RWS INFORMATION LIMITED
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Cash
£68k
-81.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£37m
+5.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
30
-3.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.5m
-91.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
The Directors intend to transfer the trade, and related assets to other entities within the group and liquidate the Company subsequent to the year end. Therefore, the Directors do not consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. Accordingly, the Directors have prepared these financial statements on a basis other than going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,201,598 | £6,418,792 | £2,445,449 | -61.9% | |
| Operating profit | £4,470,933 | £29,729,962 | £558,788 | -98.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,468,253 | £30,526,538 | £2,538,956 | -91.7% | |
| Net profit | £4,598,817 | £29,565,908 | £1,881,638 | -93.6% | |
| Cash | £712,804 | £369,804 | £67,849 | -81.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,665,000 | £35,230,908 | £37,112,546 | +5.3% | |
| Net assets | £5,665,000 | £35,230,908 | £37,112,546 | +5.3% | |
| Equity | £5,665,000 | £35,230,908 | £37,112,546 | +5.3% | |
| Average employees | 35 | 31 | 30 | -3.2% | |
| Wages | £1,912,919 | £1,901,552 | £1,749,791 | -8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £176,664 | £5,655 | — | — |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 48.6% | — | 22.9% | |
| Net margin | 50.0% | — | 76.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 78.9% | 84.4% | 1.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 40.2% | 32.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.16x | 2.49x | 3.09x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- RWS INFORMATION LIMITED 1988-10-28 → present
- WOOLCOTT & COMPANY LIMITED 1971-11-23 → 1988-10-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“The Directors intend to transfer the trade, and related assets to other entities within the group and liquidate the Company subsequent to the year end. Therefore, the Directors do not consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. Accordingly, the Directors have prepared these financial statements on a basis other than going concern.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LACEY, James Christopher | Director | 2024-05-21 | May 1978 | British |
| PERKINS, Lauren Adele | Director | 2025-06-24 | Oct 1985 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTHONY, Susan | Secretary | 1995-03-16 | 2007-03-31 |
| BRENTNALL, Philip | Secretary | — | 1995-02-10 |
| GLASS, Desmond Kenneth | Secretary | 2017-11-06 | 2022-04-08 |
| JONES, Timothy John | Secretary | 1995-02-10 | 1995-03-16 |
| LEWEY, Christopher Guy Desmond | Secretary | 2022-04-08 | 2022-11-09 |
| MCCARTHY, Michael Anthony | Secretary | 2007-04-02 | 2012-12-31 |
| THOMPSON, Richard James | Secretary | 2013-01-01 | 2017-11-06 |
| BALLINTYNE, Brett Anthony | Director | 2023-05-10 | 2025-06-30 |
| BARB, Wolfgang Gerson, Dr | Director | — | 1995-02-10 |
| BENNETT, Daniel Thomas | Director | 2022-12-20 | 2023-11-30 |
| BRODE, Andrew Stephen | Director | 1995-02-11 | 2023-08-10 |
| DAY, Roderick | Director | 2022-04-08 | 2022-12-20 |
| EDWARDS, Yvette Patricia | Director | 1995-05-11 | 2014-06-02 |
| EDWARDS, Yvette Patricia | Director | — | 1995-02-10 |
| GLASS, Desmond Kenneth Neil | Director | 2017-11-06 | 2022-04-08 |
| HEVER, Penelope Jane | Director | — | 1995-02-10 |
| JARRETT, Vera Kathleen | Director | — | 1994-04-30 |
| JONES, Timothy John | Director | 1994-04-01 | 2000-07-25 |
| LIVESEY, Gillian Ann | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1996-07-02 |
| LODGE, Stephen John | Director | — | 2011-01-31 |
| LUCAS, Elisabeth Ann | Director | 1995-02-10 | 2011-12-31 |
| MCCARTHY, Michael Anthony | Director | 2000-05-02 | 2012-12-31 |
| OTTWAY, Reinhard Karl-Heinz | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| RAVENSCROFT, James | Director | 2000-03-31 | 2003-03-31 |
| SIMPKIN, Neil Thomas | Director | 2017-08-03 | 2022-12-20 |
| STAPLE, Roger Vincent Millard | Director | 2000-03-31 | 2005-04-30 |
| THOMPSON, Richard James | Director | 2012-11-28 | 2021-07-25 |
| VANDERHEYDEN, Peter | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2023-07-14 |
| WALSH, Catherine Elizabeth | Director | 2022-12-20 | 2023-05-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rws Holdings Plc | Corporate entity | Appoints directors | 2023-10-31 | Active |
| Rws Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-10-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 205 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-31 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-17 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type small | |
| 2023-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.