KELERBAY LIMITED
Company number 02985507 · Monitor this company
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.
Shareholders' funds
£4,137,813
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31
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
Nature of business (SIC)
- 49420 Removal services
Officers 4 current · 10 resigned
Group structure 7 subsidiaries
Controlled by GOSSELIN MOBILITY UK LIMITED — since 2025-04-29
Controlled by DB REALISATIONS LIMITED — since 2017-06-30
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ADVANCED MOVING SOLUTIONS LIMITED Dissolved
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BONNERS OF WELLING LIMITED Dissolved
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EXPRESS REMOVALS LIMITED Dissolved
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EXPRESS REMOVERS LIMITED Dissolved
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GLASGOW EXPRESS REMOVALS LIMITED Dissolved
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PACK IT IN LIMITED Dissolved
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
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| INTERNATIONAL HOUSE, ROCHESTER WAY, DARTFORD KENT, DA1 3QY | 2000-10-10 |
| 50 LINCOLNS INN FIELDS, LONDON, WC2A 3PF | 1994-11-18 |
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 →
Competitors Dartford
This company ranks 1 among removal services in Dartford.
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.
Property in England & Wales 6 titles
- Leasehold
- 6
- Most recent registration
- 2022-04-07
- Where
- Greater London (2), Buckinghamshire (2), Surrey (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price 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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