Rapid Electronics Limited
Active01509592Wholesale & retailIncorporated 28 Jul 1980 · Colchester
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of the wholesale, distributions and retail of electronics components, equipment and tools.
Revenue
£24.8m
▲ +26.2% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
£1.1m
Margin 5.6%
Employees
106
▼ -7.0% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£6.9m
Total assets £11.3m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
7 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
Dec 2019Not available
Dec 2020
£19.6m
Dec 2021
£24.8m▲ +26.2%
Dec 2022Not available
Dec 2023Not available
Dec 2024Not available
Dec 2025Not available
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | — | — | -£993k | 106 | £6.9m |
| 31 Dec 2024 | — | — | -£168k | 114 | £7.8m |
| 31 Dec 2023 | — | — | -£24k | 116 | £7.9m |
| 31 Dec 2022 | — | — | £1.4m | 117 | £8.0m |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £24.8m | ▲ +26.2% | £1.4m | 114 | £7.7m |
| 31 Dec 2020 | £19.6m | — | £955k | 119 | £7.4m |
| 31 Dec 2019 | — | — | — | — | £7.2m |
Latest available figures
Period ending 31 Dec 2021. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £24.8m
- Gross profit
- £7.2m
- Operating profit
- £1.4m
- Profit before tax
- £1.4m
- Profit after tax
- £1.1m
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £11.3m
- Cash
- £1.3m
- Total liabilities
- £4.4m
- Net assets
- £6.9m
- Revenue per employee
- Not available
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