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Company No. 08233870 · Incorporated 28 Sep 2012

Rubber Road Ltd

Registered name: RUBBER ROAD LTD

Rubber Road Ltd made £14.5m revenue and £467k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025. read from filing text

Rubber Road Ltd’s revenue grew 33% to £14.5m in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with £467k profit and 57 employees. The company is classified under “ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development” and is based in Welwyn Garden City; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 62011Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development
Status
Active
Location
Welwyn Garden City, East of England
Age
14 yrs · since 2012
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Jan 2025

Key figures

IndependentOperating leverageCash flow filed
Revenue
£14.5m
Growth ▲33.4%
Profit
£467k
Growth ▲1542%
Profit margin
3.2%
Gross 24.4%
Employees
57
Change ▲1.8%
Profit / employee
£8.2k
Revenue/employee £255k
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 Dec 202231 Jan 202431 Jan 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£12m£10.9m£14.5m
Cost of sales£8.7m£8.2m£11m
Gross profit£3.3m£2.7m£3.5m
Operating profit£921k£274k£808k
Profit before tax£734k£1.9k£486k
Profit after tax£732k£28.5k£467k
Profit (best available)£732k£28.5k£467k
Staff costs£1.7m£2m£2m
Employees (average)475657
Ratios
Profit margin6.1%0.3%3.2%
Gross margin27.1%24.9%24.4%
Revenue per employee£255k£194k£255k
Profit per employee£15.6k£508£8.2k
Cash conversion−77.1%−126.3%−96.9%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼9.2%▲33.4%
Profit growth—▼96.1%▲1542%
Headcount growth—▲19.1%▲1.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£295k£81.1k£3.4k
Net assets£3.6m£4m£4.2m
Fixed assets£1.1m£1.8m£1.9m
Current assets£6.4m£8.4m£11.1m
Debtors£2.6m£3.4m£4.1m
Deferred income—£1.2m£1.6m
Cash from operations−£710k−£345k−£783k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
3.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
24.4%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£255k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£8.2k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−96.9%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
12.8%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
10.9%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
28.5%
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
▲4%
Now £4.2m
Cash at bank
▼96%
Now £3.4k
Headcount
▲2%
Now 57
Deferred income
▲31%
Now £1.6m
Fixed assets
▲2%
Now £1.9m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (1)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2025 (profit £467k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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