Rutpen Limited
Registered name: RUTPEN LIMITED
Part of Rutpen Management Services Limited groupRutpen Limited made £11.8m revenue and £1.3m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Rutpen Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £11.8m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £1.3m profit and 44 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of soap and detergents” and is based in Berkshire; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Berkshire, South East
- Age
- 33 yrs · since 1993
- 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: “Rutpen Management Services Limited”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £10.3m | £10.7m | £11.4m | £11.8m |
| Cost of sales | — | £5m | £4.8m | £5.2m | £5m |
| Gross profit | — | £5.3m | £6m | £6.2m | £6.8m |
| Profit before tax | — | £1.2m | £1.7m | £887k | £1.7m |
| Profit after tax | — | £856k | £1.3m | £492k | £1.3m |
| Profit (best available) | — | £856k | £1.3m | £492k | £1.3m |
| Staff costs | — | £2.1m | £2.3m | £2.6m | £2.9m |
| Employees (average) | 39 | 47 | 41 | 42 | 44 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | 8.3% | 11.9% | 4.3% | 10.9% |
| Gross margin | — | 51.3% | 55.4% | 54.2% | 58% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £220k | £262k | £271k | £268k |
| Profit per employee | — | £18.2k | £31.1k | £11.7k | £29.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲4.2% | ▲6% | ▲3.6% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲49% | ▼61.4% | ▲160.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲20.5% | ▼12.8% | ▲2.4% | ▲4.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £2.4m | £3.5m | £4.4m | £4.2m | £4.2m |
| Net assets | £3.8m | £4.1m | £4.4m | £3.9m | £5.2m |
| Fixed assets | £2m | £2.1m | £2m | £2.1m | £3.3m |
| Current assets | £5.4m | £6.4m | £7.3m | £7.8m | £8.8m |
| Debtors | £1.3m | £1.1m | £1.2m | £1.5m | £1.5m |
| Cash from operations | — | £2.4m | £2.5m | £1.4m | £1.6m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 10.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 58%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £268k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £29.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 27.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 12.5%
- 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
- ▲33%
- Now £5.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▼0%
- Now £4.2m
- Headcount
- ▲5%
- Now 44
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲54%
- Now £3.3m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Rutpen Management Services Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Rutpen Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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