ROM GROUP LIMITED
Operating from Cardiff, the business acts as a holding company for ROM Limited, which manufactures basic iron, steel and ferro-alloys.
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Cash
£1.1M
-68.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£50M
-5.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
329
-8.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£6.7M
-809% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials 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 | £185,700,000 | £161,208,000 | £149,171,000 | -7.5% | |
| Operating profit | £12,598,000 | -£888,000 | -£3,019,000 | -240% | |
| Profit before tax | £13,413,000 | £951,000 | -£6,743,000 | -809% | |
| Net profit | £10,306,000 | £806,000 | -£7,516,000 | -1,032.5% | |
| Cash | £4,287,000 | £3,351,000 | £1,053,000 | -68.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £70,699,000 | £72,092,000 | £73,560,000 | +2% | |
| Net assets | £52,253,000 | £52,713,000 | £49,646,000 | -5.8% | |
| Equity | £52,253,000 | £52,713,000 | £49,646,000 | -5.8% | |
| Average employees | 408 | 358 | 329 | -8.1% | |
| Wages | £14,440,000 | £12,920,000 | £12,308,000 | -4.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £24,254 | £29,237 | £42,169 | +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 | 6.8% | -0.6% | -2.0% | |
| Net margin | 5.5% | 0.5% | -5.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.8% | -1.2% | -4.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 50.6% | 55.0% | |
| Current ratio | 3.36x | 2.86x | 2.78x | |
| Interest cover | 11.19x | -0.50x | -1.68x |
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
- ROM GROUP LIMITED 1998-01-08 → present
- LICHFIELD HOLDINGS LIMITED 1997-02-28 → 1998-01-08
- PINCO 881 LIMITED 1996-12-12 → 1997-02-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the group or the company or to cease their operations, and as they have concluded that the group and the company's financial position means that this is realistic. They have also concluded that there are no material uncertainties that could have cast significant doubt over their ability to continue as a going concern for at least a year from the date of approval of these financial statements ("the going concern period").”
Group structure
- ROM GROUP LIMITED · parent
- ROM Limited 100%
- RFA-Tech Limited 100%
- Romtech Limited 100%
- RFA (Penistone) Limited 100%
- RFA Systems Limited 100%
- RFA Manufacturing 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.”
- “In June 2025 the Group purchased a £23 million full scheme bulk annuity 'buy-in' policy with Just Retirement Limited (Insurer) for the ROM Group Pension & Life Assurance Scheme.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 29 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 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAIN, Ian | Secretary | 2005-03-01 | 2008-05-23 |
| FITA, Raimon Trias | Secretary | 2009-01-09 | 2012-02-01 |
| NEATH, Kerry Daniel | Secretary | 1997-01-22 | 2001-07-31 |
| PEREZ, Federico | Secretary | 2016-10-26 | 2020-08-01 |
| PUIG, Xavier | Secretary | 2012-02-01 | 2016-10-26 |
| PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-09-01 | 2009-01-09 |
| PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-07-06 | 2005-03-01 |
| PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-12-12 | 1997-01-22 |
| ECHÁVARRI LASA, Javier | Director | 2024-06-05 | 2025-03-27 |
| EDGE, Christopher Thomas | Director | 2006-08-24 | 2009-01-09 |
| FITA, Raimon Trias | Director | 2009-01-09 | 2012-02-01 |
| FORT, Alan James | Director | 2013-05-28 | 2025-12-31 |
| FRASER, Gordon Lunn | Director | 2001-07-11 | 2009-01-09 |
| HALL, Clive Peter | Director | 2001-12-01 | 2009-01-09 |
| MCKAY, Michael William Hoy | Director | 1999-09-02 | 2000-07-01 |
| MCKILLOP, Murdoch Lang | Director | 2013-06-11 | 2025-12-31 |
| MESEGUE, Francesc | Director | 2013-03-27 | 2023-09-01 |
| NEATH, Kerry Daniel | Director | 1997-01-22 | 2001-07-31 |
| PHILLIPS, Peter Sean | Director | 2003-03-26 | 2004-05-26 |
| PUIG, Xavier | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2013-03-27 |
| PUIGGALI, Juan | Director | 2009-01-09 | 2012-01-15 |
| ROBERTS, Keith Bernard | Director | 1997-01-22 | 1999-12-23 |
| RUBIO, Francesc Rubiralta | Director | 2009-01-09 | 2013-03-27 |
| RUBIRALTA, Franciso | Director | 2009-01-09 | 2009-10-23 |
| STUMPF, Antony | Director | 2001-07-11 | 2009-01-09 |
| TRIAS, Raimon | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2012-05-01 |
| VILLARES, Luis Sanz | Director | 2009-01-09 | 2024-04-02 |
| WALLIS, Michael | Director | 1997-02-10 | 2007-02-09 |
| PINSENT MASONS DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-12-12 | 1997-01-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sev.En Steel Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-04-11 | Active |
| Catalunya Steel S.L. | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2020-06-29 | Ceased 2025-04-11 |
| Mr Francesc Rubiralta Rubio | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-12-01 |
| Celsa Steel Service (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-06-29 |
| 7 Steel Service (Uk) Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 222 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 group | |
| 2026-01-13 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-07 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-23 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 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 | |
| 2024-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-01-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.