RFA - TECH LTD
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Cash
£263K
-59.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£7.9M
+4.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
35
-2.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£444K
-49.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £17,424,000 | £16,003,000 | £15,178,000 | -5.2% | |
| Operating profit | £1,175,000 | £794,000 | £315,000 | -60.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,186,000 | £884,000 | £444,000 | -49.8% | |
| Net profit | £904,000 | £659,000 | £329,000 | -50.1% | |
| Cash | £967,000 | £652,000 | £263,000 | -59.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,967,000 | £8,410,000 | £8,747,000 | +4% | |
| Net assets | £6,898,000 | £7,557,000 | £7,886,000 | +4.4% | |
| Equity | £6,898,000 | £7,557,000 | £7,886,000 | +4.4% | |
| Average employees | 39 | 36 | 35 | -2.8% | |
| Wages | £1,310,000 | £1,270,000 | £1,237,000 | -2.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £2,923 | £4,216 | +44.2% |
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 —. 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 | 6.7% | 5.0% | 2.1% | |
| Net margin | 5.2% | 4.1% | 2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.9% | 9.4% | 3.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 39.2% | 38.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.45x | 2.89x | 2.97x | |
| Interest cover | 16.10x | 28.36x | 3.58x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- RFA - TECH LTD 2008-03-11 → present
- RFA GROUP LIMITED 1998-04-21 → 2008-03-11
- R.F.A. (PENISTONE) LIMITED 1977-12-20 → 1998-04-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have performed a going concern assessment which indicates that, in both the base and reasonably possible downsides, the company has access to adequate funds to meet its liabilities as they fall during the period through to December 2027. A letter of support from 7 Steel (UK) Holdings Limited provides additional support through funding or not seeking full repayment from any intercompany loans and trading balances, should it be required. 7 Steel (UK) Holdings Limited has indicated its intention to continue to make available such funds as are required by the company during the going concern assessment period. As with any company placing reliance on other group entities for financial support, the directors acknowledge that there can be no certainty that this support will continue although, at the date of approval of these financial statements, they have no reason to believe that it will not do so.”
Group structure
- RFA - TECH LTD · parent
- RFA (Penistone) Limited 100%
- RFA Manufacturing Limited 100%
- RFA Systems Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 11 April 2025, 7 Steel (UK) Holdings Limited and all its subsidiaries were sold to Sev.en Steel UK Ltd, a company incorporated in England & Wales.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 48 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARNOLD, Holly | Secretary | 2020-08-01 | — | — |
| ARNOLD, Holly Catherine | Director | 2023-09-01 | Feb 1985 | Welsh |
| CERNY, Libor | Director | 2025-04-11 | May 1969 | Czech |
| ROVIRA CAROZ, Carles | Director | 2022-01-01 | Dec 1973 | Spanish |
Show 48 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREW, Michael John | Secretary | 1992-04-16 | 1992-12-15 |
| BAIN, Ian | Secretary | 2005-03-01 | 2008-05-23 |
| BARKER, James Alan | Secretary | 1997-08-18 | 1998-02-27 |
| BINMORE, John Simpson | Secretary | — | 1992-04-16 |
| DARLINGTON, Stephen Jeffrey | Secretary | 1996-07-12 | 1997-08-18 |
| FITA, Raimon Trias | Secretary | 2009-01-09 | 2012-02-01 |
| NEATH, Kerry Daniel | Secretary | 1998-02-27 | 2000-04-18 |
| PEREZ, Federico | Secretary | 2016-10-26 | 2020-08-01 |
| PUIG, Xavier | Secretary | 2012-02-01 | 2016-10-26 |
| WARD, Elizabeth Anne | Secretary | 1992-12-15 | 1996-07-12 |
| PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-09-01 | 2009-01-09 |
| PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-07-06 | 2005-03-01 |
| BARKER, James Alan | Director | 1997-08-18 | 1998-02-27 |
| BARNES, Lloyd Paul | Director | 2001-04-24 | 2002-06-10 |
| BEECH, Harold William | Director | 1992-04-16 | 1999-03-31 |
| BINMORE, John Simpson | Director | — | 1992-04-16 |
| BREALEY, Graham Michael | Director | 1992-06-04 | 1994-02-22 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Robert Ian | Director | — | 1992-04-16 |
| DENNIS, Arthur Stephen | Director | 1998-04-06 | 2001-06-27 |
| ECHÁVARRI LASA, Javier | Director | 2024-06-05 | 2025-03-27 |
| FITA, Raimon Trias | Director | 2009-01-09 | 2012-02-01 |
| FLETCHER, David Harold | Director | 2002-11-25 | 2004-04-28 |
| FORT, Alan James | Director | 2013-05-28 | 2025-12-31 |
| FRASER, Gordon Lunn | Director | 2005-01-26 | 2007-09-05 |
| FRASER, Gordon Lunn | Director | 2002-11-25 | 2003-10-01 |
| HERRINGTON, Eric | Director | — | 1991-02-28 |
| HEWLETT, David | Director | 1992-05-22 | 1997-08-18 |
| LLOYD, Kevin John | Director | 2008-08-01 | 2009-01-09 |
| MARLAND, John | Director | — | 1992-09-08 |
| MCKILLOP, Murdoch Lang | Director | 2013-06-11 | 2025-12-31 |
| MESEGUE, Francesc | Director | 2013-03-27 | 2023-09-01 |
| NEATH, Kerry Daniel | Director | 1998-02-27 | 2000-04-18 |
| NELMES CROCKER, Michael | Director | 1997-08-18 | 1998-02-27 |
| NUTTALL, Gerald Paul | Director | 1999-02-01 | 2002-10-31 |
| PUIG, Xavier | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2013-03-27 |
| PUIGGALI, Juan | Director | 2009-01-09 | 2012-01-15 |
| ROBERTS, Keith Bernard | Director | 1998-02-27 | 1999-12-23 |
| RUBIO, Francesc Rubiralta | Director | 2009-01-09 | 2013-03-27 |
| RUBIRALTA, Francisco | Director | 2009-01-09 | 2009-10-23 |
| STEANE, Nigel Brian | Director | 1994-10-01 | 1996-09-02 |
| STOTT, Anthony | Director | — | 1994-08-12 |
| STUMPF, Anthony James | Director | 2007-09-05 | 2009-01-09 |
| TOMKINS, Malcolm Ian | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2005-09-19 |
| TRALONGO, Gerry | Director | 2004-04-28 | 2005-01-26 |
| TRIAS, Raimon | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2012-05-01 |
| TWELLS, Paul Stephen | Director | 1992-05-22 | 1996-01-18 |
| VILLARES, Luis Sanz | Director | 2009-01-09 | 2024-04-02 |
| WARRINGTON, Julie Anne | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2009-01-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rom Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 239 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-13 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-01-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-01-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-09-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.