RETTENMAIER UK LTD
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Cash
£5.8m
+54.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£11m
+21.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
20
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.5m
-16.5% lowest 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 | £34,268,572 | £34,225,048 | £33,518,558 | -2.1% | |
| Operating profit | £3,300,090 | £3,020,765 | £2,515,848 | -16.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,309,385 | £3,021,373 | £2,523,351 | -16.5% | |
| Net profit | £2,530,431 | £2,259,541 | £1,896,247 | -16.1% | |
| Cash | £5,242,370 | £3,727,159 | £5,757,706 | +54.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,141,366 | £8,900,305 | £10,796,308 | +21.3% | |
| Net assets | £10,140,520 | £8,900,061 | £10,796,308 | +21.3% | |
| Equity | £10,140,520 | £8,900,061 | £10,796,308 | +21.3% | |
| Average employees | 17 | 20 | 20 | 0% | |
| Wages | £971,164 | £1,171,854 | £1,160,089 | -1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £122,140 | £186,517 | £186,567 | 0% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £67,594 | £61,472 | £57,259 | -6.9% |
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 | 9.6% | 8.8% | 7.5% | |
| Net margin | 7.4% | 6.6% | 5.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 32.5% | 33.9% | 23.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 32.2% | 35.3% | 31.2% | |
| Current ratio | 3.10x | 2.83x | 3.21x |
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
- RETTENMAIER UK LTD 2008-02-28 → present
- JRS PHARMA LIMITED 2003-03-13 → 2008-02-28
- PENWEST PHARMACEUTICALS LTD. 1998-05-11 → 2003-03-13
- MENDELL UK LIMITED 1995-08-03 → 1998-05-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Rödl & Partner Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORD, Joanne Clare | Secretary | 2013-01-01 | — | — |
| NOLAN, Robert Stephen | Director | 2005-01-13 | May 1966 | British |
| RETTENMAIER, Josef Otto | Director | 2003-02-26 | Jan 1961 | German |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Jeffrey David | Secretary | 1995-08-03 | 2001-04-27 |
| GUY, Alen Bruce | Secretary | 2001-04-27 | 2004-11-05 |
| PARKER, Jean Eileen | Secretary | 2004-11-05 | 2012-12-31 |
| ALLEN, Jeffrey David | Director | 1995-08-03 | 2001-04-27 |
| BERTE, Stephen J | Director | 2001-04-27 | 2006-08-16 |
| COOK, Jeffrey Thomas | Director | 1995-08-03 | 1998-09-01 |
| GOOD, Jennifer Lyn | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2003-02-26 |
| GUY, Alen Bruce | Director | 2003-02-26 | 2004-11-05 |
| HAMACHEK, Tod Russell | Director | 1995-08-03 | 2003-02-26 |
| PETERSEN, Heinz Heinrich Ernst Wilhelm | Director | 2003-02-26 | 2014-12-24 |
| TALLEY, John Victor | Director | 1995-08-03 | 1998-11-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Robert Stephen Nolan | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 99 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-20 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.