J.R. RIX & SONS LIMITED

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Shareholders' funds

£130,347,799

Balance sheet as at 2024-12-31

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What it does

The principal activities of the group in the year under review were those of shipping, the sale of petroleum products and motor cars and the manufacture and sale of caravans.

The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.

Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
1957-01-25
Employees
899 (2024 accounts · was 808 in 2023)
Registered office
2 Humber Quays, Wellington Street West, Hull, England, HU1 2BN
Postcode
HU1 2BN
Capital
140,000 GBP
Accounts category
Group
Charges
10 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2024-12-31
Next due by
2026-09-30
Financial year end
31 December

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-02-17
Next due by
2027-03-03
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 46711 Wholesale of petroleum and petroleum products
  • 46719 Wholesale of other fuels and related products
  • 70100 Activities of head offices

Officers 10 current · 3 resigned

Michael Paul FRY Director
Appointed 2025-03-13
Harry James RIX Director
Appointed 2021-07-07
Appointed 2020-11-04
Appointed 2020-11-04
Appointed 2017-09-01

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Group structure 49 subsidiaries

Showing 12 of 49.

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Modern slavery statement

Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2025-12-31) — 5 years on the registry.

Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Political donations 4

£27,167 in registered political donations since 2005.

  • Conservative and Unionist Party
    £10,000 2019-11-28 Cash
  • Conservative and Unionist Party
    £7,500 2015-05-11 Cash
  • Conservative and Unionist Party
    £4,667 2010-05-05 Non Cash

Showing the 3 most recent of 4.

Source: the Electoral Commission's register of donations — this company's full record, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Previous registered addresses 1

AddressChanged on
CARMELITE HOUSE,, POSTERNGATE,, HULL, HU1 2JS1992-09-21

Among its peers

Top 10%

by shareholders' funds, of 10 similar companies in HU

The largest employer among its local peers (899 staff).

3rd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1957.

80 companies are registered at this postcode →

Competitors Hull

This company ranks 1 among wholesale of petroleum and petroleum products in Hull.

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Property in England & Wales 50 titles

Freehold
46
Leasehold
4
Most recent registration
2026-03-18
Price paid, where recorded
£22,140,000
Where
City Of Kingston Upon Hull (28), East Riding Of Yorkshire (13), Lincolnshire (3)
Title numberCounty Tenure RegisteredPrice paid
WR219974 Worcestershire Leasehold 2026-03-18
HS411799 City Of Kingston Upon Hull Freehold 2023-11-17
YEA65618 East Riding Of Yorkshire Freehold 2022-06-06
YEA67385 East Riding Of Yorkshire Freehold 2022-06-06
HS275862 East Riding Of Yorkshire Freehold 2022-02-03
YEA4625 East Riding Of Yorkshire Freehold 2022-02-03
HS332148 City Of Kingston Upon Hull Leasehold 2021-02-18 £3,000,000
NK507178 Norfolk Freehold 2021-01-19 £305,000
LL362914 Lincolnshire Freehold 2019-12-11
HS100179 City Of Kingston Upon Hull Freehold 2019-06-04 £18,000,000
HS202488 City Of Kingston Upon Hull Freehold 2019-06-04
SL143072 Wrekin Freehold 2019-02-15
SL48887 Wrekin Freehold 2019-02-15 £350,000
NYK100230 North Yorkshire Freehold 2017-11-07 £340,000
YEA74223 East Riding Of Yorkshire Freehold 2014-05-27
YEA47802 East Riding Of Yorkshire Freehold 2014-03-03
HS351497 City Of Kingston Upon Hull Freehold 2014-02-18
YEA66718 East Riding Of Yorkshire Freehold 2011-11-25
YEA60953 East Riding Of Yorkshire Freehold 2010-11-18
LL29949 Lincolnshire Freehold 2010-09-22

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