RIDGE AND PARTNERS LLP
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Cash
£6.5M
+45.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£30M
+103.5% vs 2023
Employees
1,174
+12.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£16M
+15.8% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £119,702,000 | £135,748,000 | +13.4% | |
| Operating profit | £13,869,000 | £16,058,000 | +15.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £13,781,000 | £15,964,000 | +15.8% | |
| Net profit | £12,636,000 | £15,078,000 | +19.3% | |
| Cash | £4,446,000 | £6,462,000 | +45.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,572,000 | £29,650,000 | +103.5% | |
| Net assets | £14,572,000 | £29,650,000 | +103.5% | |
| Equity | £14,572,000 | £29,650,000 | +103.5% | |
| Average employees | 1,043 | 1,174 | +12.6% | |
| Wages | £59,598,000 | £68,202,000 | +14.4% | |
| Members' remuneration | £10,776,000 | £14,474,000 | +34.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.6% | 11.8% | |
| Net margin | 10.6% | 11.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 95.2% | 54.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 66.8% | 51.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.34x | 1.77x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The group financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, reflecting our view that the group will be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due over the next 12 months from the date of signing of these group financial statements The group benefits from strong operating cash conversion and a £2 5m revolving credit facility This strong liquidity together with a good secure pipeline of new work underlies our view that we have adequate resources to operate for the foreseeable future”
Group structure
- RIDGE AND PARTNERS LLP · parent
- Ridge Surveyors Limited 100%
- The Brazier Holt Partnership Limited 100%
- CRE8 Holdings Limited 100%
- Upton McGougan Limited 100%
- Hunter Page Planning Limited 100%
- Scott Hughes Design Limited 100%
- Projex Building Solutions Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In October 2024, the group completed the acquisition of Jubb Engineering a long-established an award-winning Civil and Structural Engineering design consultancy. Jubb adds scale and presence in the south West and Wales particularly with 100 additional people”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RISE BIDCO LIMITED | Corporate LLP Designated Member | 2023-04-13 | — | — |
| RISE NEWCO 1 LIMITED | Corporate LLP Designated Member | 2023-04-13 | — | — |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUSTIN, Guy Philip | LLP Designated Member | 2004-09-28 | 2016-06-30 |
| BAKER, Philip Andrew | LLP Designated Member | 2014-01-01 | 2023-04-13 |
| BLACKBURN, Graham James | LLP Designated Member | 2004-09-28 | 2023-04-13 |
| BROWN, Francis Kenneth | LLP Designated Member | 2004-09-28 | 2009-06-30 |
| COOPER, Stephen | LLP Designated Member | 2011-07-01 | 2023-04-13 |
| FARRANT, John Murray | LLP Designated Member | 2008-01-01 | 2023-04-13 |
| FONG, Paul Jonathan | LLP Designated Member | 2018-07-20 | 2022-03-31 |
| FRANCIS, Matthew Graham | LLP Designated Member | 2004-09-28 | 2023-04-13 |
| GORDON, Mark Richard | LLP Designated Member | 2004-09-28 | 2018-10-31 |
| HAND, Richard David | LLP Designated Member | 2004-09-28 | 2023-04-13 |
| HOWARD, Jason Alexander | LLP Designated Member | 2015-01-01 | 2023-04-13 |
| JONES, Philip Martin | LLP Designated Member | 2004-09-28 | 2015-06-30 |
| KEANEY, Nicholas | LLP Designated Member | 2021-10-01 | 2023-04-13 |
| MORLEY, Christopher John | LLP Designated Member | 2004-09-28 | 2010-06-30 |
| O'HICKEY, Adrian William | LLP Designated Member | 2004-09-28 | 2023-04-13 |
| OSBORNE, Lucy Mary | LLP Designated Member | 2018-07-01 | 2023-04-13 |
| PRICE, Jolyon Robert Mark | LLP Designated Member | 2015-01-01 | 2023-04-13 |
| RICHARDS, Mark | LLP Designated Member | 2017-01-01 | 2023-04-13 |
| THORPE, Richard | LLP Designated Member | 2017-01-01 | 2023-04-13 |
| TOMALIN, Phillip James | LLP Designated Member | 2021-10-01 | 2023-04-13 |
| WALKER, David John | LLP Designated Member | 2004-09-28 | 2020-02-29 |
| WESTBURY, Adrian | LLP Designated Member | 2010-07-01 | 2023-04-13 |
| WOODFORD, Clive John | LLP Designated Member | 2008-07-01 | 2016-04-12 |
| BRADBURN, Christopher Alan | LLP Member | 2019-02-01 | 2023-04-13 |
| CLEEVELY, Andrew Charles | LLP Member | 2022-01-01 | 2023-04-13 |
| DENNISON, Lara Michelle | LLP Member | 2021-01-01 | 2023-04-13 |
| GOULDING, Adrian | LLP Member | 2019-02-01 | 2023-04-13 |
| HAWORTH, Christopher John | LLP Member | 2019-02-01 | 2023-04-13 |
| JOHNSON, David James | LLP Member | 2019-02-01 | 2023-04-13 |
| RAVENHALL, Ian | LLP Member | 2021-01-01 | 2023-04-13 |
| SANDELL, Roger | LLP Member | 2018-02-28 | 2023-04-13 |
| THOMPSON, Marc Stuart | LLP Member | 2020-01-01 | 2023-04-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rise Newco 1 Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100% (LLP), Appoints members (LLP) | 2023-04-13 | Active |
| Mr Adrian William O'Hickey | Individual | Surplus assets 25–50% (LLP) | 2016-09-27 | Ceased 2018-02-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 144 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | LLPSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control limited liability partnership | |
| 2026-03-25 | LLCS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-31 | LLCS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-25 | LLCS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-01 | LLMR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date limited liability partnership | |
| 2023-05-25 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-25 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-25 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-25 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-25 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-25 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-25 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-25 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-25 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-25 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-25 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-25 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination 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.