RAPPEL LIMITED

Active
Company number 09746605Private limited companyIncorporated 2015

Key figures

£40,915-48.2%
Net assets 2025
+7.9%
Average annual growth 2019/20–2025
020 k40 k60 k80 k2019/2020212022202320242025

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

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 43999

Where the company stands among the 46,861 active companies whose first SIC code is 43999 (Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.).

Net assets£40,915
Higher than 63% · median £14,797
Total assets£328,551
Higher than 78% · median £56,172
Cash£42,177
Higher than 56% · median £26,460
Employees0
Lower than 75% · median 1
Company age11.2 years
Older than 65% · median 7.5 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. LAST MILE INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED£701.2m
  2. PREMIER MARINAS LIMITED£393.9m
  3. P. FLANNERY PLANT HIRE (OVAL) LIMITED£206.4m
  4. PICKERINGS HIRE LIMITED£151m
  5. O'HALLORAN & O'BRIEN LIMITED£142.4m
  6. CALA HOMES COMMUNITIES (CROWTHORNE) LIMITED£127.5m
  7. SCH PROJECTS LIMITED£123.6m
  8. SELWOOD LTD£119.5m
  9. FERN TRADING DEVELOPMENT LIMITED£116.8m
  10. SELECT PLANT HIRE COMPANY LIMITED£106.5m

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 46,861. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: RAPPEL LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

RAPPEL LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 09746605. It was incorporated on 24 Aug 2015. Its status is active. The registered office is in Ellesmere port (CH65). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other specialised construction activities n.e.c. (43999).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £40,915, down 48.2% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £42,177. Total assets were £328,551 and total liabilities £415,894. The company had an average of 0 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2019/20–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 46,861 active companies whose first SIC code is 43999: By net assets it ranks higher than 63% of them (median £14,797). By total assets it ranks higher than 78% of them (median £56,172). By cash it ranks higher than 56% of them (median £26,460). By number of employees it ranks lower than 75% of them (median 1). It is older than 65% of them (median age 7.5 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 9 public contract award notices from 6 public sector buyers since 2023. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £590.2k. Its most frequent buyer is Trinity House (4 contracts).

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 2 current directors. 2 persons with significant control are registered. 1 of 1 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 6 Sep 2027.

Filed accounts2019/20–2025
20212022202320242025
Cash at bank and in hand62,31553,5223,22767,68942,177
Total assets128,45775,170243,845231,258328,551
Total liabilities172,742121,076253,821256,500415,894
Net assets / total equity27,6851,85141,39879,05940,915
Average number of employees22450

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.

Public contracts

9 contracts

RAPPEL LIMITED is named as a supplier in 9 public contract award notices from 6 public sector buyers since 2023. Their combined published value is £590.2k.

Contracts per year
Main buyers6
Trinity House
4 contracts · £302.4k
Northern Lighthouse Board
1 contract · £80.9k
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
1 contract · £76.2k
PLYMOUTH COMMUNITY HOMES LIMITED
1 contract · £49.7k
THE CORPORATION OF TRINITY HOUSE
1 contract · £42.8k
Contracts
  1. UKRI-5819 STFC RAL Antenna Works‡UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) · £76,230
  2. GB-Edinburgh: Refurbishment and redecoration of Lady Isle Lighthouse‡Northern Lighthouse Board · £80,924
  3. Rope Access Inspections and Repairs at Marlborough HousePLYMOUTH COMMUNITY HOMES LIMITED · £49,680
  4. GB-London: T0532 - Bartholomew Ledge Beacon Repairs‡Trinity House · £139,837
  5. T0422 - Sark Lighthouse Painting‡Trinity House · £60,095
Show 4 more
  1. T0422 - Hanois Lighthouse Painting‡Trinity House · £45,807
  2. GB-LONDON: PO 177710 - Rappel Ltd - DGPS Antenna Removal - Flamborough Head‡THE CORPORATION OF TRINITY HOUSE · £42,777
  3. Building workUNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH · £38,210
  4. T0422 - Southwold Lighthouse Painting‡Trinity House · £56,620

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

History

11 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: net assets £40.9k, 0 employees
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets £79.1k, 5 employees
  3. Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: net assets £41.4k, 4 employees
  4. Financial year 2022 endedAccounts: net assets £1,851, 2 employees
  5. Financial year 2021 endedAccounts: net assets £27.7k, 2 employees
  6. Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets £27.9k, 2 employees
  7. Mr Stuart Lightford registered as a person with significant control
  8. Mr Nicholas Adamson registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (3)
  1. Nicholas ADAMSON appointedDirector
  2. Stuart LIGHTFORD appointedDirector
  3. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.