RAVENSDEN PLC
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Next accounts due
2027-06-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-11 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-27
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£9M
+23.1% highest in 9 filed years
Net assets
£14M
+5.8% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
13
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£978K
-40.8% lowest in 6 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- RAVENSDEN PLC 1994-07-08 → present
- RAVENSDEN CURIOS LIMITED 1975-04-10 → 1994-07-08
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £5,705,157 | — | £6,642,853 | — | £8,478,126 | £8,472,969 | £7,878,223 | £7,667,522 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,021,301 | — | £1,522,875 | — | £1,747,517 | £2,109,001 | £1,437,426 | £730,767 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,007,338 | — | £1,521,360 | — | £1,747,517 | £2,151,921 | £1,652,095 | £977,537 | |
| Net profit | — | £812,723 | — | £1,226,902 | — | £1,403,170 | £1,633,513 | £1,229,289 | £722,665 | |
| Cash | £1,639,038 | £2,019,624 | £2,019,624 | £4,189,959 | £4,189,959 | £2,846,737 | £5,455,047 | £7,071,859 | £8,708,828 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £7,586,959 | — | £8,820,446 | — | £10,230,072 | £11,863,725 | £13,276,748 | £14,023,255 | |
| Net assets | — | £7,353,811 | — | £8,506,899 | — | £9,910,069 | £11,543,582 | £12,946,361 | £13,696,026 | |
| Equity | £6,565,692 | £7,353,811 | £7,353,811 | £8,506,899 | £8,506,899 | £9,910,069 | £11,543,582 | £12,946,361 | £13,696,026 | |
| Average employees | — | 21 | — | 13 | — | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | |
| Wages | — | £1,086,825 | — | £922,245 | — | £999,869 | £1,488,576 | £1,786,676 | £1,949,514 |
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 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 17.9% | — | 22.9% | — | 20.6% | 24.9% | 18.2% | 9.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 14.2% | — | 18.5% | — | 16.6% | 19.3% | 15.6% | 9.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 13.5% | — | 17.3% | — | 17.1% | 17.8% | 10.8% | 5.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.00x | 8.95x | |
| Interest cover | — | 73.14x | — | 1005.20x | — | — | — | 235.64x | — |
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
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the 2025 results and the future forecasts, the directors have concluded that there is no material uncertainty and that the Company can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”
Group structure
- RAVENSDEN PLC · parent
- Ravensden B.V. 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAPE, Susan Jane | Secretary | 1998-03-26 | — | British |
| PAPE, Brian Martin Barry | Director | — | Aug 1940 | British |
| PAPE, Michael Barry | Director | 1998-05-05 | Feb 1972 | British |
| PAPE, Richard Martin | Director | 2002-02-01 | Apr 1975 | British |
| PAPE, Susan Jane | Director | — | Apr 1948 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAPE, Brian Martin Barry | Secretary | — | 1998-03-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Brian Martin Barry Pape | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Susan Jane Pape | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 133 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-30 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-02 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-04-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2019-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
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Turnover
-2.7%
£7,878,223 £7,667,522
-
Cash
+23.1%
£7,071,859 £8,708,828
highest in 9 filed years
-
Net assets
+5.8%
£12,946,361 £13,696,026
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
0%
13 13
-
Operating profit
-49.2%
£1,437,426 £730,767
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-40.8%
£1,652,095 £977,537
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Wages
+9.1%
£1,786,676 £1,949,514
highest in 6 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