DEREK RAPHAEL & COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
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Equity attributable
Employees
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Average over period
Profit before tax
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Period ending 2025-12-31
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Derek Raphael & Company turns over £340m with just three staff. But the UK metals wholesaler won't be independent for much longer. 📈
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £390,522,510 | £388,098,844 | £334,507,976 | -13.8% | |
| Operating profit | £22,529,523 | £9,641,235 | £10,656,597 | +10.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £18,392,869 | £5,207,079 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £13,970,100 | £3,926,256 | — | — | |
| Cash | £486,876 | £1,083,711 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £29,658,837 | £19,844,754 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £29,658,837 | £19,844,754 | — | — | |
| Equity | £29,658,837 | £19,844,754 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
| Wages | £214,314 | £149,056 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.742 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.8% | 2.5% | 3.2% | |
| Net margin | 3.6% | 1.0% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 76.0% | 48.6% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 66.2% | 80.7% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.51x | 1.24x | — | |
| Interest cover | 5.45x | 2.17x | 2.49x |
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)
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBOTT, Anthony | Secretary | 2015-12-08 | — | — |
| RAPHAEL, Andrew David | Director | 2001-06-13 | Apr 1969 | British |
| RAPHAEL, Peter | Director | 2019-10-01 | Oct 1971 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENATTAR, Iver Edmund Jacob | Secretary | — | 1999-04-30 |
| WALTON, Roy Maxwell | Secretary | 1999-04-30 | 2001-09-30 |
| WOOD, Cherryll Sandra | Secretary | 2001-09-30 | 2015-12-08 |
| BAILEY, Keith George | Director | — | 1994-11-30 |
| BENATTAR, Iver Edmund Jacob | Director | — | 2009-10-22 |
| BROWN, David John Charles | Director | 1995-08-01 | 2001-05-31 |
| CLAYTON, Paul | Director | 1995-08-01 | 1996-05-23 |
| DARBY, Guy Neville Richard | Director | 1992-06-26 | 2001-03-31 |
| FRANKEL, William Henry | Director | 1994-11-01 | 2009-10-22 |
| RAPHAEL, Derek Neale, Mr. | Director | — | 2020-03-25 |
| TRACEY, Eric Alfred | Director | — | 1996-02-12 |
| WALTON, Roy Maxwell | Director | 1995-04-06 | 2001-09-30 |
| WALTON, Shaun | Director | 1998-05-15 | 2000-08-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Raphael Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 186 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-11-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2019-11-13 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2019-11-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2019-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.