Ralph Davies International Limited
Registered name: RALPH DAVIES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Part of Topeka Logistics Trustees Limited groupRalph Davies International Limited made £14.8m revenue and £1.3m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Ralph Davies International Limited’s revenue fell 3% to £14.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.3m profit and 81 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Banbury; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Banbury, South East
- Age
- 38 yrs · since 1988
- 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 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £14.8m | £13.9m | £15.3m | £14.8m |
| Cost of sales | £11.5m | £10.4m | £11.7m | £11m |
| Gross profit | £3.2m | £3.6m | £3.6m | £3.8m |
| Profit before tax | £1.8m | £1.7m | £2m | £1.7m |
| Profit after tax | £1.5m | £1.3m | £1.5m | £1.3m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.5m | £1.3m | £1.5m | £1.3m |
| Staff costs | £3.2m | £3.3m | £3.4m | £3.4m |
| Employees (average) | 99 | 95 | 92 | 81 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 10.1% | 9.1% | 9.9% | 8.6% |
| Gross margin | 21.9% | 25.7% | 23.8% | 25.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £149k | £147k | £167k | £183k |
| Profit per employee | £15.1k | £13.3k | £16.5k | £15.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼5.7% | ▲10.1% | ▼3.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼15.5% | ▲20% | ▼16.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼4% | ▼3.2% | ▼12% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.1m | £2.3m | £2.7m | £1.2m |
| Net assets | £1.3m | £1.8m | £2.3m | £2.6m |
| Fixed assets | £1.9m | £1.8m | £2.9m | £3.2m |
| Current assets | £4m | £4.7m | £5.7m | £6.8m |
| Debtors | £2.4m | £1.8m | £1.9m | £1.6m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data May 2024 | Accounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 8.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 25.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £183k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £15.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 21.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10.8%
- 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
- ▲12%
- Now £2.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▼55%
- Now £1.2m
- Headcount
- ▼12%
- Now 81
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲12%
- Now £3.2m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Topeka Logistics Trustees Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Topeka Logistics Holdings Ltd75–100%
- Topeka Logistics Ltd75–100%
- Ralph Davies International Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- Rdi Warehousing LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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