RM AUCTIONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-24 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
+53.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£31M
+5.8% vs 2023
Employees
35
-5.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
-42.7% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,506,419 | £20,282,283 | |
| Operating profit | £4,185,772 | £2,408,295 | |
| Profit before tax | £4,158,447 | £2,383,038 | |
| Net profit | £3,151,815 | £1,688,157 | |
| Cash | £3,439,476 | £5,264,548 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £29,371,940 | £31,045,721 | |
| Net assets | £29,355,220 | £31,043,377 | |
| Equity | £29,355,220 | £31,043,377 | |
| Average employees | 37 | 35 | |
| Wages | £3,453,178 | £4,580,976 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £225,000 |
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
-
Turnover
+50.2%
£13,506,419 £20,282,283
-
Cash
+53.1%
£3,439,476 £5,264,548
-
Net assets
+5.8%
£29,355,220 £31,043,377
-
Employees
-5.4%
37 35
-
Operating profit
-42.5%
£4,185,772 £2,408,295
-
Profit before tax
-42.7%
£4,158,447 £2,383,038
-
Wages
+32.7%
£3,453,178 £4,580,976
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 31.0% | 11.9% | |
| Net margin | 23.3% | 8.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.3% | 7.8% | |
| Current ratio | 6.54x | 8.27x | |
| Interest cover | 153.12x | 95.11x |
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
- Lewis Golden LLP
- 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. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Turnover increased to £20.3m (2023 - £13.5m), reflecting higher sales volumes across both live and online auctions. Profit before taxation decreased to £2.4m (2023 - £4.2m). The reduction in profit was driven by lower margins, increased operation costs and the absence of one-off sales recorded in the prior year.”
- “The Classic Car Market has experienced cyclical yet secular growth. We have successfully navigated challenges by managing our cost base, increasing sales volume, and selectively entering new markets. We are optimistic about continued opportunities in online auctions and have adapted to integrate a blend of online and in-person auctions.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SULMAN, John Douglas | Secretary | 2017-07-25 | — | — |
| ANDERSON, Gregory Livingstone | Director | 2024-03-21 | Jul 1978 | British |
| MADSEN, Bryon Ray | Director | 2023-04-03 | Sep 1964 | American |
| MYERS, Robert Joseph | Director | 2007-03-01 | Apr 1956 | Canadian |
| MYERS, Shelby Martin | Director | 2015-04-28 | Jul 1983 | Canadian |
| SULMAN, John Douglas | Director | 2023-04-03 | Mar 1983 | Canadian |
| TODGHAM, Ronald Williams | Director | 2023-07-20 | Apr 1969 | Canadian |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARDS, Julia | Secretary | 2009-01-29 | 2010-11-30 |
| TLAW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-05-10 | 2009-01-29 |
| AHN, Kenneth Hyuk | Director | 2017-07-25 | 2021-08-31 |
| BESHOFF, James | Director | 2006-05-10 | 2006-05-11 |
| CARLOTTI, Valentino | Director | 2018-02-23 | 2020-05-10 |
| CEPURAN, Edward Joseph | Director | 2015-04-28 | 2017-07-25 |
| CHASE, Gerald | Director | 2006-05-11 | 2007-03-01 |
| FAIRBAIRN, Michael David | Director | 2006-05-11 | 2011-11-30 |
| GIRARDO, Massimiliano Federico | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2016-04-12 |
| GOSS, Michael Fenton | Director | 2017-07-25 | 2020-05-10 |
| HOCKIN, Gerry William | Director | 2011-11-30 | 2023-04-03 |
| MCCLYMONT, Patrick Scott | Director | 2015-04-28 | 2016-02-29 |
| RUPRECHT, William Fredrick | Director | 2015-04-28 | 2017-07-25 |
| SMITH JR, Thomas Sidney | Director | 2015-12-08 | 2017-07-25 |
| TEN HOLDER, Maarten Meindert | Director | 2019-01-23 | 2021-01-24 |
| TEN HOLDER, Maarten Meindert | Director | 2017-07-25 | 2018-02-23 |
| TEN HOLDER, Maarten Meindert | Director | 2015-04-28 | 2015-12-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rm European Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 103 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-10 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-06 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-05-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-05-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
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.