UNITED RENTAL GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£1k
+102% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£146m
+8.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
85
+9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£17m
+2.7% vs 2024
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 | £54,259,000 | £57,203,000 | £55,982,000 | -2.1% | |
| Operating profit | £32,449,000 | £19,192,000 | £17,193,000 | -10.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £30,030,000 | £16,233,000 | £16,674,000 | +2.7% | |
| Net profit | £23,113,000 | £12,310,000 | £10,995,000 | -10.7% | |
| Cash | -£17,000 | -£50,000 | £1,000 | +102% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £137,502,000 | £148,627,000 | £157,309,000 | +5.8% | |
| Net assets | £123,176,000 | £135,486,000 | £146,481,000 | +8.1% | |
| Equity | £123,176,000 | £135,486,000 | £146,481,000 | +8.1% | |
| Average employees | 73 | 78 | 85 | +9% | |
| Wages | £5,435,000 | £5,428,000 | £6,058,000 | +11.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,988,000 | £1,577,000 | £1,641,000 | +4.1% |
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 | 59.8% | 33.6% | 30.7% | |
| Net margin | 42.6% | 21.5% | 19.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 23.6% | 12.9% | 10.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.20x | 3.81x | 5.82x | |
| Interest cover | 13.41x | 6.48x | 25.10x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- UNITED RENTAL GROUP LIMITED 1990-12-05 → present
- TEAMRANDOM LIMITED 1990-10-25 → 1990-12-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NARAINE, Guy | Secretary | 2022-06-01 | — | — |
| BLOW, Robert | Director | 2020-05-12 | Jun 1971 | British |
| JACKSON, David Matthew | Director | 2024-03-01 | May 1986 | British |
| LAWRENCE, Ian Walter | Director | 1997-07-01 | Jan 1959 | British |
| NARAINE, Guy | Director | 2022-06-01 | Oct 1977 | British |
| SUTHERLAND, Rebecca | Director | 2021-09-27 | Feb 1971 | British |
| VOEGERL, Per Ingo | Director | 2020-04-20 | Jul 1973 | German |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BETTS, Kevin Eric | Secretary | 1994-12-02 | 1997-11-28 |
| CONWAY, Michael David | Secretary | 1994-07-31 | 1994-12-02 |
| DAWE, Anthony Peter | Secretary | — | 1994-07-31 |
| FREEMAN, Roger | Secretary | 2010-04-08 | 2011-12-31 |
| FREEMAN, Roger | Secretary | 2005-10-08 | 2007-10-01 |
| FUNG, Wai -Yan | Secretary | 2007-10-01 | 2010-04-08 |
| GORDON, Stuart Linton | Secretary | 2001-07-27 | 2002-08-16 |
| HOWARD, Tracey Jane | Secretary | 2014-07-01 | 2021-09-30 |
| LAWRENCE, Ian | Secretary | 2012-01-01 | 2014-07-01 |
| MANSON, David | Secretary | 1997-12-16 | 2001-07-27 |
| SMITH, Anthony Frederick | Secretary | 2002-10-24 | 2005-07-29 |
| WILDES, Paul | Secretary | 2002-08-16 | 2002-10-23 |
| BAILLIE, Robert | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2023-06-30 |
| BENNETT, Timothy Guy | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2023-03-31 |
| BETTS, Kevin Eric | Director | 1994-12-02 | 1997-11-28 |
| BOWEN, Graham Michael Glazebrook | Director | 1997-07-01 | 2000-08-31 |
| DAVIDSON, Peter Anthony Thomas | Director | — | 1994-11-30 |
| EAVES, Timothy Charles | Director | — | 2001-05-31 |
| FIRTH, Aaron David | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2020-06-12 |
| FREEMAN, Roger | Director | 1997-07-01 | 2011-12-31 |
| FUNG, Wai -Yan | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2014-06-30 |
| FUNG, Wai -Yan | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2010-04-08 |
| GOODWIN, Michael John | Director | — | 1992-10-09 |
| GRIMSHAW, Antony John | Director | 1993-08-23 | 1996-12-09 |
| HAGUE, Richard | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2020-04-13 |
| HARDMAN, David Sydney | Director | — | 1996-04-04 |
| HOWARD, Bruce Ian | Director | 2000-03-20 | 2003-02-28 |
| HOWARD, Tracey | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2021-09-30 |
| MCCLURE FISHER, David Anthony | Director | — | 1994-12-02 |
| OBERMAIER, Richard Ernst | Director | 2000-03-20 | 2002-05-31 |
| SMITH, Anthony Frederick | Director | 1997-07-01 | 2005-07-29 |
| WARD, Terrence Frederick | Director | — | 2000-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kenning Rental Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 185 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-06-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-06-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-11-10 | 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.