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Company No. 01666333 · Incorporated 22 Sep 1982

R.a. Enterprises Limited

Registered name: R.A. ENTERPRISES LIMITED

Part of The Royal Academy of Arts group

R.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.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47789Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Aug 2025

Key figures

Revenue
£5.9m
Growth ▼14.9%
Profit
£357k
Growth ▼59.8%
Profit margin
6.1%
Gross 57.1%
Employees
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Change —
Profit / employee
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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 Aug 202331 Aug 202431 Aug 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull 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 margin4.9%12.9%6.1%
Gross margin53.2%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———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025Accounts · bulk data Mar 2025Accounts · bulk data Feb 2026
Derived from the latest filing

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
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Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
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Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
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Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
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Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
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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
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Cash at bank
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Headcount
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Deferred income
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Fixed assets
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Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. The Royal Academy of Artsultimate parent75–100%
  2. R.a. Enterprises Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (2)

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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