RABBIE'S TRAIL BURNERS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-12 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-29
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-20.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
+89.6% vs 2023
Employees
266
+9.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
+18.4% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,359,448 | £23,117,557 | |
| Operating profit | £1,959,411 | £2,340,049 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,763,552 | £2,088,149 | |
| Net profit | £1,310,920 | £1,554,595 | |
| Cash | £3,803,369 | £3,023,776 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,494,736 | £8,113,510 | |
| Net assets | £1,735,076 | £3,289,671 | |
| Equity | £1,735,076 | £3,289,671 | |
| Average employees | 243 | 266 | |
| Wages | £6,892,871 | £7,666,336 |
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 | 10.7% | 10.1% | |
| Net margin | 7.1% | 6.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 30.2% | 28.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.94x | 0.91x | |
| Interest cover | 5.55x | 7.09x |
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
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- 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. 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 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
- RABBIE'S TRAIL BURNERS LIMITED · parent
- Rabbie's (Ireland) Limited 100%
- Rabbie's Espana S.L. 100%
Significant events
- “The trading success of the business provided the platform for the Company to significantly reduce its level of debt across 2024, repaying a total of £1.7m in the year. This saw the Group settle in full the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan (CBILS).”
- “Rabbie's Espana S.L., a subsidiary of the Company, has had its application for dissolution successfully registered in the Mercantile Register of Valencia on the 25th February 2025. This entity had never commenced trading and hence there is no impact on future profitability as a result of this change.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICKETT, Hazel Elizabeth | Director | 2013-04-16 | Sep 1978 | British |
| ROBERTS, Alexander James | Director | 2025-11-04 | May 1974 | British |
| ROBERTSON, Fraser James | Director | 2023-06-27 | Jan 1987 | British |
| WORSNOP, Robin Stewart | Director | 1996-03-29 | Apr 1967 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBINSON, Martha Gilmore, Dr | Secretary | 1996-03-29 | 2022-05-31 |
| OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-03-29 | 1996-03-29 |
| CARSON, Gary Stuart | Director | 2013-04-16 | 2015-11-03 |
| DOHERTY, Elaine | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2017-05-17 |
| FERGUSON, Jeffrey Nicholas Alexander | Director | 2013-04-16 | 2019-10-09 |
| LEE, Alexander James | Director | 2016-09-29 | 2025-11-04 |
| MACNEE, Calum | Director | 2013-04-16 | 2016-09-22 |
| RENNIE-MCGILL, Heather Fiona | Director | 2018-11-01 | 2025-09-19 |
| THEURER, Yvonne Wagoun | Director | 2014-03-31 | 2015-07-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabbie's Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-05-26 | Active |
| Mr Robin Stewart Worsnop | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-05-26 |
| Martha Gilmore Robinson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-05-26 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 148 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-09-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-09-07 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-08-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-09 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2023-02-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-09-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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
+25.9%
£18,359,448 £23,117,557
-
Cash
-20.5%
£3,803,369 £3,023,776
-
Net assets
+89.6%
£1,735,076 £3,289,671
-
Employees
+9.5%
243 266
-
Operating profit
+19.4%
£1,959,411 £2,340,049
-
Profit before tax
+18.4%
£1,763,552 £2,088,149
-
Wages
+11.2%
£6,892,871 £7,666,336
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