R.a. Trading Limited
Registered name: R.A. TRADING LIMITED
Part of R.a. Trading Group Limited groupR.a. Trading Limited made £21.7m revenue and £249k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025.
R.a. Trading Limited’s revenue fell 6% to £21.7m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £249k profit and 13 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of fruit and vegetable juices, mineral water and soft drinks” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 26 yrs · since 2000
- 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 Oct 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 | 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £21.9m | £23m | £21.7m |
| Cost of sales | — | £20.2m | £21.2m | £20.1m |
| Gross profit | — | £1.7m | £1.8m | £1.6m |
| Operating profit | — | £883k | £691k | £332k |
| Profit before tax | — | £883k | £1m | £332k |
| Profit after tax | — | £684k | £467k | £249k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £684k | £467k | £249k |
| Staff costs | — | £530k | £624k | £616k |
| Employees (average) | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 3.1% | 2% | 1.1% |
| Gross margin | — | 7.8% | 8% | 7.3% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £1.8m | £2.3m | £1.7m |
| Profit per employee | — | £57k | £46.7k | £19.1k |
| Cash conversion | — | −35.2% | −69.1% | −359% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲5.2% | ▼5.9% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼31.7% | ▼46.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▼16.7% | ▲30% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £722k | £618k | £728k | £1.2m |
| Net assets | £3.3m | £3.8m | £4.2m | £4.3m |
| Fixed assets | £93.3k | £128k | £115k | £113k |
| Current assets | £5m | £5.6m | £6.4m | £7.3m |
| Debtors | £1.8m | £2.9m | £2.7m | £2.6m |
| Cash from operations | — | −£311k | −£477k | −£1.2m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 7.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £1.7m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £19.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −359%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 11.9%
- 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
- ▲2%
- Now £4.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▲61%
- Now £1.2m
- Headcount
- ▲30%
- Now 13
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼1%
- Now £113k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- R.a. Trading Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- R.a. Trading Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
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 £249k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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