Rapid Prototyping Systems Ltd.
Registered name: RAPID PROTOTYPING SYSTEMS LTD.
Part of Lpe Holdco Limited groupRapid Prototyping Systems Ltd. made £716k revenue and a £58.4k loss in the year to 31 Oct 2024.
Rapid Prototyping Systems Ltd.’s revenue was £716k in the year to 31 Oct 2024, with a loss of £58.4k and 11 employees. The company is classified under “business and domestic software development” and is based in Clitheroe; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Clitheroe, North West
- Age
- 30 yrs · since 1996
- 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.
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 Oct 2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | No P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £866k | — | £716k |
| Cost of sales | — | −£8.4k | — | −£10.4k |
| Gross profit | — | £858k | — | £706k |
| Operating profit | — | −£11.5k | — | −£85.4k |
| Profit before tax | — | −£10.8k | — | −£80.9k |
| Profit after tax | — | £26k | — | −£58.4k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £26k | — | −£58.4k |
| Employees (average) | — | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 3% | — | −8.2% |
| Gross margin | — | 99% | — | 98.6% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £86.6k | — | £65.1k |
| Profit per employee | — | £2.6k | — | −£5.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Headcount growth | — | — | — | ▲10% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £191k | — | £241k | — |
| Net assets | £771k | — | £789k | — |
| Fixed assets | £574k | — | £521k | — |
| Debtors | £108k | — | £104k | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −8.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 98.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £65.1k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£5.3k
- 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
- ▲10%
- Now 11
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Lpe Holdco Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Latium Plastics Enterprises Limited75–100%
- Latium Roofing Systems Limited75–100%
- Rapid Prototyping Systems Ltd.this company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (6)
- Hoime 2 LimitedLiquidationFigures not disclosed
- Hoime 3 LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Latium Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Ultra IP LimitedLiquidationFigures not disclosed
- Ultraframe (UK) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Wye Valley Engineering LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Oct 2024 (profit −£58.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 18 Oct 2026
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