HOLCIM UK LIMITED
Formerly known as Aggregate Industries, this subsidiary of the Swiss-listed Holcim Group manufactures and supplies heavy building materials, including aggregates, asphalt, and ready-mixed concrete, to the UK construction sector.
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Cash
£2.6m
+50.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£906m
+61.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
3,535
-5.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£11m
-178% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials 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 | £1,492,508,000 | £1,410,223,000 | £1,333,813,000 | -5.4% | |
| Operating profit | £112,025,000 | £44,192,000 | £64,059,000 | +45% | |
| Profit before tax | £70,213,000 | £14,539,000 | -£11,335,000 | -178% | |
| Net profit | £49,345,000 | £13,928,000 | -£13,493,000 | -196.9% | |
| Cash | £18,251,000 | £1,698,000 | £2,551,000 | +50.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,288,947,000 | £1,447,474,000 | £1,483,248,000 | +2.5% | |
| Net assets | £616,573,000 | £560,787,000 | £906,032,000 | +61.6% | |
| Equity | £616,573,000 | £560,787,000 | £906,032,000 | +61.6% | |
| Average employees | 3,791 | 3,744 | 3,535 | -5.6% | |
| Wages | £173,462,000 | £170,041,000 | £164,497,000 | -3.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,626,000 | £1,355,000 | £1,423,000 | +5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £795,000 | £370,000 | £673,000 | +81.9% |
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 | 7.5% | 3.1% | 4.8% | |
| Net margin | 3.3% | 1.0% | -1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.7% | 3.1% | 4.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 66.1% | 72.8% | 57.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.85x | 0.80x | 0.79x | |
| Interest cover | 2.46x | 0.96x | 1.20x |
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 5 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-03-14
- HOLCIM UK LIMITED 2025-03-14 → present
- AGGREGATE INDUSTRIES UK LIMITED 1997-07-01 → 2025-03-14
- BARDON (ENGLAND) LIMITED 1996-05-01 → 1997-07-01
- BARDON ROADSTONE LIMITED 1991-06-24 → 1996-05-01
- BARDON QUARRIES LIMITED 1987-10-05 → 1991-06-24
- BARDON HILL QUARRIES LIMITED 1930-02-12 → 1987-10-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- other
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- HOLCIM UK LIMITED · parent
- Aggregate Industries (England) Limited 100%
- Aggregate Industries Management Limited 100%
- Aggregate Industries South West Limited 100%
- AI Properties Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 45 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORAH, Phillip Jason | Secretary | 2019-05-01 | — | — |
| KING, Daniel Craig | Director | 2026-07-21 | Sep 1979 | British |
| LYONS, Garrath Malcolm | Director | 2022-12-01 | Dec 1980 | British |
| NORAH, Phillip Jason | Director | 2021-04-22 | Jul 1981 | British |
Show 45 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARKER, Keith | Secretary | 1996-01-24 | 2006-08-31 |
| CURE, Kenneth John | Secretary | 1993-11-23 | 1996-01-24 |
| FORD, Mary | Secretary | 2006-08-31 | 2012-03-30 |
| MCCOLE, Charles | Secretary | — | 1993-10-01 |
| WILLIS, Karen Jayne | Secretary | 1993-10-01 | 1993-11-23 |
| ARMITAGE, John Hugh | Director | 2006-05-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| ATHERTON-HAM, James West | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2019-04-30 |
| BARLTROP, Philip Roy | Director | 1992-06-10 | 2006-12-31 |
| BOLSOVER, George William | Director | 2001-01-02 | 2010-03-31 |
| BOURGUIGNON, Alain Gerard Edmond | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2014-10-16 |
| BOWATER, John Ferguson | Director | 2006-06-29 | 2022-12-31 |
| CHARMBURY, Paul Henry | Director | 1995-06-19 | 1997-06-17 |
| CRICK, James | Director | — | 1997-06-17 |
| CRUMP, Malcolm John | Director | 1993-07-27 | 2001-12-31 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Ralph Brander | Director | 2006-05-01 | 2009-06-30 |
| EBERLIN, Michael Anthony | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2013-02-28 |
| EDWARDS, Guy Charles | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2021-05-21 |
| EDWARDS, Guy Charles | Director | 2013-12-19 | 2014-03-31 |
| ELLIS, John Robert | Director | 1997-02-03 | 2001-01-03 |
| FINLAYSON, Alan John | Director | — | 1994-03-07 |
| FLEETHAM, Paul | Director | 1995-04-27 | 1997-06-17 |
| FOX, Timothy John | Director | — | 1994-01-31 |
| FRENAY, Philippe Nicolas | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2017-02-28 |
| GRANT, Howard Robert | Director | 1997-06-17 | 2000-12-29 |
| GRIMES, Timothy Nicholas | Director | 1992-10-01 | 2005-07-29 |
| HAINES, Stuart Maurice | Director | — | 1995-07-31 |
| HUDSON, Christopher Mark | Director | 2019-05-13 | 2021-04-09 |
| HUSSEIN, Paul | Director | — | 1994-05-31 |
| JENKINS, Colin Richard | Director | 2007-12-31 | 2011-09-30 |
| KAYE, David Malcolm | Director | — | 1992-09-30 |
| LANDER, Nicholas | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2015-06-26 |
| LAST, Terence Robert | Director | 1997-10-20 | 2000-12-29 |
| LIBREROS, Pablo | Director | 2018-02-12 | 2019-05-31 |
| MAKSIMOVIC, Dragan | Director | 2021-10-01 | 2024-07-31 |
| MURRAY, James | Director | — | 1993-07-26 |
| PEARCE, Michael Paul | Director | 2013-02-01 | 2018-02-12 |
| PETRY, Francois | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| PLANT, George Edward | Director | — | 1997-07-06 |
| RENWICK, Richard | Director | — | 1997-06-17 |
| RETALLACK, James Keith | Director | 2006-06-29 | 2011-06-30 |
| SLEIGHT, Lee Anthony | Director | 2024-08-01 | 2026-04-30 |
| SNAPE, Ross William | Director | 1998-07-17 | 2001-10-31 |
| THOMPSON, Graham | Director | — | 2005-07-21 |
| TIDMARSH, David | Director | 1997-06-17 | 2001-01-02 |
| WARD, Patrick Robert | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2015-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holcim Uk Holdings 2 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 287 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-11-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-11-03 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-03-14 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-07-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-23 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2025-12-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-18 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-14 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.