RM plc

RM plc
Formerly	Research Machines (Holdings) Limited (1983–1984); Research Machines PLC (1984–1994);
Company type	Public
Traded as	LSE: RM.
Industry	Education Technology (EdTech):; • Classroom resources and consumables; • Computer hardware and network infrastructure; • Computer software; • Exam authoring, e-marking and exam data; • Internet provision (ISP); • IT services;
Founded	1973
Founder	Mike Fischer; Mike O'Regan;
Headquarters	Milton Park, Oxfordshire, UK
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	• Helen Stevenson (Non-Executive Chair); • Mark Cook (CEO); • Simon Goodwin (CFO);
Products	• Bee-Bot®; • RM Assessor; • RM Broadband; • RM Compare; • RM NXT Generation Services; • Oti-Bot; • RM SafetyNet; • RM StudyKIT; • RM Unify; • RM Voice; • Educational reseller of third-party hardware, software and classroom resources;
Revenue	£195.2 million (2023)
Net income	£(29.1) million (2023)
Number of employees	FTE 1,831 (2023)
Divisions	• RM Technology; • RM Assessment; • RM Educational Resources (trading as TTS);
Subsidiaries	• RM Education Limited (RM Technology and RM Assessment); • RM Educational Resources Limited (TTS); • RM India (RM Education Solutions India Pvt Limited); • SONET Systems Pty Limited (RM Assessment); • RM PLC Australia Pty Limited (RM Assessment) ;
Website	rmplc.com

RM plc is a British company that specialises in providing information technology products and services to educational organisations and establishments. Its key market is UK education including schools, colleges, universities, government education departments and educational agencies.

The company was founded in 1973 as Research Machines Limited. As of 2016, RM plc employs around 1,700 people, the majority based in the company's headquarters located on Milton Park, near Didcot, Oxfordshire. RM also has offices across the United Kingdom (Cheshire, Nottinghamshire, Lanarkshire and London) and a software development facility in India.