The Firmwatch take
J.r. Rix & Sons Limited (00577587) currently shows: No major warning signs in the latest extracted accounts, based on accounts to 31 December 2024; last refreshed 24 May 2026. No distress signals. Accounts cover the period ending 31 Dec 2024.
Companies House source·Accounts to 31 Dec 2024·Refreshed 24 May 2026·Methodology and caveats
Firmwatch signals are generated from public filings and are not credit ratings or financial advice.
Incorporated
25 January 1957
69 years on the register
Sector
Wholesale trade
SIC 46711 · matched to division
Size
Not classified
Net assets
£130m
Top 10% in sector
Cash at bank
Not disclosed
Not required for this filing type
Latest filing
None yet
Insolvency risk
Low insolvency risk
The latest public accounts do not show obvious balance-sheet stress. This does not rule out trading problems, but the filed numbers look comparatively steady.
Positive net assets
The latest extracted accounts show assets exceeding liabilities.
Sector benchmark · Wholesale
How this company compares in 66,765 wholesalers
Top 10% in sector — J.r. Rix & Sons Limited shows £130m in net assets. Sector median is £2k.
Sector medians are computed annually across all UK companies in this broad sector. Position is approximate — see the Money tab for the full balance sheet.
Money
What the balance sheet says
Net assets
£130m
Top 10% in sector · sector median £2k · 66,765 wholesalers
Cash
Not disclosed
Working cap.
£60m
Median £10k
Current ratio
3.6×
Median 1.3×
Signals · 1
Positive net assets
The latest filed accounts show assets exceeding liabilities.
People
Who runs this company
- HP
HASNIP, Peter Jeffrey
director · since 2020
- RH
RIX, Harry James
director · since 2021
Registered office
Address intelligence
96 other companies use this address.
High-volume registered-office service. Many UK companies use these legitimately, but they are also a known hosting location for shell entities. Treat this as a flag, not a verdict.
Address pattern · HU1 2BN
96 other UK companies registered here — all still trading.
Active
79
Dissolved
0
Strike-off action
0
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