RALPH DAVIES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2M
-55.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£2.6M
+11.6% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
81
-12% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.7M
-16.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £14,768,587 | £13,931,190 | £15,337,005 | £14,815,243 | -3.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,781,057 | £2,035,176 | £1,829,933 | -10.1% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,755,226 | £1,723,516 | £2,048,741 | £1,709,354 | -16.6% | |
| Net profit | — | £649,146 | £1,495,626 | £1,264,132 | £1,517,348 | £1,269,336 | -16.3% | |
| Cash | £1,144,757 | £917,959 | £1,088,310 | £2,300,817 | £2,660,385 | £1,187,538 | -55.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,035,288 | £1,479,515 | £2,903,439 | £3,172,990 | £4,384,854 | £4,734,332 | +8% | |
| Net assets | £660,181 | £504,035 | £1,332,793 | £1,796,925 | £2,314,273 | £2,583,609 | +11.6% | |
| Equity | £660,181 | £187,167 | £1,332,793 | £1,796,925 | £2,314,273 | £2,583,609 | +11.6% | |
| Average employees | 76 | 80 | 99 | 95 | 92 | 81 | -12% | |
| Wages | — | £2,176,934 | £2,973,202 | £2,926,765 | £3,054,095 | £2,889,896 | -5.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £20,583 | £28,125 | £28,478 | £23,492 | -17.5% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 12.8% | 13.3% | 12.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 10.1% | 9.1% | 9.9% | 8.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 56.1% | 46.4% | 38.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 72.2% | 73.0% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.43x | 1.37x | 1.29x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 18.18x | 20.12x | 11.72x |
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
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the company's forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Significant events
- “A sale of the business to an Employee Ownership Trust took place in final quarter of the year. This new group structure is expected to help retain talent and drive increased focus across the stakeholder base.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOPER, Adam | Director | 2017-06-21 | Feb 1973 | British |
| LOVE, Toby Ian | Director | 2017-01-04 | Mar 1975 | British |
| PHILLIPS, Michael Rhys | Director | 2017-01-04 | Aug 1961 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Ralph | Secretary | — | 1995-04-10 |
| LAMBERT, Wendy | Secretary | 1995-04-10 | 2014-07-31 |
| DAVIES, Jennifer Ellen | Director | — | 2017-01-04 |
| DAVIES, Ralph | Director | — | 2017-01-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topeka Logistics Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-01-04 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 120 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-18 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-21 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-02-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-11-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-09-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.