RHEINMETALL ELECTRONICS UK LTD
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Cash
£1k
-24.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£10m
+90.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
98
+22.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.1m
+44.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £7,912,828 | £22,648,182 | £30,128,527 | +33% | |
| Operating profit | -£393,322 | £3,648,779 | £4,359,775 | +19.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£857,577 | £2,849,538 | £4,115,689 | +44.4% | |
| Net profit | -£690,595 | £2,188,386 | £4,729,297 | +116.1% | |
| Cash | £40,027 | £1,343 | £1,015 | -24.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,354,784 | £5,894,806 | £11,224,394 | +90.4% | |
| Net assets | £3,042,354 | £5,230,740 | £9,960,037 | +90.4% | |
| Equity | £3,042,354 | £5,230,740 | £9,960,037 | +90.4% | |
| Average employees | 66 | 80 | 98 | +22.5% | |
| Wages | £2,917,987 | £3,695,825 | £4,384,894 | +18.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £443,755 | £571,265 | £479,789 | -16% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £79,270 | £121,407 | £85,000 | -30% | |
| Highest paid director | £170,912 | £179,180 | £210,059 | +17.2% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -5.0% | 16.1% | 14.5% | |
| Net margin | -8.7% | 9.7% | 15.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -11.7% | 61.9% | 38.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 78.7% | 75.2% | 29.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.24x | 1.31x | 4.00x | |
| Interest cover | -0.91x | 4.52x | 13.77x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- RHEINMETALL ELECTRONICS UK LTD 2022-02-23 → present
- RFEL LTD 2012-03-29 → 2022-02-23
- R F ENGINES LIMITED 1999-12-03 → 2012-03-29
- LIBRA DESIGN ASSOCIATES LIMITED 1989-05-25 → 1999-12-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Oakensen (Bristol) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have not identified any material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “Consequently, the company will reorganise into two Business Lines; Mission Systems and Simulation and Training.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELLIOTT, Jane Elizabeth | Secretary | 2008-07-14 | — | British |
| BRANDWOOD, Neil Alexander Paul | Director | 2026-05-31 | Mar 1973 | British |
| EVANS, Paul Michael | Director | 2026-02-20 | Aug 1974 | British |
| GOLDSMITH, Daniel John | Director | 2025-01-28 | Oct 1978 | British |
| HAINES, Ross Edward | Director | 2019-03-01 | Aug 1976 | British |
| STREETER, Richard William Alexander | Director | 2017-12-01 | Feb 1971 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LILLINGTON, Katharine Mary Margaret | Secretary | — | 2008-07-14 |
| ASBJORN BO, Jon | Director | 2014-06-16 | 2016-02-25 |
| BERGE NIELSEN, Thomas | Director | 2024-11-26 | 2026-03-27 |
| ENNENGA, Luitjen | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2014-06-16 |
| ERNST, Andreas | Director | 2014-06-16 | 2017-12-11 |
| FRY, Edward John | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2025-01-28 |
| HUGHES, Paul Martyn | Director | 2004-09-10 | 2006-09-26 |
| JESSENBERGER, Jens | Director | 2016-05-31 | 2017-12-11 |
| KOBBELT, Thorsten | Director | 2011-09-26 | 2014-06-16 |
| KUHRT, Alexander, Dr | Director | 2011-09-26 | 2019-07-31 |
| LILLINGTON, John | Director | — | 2007-01-31 |
| MARTENS, Christian | Director | 2023-08-31 | 2024-12-19 |
| MOERING, Helmut | Director | 2016-02-25 | 2017-12-11 |
| MUELLER, Thomas | Director | 2017-12-11 | 2025-03-10 |
| PARKINSON, Eliot | Director | 2022-05-04 | 2024-12-19 |
| PELZER, Kai | Director | 2017-12-11 | 2023-06-08 |
| SUMMERS, John Wilfrid | Director | 2000-11-22 | 2011-09-23 |
| TAMILLA, Roman | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2014-06-16 |
| TWILTON, Jeffrey Roy | Director | 2025-01-28 | 2025-05-13 |
| UNDERHAY, Simon Jeffery | Director | 2005-03-21 | 2010-09-14 |
| VON KUENHEIM, Christoph Gilg Reinhard | Director | 2025-03-10 | 2026-09-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rheinmetall Defence Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 197 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.