M A RAINBACK LIMITED

Active
Company number 04453657Private limited companyIncorporated 2002

Key figures

£28,646+0.0%
Net assets 2024/25
-10 k010 k20 k30 k2019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25

Like most small UK companies, M A RAINBACK LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 25400

Where the company stands among the 88 active companies whose first SIC code is 25400 (Manufacture of weapons and ammunition).

Net assets£28,646
Higher than 54% · median £13,102
Total assets£66,254
Lower than 65% · median £135,209
Employees3
Higher than 73% · median 1
Company age24.4 years
Older than 75% · median 8.3 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. BAE SYSTEMS PLC£11.9bn
  2. BAE SYSTEMS GLOBAL COMBAT SYSTEMS MUNITIONS LIMITED£117m
  3. BAE SYSTEMS GCS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£60.2m
  4. UTM LIMITED£24.9m
  5. FNH UK LIMITED£19.8m
  6. HULL CARTRIDGE COMPANY LIMITED£13.1m
  7. ACCURACY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£10m
  8. HECKLER & KOCH (UK) LIMITED£8.8m
  9. ACCLES & SHELVOKE LIMITED£5.4m
  10. BSA GUNS (UK) LIMITED£4.6m

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 88. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: M A RAINBACK LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

M A RAINBACK LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 04453657. It was incorporated on 2 Jun 2002. Its status is active. The registered office is in Swanage (BH19). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of weapons and ammunition (25400), repair of fabricated metal products (33110).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Jul 2025); the company files micro-entity accounts. Net assets were £28,646, up 0% on the previous year. The company had an average of 3 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 88 active companies whose first SIC code is 25400: By net assets it ranks higher than 54% of them (median £13,102). By total assets it ranks lower than 65% of them (median £135,209). By number of employees it ranks higher than 73% of them (median 1). It is older than 75% of them (median age 8.3 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly stone, plaster and cement articles.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 1 current director. One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 29 Apr 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 13 Jun 2027.

Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
Cash at bank and in hand1,02528,18510,320-53—
Total assets69,26676,82055,53066,74766,254
Total liabilities—————
Net assets / total equity4,71416,027-3,39728,64328,646
Average number of employees33333

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.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently November 2025. Main goods: stone, plaster and cement articles.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

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

20 events
  1. Zillah Anne RAINBACK resignedSecretary
  2. Zillah Anne RAINBACK resignedDirector
  3. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £28.6k, 3 employees
  4. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £28.6k, 3 employees
  5. Mrs Zillah Anne Rainback ceased to be a person with significant control
  6. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets −£3,397, 3 employees
  7. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £16k, 3 employees
  8. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £4,714, 3 employees
Earlier events (12)
  1. Kevin John LYONS appointedSecretary
  2. Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets −£3,697, 3 employees
  3. Mr Michael Anthony Rainback registered as a person with significant control
  4. Mrs Zillah Anne Rainback registered as a person with significant control
  5. Michael Anthony RAINBACK appointedDirector
  6. Zillah Anne RAINBACK appointedSecretary
  7. Zillah Anne RAINBACK appointedDirector
  8. VENTURE NOMINEES (1) LIMITED resignedSecretary (corporate)
  9. VENTURE NOMINEES (2) LIMITED resignedDirector (corporate)
  10. VENTURE NOMINEES (1) LIMITED appointedSecretary (corporate)
  11. VENTURE NOMINEES (2) LIMITED appointedDirector (corporate)
  12. 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.