20,150 |
| Liabilities | ||
| Creditors within one year | £3,856,544 | £6,405,713 |
| Provisions | −£15,994 | −£84,413 |
| Net current assets | −£664,697 | −£1,090,789 |
| Assets less current liabilities | £1,095,333 | £1,085,574 |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Turnover | £15,596,939 | £13,981,541 |
| Cost of sales | £9,615,177 | £8,447,450 |
| Gross profit | £5,981,762 | £5,534,091 |
| Administrative expenses | £6,020,853 | £5,535,087 |
| Other operating income | £61,205 | — |
| Operating profit | £22,114 | −£996 |
| Tax | £56,064 | £107,099 |
| Profit / loss | £78,178 | £106,103 |
| Operating costs | ||
| Depreciation | £723,021 | £674,399 |
| Operating lease charges | £515,322 | £349,411 |
| People & pay | ||
| Average employees | 123 | 88 |
| Staff costs | £6,912,353 | £4,796,207 |
| Wages & salaries | £5,911,861 | £4,157,953 |
| Social security costs | £751,589 | £452,880 |
| Pension costs | £248,903 | £185,374 |
| Directors' remuneration | £366,141 | £291,762 |
| Highest paid director | £366,141 | £291,762 |
| Source evidence | View filing | View filing |
From the accounts
What the accounts for 2025-12-31 say about themselves, read by AI from the scanned filing.
- Principal activity
- The principal activity of Alfred H. Knight Energy Services Limited (the Company) during the year remained that of weighing, gauging, sampling, analysis and physical testing of coal, biomass and waste.
- What it does
- weighing · gauging · sampling · analysis · physical testing · coal · biomass · waste (AI keywords)
- The year
- The Company continues to focus on quality, technological advancement and service delivery, and operational efficiencies. The drive to promote operational efficiency and access new markets has resulted in the Company returning a profit during the year, reflecting the positive impact of these initiatives on its financial performance.
- Outlook
- Both the level of business and the year-end financial position were satisfactory and the Directors remain confident of the long-term prospects for the Company. The Company remains well placed to play a key role in the decarbonisation of the coal industry and the emerging bio-mass and waste industries.
- Auditor
- BDO LLP · senior statutory auditor Paula Holland
- Audit opinion
- Clean (unmodified)
- Immediate parent
- Alfred H Knight UK Holdings Limited · England and Wales
- Ultimate parent
- Alfred H. Knight Holdings Limited · England and Wales
- Ultimate controlling party
- D J L Knight and R K Knight (who were also Directors of this Company), and G Gillett
- Accounts
- FRS 102
- Approved
- 2026-07-29, signed by D J L Knight
Turnover by segment (6)
- United Kingdom: 11,746,577 (2025-12-31)
- Rest of Europe: 1,288,483 (2025-12-31)
- Rest of the world: 2,561,879 (2025-12-31)
- United Kingdom: 9,579,903 (2024-12-31)
- Rest of Europe: 1,489,188 (2024-12-31)
- Rest of the world: 2,912,450 (2024-12-31)
Related parties (2)
- A.H. Knight (Jinling) Co. Ltd · joint venture to the Group · Services provided to the Company · £157
- A.H. Knight (Jinling) Co. Ltd · joint venture to the Group · Services provided to the Company · £44,537
Associates & joint ventures (1)
- A.H. Knight (Jinling) Co. Ltd · joint venture
Directors' report (4)
- D J L Knight
- R K Knight
- I Baxter
- D Kerrigan
Share classes (1)
- 50,000 Ordinary of £1.00
Principal risks (3)
- Geopolitical
- Cyber security and information management
- Competition and customer risk
Events after the year end (1)
- There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.
Secured borrowing
Registered charges, lenders and security interests.
Charges and related records
0 outstanding chargesNo charges available in our records.