RTS LIMITED
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Cash
£125
-81.2% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£4M
+40.7% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
53
+3.9% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.5M
+114% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,803,181 | £21,779,873 | £21,723,907 | £24,269,452 | £29,052,857 | £32,861,599 | +13.1% | |
| Operating profit | £423,288 | £763,784 | £800,500 | £1,404,196 | £931,757 | £1,565,017 | +68% | |
| Profit before tax | £368,897 | £678,392 | £798,776 | £1,374,058 | £704,236 | £1,506,844 | +114% | |
| Net profit | £288,809 | £477,235 | £720,105 | £1,046,296 | £529,541 | £1,036,563 | +95.7% | |
| Cash | £442 | £25,770 | £107,976 | £351,672 | £665 | £125 | -81.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,067,001 | £2,029,568 | £2,479,608 | £2,945,823 | £3,474,484 | £4,560,543 | +31.3% | |
| Net assets | £947,640 | £1,077,375 | £1,656,480 | £2,505,268 | £2,837,309 | £3,993,271 | +40.7% | |
| Equity | £947,640 | £1,077,375 | £1,656,480 | £2,505,268 | £2,837,309 | £3,993,271 | +40.7% | |
| Average employees | 39 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 51 | 53 | +3.9% | |
| Wages | £1,246,208 | £1,282,775 | £1,300,242 | £1,480,095 | £1,597,397 | £2,159,222 | +35.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £94,635 | £109,406 | £59,340 | £39,000 | £36,000 | £461,000 | +1,180.6% |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.7% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 5.8% | 3.2% | 4.8% | |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 2.2% | 3.3% | 4.3% | 1.8% | 3.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.5% | 37.6% | 32.3% | 47.7% | 26.8% | 34.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.17x | 1.27x | 1.48x | |
| Interest cover | 7.78x | 8.94x | — | 41.14x | 5.09x | 26.08x |
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
- RTS LIMITED 1997-09-04 → present
- ROBBINS TIMBER SERVICES LIMITED 1984-02-14 → 1997-09-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- RTS LIMITED · parent
- Earnside Limited (Dormant) 100%
Significant events
- “The year saw the transition of the company's ownership from the original share owning management team to the SWL Limited Group in December 2024.”
- “A major fire at the Auchineden Depot in March 2025 resulted in the loss of both the biomass buildings and the biomass boilers and drying systems.”
- “The directors' loans were paid off in full during the year, prior to the acquisition of the company's parent, SWL Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WALKER, Richard William | Secretary | 2026-01-01 | — | — |
| COLES, Michael Christopher | Director | 2025-10-01 | Feb 1982 | British |
| HENRY, Desmond | Director | 2026-04-10 | Feb 1973 | British |
| KENNEDY, Ross | Director | 2011-12-16 | Feb 1982 | British |
| O'NEILL, Norman Peter | Director | 2004-03-31 | Nov 1960 | British |
| PRINGLE, Alexander | Director | 2025-10-01 | Jul 1985 | British |
| ROBINSON, Ian | Director | 2026-04-10 | Jan 1964 | British |
| WALKER, Richard William | Director | 2026-04-10 | Nov 1981 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBBINS, Heather Ann Scott | Secretary | — | 2017-07-10 |
| MACBRAYNE, James Forbes | Director | — | 1997-03-31 |
| ROBBINS, Alan George | Director | — | 2022-09-30 |
| ROBBINS, Heather Ann Scott | Director | — | 2017-07-10 |
| WILSON, Harry Cowan | Director | 2007-11-12 | 2025-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rts Forestry Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-07-10 | Active |
| Mr Alan George Robbins | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-10 |
| Mrs Heather Ann Scott Robbins | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 170 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-09 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-12-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-02 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-05-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-12-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 6
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.