RAPID COMMERCIAL CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED
Get an alert when RAPID COMMERCIAL CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Cash
£4.4M
+43.8% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£4.3M
+37.6% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
449
+3.2% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.6M
+31.7% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
-
3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £11,821,945 | £13,694,093 | £15,818,313 | +15.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,024,548 | £1,134,335 | £1,507,049 | +32.9% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,079,110 | £1,206,673 | £1,589,279 | +31.7% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £810,113 | £904,101 | £1,179,288 | +30.4% | |
| Cash | £1,790,608 | £1,872,163 | £2,122,607 | £2,620,655 | £3,087,440 | £4,439,669 | +43.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,070,093 | £2,317,397 | £2,386,986 | £2,698,605 | £3,134,316 | £4,313,075 | +37.6% | |
| Net assets | £2,065,402 | £2,312,706 | £2,354,573 | £2,679,686 | £3,133,787 | £4,313,075 | +37.6% | |
| Equity | £2,065,402 | £2,312,706 | £2,354,573 | £2,679,686 | £3,133,787 | £4,313,075 | +37.6% | |
| Average employees | 385 | 348 | 363 | 403 | 435 | 449 | +3.2% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £9,310,254 | £10,796,236 | £11,838,651 | +9.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £274,766 | £294,564 | £307,711 | +4.5% |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 8.7% | 8.3% | 9.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 6.9% | 6.6% | 7.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 38.0% | 36.2% | 34.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 35.4% | 33.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.09x | 2.33x | 2.68x |
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
- RAPID COMMERCIAL CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED 1999-10-08 → present
- CALLAMWELL LIMITED 1999-09-27 → 1999-10-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason the directors continue to adopt the gong concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The company has remained focused on its core activities and geography over the last 12 months. There has also been a significant focus on company culture and values.”
- “On 23 April 2026, Rapid Clean Trustees Limited acquired 80% of the issued share capital of the company as part of a transition to an Employee Ownership Trust ("EOT") structure. Rapid Clean Trustees Limited is therefore regarded as the company's ultimate controlling party from that date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLAXTON, Paul Arthur | Secretary | 2003-01-07 | — | English |
| CLAXTON, Paul Arthur | Director | 1999-09-29 | Oct 1975 | English |
| WHITTON, Jeffrey Mark | Director | 1999-09-29 | Sep 1970 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DWYER, Daniel John | Nominee Secretary | 1999-09-27 | 1999-09-29 |
| SMITH, Simon Paul | Secretary | 2007-07-01 | 2015-04-30 |
| HARCOURT REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1999-09-29 | 2003-01-07 |
| ABDULLAH, Iqbal | Director | 1999-09-29 | 2004-03-12 |
| DOYLE, Betty June | Nominee Director | 1999-09-27 | 1999-09-29 |
| DWYER, Daniel John | Nominee Director | 1999-09-27 | 1999-09-29 |
| SMITH, Simon Paul | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2015-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid Clean Trustees Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust) | 2026-04-23 | Active |
| Mr Jeffrey Mark Whitton | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-04-23 |
| Mrs Suzanne Whitton | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-04-23 |
| Mr Paul Arthur Claxton | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-04-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 106 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-05-16 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-16 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-05-16 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-05-16 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2026-04-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-28 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-10-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.