RIVA PAOLETTI LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£120K
-63.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
-17.1% vs 2024
Employees
146
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£1M
-9,135.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-01-31 | 2020-01-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £10,338,834 | — | — | — | — | £23,300,219 | £22,508,392 | |
| Operating profit | — | £968,614 | — | — | — | — | £655,123 | -£75,910 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,060,587 | — | — | — | — | -£10,861 | -£1,003,086 | |
| Net profit | — | £870,454 | — | — | — | — | £4,913 | -£931,500 | |
| Cash | — | £91,291 | — | — | — | — | £331,249 | £120,407 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,712,943 | — | — | — | — | £5,977,406 | £4,954,376 | |
| Net assets | — | £2,596,162 | — | — | — | — | £5,438,275 | £4,506,775 | |
| Equity | £2,489,989 | £2,596,162 | £2,596,162 | £3,457,310 | £5,189,219 | £5,292,745 | £5,438,275 | £4,506,775 | |
| Average employees | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | 146 | 146 | |
| Wages | — | £1,271,665 | — | — | — | — | £4,685,866 | £4,757,113 |
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 | 2019-01-31 | 2020-01-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 9.4% | — | — | — | — | 2.8% | -0.3% | |
| Net margin | — | 8.4% | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -4.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 35.7% | — | — | — | — | 11.0% | -1.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.43x | 1.28x | |
| Interest cover | — | 13.26x | — | — | — | — | 1.52x | -0.18x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Smailes Goldie, Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- RIVA PAOLETTI LIMITED · parent
- Ismail Textiles Limited 100%
- Riva EL Limited 100%
Significant events
- “This year has been a period of reorganisation and strategic change for us, setting the stage for future growth. However, these changes have come with costs which reflect in this year. We have streamlined our Lichfield manufacturing and relocated it to our Leeds site.”
- “Additionally, our Glasgow office has also been moved to Leeds. In line with our strategic direction, we have reviewed our stock offerings and invested in clearing old stock to make room for our new ranges and categories. The benefits of these changes are showing in FY26 growth and profitability.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BANFIELD, Edward James | Director | 2019-04-26 | Apr 1992 | British |
| EVANS, Lloyd Andrew | Director | 2022-02-09 | Sep 1989 | British |
| GREEN, Andrew Brade | Director | — | Jan 1947 | British |
| GREEN, Justin | Director | 2011-10-25 | Jul 1988 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BESWICK, Guy Andrew | Secretary | — | 2019-07-05 |
| BESWICK, Guy Andrew | Director | — | 2025-11-03 |
| GREEN, Claire | Director | 1991-02-20 | 2019-07-05 |
| WHITWORTH, Richard Julian | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2019-04-26 |
| WILKINSON, Anthony Wayne | Director | 2006-02-01 | 2011-10-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riva Home Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-07-05 | Active |
| Mr Andrew Brade Green | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 140 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-02-25 | 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
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31
-
Turnover
-3.4%
£23,300,219 £22,508,392
-
Cash
-63.7%
£331,249 £120,407
-
Net assets
-17.1%
£5,438,275 £4,506,775
-
Employees
0%
146 146
-
Operating profit
-111.6%
£655,123 -£75,910
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-9,135.7%
-£10,861 -£1,003,086
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+1.5%
£4,685,866 £4,757,113
highest in 3 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