R.& B.STAR(ELECTRICAL WHOLESALERS)LIMITED
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Cash
£0
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£238k
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
33
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.1m
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
On 1 August 2025 the trade and assets of the Company were transferred to the new parent and other related parties under common ownership As such, the financial statements have not been prepared on a going concern basis
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2025-03-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,473,686 | £18,147,449 | £3,188,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £215,853 | -£142,000 | -£1,019,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £34,061 | -£486,545 | -£1,061,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £18,668 | -£389,412 | -£1,061,000 | — | |
| Cash | £565,072 | £26,491 | £0 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,836,551 | £1,320,947 | -£238,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £1,501,081 | £1,111,669 | -£238,000 | — | |
| Equity | £1,501,081 | £1,111,669 | -£238,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 46 | 50 | 33 | — | |
| Wages | £1,467,144 | £2,513,725 | £339,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £364,083 | £600,965 | £50,000 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £19,093 | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 9 months versus 18 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2025-03-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.7% | -0.8% | -32.0% | |
| Net margin | 0.1% | -2.1% | -33.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.8% | -10.7% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 80.2% | 82.2% | 115.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.00x | 0.89x | 0.87x | |
| Interest cover | 1.18x | -0.41x | -24.26x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“On 1 August 2025 the trade and assets of the Company were transferred to the new parent and other related parties under common ownership As such, the financial statements have not been prepared on a going concern basis”
Group structure
- R.& B.STAR(ELECTRICAL WHOLESALERS)LIMITED · parent
- R & B Star (Holdings) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 31 July 2025 the entire share capital of the Company was sold to Marlowe Holdings Investments Limited.”
- “On 1 August 2025 the trade and assets of the Company were transferred to the new parent and other related parties under common ownership.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARMSTRONG, Benjamin James | Director | 2025-07-31 | Oct 1975 | British |
| WOOF, William Sones | Director | 2025-07-31 | May 1951 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Brian | Secretary | — | 2008-05-31 |
| PEARCE, Vicky Joanne | Secretary | 2008-06-01 | 2011-06-24 |
| BALLARD, John Cameron | Director | — | 2008-05-31 |
| CHRISTIE, Douglas Brash | Director | 2025-07-31 | 2025-09-24 |
| FINNIS, Paul | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2025-07-31 |
| GREEN, Martin | Director | 2017-08-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| HELGESEN, Helge Kenneth | Director | 2001-06-01 | 2007-10-05 |
| MITCHELL, Mark Alan | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2016-11-18 |
| PEARCE, James Jeffery | Director | 2016-04-06 | 2017-06-06 |
| PHILLIPS, Alan Walford | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2014-07-17 |
| RAFFA, Domenico Giovanni | Director | 2019-10-10 | 2025-07-31 |
| RAFFA, Domenico Giovanni | Director | 2003-11-01 | 2012-10-31 |
| ROBERTSON, Andrew James, Dr | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2025-07-31 |
| ROBERTSON, Glenn James | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2025-07-31 |
| ROBERTSON, Robert William | Director | — | 2025-07-31 |
| WATTS, Antony Leonard Arthur | Director | — | 2008-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlowe Holdings Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-07-31 | Active |
| Mr Robert William Robertson | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-07-31 |
| Mr Andrew James Robertson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-07-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 182 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-10-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-09-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audit exemption subsiduary | |
| 2026-10-10 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2026-10-10 | GUARANTEE2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2026-10-10 | AGREEMENT2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2026-10-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-09-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-09-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-09-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-09-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-09-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-09-07 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-09-07 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-09-07 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-09-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-08-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-08 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2026-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 19
- Capital events
- 3
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.