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Company No. 00567133 · Incorporated 6 Jun 1956

Rix Petroleum (Hull) Limited

Registered name: RIX PETROLEUM (HULL) LIMITED

Part of J.R. Rix & Sons Limited group

Rix Petroleum (Hull) Limited made £124m revenue and £381k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Rix Petroleum (Hull) Limited’s revenue fell 4% to £124m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £381k profit and 70 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of petroleum and petroleum products” and is based in Hull; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46711Wholesale of petroleum and petroleum productsSIC 46719Wholesale of other fuels and related products
Status
Active
Location
Hull, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age
70 yrs · since 1956
Type
Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “J. R. Rix & Sons Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue
£124m
Growth ▼4.1%
Profit
£381k
Growth ▼41.9%
Profit margin
0.3%
Gross 6.4%
Employees
70
Change ▲1.5%
Profit / employee
£5.4k
Revenue/employee £1.8m
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£146m£129m£124m
Cost of sales£137m£121m£116m
Gross profit£9m£8.1m£7.9m
Profit before tax£1.8m£900k£535k
Profit after tax£1.4m£656k£381k
Profit (best available)£1.4m£656k£381k
Staff costs£3.3m£3.2m£3.4m
Employees (average)966970
Ratios
Profit margin0.9%0.5%0.3%
Gross margin6.2%6.3%6.4%
Revenue per employee£1.5m£1.9m£1.8m
Profit per employee£14.4k£9.5k£5.4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼11.9%▼4.1%
Profit growth—▼52.4%▼41.9%
Headcount growth—▼28.1%▲1.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£273k£210k£282k
Net assets£1.4m£745k£476k
Current assets£14.8m£10.8m£12m
Debtors£12.4m£8.8m£9.4m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.3%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
6.4%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£1.8m
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£5.4k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
—
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
7.6%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets
▼36%
Now £476k
Cash at bank
▲34%
Now £282k
Headcount
▲1%
Now 70
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. J.R. Rix & Sons Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Rix Petroleum (Hull) Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (40)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £381k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026

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