RAREWAVES.COM LIMITED
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Cash
£8M
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.7M
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
47
highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.6M
Period ending 2023-08-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £36,890,016 | £49,317,561 | £62,378,643 | — | |
| Operating profit | £2,347,142 | £2,831,821 | £1,360,334 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £2,365,759 | £2,839,342 | £1,556,820 | — | |
| Net profit | £1,912,415 | £2,374,294 | £1,320,776 | — | |
| Cash | £3,198,576 | £3,813,585 | £8,003,993 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,375,288 | £2,054,262 | £3,691,384 | — | |
| Net assets | £1,367,698 | £2,041,992 | £3,658,703 | — | |
| Equity | £1,367,698 | £2,041,992 | £3,658,703 | — | |
| Average employees | 21 | 26 | 47 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,673,140 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £190,458 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.4% | 5.7% | 2.2% | |
| Net margin | 5.2% | 4.8% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 170.7% | 137.9% | 36.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.47x |
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
- RAREWAVES.COM LIMITED 2009-08-20 → present
- RARE MUSIC AND DVD'S LIMITED 2005-08-18 → 2009-08-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- SRLV Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's or the parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- RAREWAVES.COM LIMITED · parent
- Rarewaves-USA, Inc 100%
- Rarewaves GmbH 100%
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the group since the balance sheet date.”
- “Subsequent to the balance sheet date, the group enterred into a new lease for one of its premises. The lease commenced on 1 June 2026 for a term of two years, with minimum lease payments of £111,999.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASPESS, Bradley Graham | Director | 2005-08-18 | Mar 1956 | British |
| ASPESS, Joshua William | Director | 2019-09-01 | Feb 1984 | British |
| EVANS, Robert James | Director | 2015-04-07 | Dec 1981 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DARANJO, Frank Xavier | Secretary | 2005-08-18 | 2008-06-13 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-08-18 | 2005-08-18 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-08-18 | 2005-08-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Bradley Graham Aspess | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 64 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-04-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2019-10-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2019-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2019-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-07-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2019-07-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2019-05-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2019-05-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
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.