ROMAN LIMITED
Get an alert when ROMAN LIMITED files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Cash
£68K
+2,252.2% vs 2024
Net assets
-£5.1M
-44% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
187
-10.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.6M
+42.7% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
-
3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
-
Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £38,890,815 | £23,497,680 | £24,030,440 | +2.3% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,020,356 | -£2,173,713 | -£1,060,950 | +51.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,731,749 | -£2,823,365 | -£1,618,316 | +42.7% | |
| Net profit | -£1,695,109 | -£2,823,843 | -£1,546,357 | +45.2% | |
| Cash | £331,621 | £2,897 | £68,144 | +2,252.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,508,852 | -£755,121 | -£5,040,049 | -567.4% | |
| Net assets | -£658,076 | -£3,518,397 | -£5,066,815 | -44% | |
| Equity | -£658,076 | -£3,518,397 | -£5,066,815 | -44% | |
| Average employees | 236 | 208 | 187 | -10.1% | |
| Wages | £9,035,903 | £5,796,553 | £5,470,780 | -5.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £886,017 | £584,128 | £399,720 | -31.6% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -2.6% | -9.3% | -4.4% | |
| Net margin | -4.4% | -12.0% | -6.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -40.7% | — | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 124.1% | 133.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.87x | 0.69x | 0.56x | |
| Interest cover | -1.33x | -3.15x | -1.45x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- ROMAN LIMITED 1988-02-23 → present
- PENDLEFIELD LIMITED 1987-10-27 → 1988-02-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- UNW LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the date of approval of these financial statements the refinancing of the group's principal funding arrangements had not yet completed, and the directors expect it to complete shortly thereafter. The refinancing is at an advanced stage and, having regard to the progress of the negotiations and to their engagement with the incoming funders, the directors have a strong expectation that it will complete successfully. This expectation is a key factor underpinning the directors' judgement that it remains appropriate to prepare these financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- ROMAN LIMITED · parent
- Roman at Home Limited 100%
- Roman (Asia) SDN. BHD 65%
- Roman Designs Limited 100%
- Haven Showers Limited 100%
- Pendlefield Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Since the year-end, the directors have taken further steps to strengthen the Group's financial position, introducing £958,000 of additional working capital. This reflects a £448,000 director loan, £974,000 received on early settlement of the SCI Gallois loan, net of £764,000 full repayment of Maven loans, £400,000 recovered from the Roman Asia debt, net of £100,000 applied to settle trade creditors.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIXON, Graham Ralph | Director | 2020-07-14 | Apr 1970 | English |
| OSBORNE, David Charles | Director | 1996-04-08 | Sep 1970 | British |
| SPEED, Graham Colin | Director | 2019-04-25 | May 1978 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRANKS, Jonathan Malcolm | Secretary | 2020-07-14 | 2023-07-07 |
| GREEN, Deborah Louise | Secretary | 2006-01-02 | 2020-07-14 |
| OSBORNE, Pamela | Secretary | — | 2006-01-02 |
| CHIPCHASE, Michael John | Director | 1991-07-01 | 2003-10-31 |
| FRANKS, Jonathan Malcolm | Director | 2014-01-03 | 2023-07-07 |
| GENT, Stephen Alan | Director | 2002-01-03 | 2008-11-21 |
| GREEN, Deborah | Director | 2020-07-14 | 2024-05-13 |
| GREGORY, John Reynold | Director | — | 1991-06-03 |
| HENDERSON, Loraine | Director | 2006-01-02 | 2012-03-21 |
| HYDE, Paul | Director | 2021-04-26 | 2023-12-31 |
| MOODY, John | Director | 2007-01-02 | 2010-11-30 |
| OSBORNE, Gerald Charles | Director | — | 2024-08-21 |
| OSBORNE, Kathryn Isabelle | Director | 2016-04-29 | 2026-06-30 |
| OSBORNE, Kathryn Isabelle | Director | 2002-07-08 | 2011-05-13 |
| OSBORNE, Pamela | Director | 2007-10-22 | 2022-04-19 |
| OSBORNE, Pamela | Director | 2002-07-08 | 2006-01-02 |
| PEARSON, Julian Trevor | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2020-03-27 |
| PETERS, Kevin | Director | 1991-07-01 | 2001-10-12 |
| SPINK, Michael George | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2017-11-17 |
| TEASDALE, Simon Marc | Director | 2002-01-03 | 2025-10-31 |
| THOMPSON, Richard William | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2005-08-12 |
| WRIGHT, John | Director | 2003-10-19 | 2026-04-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Charles Osborne | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-10-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 213 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-06-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-05-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.