R S RESPONSE LTD
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Cash
£612k
+95.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£2m
-37.9% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
97
-3% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£525k
-384.4% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £29,556,992 | £43,051,061 | £24,781,757 | £27,724,866 | £23,223,899 | -16.2% | |
| Operating profit | £5,839,375 | £3,986,701 | £319,123 | £185,798 | -£523,970 | -382% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,846,399 | £3,979,843 | £308,594 | £184,728 | -£525,321 | -384.4% | |
| Net profit | £4,734,264 | £3,305,348 | £246,011 | £194,354 | -£527,002 | -371.2% | |
| Cash | £1,329,823 | £1,218,826 | £861,968 | £313,469 | £612,435 | +95.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,779,488 | £7,063,880 | £3,693,402 | £3,452,070 | £2,045,894 | -40.7% | |
| Net assets | £8,733,628 | £7,038,976 | £3,648,594 | £3,182,948 | £1,975,946 | -37.9% | |
| Equity | £8,733,628 | £7,038,976 | £3,648,594 | £3,182,948 | £1,975,946 | -37.9% | |
| Average employees | 101 | 117 | 113 | 100 | 97 | -3% | |
| Wages | £4,336,448 | £5,519,406 | £5,859,036 | £5,548,077 | £5,162,007 | -7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £119,028 | £260,332 | £335,535 | £372,502 | £320,089 | -14.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £20,000 | £40,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £160,329 | £170,610 | £164,018 | -3.9% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 19.8% | 9.3% | 1.3% | 0.7% | -2.3% | |
| Net margin | 16.0% | 7.7% | 1.0% | 0.7% | -2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 66.5% | 56.4% | 8.6% | 5.4% | -25.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 45.4% | 47.8% | 44.8% | 67.6% | 69.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.20x | 1.52x | 1.42x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 30.31x | — | — |
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
- Antonia Aldridge-Brown FCCA
- 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LLOYD BIRT, Kate Laura | Secretary | 2005-10-10 | — | British |
| BIRT, Richard James | Director | 1997-04-08 | Aug 1971 | British |
| BIRT, Stephen James | Director | 1997-04-08 | Dec 1969 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIRT, Richard James | Secretary | 1997-04-08 | 2010-04-01 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-04-08 | 1997-04-08 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-04-08 | 1997-04-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rs Response Trustees Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2020-08-27 | Active |
| Mr Stephen James Birt | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-08-27 |
| Mr Richard James Birt | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-08-27 |
| Birt Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 95 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-26 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2024-03-26 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2024-03-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-18 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
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.