NATIONAL REFRIGERANTS LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-09 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-25
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£14M
+73.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£82M
-5.1% vs 2023
Employees
66
+17.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£6M
-38.3% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- NATIONAL REFRIGERANTS LTD 2008-11-12 → present
- NATIONAL REFRIGERANTS OF AMERICA LIMITED 1993-01-12 → 2008-11-12
- NRI LIMITED 1989-05-09 → 1993-01-12
- BEALAW (238) LIMITED 1988-12-08 → 1989-05-09
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £34,079,079 | £37,246,277 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £7,689,774 | £6,515,389 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £9,024,700 | £5,572,525 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £4,489,271 | £4,171,058 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £8,254,579 | £14,344,690 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £87,563,687 | £83,185,621 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £86,335,474 | £81,889,550 | |
| Equity | £56,507,929 | £67,814,252 | £77,159,235 | £75,136,308 | £79,474,781 | £86,335,474 | £81,889,550 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 66 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £2,435,213 | £2,909,078 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 22.6% | 17.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 13.2% | 11.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 8.8% | 7.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 9.7% | 9.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 5.77x | 6.79x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 1.76x | 14.40x |
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
- Z L Y & Co Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and the parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- NATIONAL REFRIGERANTS LTD · parent
- National Refrigerants Suppliers Limited 100%
- National Cylinder Testing (NCT) Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “The directors have considered the uncertainty of the ongoing global problem due to the Covid-19 issue and are confident that any risks will be mitigated.”
- “The directors have been closely monitoring the situations in Ukraine and Israel, even though the direct risk to the company operations and sourcing is low.”
- “There have been no significant events effecting the company since the financial year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOTTRAM, Paul | Secretary | 1997-02-28 | — | British |
| MOTTRAM, Paul John | Director | 2020-11-05 | May 1973 | British |
| REILLY III, John Harvey | Director | 2012-05-01 | Jun 1970 | American |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOCK, Christopher | Secretary | 1995-12-07 | 1997-02-28 |
| SWEENEY, Joseph | Secretary | 1992-10-08 | 1996-01-23 |
| BEACH SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | — | 1992-10-07 |
| BOCK, Christopher | Director | 1995-12-07 | 1997-02-28 |
| CAROSELLA, Carmen | Director | 1992-10-08 | 2025-12-01 |
| DAVIES, Andrew | Director | 2002-06-01 | 2003-09-04 |
| REILLY, John Harvey | Director | 1992-10-08 | 2012-05-01 |
| SWEENEY, Joseph | Director | 1992-10-08 | 1996-01-23 |
| CROFT NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | — | 1992-10-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Elizabeth Reilly | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2021-03-17 | Active |
| Mr John Harvey Reilly Iii | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 138 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-11-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-11-25 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-11-25 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2020-11-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-11-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+9.3%
£34,079,079 £37,246,277
-
Cash
+73.8%
£8,254,579 £14,344,690
-
Net assets
-5.1%
£86,335,474 £81,889,550
-
Employees
+17.9%
56 66
-
Operating profit
-15.3%
£7,689,774 £6,515,389
-
Profit before tax
-38.3%
£9,024,700 £5,572,525
-
Wages
+19.5%
£2,435,213 £2,909,078
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