RABBITS VEHICLE HIRE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-11-30 (in 6mo)
Last filed for 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-06 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£446K
-52.6% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£6M
+25.3% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
38
+8.6% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
-16.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £10,715,964 | £13,974,367 | £15,336,949 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £2,447,120 | £3,216,139 | £2,999,387 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £2,186,171 | £2,461,553 | £2,059,560 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,613,953 | £1,853,386 | £1,491,455 | |
| Cash | £507,589 | £570,812 | — | £723,737 | £941,192 | £445,841 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,333,581 | £2,464,757 | — | £8,428,683 | £11,873,088 | £12,077,966 | |
| Net assets | £1,327,006 | £1,365,851 | — | £3,547,672 | £5,170,530 | £6,476,862 | |
| Equity | £1,327,006 | £1,365,851 | £2,134,747 | £3,547,672 | £5,170,530 | £6,476,862 | |
| Average employees | 24 | 22 | — | 31 | 35 | 38 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £742,426 | £955,714 | £1,117,299 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £17,160 | £80,191 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-02-28 vs 2024-02-29
-
Turnover
+9.8%
£13,974,367 £15,336,949
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-52.6%
£941,192 £445,841
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+25.3%
£5,170,530 £6,476,862
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+8.6%
35 38
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-6.7%
£3,216,139 £2,999,387
-
Profit before tax
-16.3%
£2,461,553 £2,059,560
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+16.9%
£955,714 £1,117,299
highest in 3 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 22.8% | 23.0% | 19.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 15.1% | 13.3% | 9.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 29.0% | 27.1% | 24.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 72.6% | 67.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.57x | 0.48x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 9.35x | 4.16x | 3.11x |
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
- UHY Ross Brooke
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “In early 2025 the Managing Director Mr. S. Dore sadly passed away suddenly. Mr. K. Rapson has now stepped back into the role of Managing Director to manage the senior leadership team.”
- “Additional operating costs were incurred due to the new building being constructed which reduced the space available for staff and customers.”
- “Some senior staff members received one off additional company pension contributions during the year.”
- “Interest rates also increased during the year making finance more expensive, however the Directors are now seeing these costs reduce since the two base rate cuts post year-end with almost certainly at least another one before our current year end in 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAPSON, Amy | Director | 2025-10-01 | Oct 2001 | British |
| RAPSON, George | Director | 2025-01-09 | Jan 1995 | British |
| RAPSON, Jayne | Director | 2025-10-01 | Jan 1966 | British |
| RAPSON, Kevin John | Director | — | Aug 1961 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DORE, Graham | Secretary | — | 2011-05-31 |
| DORE, Graham | Director | — | 2014-08-12 |
| DORE, Steven | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2025-01-08 |
| TURNER, David Stanley | Director | — | 1993-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr George Rapson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-06-23 | Active |
| Mr Kevin John Rapson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-01-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-01-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-01-07 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-26 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-11-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-01-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-01-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-01-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-01-06 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2021-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-12-22 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.