J.R. RIX & SONS LIMITED
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Cash
£6.2k
+155% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£127m
+2.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
937
+4.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.6m
+92.2% vs 2024
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 | £590,763,005 | £531,392,286 | £574,428,023 | +8.1% | |
| Operating profit | £6,021,663 | -£1,626,492 | £3,747,855 | +330.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,756,145 | £2,402,354 | £4,616,623 | +92.2% | |
| Net profit | £3,433,540 | £1,908,218 | £3,437,768 | +80.2% | |
| Cash | £2,306 | £2,443 | £6,230 | +155% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £128,126,206 | £130,704,066 | £135,231,869 | +3.5% | |
| Net assets | £121,529,412 | £123,117,030 | £126,554,798 | +2.8% | |
| Equity | £121,529,412 | £123,117,030 | £126,554,798 | +2.8% | |
| Average employees | 808 | 899 | 937 | +4.2% | |
| Wages | £27,026,495 | £26,343,145 | £36,650,433 | +39.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,282,322 | £2,497,073 | £4,290,797 | +71.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £96,357 | £541,690 | £508,512 | -6.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £924,682 | £309,342 | £655,729 | +112% |
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 | 1.0% | -0.3% | 0.7% | |
| Net margin | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.7% | -1.2% | 2.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 36.8% | 31.6% | 33.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.81x | 2.01x | 1.97x | |
| Interest cover | 3.39x | -2.66x | 5.57x |
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
- Smailes Goldie
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value.”
Group structure
- J.R. RIX & SONS LIMITED · parent
- Jordan & Company (Hull) Limited 100%
- Victory Conversions Limited 100%
- Rix Petroleum (Hull) Limited 100%
- Rix Transport Limited 100%
- Seaway Logistics Limited 100%
- Maritime Bunkering Limited 100%
- Rix Grain Drying Limited 100%
- Victory Leisure Homes Limited 100%
- Prestige Homeseeker Park and Leisure Homes Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 7th January 2025 the group acquired the entire share capital of HHH Park No.1 Limited.”
- “On 1st April 2025 the group disposed of the entire share capital of Expensemate Limited.”
- “On 8th October 2025 the group acquired the entire share capital of AR Fuels Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARKE, Rory Michael Andrew | Director | 2006-01-01 | Sep 1959 | British |
| DOYLE, James Ian | Director | 2017-09-01 | Sep 1974 | British |
| FRY, Michael Paul | Director | 2025-03-13 | Jul 1979 | British |
| HASNIP, Peter Jeffrey | Director | 2020-11-04 | Apr 1953 | British |
| LAMBERT, Duncan John | Director | 2017-09-01 | Sep 1961 | British |
| RIX, Harry James | Director | 2021-07-07 | Feb 1994 | British |
| RIX, Sally Joanna | Director | — | Feb 1965 | British |
| RIX, Timothy John | Director | — | Jan 1963 | British |
| WILDE, Robert Edward | Director | 2020-11-04 | Dec 1981 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILSON, David Ernest | Secretary | — | 2008-04-07 |
| EVANS, David Charles | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2021-04-30 |
| RIX, John Robert | Director | — | 2017-08-03 |
| WILSON, David Ernest | Director | — | 2008-04-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Timothy John Rix | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Ms Sally Joanna Rix | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 171 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-16 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-09-16 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-12 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-12 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-17 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-17 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-13 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2023-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.