IBSTOCK BRICK LIMITED
Operating as an indirect subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange-listed Ibstock plc, the company manufactures and sells clay bricks and associated construction products predominantly for the UK market.
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Cash
£11m
+197.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£525m
+2.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,422
+8.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£19m
-52.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £286,618,000 | £243,611,000 | £259,327,000 | +6.5% | |
| Operating profit | £46,613,000 | £38,559,000 | £18,579,000 | -51.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £47,062,000 | £39,563,000 | £18,615,000 | -52.9% | |
| Net profit | £33,755,000 | £29,676,000 | £14,303,000 | -51.8% | |
| Cash | £14,650,000 | £3,687,000 | £10,954,000 | +197.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £535,485,000 | £563,529,000 | £580,510,000 | +3% | |
| Net assets | £482,408,000 | £511,315,000 | £524,940,000 | +2.7% | |
| Equity | £482,408,000 | £511,315,000 | £524,940,000 | +2.7% | |
| Average employees | 1,368 | 1,315 | 1,422 | +8.1% | |
| Wages | £60,661,000 | £53,405,000 | £63,370,000 | +18.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £561,000 | £498,000 | £214,000 | -57% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 16.3% | 15.8% | 7.2% | |
| Net margin | 11.8% | 12.2% | 5.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.7% | 6.8% | 3.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 44.4% | 43.6% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.47x | 1.47x | 1.46x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 36.15x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- IBSTOCK BRICK LIMITED 2000-04-03 → present
- IBSTOCK BUILDING PRODUCTS LIMITED 1899-08-04 → 2000-04-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have concluded that it is reasonable to adopt a going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. This is based on an expectation that the Company and its ultimate parent group ('the Group') have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- IBSTOCK BRICK LIMITED · parent
- Ibstock Bricks (1996) Limited 100%
- Ibstock Brick Aldridge Limited 100%
- Ibstock Brick Aldridge Property Limited 100%
- Ibstock Brick Cattybrook Limited 100%
- Ibstock Hatherware Limited 100%
- Ibstock Brick Himley Limited 100%
- Ibstock Brick Leicester Limited 100%
- Ibstock Brick Nostell Limited 100%
- Ibstock Brick Roughdales Limited 100%
- Ibstock Westbrick Limited 100%
- Kevington Building Products Limited 100%
- Manchester Brick and Precast Ltd 100%
- Loopfire Systems Limited 100%
- Moore & Sons Limited 100%
- Ibstock Manufacturing Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “No subsequent events requiring disclosure or adjustments to these financial statements have been identified since the balance sheet date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 47 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GILES, Nicholas David Martin | Secretary | 2024-07-31 | — | — |
| HUDSON, Joseph Henry | Director | 2018-04-04 | Dec 1969 | British |
Show 47 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOUGLAS, Robert | Secretary | 2016-04-22 | 2019-11-08 |
| GILES, Nicholas David Martin | Secretary | 2019-11-08 | 2023-01-27 |
| HARDY, Stephen Philip | Secretary | 1999-05-24 | 2014-12-11 |
| HARDY, Stephen Philip | Secretary | — | 1993-01-12 |
| KHALFEY, Shamshad | Secretary | 2015-06-01 | 2016-04-22 |
| PARKER, Rebecca Anne | Secretary | 2023-01-27 | 2024-07-31 |
| PIKE, Andrew Stephen | Secretary | 1994-01-04 | 1999-05-24 |
| TAYLOR, Angus Harvey | Secretary | 1993-01-12 | 1993-08-03 |
| TAYLOR, Anthony John | Secretary | 1993-01-12 | 1994-01-04 |
| ASPDEN, Peter Graham | Director | — | 1998-04-30 |
| AUSTIN, Allan | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2014-06-30 |
| BATTERHAM, Andrew Richard | Director | 2019-10-25 | 2024-04-30 |
| BOWKETT, Darren | Director | 2013-06-18 | 2025-08-26 |
| BULL, Geoffrey Ronald | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2011-04-08 |
| CLAMP, Martyn Stuart | Director | — | 2004-01-06 |
| CLARKE, Mairtin | Director | 2006-11-16 | 2010-05-31 |
| CRADDOCK, Andrew Nicholas | Director | 2014-01-20 | 2025-09-01 |
| DUNSFORD, John Arthur | Director | 1996-12-13 | 1998-07-31 |
| DUNSFORD, John Arthur | Director | — | 1996-11-08 |
| FORSTER, Annette | Director | 2019-08-15 | 2020-06-30 |
| FRANCE, Antony Gerard | Director | 2016-04-04 | 2019-08-16 |
| GILLESPIE, Graham Richard William | Director | 1998-03-31 | 1999-05-28 |
| HALE, Nicola | Director | 2019-08-21 | 2022-02-01 |
| HARDY, Stephen Philip | Director | 2010-06-14 | 2014-12-11 |
| HILL, Brian Gerard | Director | 1999-03-23 | 2004-10-01 |
| HOPKINS, Leslie Anthony Ellis | Director | 1996-09-02 | 1996-12-31 |
| HUGHES, Liam Patrick | Director | 1999-03-23 | 2007-08-01 |
| MACLELLAN, Ian David | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| MCLEISH, Christopher Mark | Director | 2019-08-01 | 2025-10-10 |
| MENGEL, Phillip Richard | Director | 1996-11-14 | 1999-12-31 |
| MILHAM, John Edward | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| MILLER, Julie Vanessa | Director | 2014-01-20 | 2019-04-30 |
| MORTON, Keith Frederick Ronald | Director | 1995-06-12 | 2010-12-31 |
| PEATFIELD, Malcolm, Dr | Director | — | 1992-06-10 |
| RICHARDS, John | Director | 1996-08-05 | 2017-12-31 |
| RICHMOND, Mark | Director | 2015-01-26 | 2022-12-31 |
| ROBERTSON, Robert Currie | Director | — | 1993-01-08 |
| SHEPPARD, Wayne Martin | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2018-04-04 |
| SIMS, Kevin John | Director | 2006-08-02 | 2019-08-31 |
| SPENCER, Denzil Reginald Frank | Director | 1996-12-13 | 2014-06-30 |
| SPENCER, Denzil Reginald Frank | Director | 1994-04-11 | 1996-11-08 |
| TICHIAS, Ian Alan | Director | 2016-04-18 | 2020-02-29 |
| TINSLEY, Kate Helena | Director | 2019-08-14 | 2020-07-24 |
| VAN OMMEN, Arend Jan | Director | 2004-06-15 | 2011-03-31 |
| WATERS, Darren Andrew | Director | 2022-01-21 | 2023-03-24 |
| WATTON, John Richard | Director | 1996-12-13 | 2000-10-26 |
| WATTON, John Richard | Director | 1991-06-18 | 1996-11-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibstock Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 227 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-31 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-07-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-27 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-01-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 3
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.