RS Group PLC
Registered name: RS GROUP PLC
RS Group PLC made £2.9bn revenue and £162m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
RS Group PLC’s revenue fell 1% to £2.9bn in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £162m profit and 8,600 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London
- Age
- 66 yrs · since 1960
- Type
- Public Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £3bn | £2.9bn | £2.9bn | £2.9bn |
| Cost of sales | −£1.6bn | −£1.7bn | — | — |
| Gross profit | £1.4bn | £1.3bn | — | — |
| Operating profit | £383m | £280m | £233m | £239m |
| Profit before tax | £372m | £249m | £206m | £220m |
| Profit after tax | £285m | £184m | £153m | £162m |
| Profit (best available) | £285m | £184m | £153m | £162m |
| Employees (average) | 7,818 | 8,964 | 8,709 | 8,600 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 9.6% | 6.2% | 5.3% | 5.6% |
| Gross margin | 45.3% | 43% | — | — |
| Revenue per employee | £381k | £328k | £333k | £335k |
| Profit per employee | £36.4k | £20.5k | £17.5k | £18.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼1.3% | ▼1.3% | ▼0.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼35.5% | ▼16.9% | ▲6.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲14.7% | ▼2.8% | ▼1.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | — | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £335k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £18.8k
- 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 —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼1%
- Now 8,600
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (3)
- Iesa LimitedFigures not disclosed
- RS Components LimitedFigures not disclosed
- RS Group International Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £162m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026
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