RAYBURN TRADING COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-04 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£10M
-3.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£31M
+8% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
188
+7.4% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
+25.5% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £89,336,109 | — | £104,195,178 | £105,784,683 | £98,510,617 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £4,438,409 | — | £2,306,333 | £1,927,168 | £2,573,563 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £4,392,710 | — | £2,484,901 | £2,570,655 | £3,224,905 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £3,463,639 | — | £1,724,254 | £1,719,470 | £2,336,960 | |
| Cash | — | — | £10,523,883 | — | £11,779,725 | £9,922,652 | £9,548,453 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £23,645,016 | — | £27,389,280 | £29,101,220 | £31,603,137 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £23,521,353 | — | £27,332,684 | £29,052,152 | £31,389,112 | |
| Equity | £22,611,709 | £24,557,714 | £23,521,353 | £25,608,430 | £27,332,684 | £29,052,152 | £31,389,112 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 168 | — | 169 | 175 | 188 | |
| Wages | — | — | £5,034,836 | — | £5,954,465 | £6,556,594 | £7,060,728 |
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 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 5.0% | — | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 3.9% | — | 1.7% | 1.6% | 2.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 18.8% | — | 8.4% | 6.6% | 8.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 3.33x | 3.49x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 86.18x | — | 44.78x | 37.42x | 137.25x |
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
- Lopian Gross Barnett & Co
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “It's been a difficult year with the impacts of the cost of living crisis and pressures on prices but despite that the business has continued to move forward and still achieve over £98 million in turnover. The trading restrictions post Brexit are now starting to ease so we are able to explore non-domestic markets again that we had been forced to leave alone for a prolonged period of time. The home market remains strong and this continues to be the case. Overheads have been impacted, in particular transport costs but again we are making strides in the current year to limit the impact as is the case with most of the overheads.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOBSON, Tony | Secretary | 2008-01-31 | — | British |
| GOLDMAN, Howard | Director | 2007-03-01 | Aug 1978 | British |
| GOLDMAN, Michael David | Director | — | Apr 1949 | British |
| GOLDMAN, Russell Stuart | Director | 2003-12-17 | Oct 1971 | British |
| HOBSON, Tony | Director | 2006-10-01 | Feb 1961 | British |
| WATKINS, Nikki Karl | Director | 2022-09-21 | Apr 1982 | British |
| WEINER, Simon | Director | 2003-06-16 | Dec 1956 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOLDMAN, Mavis Barbara | Secretary | — | 2008-01-31 |
| DRUCE, Sefton | Director | — | 1998-02-26 |
| DUPLEX, Lee Edward | Director | 2003-06-16 | 2009-12-17 |
| GOLDMAN, Anne Stacey, Dr | Director | — | 1999-12-09 |
| GOLDMAN, Bernard | Director | — | 2003-03-25 |
| GOLDMAN, Linda Susan | Director | — | 2013-02-07 |
| GOLDMAN, Mavis Barbara | Director | — | 2009-01-27 |
| THACKRAY, Sharon | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2011-02-28 |
| WOODTHORPE, Carl Adrian | Director | 2005-11-17 | 2011-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesem Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 151 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-06 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-02-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-02-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31
-
Turnover
-6.9%
£105,784,683 £98,510,617
-
Cash
-3.8%
£9,922,652 £9,548,453
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+8%
£29,052,152 £31,389,112
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+7.4%
175 188
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+33.5%
£1,927,168 £2,573,563
-
Profit before tax
+25.5%
£2,570,655 £3,224,905
-
Wages
+7.7%
£6,556,594 £7,060,728
highest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers