RENTOKIL INITIAL UK LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-17 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£17M
+8.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£332M
+23.5% vs 2023
Employees
3,117
+1.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£80M
+13.1% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- RENTOKIL INITIAL UK LTD 1997-09-30 → present
- RENTOKIL LIMITED 1935-05-23 → 1997-09-30
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £321,258,000 | £341,269,000 | |
| Operating profit | £65,845,000 | £81,879,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £70,861,000 | £80,140,000 | |
| Net profit | £57,042,000 | £63,108,000 | |
| Cash | £15,778,000 | £17,184,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £292,965,000 | £359,526,000 | |
| Net assets | £269,115,000 | £332,223,000 | |
| Equity | £269,115,000 | £332,223,000 | |
| Average employees | 3,067 | 3,117 | |
| Wages | £97,004,000 | £103,803,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 20.5% | 24.0% | |
| Net margin | 17.8% | 18.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 22.5% | 22.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.19x | 1.86x | |
| Interest cover | 58.12x | 47.00x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 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. 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.”
Group structure
- RENTOKIL INITIAL UK LTD · parent
- Rentokil Initial Pest Control LLC 100%
- BET Environmental Services Ltd 100%
- Castlefield House Limited 100%
- CHL Legacy Limited 100%
- Contemporary Plant Designs Limited 100%
- DCUKFM Holdings Limited 100%
- Duct Clean Services LTD 100%
- Enviro-Fresh Limited 100%
- Environmental Contract Services Limited 100%
- Euroguard Technical Services Limited 100%
- Initial Medical Services Limited 100%
- Interior Contracts (Uk) Limited 100%
- Kent Tropical Interiors Limited 100%
- Manor Planting Ltd 100%
- Nature At Work Limited 100%
- Newman's Plants Limited 100%
- Paul Lomax Limited 100%
- Pest Protection Services (Scotland) Limited 100%
- Prime Projects International Limited 100%
- Prokill (UK) Ltd 100%
- Prokill Limited 100%
- Rapid Washrooms Limited 100%
- Rentokil Overseas Holdings Limited 100%
- Saaman Limited 100%
- The Palfreymans Limited 100%
- Tropical Ambience Limited 100%
- Tropical Innovation Limited 100%
- Urban Planters Franchise Limited 100%
- Ambius B.V. 81.43%
- Ambius SAS 81.43%
- Asiatic Investments, Inc. 100%
- B.V. Rentokil Funding 81.43%
- BET (Properties) B.V. 81.43%
- BET Finance B.V. 81.43%
- BET Trading LLC 81.43%
- Bioaware S.R.L. 81.43%
- Boecker Food Safety L.L.C. 100%
- Boecker International SAL (Offshore) 81.38%
- Boecker Pest Control L.L.C. 100%
- Boecker Public Health Pest Control Equipment Trading L.L.C. 100%
- Boecker Public Health s.a.l 81.38%
- Boecker Public Health Saudia Company Limited 81.38%
- Boecker World (Holding) s.a.l. 81.38%
- BPS Offshore Services Limited 81.43%
- Cannon Hygiene (SA) Proprietary Limited 81.43%
- Cannon Pest Management Co. Ltd 100%
- CAP Tunis 81.43%
- CAWE FTB Group SAS 81.43%
- Corporate Millennium Hygiene Solutions Private Limited 81.43%
- C-Shine Sustainable Solutions (Private) Limited 57%
- DCUK (FM) Limited 100%
- DuctClean (UK) Limited 100%
- HiCare Services Private Limited 59.44%
- Holland Reconditionering BV 81.43%
- Initial Hygiene Co Ltd 81.43%
- Initial Hygiene Services SAS 81.43%
- Initial SAS 81.43%
- Lfree S.R.L. 81.43%
- National Pest Control LLC 100%
- National Pest Control Per Person Company LLC 100%
- Newshelf 1232 (Pty) Ltd 81.43%
- PCI Pest Control Private Limited 59.44%
- Peter Cox Limited 100%
- Rent a Plant Interessenter AB 81.43%
- Rentokil Co., Limited 81.43%
- Rentokil Forsikring Norge AS 81.43%
- Rentokil Initial (Proprietary) Limited 81.43%
- Rentokil Initial (Thailand) Ltd 81.43%
- Rentokil Initial Asia Pacific Management Pte Ltd 81.43%
- Rentokil Initial BV 81.43%
- Rentokil Initial Ceylon (Private) Limited 81.43%
- Rentokil Initial Dikapi JV (Pty) Limited 48%
- Rentokil Initial Environmental Services S.A.S. 81.43%
- Rentokil Initial Hellas EPE 82.15%
- Rentokil Initial Holdings (France) SA 81.43%
- Rentokil Initial Holdings (Ireland) Limited 81.43%
- Rentokil Initial Hygiene India Private Limited 81.43%
- Rentokil Initial International B.V. 81.43%
- Rentokil Initial Investments South Africa 81.43%
- Rentokil Initial Italia SpA 81.43%
- Rentokil Initial Maldives (Pvt) Ltd 81.43%
- Rentokil Initial Mozambique Limitada 81.43%
- Rentokil Initial Norge AS 81.43%
- Rentokil Initial Overseas (Holdings) B.V. 81.43%
- Rentokil Initial SAS 81.43%
- Rentokil Initial Services Limited 100%
- Rentokil Limited 81.43%
- Rentokil Property Care Limited 100%
- Rentokil Saudi Arabia Limited O.P.C 81.43%
- RI Swaziland (Pty) Ltd 81.43%
- SCI Gravigny 81.43%
- SCI Vargan 81.43%
- Skadedyrbutikken AS 81.43%
- SOGESsp S.R.L. 81.43%
- Specialist Int. Pest Control LLC 100%
- Stratton House Leasing Limited 81.43%
- Technivap SAS 81.43%
- Waterized Limited 100%
- Wise Property Care Ltd. 100%
- Boecker Public Health Services Ltd 24.42%
- Boecker Public Safety Services - Qatar W.L.L. 24.5%
- Nippon Calmic Ltd 39.9%
- SCI Pierre Brossolette 21.37%
- ServicePros S.A.E. 24.42%
- Skadedyrkontrollen øst AS 32.57%
Significant events
- “On 5 March 2024 the Company purchased 100.00% of the share capital of DCUKFM Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries Ductclean (UK) Limited, DCUK (FM) Limited and Waterized Limited in exchange of consideration of £19,775,000.”
- “During the year the Company also purchased the trade and assets of Duct Clean Services Ltd and assets from Hammerhead Hygiene Limited.”
- “On 31 March 2025 the Company acquired 100.00% of the share capital of Marlin Global Services Limited in exchange for consideration of £1,100,000.”
- “On 10 July 2025 the Company acquired the trade and assets of RTC (UK) Limited for consideration of £650,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 42 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GORDON, James Robert Anthony | Secretary | 2024-04-01 | — | — |
| CANHAM, Rachel Eleanor | Director | 2022-04-04 | Jul 1981 | British |
| HARRIS, Grace Elizabeth | Director | 2020-08-05 | Apr 1988 | British |
| SERGEANT, Sarah Jane | Director | 2025-07-30 | May 1973 | British |
| WOOD, Phillip Paul | Director | 2012-04-18 | Nov 1965 | British |
Show 42 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Gareth Trevor | Secretary | — | 2013-03-28 |
| FAGAN, Daragh Patrick Feltrim | Secretary | 2016-04-29 | 2016-08-08 |
| LAAN, Alexandra Jane | Secretary | 2007-05-03 | 2016-04-29 |
| STEAD, Catherine | Secretary | 2016-08-08 | 2024-03-31 |
| BATEMAN, Peter Leonard Goodchild | Director | — | 1995-05-26 |
| BROWN, Edward Forrest | Director | 1997-12-09 | 2006-01-05 |
| BROWN, Edward Forrest | Director | — | 1994-01-17 |
| BROWN, Gareth Trevor | Director | 2006-10-04 | 2013-03-28 |
| CHANDLER, Henry James Lindsay | Director | 2003-03-19 | 2009-04-30 |
| DUARTE, Jose Antonio Ferreira | Director | 2001-06-27 | 2003-03-19 |
| ELLIS, Martin Douglas | Director | 2001-07-18 | 2003-03-19 |
| ELLIS, Michael | Director | 2024-08-31 | 2025-07-30 |
| EVANS, William John | Director | — | 1993-10-01 |
| FAGAN, Daragh Patrick Feltrim | Director | 2014-07-23 | 2022-03-30 |
| FOOTE, Graham Bremner | Director | — | 1998-06-01 |
| FRETWELL, Stephen James | Director | 1996-01-12 | 2004-09-30 |
| GILLESPIE, Mark | Director | 2012-04-18 | 2014-09-08 |
| GODFREY, Mark John | Director | 2001-06-27 | 2005-02-24 |
| GRIFFITHS, Paul | Director | 2006-06-02 | 2014-07-23 |
| HAMPSON, Jeffreys Kristen | Director | 2013-05-31 | 2024-08-31 |
| HOBART, Andrew Hampden | Director | 2006-10-04 | 2009-09-09 |
| HOLMES, Michael H | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| HOWROYD, David Rowan | Director | 2000-08-30 | 2006-09-18 |
| HOWSE, Nigel Robert | Director | — | 1994-04-18 |
| INGALL TOMBS, Stuart Michael | Director | 2011-05-13 | 2014-09-08 |
| KEITH, Gordon | Director | 1994-01-17 | 2000-12-31 |
| MCCONNACHIE, David John | Director | 2009-02-19 | 2011-01-01 |
| MORGAN, Michael Robert | Director | — | 1994-07-06 |
| NICHOLAS, Martin Lee | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2011-05-13 |
| PAYNE, Roger Christopher | Director | 1992-12-31 | 2005-09-09 |
| PEARCE, Christopher Thomas | Director | 1992-05-25 | 2000-11-17 |
| ROSS JONES, Allan, Dr | Director | — | 2006-09-18 |
| SALTER, Michael John | Director | 1995-02-17 | 1997-03-19 |
| SMITH, Jonathan Mark | Director | 1998-05-22 | 2001-06-27 |
| THOMPSON, Clive Malcolm, Sir | Director | — | 2000-08-31 |
| TUNNELL, Michael Frank | Director | 1994-01-17 | 2006-10-04 |
| WARD, Clive Merrick Norman | Director | 1997-03-19 | 2006-09-30 |
| WARD JONES, Robert | Director | — | 2006-08-31 |
| WHALLEY, Geoffrey Herbert | Director | 1997-12-09 | 2000-06-30 |
| WHALLEY, Geoffrey Herbert | Director | — | 1995-02-17 |
| WILDE, James Christie Falconer | Director | 1995-02-17 | 2003-03-19 |
| YOUNG, Alexander Sirrell | Director | 1997-12-09 | 2003-03-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rentokil Initial (1896) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 255 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-04-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+6.2%
£321,258,000 £341,269,000
-
Cash
+8.9%
£15,778,000 £17,184,000
-
Net assets
+23.5%
£269,115,000 £332,223,000
-
Employees
+1.6%
3,067 3,117
-
Operating profit
+24.4%
£65,845,000 £81,879,000
-
Profit before tax
+13.1%
£70,861,000 £80,140,000
-
Wages
+7%
£97,004,000 £103,803,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers