RECKITT BENCKISER HEALTHCARE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of the London-listed consumer goods multinational Reckitt, the company manufactures household, sanitary, and healthcare products under brands such as Dettol, Strepsils, and Gaviscon.
Get an alert when RECKITT BENCKISER HEALTHCARE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Cash
£2k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£107m
+7.2% vs 2024
Employees
729
-4.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£9.6m
-34% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials 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 | £219,671,000 | £203,708,000 | £194,815,000 | -4.4% | |
| Operating profit | £7,797,000 | £7,725,000 | £8,365,000 | +8.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £17,512,000 | £14,504,000 | £9,579,000 | -34% | |
| Net profit | £13,886,000 | £10,216,000 | £7,038,000 | -31.1% | |
| Cash | £0 | £0 | £2,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £291,709,000 | £100,030,000 | £114,071,000 | +14% | |
| Net assets | £291,709,000 | £100,030,000 | £107,252,000 | +7.2% | |
| Equity | £291,709,000 | £100,030,000 | £107,252,000 | +7.2% | |
| Average employees | 785 | 764 | 729 | -4.6% | |
| Wages | £32,845,000 | £32,018,000 | £30,813,000 | -3.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £175,000 | £266,000 | +52% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £218,000 | £175,000 | — | — |
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 | 3.5% | 3.8% | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | 6.3% | 5.0% | 3.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.7% | 7.7% | 7.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 18.8% | 0.0% | 6.0% | |
| Current ratio | 4.35x | 1.50x | 1.60x | |
| Interest cover | 29.87x | 55.18x | 90.92x |
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
- RECKITT BENCKISER HEALTHCARE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 2006-04-06 → present
- BOOTS HEALTHCARE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1992-08-20 → 2006-04-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have received assurance from Reckitt Benckiser Group plc that it will ensure that the Company has sufficient funds to enable it to continue as a going concern without significant curtailment of its operations for the foreseeable future and at least the next 12 months from the date of this report.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAWES, Nikita Kaushik | Secretary | 2026-03-05 | — | — |
| BEZENK, Alev | Director | 2026-02-23 | Oct 1974 | Turkish |
| TOTH, Tamas | Director | 2025-02-13 | Aug 1981 | Hungarian |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FENNELL, Sonia | Secretary | 1995-12-18 | 2006-01-31 |
| HODGES, James Edward | Secretary | 2020-06-08 | 2025-02-08 |
| KENWARD, Sally | Secretary | 2025-02-08 | 2026-03-05 |
| LOGAN, Christine Anne-Marie | Secretary | 2014-12-16 | 2020-06-08 |
| OLIVER, Michael John | Secretary | 1992-08-20 | 1995-12-18 |
| RICHARDSON, Elizabeth Anne | Secretary | 2006-01-31 | 2014-12-16 |
| BLUNT, Huma Allana | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| CLARE, Barry | Director | 1992-08-20 | 2003-01-31 |
| CLEMENTS, Patrick Norris, Dr | Director | 2013-06-03 | 2016-04-30 |
| CLIFFE, Eric Edward, Doctor | Director | 1992-08-20 | 1992-12-04 |
| DAVEY, Philip | Director | 2003-03-27 | 2003-07-31 |
| DAWAR, Manish | Director | 2010-11-26 | 2012-07-31 |
| DAY, Colin Richard | Director | 2006-04-05 | 2011-02-08 |
| DIXON, John Charles | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2023-04-14 |
| EDWARDS, Simon Jeremy | Director | 2006-04-05 | 2013-12-11 |
| FEATHERSTONE, Roland Arthur | Director | 2006-01-31 | 2007-04-30 |
| GARDINER, Robert Lyle | Director | 2001-03-15 | 2002-11-26 |
| GILBERT, Robert John, Dr | Director | 2005-10-06 | 2006-01-31 |
| GREENSMITH, Richard Mark | Director | 2016-04-21 | 2016-11-01 |
| JOHNSON, David Anthony | Director | 2007-08-03 | 2010-11-01 |
| KAPOOR, Rakesh | Director | 2006-01-31 | 2006-04-05 |
| KEELEY, Martin Spencer | Director | 2009-01-30 | 2012-04-28 |
| MORDAN, William Richard | Director | 2012-07-31 | 2015-10-01 |
| MORLEY, Jamie David | Director | 2023-04-14 | 2026-02-23 |
| RODRIGUEZ, Fabrizia | Director | 2022-06-30 | 2025-02-18 |
| SINCLAIR, Jonathan Stuart | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2001-03-28 |
| STEAD, David Anthony | Director | 1993-01-04 | 1997-10-01 |
| STONEHAM, Paul Herbert | Director | 2003-01-08 | 2005-09-28 |
| THOMPSON, David Anthony Roland | Director | 1992-12-04 | 2002-09-04 |
| TILLEY, James Stephen | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2019-01-01 |
| TROOTE, Stephen Philip | Director | 2012-07-31 | 2018-03-29 |
| UNITT, Andrew Vaughan | Director | 2002-06-17 | 2006-01-31 |
| VIRDI, Harminder Singh | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2022-06-30 |
| WALTERS, David Norman | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| WILSON, Mark Raymond | Director | 2006-04-05 | 2009-01-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-09-08 | Active |
| Rb Holdings (Nottingham) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-09-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 173 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-03-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-02-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.