ROPE & SLING SPECIALISTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-19 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£3M
highest in 4 filed years
Employees
87
highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£334K
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £16,570,371 | £12,155,135 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £994,166 | £421,619 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £924,216 | £334,126 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £787,124 | £76,549 | |
| Cash | £912,411 | £1,855,348 | — | — | £1,590,641 | £1,176,141 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,092,920 | £2,556,858 | — | — | £4,080,794 | £5,374,776 | |
| Net assets | £2,769,311 | £1,721,434 | — | — | £3,130,375 | £3,206,924 | |
| Equity | £2,769,311 | £1,721,434 | — | — | £3,130,375 | £3,206,924 | |
| Average employees | 62 | 60 | — | — | 84 | 87 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £3,861,919 | £3,076,731 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £261,702 | £200,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 6.0% | 3.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 4.8% | 0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 24.4% | 7.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.45x | 1.53x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 13.56x | 4.82x |
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
- WBV Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “We have invested in a new location which is setup as a hydraulics division which will complement the existing offering of specialist lifting equipment and related services - to replace expanding training courses and design department.”
- “The company is looking to expand their bespoke engineering part of the business, and we are in negotiation with some blue-chip companies about future work.”
- “We also have plans to open 2 more locations in the UK over the next 18 months.”
- “We have evolved into new systems to control and operate our business and are looking into more modem up to date ways to improve our inspection services, using RFID chips and Power BI technologies.”
- “Additionally, we moved to a paperless office system part way through the year, to help with sustainability and become a more eco-friendly business.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLMES, Angela Jane | Secretary | 2020-05-01 | — | — |
| HICKEY, Darragh | Director | 2023-10-06 | Feb 1982 | Irish |
| HUTIN, Steven James | Director | 2006-06-08 | May 1975 | British |
| VAN SNIPPENBERG, Carla | Director | 2023-10-06 | May 1964 | Dutch |
| VARNEY, Alan Paul | Director | 2017-04-06 | Apr 1977 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER, Janine | Secretary | 2000-10-05 | 2006-06-08 |
| HUTIN, Lisa Jane | Secretary | 2006-06-08 | 2020-05-01 |
| SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-10-05 | 2000-10-05 |
| BAKER, Janine | Director | 2000-10-05 | 2006-06-08 |
| BAKER, Kenneth John | Director | 2000-10-05 | 2006-06-08 |
| HOLMES, Angela Jane | Director | 2017-04-06 | 2023-08-23 |
| HUTIN, Lisa Jayne | Director | 2020-05-01 | 2023-08-23 |
| ROGERS, Matthew Phillip Lewis | Director | 2020-05-01 | 2021-07-26 |
| CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-10-05 | 2000-10-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prolift Holding Bv | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2023-10-06 | Active |
| Mr Steven James Hutin | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Rss Engineering Group Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 109 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-10-25 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-10-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-10-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-10-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-11-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-09 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-25 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-10-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-10-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-10-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-10-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-10-04 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-10-04 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-10-04 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-10-04 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-10-04 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares |
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.