RED ROSE DRYLINING LIMITED
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Cash
£4M
+75% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£4.3M
+6.1% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
28
+7.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.4M
+39.8% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,944,102 | £14,770,790 | — | — | £18,234,283 | £19,945,124 | +9.4% | |
| Operating profit | £977,738 | £1,705,681 | — | — | £1,698,760 | £2,411,562 | +42% | |
| Profit before tax | £972,368 | £1,703,455 | £1,861,084 | £1,818,008 | £1,739,313 | £2,431,074 | +39.8% | |
| Net profit | £750,720 | £1,363,362 | £1,460,458 | £1,397,338 | £1,257,215 | £1,749,222 | +39.1% | |
| Cash | £1,631,703 | £2,467,549 | £1,579,455 | £2,112,818 | £2,298,766 | £4,023,789 | +75% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £882,100 | £1,145,908 | £2,605,730 | £2,806,004 | £4,066,282 | £4,321,319 | +6.3% | |
| Net assets | £879,727 | £1,143,089 | £2,603,547 | £2,800,885 | £4,058,100 | £4,307,322 | +6.1% | |
| Equity | £879,727 | £1,143,089 | £2,603,547 | £2,800,885 | £4,058,100 | £4,307,322 | +6.1% | |
| Average employees | 28 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 28 | +7.7% | |
| Wages | £855,136 | £839,781 | £818,798 | £811,165 | £865,432 | £935,285 | +8.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £107,378 | £113,253 | £110,601 | £110,601 | £111,559 | £125,584 | +12.6% |
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 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.1% | 11.5% | — | — | 9.3% | 12.1% | |
| Net margin | 4.7% | 9.2% | — | — | 6.9% | 8.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 110.8% | 148.8% | — | — | 41.8% | 55.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.21x | 1.88x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 47.22x |
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
- Pierce C A Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Sales have ncreased by 8.58% compared with the previous year. Total sales of £19.9 million for the year to 31 July 2025. The company is reporting a gross profit of £4,721,708 (2024: £3,889,531) which corresponds to a gross profit margin of 23.7% (2024: 21.3%).”
- “The directors have continued to exercise tight control of overheads and the company has returned an overall net profit before tax for the year of £2,431,074 (2024: £1,739,313).”
- “Profits of £249,222 (2024: £1,257,215) have been retained for the year which has increased the balance sheet position. At 31 July 2025 overall shareholders' funds were £4,307,322 (2024: £4,058,100).”
- “Ordinary dividends were paid amounting to £1,500,000 (2024: £nil).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLDEN, Mark John | Secretary | 1996-07-08 | — | British |
| ANDERSON, Michael John | Director | 1996-07-08 | Nov 1957 | British |
| EDGAR, Mark Thomas | Director | 2004-07-22 | May 1976 | British |
| HOLDEN, Mark John | Director | 1998-07-09 | Jul 1966 | British |
| SHARPES, Nicholas Simon | Director | 2016-01-31 | Oct 1966 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-07-08 | 1996-07-08 |
| HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-07-08 | 1996-07-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rr Holdings (Lower Darwen) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2023-05-23 | Ceased 2023-05-23 |
| Rr Trading (Lower Darwen) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2023-05-23 | Active |
| Red Rose Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-05-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 100 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-25 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-24 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.