ROTOM PALLETS LTD
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Cash
£1.3m
+76.9% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
-£1.8m
-479.6% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
113
+4.6% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.5m
-494.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials 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 | — | — | — | — | £6,584,044 | £16,787,167 | +155% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£70,756 | -£821,848 | -1,061.5% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£244,199 | -£1,451,310 | -494.3% | |
| Net profit | — | -£107,686 | £351,958 | -£65,787 | -£306,588 | -£1,451,310 | -373.4% | |
| Cash | £13,050 | £17,565 | £73,723 | £23,793 | £711,702 | £1,259,257 | +76.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£137,435 | -£252,995 | £69,746 | £312,459 | £10,745,127 | £9,051,317 | -15.8% | |
| Net assets | -£174,526 | -£282,212 | £69,746 | £3,959 | -£302,629 | -£1,753,939 | -479.6% | |
| Equity | -£174,526 | -£282,212 | £69,746 | £3,959 | -£302,629 | -£1,753,939 | -479.6% | |
| Average employees | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 108 | 113 | +4.6% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,443,558 | £3,982,306 | +175.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £148,746 | £138,267 | -7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | — | £12,378 | £20,701 | +67.2% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -1.1% | -4.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -4.7% | -8.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -0.7% | -9.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 107.0% | 111.5% | 96.9% | 99.8% | 102.1% | 113.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.12x | 1.04x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -0.40x | -1.29x |
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 — the current trading name was adopted 2026-09-04
- ROTOM PALLETS LTD 2026-09-04 → present
- ROTOM CARGO PAK LTD 2023-01-09 → 2026-09-04
- CARGO PAK LIMITED 2008-03-10 → 2023-01-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Accordingly, the directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis and have not identified any material uncertainties related to going concern.”
Group structure
- ROTOM PALLETS LTD · parent
- Kingsbury Pallets Holdings Limited 100%
- Kingsbury Pallets Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 3 September 2026 the Company changed its registered name from Rotom Cargo Pak Ltd to Rotom Pallets Ltd.”
- “During the year, the Group closed a site and discontinued its rental operations.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUDDEFORD, Stephen Geoffrey | Director | 2025-10-01 | Oct 1965 | British |
| PLAYER, Chris Stephen | Director | 2024-02-29 | Dec 1977 | British |
| ROTOM EUROPE B.V. | Corporate Director | 2022-04-29 | — | — |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARDS, Julie Samantha | Secretary | 2008-03-10 | 2019-04-17 |
| RICHARDS, Simon Jeffrey | Director | 2008-03-10 | 2024-02-29 |
| ROTOM RENTAL BV | Corporate Director | 2019-04-17 | 2022-04-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotom Europe Bv | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-04-17 | Ceased 2021-09-16 |
| Mr Jiang Yulang | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-04-06 | Ceased 2019-04-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 79 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-04 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2026-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-06-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-16 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-05-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-01-09 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2022-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-29 | AP02 | officers | Appoint corporate director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.