R.S.CLARE & CO.,LIMITED
Incorporated in 1902 and based in Liverpool, the private company specialises in the treatment and manufacture of industrial petroleum products.
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Cash
£23m
+20.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£19m
+3.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
86
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£8.1m
+2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Energy median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £30,882,885 | £31,818,881 | £30,195,358 | -5.1% | |
| Operating profit | £6,452,284 | £7,547,983 | £7,784,907 | +3.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,741,950 | £7,930,331 | £8,091,484 | +2% | |
| Net profit | £5,321,270 | £5,969,715 | £6,268,474 | +5% | |
| Cash | £14,576,399 | £19,544,886 | £23,471,649 | +20.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,944,546 | £19,653,023 | £20,491,341 | +4.3% | |
| Net assets | £18,663,411 | £18,484,430 | £19,102,889 | +3.3% | |
| Equity | £18,663,411 | £18,484,430 | £19,102,889 | +3.3% | |
| Average employees | 82 | 86 | 86 | 0% | |
| Wages | £3,766,898 | £4,113,770 | £4,226,840 | +2.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £319,222 | £313,626 | £292,801 | -6.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £69,320 | £95,400 | £135,500 | +42% | |
| Highest paid director | £179,466 | £199,994 | £201,194 | +0.6% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 20.9% | 23.7% | 25.8% | |
| Net margin | 17.2% | 18.8% | 20.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 32.4% | 38.4% | 38.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 43.1% | 51.2% | 55.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.97x | 1.64x | 1.55x | |
| Interest cover | 20.56x | 15.21x | 11.82x |
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
- DJH Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the Company's forecasts and projections, which extend greater than twelve months from the date of financial statements issue, the directors consider that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- R.S.CLARE & CO.,LIMITED · parent
- Bechem (UK) Limited 100%
- Igralub Holding GmbH 100%
- Igralub AG für Schmiertechnik 100%
- Igralub Systems GmbH 100%
- Igralub Deutschland GmbH 80%
- Igralub North America, LLC 50%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRANCA, Mattia | Director | 2015-12-09 | Jul 1978 | Italian |
| HIGGIN, Rupert Sinclair | Director | 1997-11-27 | Aug 1964 | British |
| MEADOWS, David Charles | Director | 2019-06-27 | Feb 1983 | British |
| MEADOWS, Robert Ian Shaw | Director | — | Feb 1946 | British |
| TIERNAN, James Thomas | Director | 2021-09-23 | Jan 1978 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARMYLLIE, Jeffrey | Secretary | — | 1998-01-19 |
| CHAPPLE, Geraldine Anne | Secretary | 2007-04-20 | 2015-08-31 |
| CHAPPLE, Geraldine Anne | Secretary | 2005-03-24 | 2005-09-14 |
| COOPER, Nicola Claire | Secretary | 2015-09-01 | 2015-11-04 |
| GROGAN, Paul | Secretary | 1998-02-05 | 1999-08-12 |
| HOOSON, Helen Yvette | Secretary | 2000-02-01 | 2005-03-24 |
| PAYNE, Leslie John | Secretary | 2005-09-14 | 2007-04-20 |
| AMIRI, Said Amin | Director | 1997-11-01 | 1999-12-31 |
| BARKER, Christopher Clifford Harding | Director | — | 1999-08-10 |
| BARTON, Charles Richard | Director | — | 1997-12-02 |
| BARTON, Michael Richard | Director | — | 1995-11-16 |
| BIDDLE, Neville Leslie | Director | — | 2021-06-29 |
| CARMYLLIE, Jeffrey | Director | — | 1998-01-19 |
| COLDWELL, Roy | Director | 2015-12-09 | 2021-12-31 |
| HEANEY, Rosemary Anne | Director | 1999-08-10 | 2013-05-31 |
| HOOSON, Helen Yvette | Director | 2000-06-07 | 2005-03-24 |
| PATTERSON, Noel John | Director | 2012-01-02 | 2015-06-11 |
| PAYNE, Leslie John | Director | 2005-09-14 | 2007-04-20 |
| RIDLEY, Michael Philip | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| SCOTT, Stephen David | Director | 1998-02-05 | 2019-06-27 |
| VANN, Paul Adrian | Director | 2016-05-03 | 2021-12-31 |
| WINGATE, Orde Jonathan | Director | 1996-02-16 | 1997-10-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rs Clare Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-15 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 183 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-12-31 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2021-12-31 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-31 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-12-31 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-12-22 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-12-21 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2021-09-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.