R a Shield Holdings Limited
Registered name: R A SHIELD HOLDINGS LIMITED
Part of Shield Engineering Group Holdings Limited groupR a Shield Holdings Limited made £69.8k revenue and a £24.1k loss in the year to 31 Oct 2025.
R a Shield Holdings Limited’s revenue grew 7% to £69.8k in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with a loss of £24.1k and 0 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines” and is based in Syston; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Syston, East Midlands
- Age
- 28 yrs · since 1998
- 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 Oct 2021 | 31 Oct 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 | 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £0 | £0 | £59.4k | £65.5k | £69.8k |
| Operating profit | −£255k | −£86k | −£44.5k | −£84.8k | £19.9k |
| Profit before tax | −£255k | £5m | −£44.5k | −£84.8k | £19.1k |
| Profit after tax | −£257k | £5m | −£106k | −£125k | −£24.1k |
| Profit (best available) | −£257k | £5m | −£106k | −£125k | −£24.1k |
| Employees (average) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −178% | −191.1% | −34.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £0 | £0 | £29.7k | £32.8k | — |
| Profit per employee | −£128k | £2.5m | −£52.9k | −£62.6k | — |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲10.2% | ▲6.6% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼102.1% | — | — |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% | ▼100% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £20.7k | £47.1k | £10.3k | £58k | £16.7k |
| Net assets | £5.4m | £5.3m | £5.2m | £5.1m | £5m |
| Fixed assets | £3.7m | £3.8m | £3.9m | £3.9m | £3.9m |
| Current assets | £3.3m | £3.3m | £3.3m | £2.1m | £2.1m |
| Debtors | £5.7k | £7k | £2k | £6.5k | £20.2k |
| Deferred income | £0 | £1.4k | £9.8k | £9.8k | £18k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −34.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 5622%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 25.8%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 28.9%
- 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
- ▼0%
- Now £5m
- Cash at bank
- ▼71%
- Now £16.7k
- Headcount
- ▼100%
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- ▲85%
- Now £18k
- Fixed assets
- 0%
- Now £3.9m
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
- Shield Engineering Group Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- C R Shield Holdings Limited75–100%
- R a Shield Holdings Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- Shield Engineering (Syston) LimitedRev. £31.7m · Profit £2.7m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit −£24.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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