R P S GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-06-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-09-28
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-09 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-25
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-61.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£198M
-1% vs 2024
Employees
96
-5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£174M
+5,710% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- R P S GROUP LIMITED 2023-02-17 → present
- R P S GROUP PLC 1989-04-17 → 2023-02-17
- RURAL PLANNING SERVICES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1987-06-22 → 1989-04-17
- JORRABAN (NO.13) PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1987-01-08 → 1987-06-22
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-28
| Metric | Trend | 2024-09-29 | 2025-09-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£77,200,000 | £51,100,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £3,000,000 | £174,300,000 | |
| Net profit | £2,600,000 | £176,000,000 | |
| Cash | £8,100,000 | £3,100,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £202,900,000 | £199,200,000 | |
| Net assets | £199,700,000 | £197,700,000 | |
| Equity | £199,700,000 | £197,700,000 | |
| Average employees | 101 | 96 | |
| Wages | £4,400,000 | £4,700,000 |
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 | 2024-09-29 | 2025-09-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -38.0% | 25.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 31.0% | 16.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.42x | 0.49x | |
| Interest cover | -17.95x | 26.89x |
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
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- R P S GROUP LIMITED · parent
- ECL DM Pty Ltd 100%
- ECL Drilling Management Pty Limited 100%
- Rudall Blanchard Associates Pty Limited 100%
- Troy Ikoda Australasia Pty Ltd 100%
- ECL Group Limited 100%
- Exploration Consultants Limited 100%
- Geocon Group Services Limited 100%
- Nautilus Limited 100%
- Tetra Tech Consulting Limited (formerly RPS (Consulting Services Limited)) 100%
- Tetra Tech RPS Energy Consultants Limited 100%
- Tetra Tech RPS Energy Limited 100%
- RPS Environmental Management Limited 100%
- RPS Laboratories Limited 100%
- RPS Mountainheath Limited 100%
- RPS Occupational Health Limited 100%
- RPS Trustees Limited 100%
- Rudall Blanchard Associates Group Limited 100%
- Troy Ikoda Limited 100%
- Tetra Tech RPS Energy GmbH 100%
- Geocon Asia Limited 100%
- RPS Consulting Engineers Limited 100%
- RPS Engineering Services Limited 100%
- RPS Environmental Consultancy Limited 100%
- RPS Group Limited 100%
- RPS Properties Limited 100%
- Cambrian Consultants Asia Sdn. Bhd 100%
- RPS advies-en ingenieursbureau BV 100%
- RPS Analyse BV 100%
- RPS BV 100%
- RPS Detachering BV 100%
- RPS Ireland Limited 100%
- Metier AS 100%
- Metier Group AS 100%
- Reservoir Imaging Limited 100%
- Metier AB 100%
Significant events
- “On 30 September 2024 the Company sold its entire investment in RPS Consultants Pty Limited, the parent company of the RPS Australian sub-group, to Tetra Tech Australia Group Holdings Pty Ltd, a fellow subsidiary within the Tetra Tech, Inc. group. The total consideration was AUD 325.0 million, circa £167 million, representing the fair market value of the investment and was satisfied by the assignment of a promissory note issued by Tetra Tech, Inc. The gain on the disposal of the investment was circa £90 million.”
- “On 30 September 2024 Tetra Tech RPS Energy Limited (formerly RPS Energy Limited) paid a dividend of £8.2 million to the Company comprising the assignment of a promissory note issued by Tetra Tech, Inc. for AUD 16.0 million.”
- “On 24 September 2025 the company acquired the entire share capital of the Irish group company RPS Group Limited from its subsidiary undertaking RPS Environmental Consultancy Limited. The total consideration was £45.2 million and was satisfied by the assignment of a promissory note issued by RPS Group Limited. The investment in RPS Environmental Consultancy Limited was impaired to nil resulting in an impairment charge of £34.4 million.”
- “On 28 September 2025 the trade, assets and liabilities of RPS Ireland Limited were acquired by Tetra Tech Consulting Limited, a subsidiary undertaking, at book value. Tetra Tech Consulting Limited issued 29,500 ordinary shares of £1 each for a consideration of £29.5 million. RPS Group Limited increased its value of investment in Tetra Tech Consulting Limited by £29.5 million.”
- “On 29 September 2025 the shared services, corporate and treasury functions were transferred to Tetra Tech Europe Executive Services Limited, a subsidiary of Tetra Tech UK Holdings Limited. The Company will continue to act as a holding company for the remaining investments in the RPS Group.”
- “On 17 December 2025 Tetra Tech RPS Energy Limited, a subsidiary undertaking, sold its entire investment in Metier Group AS, the parent company of the RPS Scandinavian sub-group. Sale proceeds amounted to £31.9 million resulting in a profit on disposal of £7.3 million. On the same day Metier Group As repaid in full its intercompany loan balance with RPS Group Limited amounting to £3.1million.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 39 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MURDOCH, Andrew James | Secretary | 2023-10-06 | — | — |
| GREEN, Christopher James | Director | 2023-11-02 | Aug 1981 | British |
| LEMMON, Richard Alan | Director | 2023-11-02 | Aug 1959 | American |
Show 39 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATTERBURY, Karen Lorraine | Secretary | 2022-05-09 | 2023-02-28 |
| GORMLEY, David Joseph | Secretary | 2018-12-04 | 2022-02-04 |
| HOPSON III, Preston | Secretary | 2023-02-28 | 2023-10-06 |
| RIGBY, April | Secretary | 1993-07-23 | 2008-09-25 |
| ROWE, Nicholas | Secretary | 2022-02-04 | 2022-05-09 |
| ROWE, Nicholas | Secretary | 2008-09-25 | 2018-12-04 |
| SECCOMBE, Jonathan Lawrence | Secretary | — | 1993-07-23 |
| BAINBRIDGE, Allison Margaret | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2023-01-24 |
| BENNETT, John Henry | Director | 2016-04-27 | 2017-05-31 |
| BENNETT, John Henry | Director | 2006-05-25 | 2015-05-01 |
| BROWNLIE, William | Director | 2023-01-23 | 2023-11-02 |
| CHARLTON, Louise Elizabeth | Director | 2008-05-22 | 2017-08-04 |
| CLOUSTON, James Brian | Director | — | 1992-07-27 |
| COTTRELL, Judith | Director | 2020-04-30 | 2023-02-28 |
| DEVLIN, Roger William | Director | 2002-04-29 | 2011-05-06 |
| DOUGLAS, John Matheson | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2023-01-24 |
| DOWEN, Peter Burl | Director | — | 2011-09-30 |
| GILLESPIE, Andrew James | Director | 2023-01-23 | 2023-11-02 |
| GLICKMAN, Catherine Janet | Director | 2018-08-02 | 2022-06-30 |
| GRAHAM, Tracey | Director | 2011-09-12 | 2015-09-03 |
| HEARNE, Alan Stephen, Dr | Director | — | 2017-08-31 |
| LAND, Harry Brook | Director | 1997-10-23 | 2016-10-31 |
| LEVER, Kenneth | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2023-01-24 |
| LOOKER, Roger Frank | Director | — | 1997-10-24 |
| MARTIN, Paul Michael | Director | 1997-12-18 | 2005-03-31 |
| MCKELVY, Michael | Director | 2018-05-01 | 2023-01-24 |
| MCPHERSON, Karen Margaret | Director | 2005-06-14 | 2011-05-06 |
| MILLER-BAKEWELL, Robert Lewis | Director | 2010-05-04 | 2019-05-01 |
| PAGE, Andrew | Director | 2014-09-15 | 2016-04-26 |
| PARRY, Graham David Richard | Director | — | 2002-02-25 |
| PEACE, Elizabeth Ann | Director | 2017-07-11 | 2023-01-24 |
| RIGBY, April | Director | 1993-07-23 | 2000-11-01 |
| SECCOMBE, Jonathan Lawrence | Director | — | 1993-07-23 |
| STEIJN, Bernardus Josephus Van | Director | 1997-04-24 | 2002-12-19 |
| THIELEN, Robert Henricus Leonardus Maria | Director | 2002-12-19 | 2005-12-31 |
| TROUP, Andrew Richard Gordon | Director | — | 2009-11-05 |
| WILLIAMS, John Philip, Dr | Director | 2005-11-24 | 2016-09-30 |
| WOOD, Christopher Hereward Vaughan, Mr. | Director | 2000-05-01 | 2003-04-30 |
| YOUNG, Gary Richard | Director | 2000-11-01 | 2020-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tetra Tech Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2023-01-23 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 1122 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-07-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-10-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-12-11 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-12-11 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-12-11 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-12-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-10-09 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 3
- 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 2025-09-28 vs 2024-09-29
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-61.7%
£8,100,000 £3,100,000
-
Net assets
-1%
£199,700,000 £197,700,000
-
Employees
-5%
101 96
-
Operating profit
+166.2%
-£77,200,000 £51,100,000
-
Profit before tax
+5,710%
£3,000,000 £174,300,000
-
Wages
+6.8%
£4,400,000 £4,700,000
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