RHI REFRACTORIES UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-12 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+49.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£15M
+6.6% vs 2023
Employees
120
-5.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
+7.5% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- RHI REFRACTORIES UK LIMITED 2001-11-05 → present
- R.H.I. REFRACTORIES UK LIMITED 2001-03-09 → 2001-11-05
- THOR CERAMICS LIMITED 1981-06-11 → 2001-03-09
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,066,695 | £18,402,968 | |
| Operating profit | £909,946 | £889,782 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,113,408 | £1,197,162 | |
| Net profit | £1,043,998 | £943,093 | |
| Cash | £1,592,918 | £2,377,413 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,403,133 | £15,346,226 | |
| Net assets | £14,247,133 | £15,190,226 | |
| Equity | £14,247,133 | £15,190,226 | |
| Average employees | 127 | 120 | |
| Wages | £6,823,819 | £6,498,719 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.8% | 4.8% | |
| Net margin | 5.5% | 5.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.3% | 5.8% | |
| Current ratio | 4.95x | 7.14x |
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
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared forecasts for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Based upon these forecasts, and the ability of the company to call upon its share of the RHI Magnesita NV group liquidity arrangements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company will continue trading for the foreseeable future and be able to meet its obligations when they fall due. They therefore consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a basis of going concern.”
Group structure
- RHI REFRACTORIES UK LIMITED · parent
- Indresco UK Limited
- RHI Site Services UK Limited
Significant events
- “Since 1st April 2023, all activities from entities RHI Site Services Ltd and Magnesita Refractories Ltd were moved to the company RHI Refractories UK Ltd (trade assets, suppliers, customers and employees). Part of our income comes from a 3rd party customer (CELSA UK). This revenue stream was transferred to RHI Refractories UK Ltd. from RHI Site Services Ltd. as part of project Nimble in April 2023.”
- “During the prior year, as a result of group reorganisation, the trade, assets/liabilities of other group companies i.e. Magnesita Refractories Ltd. and RHI Site Services Ltd. were transferred to the company with effective date 01 April 2023.”
- “Both entities [Indresco UK Limited and RHI Site Services UK Limited] were liquidated during 2024 so the value is nil as per 31st December 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORTERA EBRART, Lucia | Director | 2025-12-19 | May 1985 | Spanish |
| ROBERTSON, Craig | Director | 2020-06-30 | Jun 1972 | British |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARR, Alexander Brown | Secretary | 1991-12-17 | 1999-12-31 |
| MCFADDEN, Gerald | Secretary | 2000-01-01 | 2020-06-30 |
| SHAW, Peter Devlin | Secretary | — | 1989-01-01 |
| ATCHISON, Thomas Stephen | Director | — | 1989-05-31 |
| BARR, Alexander Brown | Director | 1994-10-01 | 2012-04-27 |
| BUXBAUM, Franz | Director | 2013-06-01 | 2016-12-22 |
| CANO, Miguel Angel | Director | 2017-11-01 | 2019-08-01 |
| CAPPELLI, Giorgio, Dr | Director | 2004-12-01 | 2013-06-30 |
| FRAAIJE, Dennis | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2025-10-01 |
| GENTSCH, Helmut | Director | 1993-05-06 | 1995-07-31 |
| GOTTWALD, Werner | Director | 1989-06-13 | 1993-05-06 |
| GRUBER, Ingo Michael | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2001-09-18 |
| JESCHKE, Peter, Dr | Director | 1993-05-06 | 1994-06-23 |
| KIENOW, Martin | Director | 1994-07-01 | 1995-04-21 |
| KRAFT, Wilfred Peter, Dr | Director | 1995-10-26 | 1998-12-31 |
| LAWRIE, David | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2018-05-31 |
| LEE, Stephen John | Director | 1991-12-17 | 1997-12-31 |
| MASURAT, Dirk | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2000-06-09 |
| MCFADDEN, Gerald | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2020-06-30 |
| MCINTOSH, James Leacock | Director | 1993-05-06 | 1997-12-31 |
| MEIER, Andreas, Dr | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2001-09-14 |
| MISS, Frank | Director | 2019-06-01 | 2021-03-01 |
| PROUDFOOT, Ian | Director | 1998-10-22 | 2007-09-24 |
| PROUDFOOT, Ian | Director | 1995-10-26 | 1997-12-31 |
| ROBERTS, Graham James | Director | 1991-12-17 | 2001-10-31 |
| SCHAFER, Herbert | Director | 1989-06-13 | 1993-05-06 |
| SCHREYER, Peter Karl | Director | 2019-08-01 | 2020-06-30 |
| SCHUBERT, Gerd, Dr | Director | 2017-02-08 | 2018-05-31 |
| SCHUSTER, Thomas | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2011-08-31 |
| STEINER, Reinhold | Director | 2013-06-14 | 2017-11-01 |
| TAWFIK, Shira | Director | 2025-10-01 | 2025-12-19 |
| THORNTON, Alan Woodburn Menzies | Director | — | 1998-04-06 |
| THORNTON, Christina Morris | Director | — | 1989-06-13 |
| THORNTON, James Menzies | Director | — | 1991-12-31 |
| VON KNOOP, Dietrich | Director | 1989-06-13 | 1994-06-30 |
| VON WIETZLOW, Walther | Director | 1995-10-26 | 1998-12-31 |
| WILKINSON, William Jeremy | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2010-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Didier Werke Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Rhi Magnesita N.V. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 207 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-03-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-01-06 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
-3.5%
£19,066,695 £18,402,968
-
Cash
+49.2%
£1,592,918 £2,377,413
-
Net assets
+6.6%
£14,247,133 £15,190,226
-
Employees
-5.5%
127 120
-
Operating profit
-2.2%
£909,946 £889,782
-
Profit before tax
+7.5%
£1,113,408 £1,197,162
-
Wages
-4.8%
£6,823,819 £6,498,719
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