REPUBLIC TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£6.5m
+77.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£13m
+5.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
40
-4.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4.4m
-17.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples 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 | £56,842,000 | £58,727,000 | £56,414,000 | -3.9% | |
| Operating profit | £4,522,000 | £5,391,000 | £4,500,000 | -16.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,487,000 | £5,335,000 | £4,419,000 | -17.2% | |
| Net profit | £3,379,000 | £3,932,000 | £3,228,000 | -17.9% | |
| Cash | £5,006,000 | £3,643,000 | £6,459,000 | +77.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,955,000 | £16,863,000 | £17,559,000 | +4.1% | |
| Net assets | £11,837,000 | £12,769,000 | £13,497,000 | +5.7% | |
| Equity | £11,837,000 | £12,769,000 | £13,497,000 | +5.7% | |
| Average employees | 39 | 42 | 40 | -4.8% | |
| Wages | £2,201,000 | £2,265,000 | £2,304,000 | +1.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £182,000 | £196,000 | £225,000 | +14.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £32,000 | £34,000 | £36,000 | +5.9% | |
| Highest paid director | £182,000 | £196,000 | £225,000 | +14.8% |
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 | 8.0% | 9.2% | 8.0% | |
| Net margin | 5.9% | 6.7% | 5.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 28.3% | 32.0% | 25.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 58.2% | 54.8% | 55.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.92x | 2.09x | 2.04x | |
| Interest cover | 23.07x | 27.09x | 22.96x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- REPUBLIC TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITED 2009-02-04 → present
- SWEDISH MATCH UK LIMITED 1997-01-01 → 2009-02-04
- BRYANT & MAY LIMITED 1966-03-11 → 1997-01-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this evaluation, they have a reasonable expectation that the Company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. As a result, they have determined that the going concern basis remains appropriate for the preparation of the annual report and financial statements.”
Group structure
- REPUBLIC TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Optinett (UK) Limited 100%
- Zig Zag (GB) Limited 100%
- OCB Papers (UK) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEN TICHA, Aniss | Director | 2025-08-01 | May 1976 | French |
| ELTON, Terry | Director | 2020-06-16 | Nov 1970 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JACKMAN, Sally Margaret | Secretary | — | 2006-05-12 |
| LONG, Gary Martin | Secretary | 2006-05-12 | 2022-04-20 |
| ALMGREN, Kurt Tom Arne | Director | — | 1993-05-28 |
| ARMITAGE, Richard Henry | Director | — | 1993-04-30 |
| CATANIA, John Joseph | Director | 2005-07-14 | 2020-03-31 |
| CLARKE, George Thomas | Director | — | 1995-02-25 |
| CORRIGAN, Fintan | Director | 1998-12-22 | 2002-01-31 |
| DUGGAN-HILL, Simon Donald | Director | 2000-07-03 | 2005-09-01 |
| GRAY, Michael James | Director | 2000-07-03 | 2005-11-30 |
| JACKMAN, Sally Margaret | Director | 1997-11-10 | 2006-05-12 |
| JOHNSTONE, Ian Erskine | Director | 1993-05-24 | 1997-11-28 |
| JONES, Graham Douglas | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2006-09-30 |
| JONHSTONE, Ian Erskine | Director | — | 1992-10-21 |
| KAMPHUIS, Gerrit | Director | 2006-10-01 | 2008-12-22 |
| MERCHANT, David John | Director | 2000-05-01 | 2002-02-28 |
| O'REILLY, Oliver Stephen | Director | 1994-12-01 | 1998-12-31 |
| PARCEVAUX, Philippe Andre Hilaire | Director | 2008-12-22 | 2012-12-31 |
| PETERS, Colin Nicandro Valerio | Director | — | 1992-10-31 |
| SANCHEZ VILA, Santiago | Director | 2008-12-22 | 2025-08-01 |
| VOGELS, Frans Lodewijk | Director | 1997-11-10 | 2000-05-08 |
| WHEELER, David Francis | Director | — | 1994-08-31 |
| WYATT, John Philip | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2004-05-07 |
| WYATT, John Philip | Director | — | 1996-08-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic Technologies International Sas | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 195 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-04-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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last 24 months
last 12 months
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