RESPONSE RECRUITMENT LIMITED
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Cash
£78k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£680k
-6.3% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
599
+2.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£498k
-30.3% lowest in 6 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 | £11,214,928 | £12,833,721 | £12,870,923 | £11,117,668 | £13,392,914 | £13,434,355 | +0.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £569,674 | £713,324 | £499,929 | -29.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £749,969 | £1,071,927 | £793,338 | £556,737 | £714,276 | £497,842 | -30.3% | |
| Net profit | £605,024 | £863,228 | £543,246 | £415,810 | £545,825 | £366,574 | -32.8% | |
| Cash | £36,424 | — | — | £6 | £0 | £77,504 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £723,345 | £899,246 | £930,004 | £693,234 | £725,908 | £680,140 | -6.3% | |
| Net assets | £722,280 | £898,008 | £930,004 | £693,234 | £725,908 | £680,140 | -6.3% | |
| Equity | £722,280 | £898,008 | £930,004 | £693,234 | £725,908 | £680,140 | -6.3% | |
| Average employees | 783 | 696 | 648 | 601 | 583 | 599 | +2.7% | |
| Wages | £9,355,129 | £10,544,143 | £10,597,109 | £9,170,215 | £11,146,726 | £11,016,478 | -1.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £34,896 | £40,294 | £75,420 | £70,183 | £60,885 | £71,893 | +18.1% |
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 | — | — | — | 5.1% | 5.3% | 3.7% | |
| Net margin | 5.4% | 6.7% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 2.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 82.2% | 98.3% | 73.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 69.0% | 64.6% | 62.6% | 69.4% | 69.0% | 73.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.40x | 1.42x | 1.35x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 44.03x | — | — |
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
- Matthews Hanton Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, with management having given due consideration to the company's ability to continue as a going concern for at least the next twelve months.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROOK, Antony David | Secretary | 1996-07-24 | — | British |
| ABBOTT, Jon Christopher | Director | 1996-07-24 | Sep 1961 | British |
| ABBOTT, Susan | Director | 2015-03-16 | Jul 1962 | British |
| BROOK, Antony David | Director | 1996-07-24 | Sep 1965 | British |
| BROOK, Tracey Jane | Director | 2017-04-19 | Oct 1965 | British |
| DEVINE, John Gerald | Director | 2010-04-06 | Nov 1964 | British |
| DODIA, Samir | Director | 2024-11-28 | Jul 1977 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-07-24 | 1996-07-24 |
| BROOK, Tracey | Director | 2015-03-16 | 2017-04-10 |
| DEVINE, Carmel | Director | 2015-03-16 | 2023-01-01 |
| WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-07-24 | 1996-07-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Gerald Devine | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-04-22 |
| Mrs Susan Abbott | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Jon Christopher Abbott | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Antony David Brook | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Tracey Jane Brook | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 145 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-05 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-02-05 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-02-05 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-02-05 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-02-05 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-02-05 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-02-05 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-02-05 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-02-05 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-02-05 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-02-05 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-02-05 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-02-05 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-02-05 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2024-11-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 14
- 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.