IS-RAYFAST LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-03 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-20
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
+36.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£7M
-24.5% vs 2023
Employees
126
+12.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£12M
+16.6% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 5 times since incorporation
- IS-RAYFAST LIMITED 2001-03-01 → present
- RAYFAST LTD. 1993-11-29 → 2001-03-01
- RAYFAST DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 1986-12-05 → 1993-11-29
- RAYCHEM (EAST AFRICA) LIMITED 1982-06-15 → 1986-12-05
- RAYFAST LIMITED 1979-12-31 → 1982-06-15
- SHAVEBERRY LIMITED 1979-01-11 → 1979-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £48,717,000 | £56,122,000 | |
| Operating profit | £10,243,000 | £11,941,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £10,165,000 | £11,854,000 | |
| Net profit | £7,885,000 | £9,612,000 | |
| Cash | £1,667,000 | £2,282,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,652,000 | £9,199,000 | |
| Net assets | £9,736,000 | £7,348,000 | |
| Equity | £9,736,000 | £7,348,000 | |
| Average employees | 112 | 126 | |
| Wages | £5,413,000 | £5,875,000 |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 21.0% | 21.3% | |
| Net margin | 16.2% | 17.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 87.9% | 129.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 59.6% | 71.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.61x | 1.32x | |
| Interest cover | 131.32x | 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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At 30 September 2024, the Company had net assets of £7,348,000 (2023: £9,736,000). The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPBELL, Paul Barrington | Director | 2024-06-10 | Jan 1972 | British |
| GOODE, David Stuart | Director | 2025-12-17 | May 1977 | British |
| SMITH, Joanna Louise | Director | 2025-09-01 | Apr 1976 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIDGEMAN, James Stewart | Secretary | 1992-09-01 | 2005-09-30 |
| GALLAGHER, Anthony James | Secretary | 2016-03-31 | 2020-05-05 |
| HUNT, John Raymond | Secretary | 2007-11-23 | 2016-03-31 |
| MORRISON, John | Secretary | 2020-05-05 | 2025-05-30 |
| PRICE, Brian | Secretary | — | 1992-09-01 |
| WILSON, Lara Jane | Secretary | 2005-10-03 | 2007-11-23 |
| BRIDGEMAN, James Stewart | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2005-09-30 |
| CLAPP, Karen Jayne | Director | 2000-02-10 | 2015-12-10 |
| GIBBES, Barbara | Director | 2020-06-22 | 2022-09-30 |
| GOODE, David Stuart | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2024-06-10 |
| HENDERSON, Iain | Director | 1998-07-16 | 2016-03-31 |
| HUNT, John Raymond | Director | 2007-11-23 | 2016-03-31 |
| LALA, Alessandro | Director | 2016-03-31 | 2019-10-01 |
| LEONARD, Edmund James | Director | 2002-01-02 | 2016-03-31 |
| LINGWOOD, Nigel Peter | Director | 2016-03-31 | 2020-06-22 |
| MORRISON, John | Director | 2022-10-01 | 2025-05-30 |
| PRICE, Brian | Director | — | 1997-12-17 |
| RIDER, Alan John | Director | — | 1992-08-13 |
| SELKIRK, Peter | Director | 1992-04-24 | 1995-12-29 |
| THOMAS, Aubrey John Christopher | Director | 1994-06-27 | 2000-11-15 |
| THOMPSON, Bruce Mckenzie | Director | 1994-10-28 | 2018-05-08 |
| TWIST, David Stanley | Director | 1992-08-17 | 2002-12-31 |
| TWIST, David Stanley | Director | — | 1992-04-06 |
| WILSON, Lara Jane | Director | 2005-10-03 | 2007-11-23 |
| YAZDANI, Neil | Director | 2024-06-10 | 2025-09-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diploma Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 163 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-25 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
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Turnover
+15.2%
£48,717,000 £56,122,000
-
Cash
+36.9%
£1,667,000 £2,282,000
-
Net assets
-24.5%
£9,736,000 £7,348,000
-
Employees
+12.5%
112 126
-
Operating profit
+16.6%
£10,243,000 £11,941,000
-
Profit before tax
+16.6%
£10,165,000 £11,854,000
-
Wages
+8.5%
£5,413,000 £5,875,000
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