ROPER RHODES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-10 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-26
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
+21.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£49M
+1% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
232
+4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£13M
+6.8% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £78,863,109 | £82,697,960 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £12,113,681 | £12,826,715 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £12,245,019 | £13,076,726 | |
| Net profit | — | £3,253,421 | £7,283,682 | £10,184,932 | £10,486,909 | |
| Cash | — | £14,417,399 | £10,720,143 | £3,627,313 | £4,416,762 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £48,460,277 | £49,464,103 | £50,512,775 | £51,942,932 | |
| Net assets | — | £47,546,278 | £47,802,943 | £48,606,948 | £49,093,497 | |
| Equity | £44,296,398 | £47,546,278 | £47,802,943 | £48,606,948 | £49,093,497 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 223 | 232 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £9,185,524 | £11,801,846 |
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 | 2019-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 15.4% | 15.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 12.9% | 12.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 24.0% | 24.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.85x | 2.77x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 28.32x | 538.35x |
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
- S&W Partners Audit Limited
- 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. Therefore the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The disruption to freight, caused by the attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, continued throughout 2024, increasing the costs of shipping, and causing delays and interruptions to supply as ships found alternative but longer routes to the UK.”
- “There was a sense of hiatus in the first half of the year as UK voters waited for the General Election in July.”
- “Towards the end of 2024, inflation began to fall and interest rates reduced.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SILLWOOD, Ann | Secretary | 2020-09-16 | — | — |
| ANDERSSON, Per-Arne Johan Mikael, Mr. | Director | 2021-12-01 | Jan 1970 | Swedish |
| DAVIDSSON, Ann-Sofie | Director | 2023-12-07 | Jun 1972 | Swedish |
| LEATHER, Leigh Emery | Director | 2013-08-05 | Oct 1969 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORGAN, Helen Mary | Secretary | 2006-09-15 | 2020-09-16 |
| ROPER, Brian Anthony | Secretary | — | 2006-09-15 |
| CUTLER, Colin Malcolm | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2012-08-31 |
| DAVIES, Ralph | Director | — | 2004-08-01 |
| LUNDMARK, Mats-Ove Haakan, Mr. | Director | 2021-12-01 | 2023-12-07 |
| RHODES, Terence Henry | Director | — | 1996-01-12 |
| ROPER, Brian Anthony | Director | — | 2014-05-03 |
| ROPER, Mark | Director | 2005-01-03 | 2021-12-01 |
| ROPER, Mark | Director | 1995-08-31 | 2004-06-02 |
| ROPER, Paul | Director | 1995-08-31 | 2021-12-01 |
| STAPLES, Emily Jane | Director | 2019-09-23 | 2020-06-08 |
| STEELE, William James | Director | 2019-06-03 | 2021-12-01 |
| TAYLOR, Simon Philip | Director | 2000-11-08 | 2021-12-01 |
| VALLANCE, Christopher | Director | 2021-11-01 | 2021-12-01 |
| WRIGHT, John Henry | Director | 2016-09-05 | 2018-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Svedbergs Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-01 | Active |
| Mr Mark Roper | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-01 |
| Mr Paul Roper | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 221 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-04-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-12-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-12-15 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2021-12-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-12-09 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2021-12-07 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2021-12-07 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-12-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-12-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-12-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+4.9%
£78,863,109 £82,697,960
-
Cash
+21.8%
£3,627,313 £4,416,762
-
Net assets
+1%
£48,606,948 £49,093,497
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+4%
223 232
-
Operating profit
+5.9%
£12,113,681 £12,826,715
-
Profit before tax
+6.8%
£12,245,019 £13,076,726
-
Wages
+28.5%
£9,185,524 £11,801,846
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