KELERBAY LIMITED

Company number 02985507 ·

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Executive summary

KELERBAY LIMITED is a well-established, upper-quartile UK removals operator whose financial performance consistently exceeds sector norms, with operating margins of approximately 5.8% and gross margins of 31.2% demonstrating effective cost management during an inflationary period. Its April 2025 acquisition by the Belgian-headquartered Gosselin Group fundamentally transforms its competitive positioning, shifting it from a standalone UK operator to a strategically important node within a pan-European mobility network – a move that addresses both the capital constraints evidenced by its historically thin cash position and the structural need for cross-border operational capability in a post-Brexit market. The principal risks ahead relate to integration execution and the ongoing margin pressure from wage inflation in an inherently labour-intensive sector.

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Shareholders' funds

£4,137,813

Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31

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What it does

The principal activity of the company continued to be that of the provision of removals and storage services.

The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.

Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
1994-11-01
Employees
163 (2025 accounts · was 160 in 2024)
Registered office
International House, 19 Kennet Road, Dartford, Kent, DA1 4QN
Postcode
DA1 4QN
Capital
40,000 GBP
Accounts category
Full
Charges
2 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2025-12-31
Next due by
2027-09-30
Financial year end
31 December

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-08-08
Next due by
2027-08-22
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 49420 Removal services

Officers 4 current · 10 resigned

Appointed 2026-04-23
Marc SMET Director
Appointed 2025-04-29
Appointed 2021-02-25
Appointed 2021-02-25

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Group structure 7 subsidiaries

Controlled by GOSSELIN MOBILITY UK LIMITED — since 2025-04-29

Controlled by DB REALISATIONS LIMITED — since 2017-06-30

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Public contracts won 1

£70,000 total awarded value where published.

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Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z4631811 (Tier 2), registered since 2000.

Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Previous registered addresses 2

AddressChanged on
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE, ROCHESTER WAY, DARTFORD KENT, DA1 3QY2000-10-10
50 LINCOLNS INN FIELDS, LONDON, WC2A 3PF1994-11-18

Among its peers

Top 5%

by shareholders' funds, of 29 similar companies in DA

The largest employer among its local peers (163 staff).

The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1994.

No.1 of the largest removal services companies in Dartford →

21 companies are registered at this postcode →

Competitors Dartford

This company ranks 1 among removal services in Dartford.

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The class of 1994

47%

of the 28,890 companies incorporated in 1994 are still active today; 50% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

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Property in England & Wales 6 titles

Leasehold
6
Most recent registration
2022-04-07
Where
Greater London (2), Buckinghamshire (2), Surrey (1)
Title numberCounty Tenure RegisteredPrice paid
SGL830411 Greater London Leasehold 2022-04-07
BM445522 Buckinghamshire Leasehold 2020-12-15
SY865459 Surrey Leasehold 2019-09-26
TT49358 Kent Leasehold 2016-04-21
BM307327 Buckinghamshire Leasehold 2006-01-06
SGL622524 Greater London Leasehold 2000-11-29

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