RESTRAIN COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£1.4m
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£11m
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
10
highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.2m
Period ending 2026-01-03
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-03
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-26 | 2025-01-04 | 2026-01-03 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,602,000 | £9,761,000 | £7,014,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £3,056,000 | £1,641,000 | £665,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £3,466,000 | £2,248,000 | £1,158,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £3,309,000 | £1,843,000 | £846,000 | — | |
| Cash | £449,000 | £380,000 | £1,397,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,293,000 | £10,507,000 | £11,353,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £10,293,000 | £10,507,000 | £11,353,000 | — | |
| Equity | £10,293,000 | £10,507,000 | £11,353,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 5 | 6 | 10 | — | |
| Wages | £404,000 | £950,000 | £882,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £55,000 | £243,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 16 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-08-26 | 2025-01-04 | 2026-01-03 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 46.3% | 16.8% | 9.5% | |
| Net margin | 50.1% | 18.9% | 12.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 29.7% | 15.6% | 5.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 20.6% | 22.6% | 28.4% | |
| Current ratio | 4.10x | 3.77x | 3.33x |
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
- RESTRAIN COMPANY LIMITED 2004-05-10 → present
- HOWPER 486 LIMITED 2004-03-29 → 2004-05-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors consider the going concern basis to be appropriate following their assessment of the Company's financial position and its ability to meet its obligations as and when they fall due.”
Group structure
- RESTRAIN COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- Restrain (Netherlands) BV 100%
- Restrain Deutschland GmbH 100%
- Restrain Inc. 100%
- Restrain Sistemas S.L 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARKE, Mark Raymond | Director | 2025-07-19 | Apr 1964 | British |
| COOK-COULSON, Rachel May | Director | 2024-03-13 | May 1990 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MACDONALD, George Brian | Secretary | 2009-01-20 | 2017-01-01 |
| HP SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-03-29 | 2008-12-15 |
| ARMSTRONG, Angus Stuart Walton | Director | 2004-08-02 | 2023-09-30 |
| BAMBRIDGE, Anthony William James | Director | 2008-03-20 | 2010-02-15 |
| BEHAGG, Andrew | Director | 2004-08-02 | 2008-03-20 |
| BEHAGG, Roger | Director | 2008-06-02 | 2011-11-29 |
| BISHOP, David James | Director | 2004-08-02 | 2017-03-14 |
| BURT, Angus Moncrieff | Director | 2021-04-29 | 2024-03-13 |
| CLEGG, John | Director | 2019-10-15 | 2021-04-29 |
| COLEMAN, Paul Michael | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2026-01-22 |
| CRAMER, Benedikt, Dr | Director | 2024-03-13 | 2025-07-19 |
| GAROS, Dirk | Director | 2013-09-05 | 2026-01-22 |
| GILFORD, Nicholas | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2006-09-29 |
| HEWITT, Dan | Director | 2025-07-19 | 2026-08-17 |
| LAMONT, Jonathan Andrew | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2018-12-04 |
| MACDONALD, George Brian | Director | 2009-01-20 | 2017-01-01 |
| PLATTEEL, Martijn | Director | 2022-11-01 | 2025-06-10 |
| URMSTON, Gary Martin | Director | 2019-07-29 | 2022-05-31 |
| WILLS, Andrew | Director | 2004-08-02 | 2017-02-15 |
| HP DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-03-29 | 2004-08-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Produce Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 121 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-02-14 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2026-02-14 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-02-14 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2026-02-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-15 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-01-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-11-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.