RWS TRANSLATIONS LIMITED
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† RWS TRANSLATIONS LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.
Ratios
2024/25Sector comparison
SIC 74300Where the company stands among the 2,314 active companies whose first SIC code is 74300 (Translation and interpretation activities).
- RWS TRANSLATIONS LIMITED£36.9m
- TOPPAN DIGITAL LANGUAGE LTD.£27.1m
- SDL SHEFFIELD LIMITED£20m
- THEBIGWORD INTERPRETING SERVICES LIMITED£14.9m
- WORD360 LTD£9.6m
- SIGNIFICAN'T (UK) LIMITED£7.9m
- TOPPAN DIGITAL LANGUAGE (UK) LTD£5m
- PAPILLON TRANSLATIONS LTD.£4.9m
- WORLDWIDE LANGUAGE RESOURCES LTD£4.9m
- SIGN LANGUAGE INTERACTIONS LIMITED£4.8m
Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 2,314. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: RWS TRANSLATIONS LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
RWS TRANSLATIONS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01080416. It was incorporated on 6 Nov 1972. Its status is active. The registered office is in Maidenhead (SL6). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is translation and interpretation activities (74300).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Sep 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £84,905,514. Profit for the year was £12,832,357. Net assets were £36,921,689, up 53.5% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £2,412,248. Total assets were £73,064,639 and total liabilities £36,142,950. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 2,314 active companies whose first SIC code is 74300: By turnover it ranks higher than 97% of the 53 that publish turnover (median £28,800). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £4,743). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £17,664). By cash it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £10,079). It is older than 99% of them (median age 6.7 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker). Its gender pay gap report for 2021/22 shows median hourly pay for women 29% lower than for men.
Who runs and controls the company?
One person with significant control is registered.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 30 Jun 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 11 Nov 2026.
Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
| 2023/24 † | 2024/25 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 87,401,406 | 84,905,514 |
| Profit for the year | 4,057,096 | 12,832,357 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 3,485,717 | 2,412,248 |
| Total assets | 39,627,277 | 73,064,639 |
| Total liabilities | 15,571,792 | 36,142,950 |
| Net assets / total equity | 24,055,485 | 36,921,689 |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
Statutory reporting
- Median hourly pay
- women 29% lower
- Mean hourly pay
- women 33.3% lower
- Median bonus pay
- women 73.3% lower
- Employer size
- 250 to 499 employees
Earlier years (3)
- Year
- Median hourly pay
- Mean hourly pay
- 2020/21
- women 15.4% lower
- women 31.3% lower
- 2018/19
- women 19.6% lower
- women 29.6% lower
- 2017/18
- women 24.8% lower
- women 32.1% lower
A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service
Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.
Registers and licences
- Licence type and rating
- Worker (A rating)
- Routes
- Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker
On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.
Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.
History
6 events- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £84.9m, net assets £36.9m
- Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £87.4m, net assets £24.1m
- Rws Holdings Plc registered as a person with significant control
- Rws Group Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
- Rws Group Limited registered as a person with significant control
- Company incorporatedPrivate limited company
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.