Ralph Coleman International Limited
Registered name: RALPH COLEMAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Part of Ifco Systems UK Ltd groupRalph Coleman International Limited made £1.3m profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
Ralph Coleman International Limited reported £1.3m profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025, up 369% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 407 employees. The company is classified under “operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities” and is based in Coventry; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Coventry, West Midlands
- Age
- 31 yrs · since 1994
- 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: “The immediate parent company of Ralph Coleman International Limited is IFCO Systems UK Limited, which is incorporated in the UK.”
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £21.9m | £30.3m | — | — |
| Cost of sales | £18.3m | £25m | £27.2m | £33.7m |
| Gross profit | £3.6m | £5.3m | — | — |
| Operating profit | −£553k | −£702k | — | — |
| Profit before tax | −£654k | −£1.1m | £552k | £1.4m |
| Profit after tax | −£487k | −£883k | £270k | £1.3m |
| Profit (best available) | −£487k | −£883k | £270k | £1.3m |
| Staff costs | £7m | £9.6m | £12.4m | £15.7m |
| Employees (average) | 333 | 276 | 345 | 407 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −2.2% | −2.9% | — | — |
| Gross margin | 16.6% | 17.6% | — | — |
| Revenue per employee | £65.9k | £110k | — | — |
| Profit per employee | −£1.5k | −£3.2k | £782 | £3.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲369.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▲25% | ▲18% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £4.8k | £669k | £640k | £1.9m |
| Net assets | £131k | −£752k | −£482k | £785k |
| Fixed assets | £4.3m | £3.6m | £3.2m | £2.7m |
| Current assets | £8.1m | £5.6m | £4.1m | £6.2m |
| Debtors | £2.9m | £3.6m | £1.9m | £2.4m |
| Deferred income | £809k | £1.1m | £1.3m | £1.8m |
| Cash from operations | −£1.6m | −£2.9m | −£1.6m | −£2.7m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3.1k
- 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 £785k
- Cash at bank
- ▲198%
- Now £1.9m
- Headcount
- ▲18%
- Now 407
- Deferred income
- ▲46%
- Now £1.8m
- Fixed assets
- ▼16%
- Now £2.7m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Ifco Systems UK Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- Ralph Coleman International Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- Ifx Service Center UK LimitedFigures 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 30 Jun 2025 (profit £1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026
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