Rapid Electrical Distributors Holdings Limited
Registered name: RAPID ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS HOLDINGS LIMITED
Part of Qubic Trustees Ltd groupRapid Electrical Distributors Holdings Limited made £23.8m revenue and a £152k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text
Rapid Electrical Distributors Holdings Limited’s revenue grew 15% to £23.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £152k and 42 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Newcastle Upon Tyne; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East
- Age
- 5 yrs · since 2021
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £18.6m | £23.8m | £20.6m | £23.8m |
| Cost of sales | £15.2m | £19.9m | £16.3m | £19.3m |
| Gross profit | £3.4m | £3.9m | £4.2m | £4.4m |
| Operating profit | £47.5k | £398k | £492k | £391k |
| Profit before tax | −£138k | −£12.9k | £759k | −£2.7k |
| Profit after tax | −£215k | −£129k | £603k | −£152k |
| Profit (best available) | −£215k | −£129k | £603k | −£152k |
| Employees (average) | 36 | 37 | 40 | 42 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −1.1% | −0.5% | 2.9% | −0.6% |
| Gross margin | 18.2% | 16.5% | 20.6% | 18.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £517k | £643k | £515k | £566k |
| Profit per employee | −£6k | −£3.5k | £15.1k | −£3.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲27.8% | ▼13.5% | ▲15.4% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼125.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲2.8% | ▲8.1% | ▲5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £570k | £693k | £1.5m | £1.7m |
| Fixed assets | £4.3m | £4.3m | £4.3m | £4.3m |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 18.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £566k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£3.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 17.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- ▲11%
- Now £1.7m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲5%
- Now 42
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- 0%
- Now £4.3m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Qubic Trustees Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- Qubic Associate Group Limited75–100%
- Qubic Trustees Ltd75–100%
- Rapid Electrical Distributors Holdings Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£152k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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