R.a. Enterprises Limited
Registered name: R.A. ENTERPRISES LIMITED
Part of The Royal Academy of Arts groupR.a. Enterprises Limited made £5.9m revenue and £357k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
R.a. Enterprises Limited’s revenue fell 15% to £5.9m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £357k profit. The company is classified under “other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 44 yrs · since 1982
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £6.3m | £6.9m | £5.9m |
| Cost of sales | −£2.9m | −£2.8m | −£2.5m |
| Gross profit | £3.3m | £4.1m | £3.3m |
| Operating profit | £307k | £886k | £356k |
| Profit before tax | £307k | £887k | £357k |
| Profit after tax | £307k | £887k | £357k |
| Profit (best available) | £307k | £887k | £357k |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 4.9% | 12.9% | 6.1% |
| Gross margin | 53.2% | 59.4% | 57.1% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲9.5% | ▼14.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲188.7% | ▼59.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 57.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- 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
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- The Royal Academy of Artsultimate parent75–100%
- R.a. Enterprises Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- Ra (Arts) LimitedRev. £2.7m · Profit £1.5m
- Burlington House LimitedRev. £429k · Profit £70.5k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £357k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 14 Oct 2026
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