RS Group PLC

Active00647788 Public limited company

Incorporated: 22 January 1960 (66 years)
Previously known as: Electrocomponents Public Limited Company (until 3 May 2022)
Industry: Activities of head offices (70100)
Directors: Miles William Roberts
Carole Jean Cran
Katherine Beresford Ringrose
all 9 directors
Accounts type: Group
Region: Greater London
Address: Fifth Floor
Two Pancras Square
London
N1C 4AG

Website & contact details

Website: rsgroup.com

Filing status

Accounts due: 30 September 2027
Last accounts: 31 March 2026
Conf. stmt due: 14 June 2027
Last conf. stmt: 31 May 2026

Officers 10 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Roberts, Miles William

Director · Appointed 1 March 2025

British

Born February 1964 (62)

Cran, Carole Jean

Director · Appointed 1 December 2024

Also at Eiffel Holdings Limited, Eiffel Investments UK Limited, Halma Australasia Holdings Limited · more companies

British

Born January 1970 (56)

Ringrose, Katherine Beresford

Director · Appointed 2 October 2023

British,South African

Born May 1974 (52)

Underwood, Clare

Secretary · Appointed 30 March 2022

Baldock, Alexander David

Director · Appointed 1 September 2021

British

Born November 1970

Fairhead, Rona Alison, Baroness

Director · Appointed 1 November 2020

Also at Fairhead Trustees Limited, B2B New York Limited · more companies

British

Born August 1961 (65)

Wainwright, Joan

Director · Appointed 1 November 2019

American

Born July 1960 (66)

Sleath, David

Director · Appointed 1 June 2019

British

Born March 1961 (65)

Lee, Bessie

Director · Appointed 1 March 2019

Chinese

Born September 1965 (61)

Pryce, Simon Charles Conrad

Director · Appointed 26 September 2016

British

Born December 1961 (64)

Officer history (37 former)

31 January 2026

Resigned Burdett, Louisa Sachiko as Director

1 March 2025

Appointed Roberts, Miles William as Director

31 December 2024

Resigned Kapoor, Navneet as Director

1 December 2024

Appointed Cran, Carole Jean as Director

2 October 2023

Appointed Ringrose, Katherine Beresford as Director

3 May 2023

Resigned Egan, David John as Director

16 December 2022

Resigned Ruth, Lindsley as Director

1 June 2022

Appointed Kapoor, Navneet as Director

30 March 2022

Appointed Underwood, Clare as Secretary

30 March 2022

Resigned James, Andy as Secretary

31 December 2021

Resigned Haslegrave, Ian Peter as Secretary

9 December 2021

Appointed James, Andy as Secretary

1 September 2021

Appointed Baldock, Alexander David as Director

31 May 2021

Resigned Bodson, Bertrand Jean Francois as Director

31 January 2021

Resigned Johnson, Peter Michael as Director

31 December 2020

Resigned Guerra, Karen as Director

1 November 2020

Appointed Fairhead, Rona Alison, Baroness as Director

1 November 2019

Appointed Wainwright, Joan as Director

1 September 2019

Resigned Pattullo, John Cook as Director

1 June 2019

Appointed Sleath, David as Director

1 March 2019

Appointed Lee, Bessie as Director

20 July 2017

Resigned Hollingworth, Paul Robert as Director

1 February 2017

Appointed Burdett, Louisa Sachiko as Director

26 September 2016

Appointed Pryce, Simon Charles Conrad as Director

20 July 2016

Resigned Soames, Rupert Christopher, The Right Honourable as Director

1 March 2016

Appointed Egan, David John as Director

30 September 2015

Resigned Boddie, Simon as Director

1 June 2015

Appointed Bodson, Bertrand Jean Francois as Director

1 April 2015

Appointed Ruth, Lindsley as Director

31 March 2015

Resigned Mason, Ian as Director

30 June 2014

Resigned Auer, Adrian as Director

1 January 2013

Appointed Guerra, Karen as Director

1 January 2013

Appointed Pattullo, John Cook as Director

1 October 2010

Appointed Johnson, Peter Michael as Director

15 July 2010

Resigned Mamsch, Helmut Claus Jurgen as Director

17 July 2009

Resigned Barker, Timothy Gwynne as Director

17 July 2009

Resigned Atkinson, Leslie, Dr as Director

1 July 2009

Appointed Auer, Adrian as Director

18 July 2008

Resigned Hamill, Keith as Director

1 May 2008

Appointed Hollingworth, Paul Robert as Director

13 July 2007

Resigned Temple, Nicholas John as Director

13 July 2007

Appointed Soames, Rupert Christopher, The Right Honourable as Director

9 October 2006

Resigned Lawson, Robert Arthur as Director

4 October 2006

Resigned Evans, Amanda Jane as Secretary

4 October 2006

Appointed Haslegrave, Ian Peter as Secretary

1 September 2006

Appointed Mamsch, Helmut Claus Jurgen as Director

31 July 2006

Resigned Carfora, Carmelina as Secretary

31 July 2006

Appointed Evans, Amanda Jane as Secretary

14 July 2006

Resigned Lennertz, Franz Dieter as Director

13 July 2006

Resigned Abbott, Kevin Allan as Director

1 September 2005

Appointed Boddie, Simon as Director

1 September 2005

Resigned Hewitt, Jeffrey Lindsey as Director

30 June 2005

Resigned Butler, Richard Benjamin as Director

3 November 2004

Appointed Abbott, Kevin Allan as Director

16 July 2004

Resigned Winterbottom, David Stuart as Director

7 November 2001

Resigned Cotterill, Roy Clifford George as Director

21 July 2000

Appointed Mason, Ian as Director

21 July 2000

Appointed Barker, Timothy Gwynne as Director

21 July 2000

Appointed Atkinson, Leslie, Dr as Director

21 July 2000

Appointed Butler, Richard Benjamin as Director

23 July 1999

Appointed Hamill, Keith as Director

23 July 1999

Resigned Horrocks, Raymond as Director

17 July 1999

Resigned Artus, Ronald Edward as Director

25 July 1997

Resigned Tomkinson, Robert Charles as Director

25 November 1996

Appointed Hewitt, Jeffrey Lindsey as Director

3 September 1996

Appointed Temple, Nicholas John as Director

3 September 1996

Resigned Butler, Richard Benjamin as Secretary

3 September 1996

Appointed Carfora, Carmelina as Secretary

26 July 1996

Appointed Horrocks, Raymond as Director

6 June 1996

Resigned Horrocks, Raymond as Director

1 August 1995

Appointed Lennertz, Franz Dieter as Director

28 July 1995

Resigned Denny, Ronald Maurice as Director

31 July 1994

Resigned Bright, Keith, Sir as Director

12 April 1994

Appointed Cotterill, Roy Clifford George as Director

21 February 1994

Resigned King, Norman Fredric Wallace as Director

Group structure 19 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

RS Group PLC This company

Electro Lighting Group Limited Owns 25–50% of shares

Electrocomponents Overseas Limited Owns 25–50% of shares

Iesa Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

RS Components Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

RS Group International Holdings Limited Owns 50–75% of shares

BPX Group Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Distrelec Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares

Electrocomponents US Finance Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Iesa A & D Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Iesa A & D Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Iesa Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

RS Integrated Supply UK Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

John Liscombe Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Needlers Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Needlers Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

RS Components Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

RS Group Pension Trustees Limited Right to appoint and remove directors

RS Limited Owns 25–50% of shares

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

Date	Description	Made Up To	Pages	PDF
23 October 2026	Cancellation of shares
23 October 2026	Cancellation of shares
23 October 2026	Purchase of own shares
23 October 2026	Cancellation of shares
23 October 2026	Cancellation of shares