ROXEL (UK ROCKET MOTORS) LIMITED
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Cash
£81m
+38.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£18m
+55.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
293
+8.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£8.9m
+44.3% highest 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 | £38,530,000 | £52,270,000 | £61,030,000 | +16.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,374,000 | £3,897,000 | £5,569,000 | +42.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£663,000 | £6,146,000 | £8,868,000 | +44.3% | |
| Net profit | -£476,000 | £5,473,000 | £6,269,000 | +14.5% | |
| Cash | £32,288,000 | £58,081,000 | £80,694,000 | +38.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,300,000 | £12,956,000 | £20,160,000 | +55.6% | |
| Net assets | £5,848,000 | £11,321,000 | £17,590,000 | +55.4% | |
| Equity | £5,848,000 | £11,321,000 | £17,590,000 | +55.4% | |
| Average employees | 213 | 271 | 293 | +8.1% | |
| Wages | £8,923,000 | £11,547,000 | £13,559,000 | +17.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £439,000 | £455,000 | £420,000 | -7.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £9,000 | £10,000 | £21,000 | +110% | |
| Highest paid director | £142,000 | £175,000 | £162,000 | -7.4% |
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 | -3.6% | 7.5% | 9.1% | |
| Net margin | -1.2% | 10.5% | 10.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -18.8% | 30.1% | 27.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 93.1% | 92.0% | 91.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.99x | 0.90x | 0.81x |
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
- ROXEL (UK ROCKET MOTORS) LIMITED 2002-11-05 → present
- 3679458 LIMITED 2002-09-24 → 2002-11-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this assessment, the Directors are satisfied that the Company has adequate financial resources to continue to meet its obligations as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, the Directors declared a dividend of £3m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITE, Aprille Victoria Mary | Secretary | 2025-06-04 | — | — |
| BANKS, Adrian Paul | Director | 2021-10-18 | Sep 1962 | British |
| BRADFORD, Andrew Glenn | Director | 2025-06-04 | Apr 1962 | British |
| CUTMORE, Stephen Allan | Director | 2021-04-01 | Dec 1970 | British |
| GRISON, Sylvie Jeanne | Director | 2025-01-01 | Nov 1964 | French |
| JOLLIVET, Laurent André François | Director | 2025-09-02 | Sep 1983 | French,British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAILEY, Colin Evelyn Ian | Secretary | 2003-02-13 | 2005-09-30 |
| CUTMORE, Stephen Allan | Secretary | 2021-06-01 | 2025-06-04 |
| EVANS, Christopher Nigel | Secretary | 2005-09-30 | 2014-02-13 |
| HARDMAN, Mark | Secretary | 2020-12-21 | 2021-06-01 |
| SALANS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2002-09-24 | 2003-02-18 |
| DESCLAUX, Jacques | Director | 2013-07-02 | 2020-08-31 |
| GALAN, Etienne Francois Marie | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| GOLBY, David Alan | Director | 2020-12-21 | 2022-03-31 |
| GRANDJEAN, Bernard Andre Jean | Director | 2002-09-24 | 2003-02-18 |
| HARDMAN, Mark | Director | 2014-01-06 | 2022-03-31 |
| HILTON, Andrew | Director | 2003-02-18 | 2008-02-25 |
| JENKINS, Paul Richard | Director | 2020-08-01 | 2020-12-21 |
| JEWELL, Christopher Adrian | Director | 2002-09-24 | 2003-02-18 |
| LIGGITT, Stephen Arthur | Director | 2012-01-27 | 2020-08-31 |
| QUANCARD, David | Director | 2003-02-18 | 2013-07-02 |
| SHEPLEY, Sebastian Anthony | Director | 2008-02-25 | 2012-01-27 |
| WHITE, Ian John | Director | 2003-02-18 | 2014-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxel Sas | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2017-06-17 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 116 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-06 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-11-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-08 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-09 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-01-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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.