RAPID RACKING LIMITED
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Cash
£4M
+5.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£29M
+0.9% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
56
-8.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£230K
-73.5% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,543,000 | £26,883,000 | £24,668,000 | £21,943,000 | £20,470,000 | -6.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,723,000 | £1,967,000 | £1,414,000 | -£652,000 | -£1,173,000 | -79.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,976,000 | £2,496,000 | £2,613,000 | £868,000 | £230,000 | -73.5% | |
| Net profit | £1,687,000 | £2,116,000 | £2,313,000 | £914,000 | £274,000 | -70% | |
| Cash | £4,985,000 | £5,881,000 | £3,778,000 | £3,777,000 | £3,982,000 | +5.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £29,132,000 | £29,941,000 | £31,863,000 | £31,997,000 | £31,674,000 | -1% | |
| Net assets | £24,608,000 | £25,656,000 | £27,969,000 | £28,883,000 | £29,157,000 | +0.9% | |
| Equity | £24,608,000 | £25,656,000 | £27,969,000 | £28,883,000 | £29,157,000 | +0.9% | |
| Average employees | 58 | 55 | 62 | 61 | 56 | -8.2% | |
| Wages | £2,336,000 | £2,550,000 | £2,563,000 | £2,585,000 | £2,469,000 | -4.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £568,000 | £102,000 | £116,000 | +13.7% |
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 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.3% | 7.3% | 5.7% | -3.0% | -5.7% | |
| Net margin | 7.2% | 7.9% | 9.4% | 4.2% | 1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.9% | 6.6% | 4.4% | -2.0% | -3.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 24.3% | 21.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 5.35x | 5.51x | 6.24x | |
| Interest cover | 14.12x | 22.87x | 16.83x | -5.48x | -11.85x |
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
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As at the date of this report, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in business for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statement.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAL, Pierre-Olivier | Secretary | 2011-04-30 | — | — |
| BRIAL, Pierre-Olivier, Monsieur | Director | 2011-04-30 | Apr 1973 | French |
| GUICHARD, Xavier Emmanuel | Director | 2019-06-28 | Jan 1973 | French |
| HOSTLER, Jonathan | Director | 2025-05-13 | Sep 1971 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUMMINGS, John Alan | Secretary | 2001-11-27 | 2011-04-30 |
| DUNPHY, Ivan William | Secretary | 1997-10-13 | 2000-05-12 |
| GLASSON, Peter | Secretary | 2000-05-12 | 2001-04-23 |
| MILLS, Shirley Beryl Frances | Secretary | — | 1997-10-13 |
| QUAYSECO LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-04-23 | 2002-01-15 |
| AUFFRETT, Brigitte | Director | 2008-02-15 | 2025-05-13 |
| AYLWARD-SMITH, Helen Louise | Director | 1992-05-01 | 2008-02-15 |
| BOAD, Keith Charles | Director | 2017-07-31 | 2019-07-04 |
| CHAMBERS, Gary David | Director | 2001-03-23 | 2004-04-19 |
| COPPARD, Graham Michael | Director | 2001-03-23 | 2002-03-20 |
| CUMMINGS, John Alan | Director | 2001-11-27 | 2011-04-30 |
| GUICHARD, Jean-Pierre | Director | 2008-02-15 | 2019-06-28 |
| HOBBS, Mark Raymond | Director | 2006-06-27 | 2012-11-30 |
| LUDDINGTON, Martin | Director | 2012-11-30 | 2017-07-28 |
| METCALFE, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2019-09-19 | 2025-05-13 |
| MILLS, Shirley Beryl Frances | Director | — | 2001-03-23 |
| MILLS, Terence Richard | Director | — | 2001-03-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurostore Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 169 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.