ROPER RHODES LIMITED
Operating under the Roper Rhodes and r2 brands, the company is a designer and wholesale supplier of bathroom furniture, sanitaryware, and accessories, acting as a subsidiary of the Swedish Svedbergs Group.
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Cash
£5.4m
+23.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£51m
+4.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
254
+9.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£16m
+22.4% highest in 3 filed years
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 | £78,863,109 | £82,697,960 | £87,152,113 | +5.4% | |
| Operating profit | £12,113,681 | £12,826,715 | £15,730,912 | +22.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £12,245,019 | £13,076,726 | £16,001,091 | +22.4% | |
| Net profit | £10,184,932 | £10,486,909 | £13,160,719 | +25.5% | |
| Cash | £3,627,313 | £4,416,762 | £5,441,754 | +23.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £50,512,775 | £51,942,932 | £54,222,080 | +4.4% | |
| Net assets | £48,606,948 | £49,093,497 | £51,299,941 | +4.5% | |
| Equity | £48,606,948 | £49,093,497 | £51,299,941 | +4.5% | |
| Average employees | 223 | 232 | 254 | +9.5% | |
| Wages | £9,185,524 | £11,801,846 | £11,132,322 | -5.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £294,526 | £1,384,872 | £870,393 | -37.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £22,000 | £24,948 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £316,526 | £1,384,872 | £870,393 | -37.1% |
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 | 15.4% | 15.5% | 18.0% | |
| Net margin | 12.9% | 12.7% | 15.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 24.0% | 24.7% | 29.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 27.1% | 29.5% | 30.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.85x | 2.77x | 2.63x | |
| Interest cover | 28.32x | — | — |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- S&W Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Therefore the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing...”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SILLWOOD, Ann | Secretary | 2020-09-16 | — | — |
| LEATHER, Leigh Emery | Director | 2013-08-05 | Oct 1969 | British |
| SHEAN, Robert Benjamin | Director | 2026-07-31 | Jun 1976 | British |
| SILLWOOD, Ann | Director | 2026-07-31 | Nov 1959 | British |
| STEELE, William James | Director | 2026-07-31 | Nov 1971 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORGAN, Helen Mary | Secretary | 2006-09-15 | 2020-09-16 |
| ROPER, Brian Anthony | Secretary | — | 2006-09-15 |
| ANDERSSON, Per-Arne Johan Mikael, Mr. | Director | 2021-12-01 | 2026-07-07 |
| CUTLER, Colin Malcolm | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2012-08-31 |
| DAVIDSSON, Ann-Sofie | Director | 2023-12-07 | 2026-07-07 |
| DAVIES, Ralph | Director | — | 2004-08-01 |
| LUNDMARK, Mats-Ove Haakan, Mr. | Director | 2021-12-01 | 2023-12-07 |
| RHODES, Terence Henry | Director | — | 1996-01-12 |
| ROPER, Brian Anthony | Director | — | 2014-05-03 |
| ROPER, Mark | Director | 2005-01-03 | 2021-12-01 |
| ROPER, Mark | Director | 1995-08-31 | 2004-06-02 |
| ROPER, Paul | Director | 1995-08-31 | 2021-12-01 |
| STAPLES, Emily Jane | Director | 2019-09-23 | 2020-06-08 |
| STEELE, William James | Director | 2019-06-03 | 2021-12-01 |
| TAYLOR, Simon Philip | Director | 2000-11-08 | 2021-12-01 |
| VALLANCE, Christopher | Director | 2021-11-01 | 2021-12-01 |
| WRIGHT, John Henry | Director | 2016-09-05 | 2018-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Svedbergs Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-01 | Active |
| Mr Mark Roper | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-01 |
| Mr Paul Roper | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 230 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-07-17 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-07-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-08-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-07-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-07-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-04-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.