R.E.A. TRADING PLC
Get an alert when R.E.A. TRADING PLC files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Cash
£6.1m
+31.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£47m
-18.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
4,879
-10.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£9m
-496.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
-
1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £44,267,000 | £40,155,000 | £36,213,000 | -9.8% | |
| Operating profit | £4,445,000 | £2,635,000 | £309,000 | -88.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,825,000 | £2,260,000 | -£8,959,000 | -496.4% | |
| Net profit | £1,840,000 | £785,000 | -£8,868,000 | -1,229.7% | |
| Cash | £6,851,000 | £4,651,000 | £6,118,000 | +31.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £65,428,000 | £69,350,000 | £58,716,000 | -15.3% | |
| Net assets | £55,068,000 | £58,220,000 | £47,356,000 | -18.7% | |
| Equity | £55,068,000 | £58,220,000 | £47,356,000 | -18.7% | |
| Average employees | 5,277 | 5,471 | 4,879 | -10.8% | |
| Wages | £11,372,000 | £11,583,000 | £11,441,000 | -1.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £134,000 | £120,000 | £120,000 | 0% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £14,000 | £0 | -100% |
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 | 10.0% | 6.6% | 0.9% | |
| Net margin | 4.2% | 2.0% | -24.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.8% | 3.8% | 0.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 21.4% | 20.2% | 26.3% | |
| Current ratio | 6.64x | 8.07x | 5.19x | |
| Interest cover | 8.52x | 3.98x | 0.43x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- R.E.A. TRADING PLC 2021-06-23 → present
- R.E.A. TRADING LIMITED 1991-01-16 → 2021-06-23
- LEWISOHN & MARSHALL LIMITED 1982-09-01 → 1991-01-16
- R.E.A. HOLDINGS LIMITED 1906-04-10 → 1982-09-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis as the directors consider that there is a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The directors are satisfied that these do not cast significant doubt upon the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- R.E.A. TRADING PLC · parent
- PT Robindo Natayara 96%
- PT Spice Islands Maluku 99%
- REA Vipingo Plantations Limited 97%
- REAT Services Limited 100%
- Wigglesworth & Co. Limited 100%
- Amboni Plantations Limited 97%
- Amboni Spinning Mill Limited 97%
- Dwa Estate Limited 97%
- Wigglesworth Exporters Limited 97%
Significant events
- “After a short interval in which it appeared that disputes with the local community in Ambon would be resolved, difficulties resurfaced and the group was again forced to suspend extension planting in its Abaca project.”
- “Given the depressed level of coal prices during 2025, it was decided to defer commencement of mining. With the recent rise in prices, it is hoped to commence mining of one of the concessions in January 2027.”
- “The early months of the current year have seen a welcome improvement in sisal offtake by China. If maintained, the group can reasonably expect to report improved results for 2026.”
- “On 1 April 2026, the group completed the disposal of Amboni Spinning Mill Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.E.A. SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | — | — | — |
| ROBINOW, Jeremy John | Director | 2002-07-01 | Apr 1958 | British |
| ROBINOW, Richard Michael | Director | — | Dec 1945 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLNET, Roger Charles | Director | — | 1994-06-30 |
| HARRIS, James | Director | — | 2002-09-30 |
| LANDON, Vivian James | Director | — | 1999-07-27 |
| MILLAR, William | Director | 1994-01-24 | 1996-02-26 |
| MURRAY, Ian Alexander Russel | Director | 1996-03-15 | 1999-01-15 |
| NEWBY, Nigel Edgar | Director | — | 2001-12-31 |
| TROY, Vincent Charles | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| WRIGHT, Edward Charles | Director | — | 1996-02-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jeremy John Robinow | Individual | Significant influence (as firm) | 2025-08-29 | Active |
| Mr Jeremy John Robinow | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-08-26 |
| Mr Richard Michael Robinow | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 170 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-04 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-11 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-24 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-03-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-03-16 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2022-03-16 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2022-02-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-22 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.