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ROE BROS. & CO LTD.

#01564981 · Active · Incorporated 1981-06-01 (45y 1m) · Last filing 2026-04-02 (3mo ago)
Industrials · SIC 25990 · C Manufacturing · Full accounts
Accounts due 2026-09-30 (in 3 months) · Confirmation due 2027-01-26 (in 7 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£14M

-27.6% vs 2023

Net assets

£33M

+2.1% vs 2023

Employees

75

+1.4% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£946K

-64.4% vs 2023

Accounts

2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £38,608,519£32,810,812 -15%
Operating profit £2,383,776£147,548 -93.8%
Profit before tax £2,655,651£945,521 -64.4%
Net profit £1,978,080£666,931 -66.3%
Cash £19,194,182£13,905,779 -27.6%
Total assets less current liabilities £32,574,150£33,762,549 +3.6%
Net assets £31,851,703£32,518,634 +2.1%
Equity £31,851,703£32,518,634 +2.1%
Average employees 7475 +1.4%
Wages £4,565,156£4,141,381 -9.3%
Directors' remuneration £1,365,325£1,021,212 -25.2%

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 2023-12-312024-12-31
Operating margin 6.2%0.4%
Net margin 5.1%2.0%
Return on capital employed 7.3%0.4%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 17.1%11.2%
Current ratio 5.93x11.37x
Interest cover 20.07x1.53x

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

  1. ROE BROS. & CO LTD. 1988-07-11 → present
  2. REINFORCEMENTS (PETERBOROUGH) LIMITED 1985-01-31 → 1988-07-11
  3. OUSE STEEL (1981) LIMITED 1981-06-01 → 1985-01-31

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
Wright Vigar Limited
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”

Group structure

  1. ROE BROS. & CO LTD. · parent
    1. Peterborough Reinforcements Limited 100% · England and Wales · Dormant

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

6 active · 3 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
BAILEY, Thomas Gerard Director 2020-01-06 Nov 1988 British
BELL, Richard Leslie Director 2020-01-06 Dec 1964 British
ROBERTSON, Jean Director 2014-09-08 Oct 1964 British
ROE, John Patrick William Director — Mar 1958 British
TAYLOR, Clinton John Director 2014-09-08 Dec 1961 British
TYLER, Oliver Charles Director 2026-04-01 Dec 1982 British
Show 3 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
WHITHAM, Haydon Christopher Secretary 1992-06-22 2014-06-06
SIMMONS, Daren Paul Director 2020-01-06 2025-05-31
WHITHAM, Haydon Christopher Director 1992-06-22 2014-06-06

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mr John Patrick William Roe Individual Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Active
Mr Richard John Clark Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Active
Mr Paul Roe Individual Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% 2016-04-06 Active
Mr Frank William Randall Roe Individual Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 123 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-04-02 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-03-05 PSC04 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2026-01-15 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-09-18 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2025-06-04 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-01-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-09-24 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2024-01-12 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-06-13 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2023-01-17 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-07-08 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2022-01-13 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-07-22 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-01-12 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-10-14 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2020-01-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-01-07 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2020-01-07 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2020-01-07 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2019-10-01 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
4

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
1

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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