TARMAC AGGREGATES LIMITED
Operating as part of the Tarmac group under the ultimate ownership of CRH plc, the company quarries stone, sand, and gravel to supply heavy building materials to the UK construction industry.
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Cash
£0
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£203m
-31.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
327
-1.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£95m
+46.4% highest 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 | £387,700,000 | £354,400,000 | £378,400,000 | +6.8% | |
| Operating profit | £69,900,000 | £55,900,000 | £77,200,000 | +38.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £67,500,000 | £64,900,000 | £95,000,000 | +46.4% | |
| Net profit | £48,600,000 | £56,800,000 | £74,100,000 | +30.5% | |
| Cash | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £321,400,000 | £388,500,000 | £296,000,000 | -23.8% | |
| Net assets | £239,500,000 | £296,300,000 | £203,300,000 | -31.4% | |
| Equity | £239,500,000 | £296,300,000 | £203,300,000 | -31.4% | |
| Average employees | 362 | 333 | 327 | -1.8% | |
| Wages | £15,900,000 | £15,500,000 | £16,200,000 | +4.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £500,000 | £700,000 | £800,000 | +14.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £8,000 | £27,600 | +245% |
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 | 18.0% | 15.8% | 20.4% | |
| Net margin | 12.5% | 16.0% | 19.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 21.7% | 14.4% | 26.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 55.4% | 52.2% | 59.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.41x | 0.70x | 0.86x | |
| Interest cover | 23.30x | 19.28x | 19.79x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- TARMAC AGGREGATES LIMITED 2015-08-03 → present
- LAFARGE AGGREGATES LIMITED 2001-01-02 → 2015-08-03
- LAFARGE REDLAND AGGREGATES LIMITED 1998-06-01 → 2001-01-02
- REDLAND AGGREGATES LIMITED 1977-12-31 → 1998-06-01
- REDLAND GRAVEL LIMITED 1935-03-04 → 1977-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Taking account of the detailed forecast of the Tarmac group of companies and having received confirmation of ongoing support of CRH plc for the next 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements, and their willingness and ability to provide financial support to the Company if needed, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the next 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- TARMAC AGGREGATES LIMITED · parent
- Aggregate Direct Limited 99.94%
- Anymix Limited 100%
- Cannock Recycling Limited 100%
- Ennemix Holdings Limited 99.94%
- Ennemix PLC 99.94%
- Minimix Limited 100%
- Plasterboard Direct Limited 100%
- Redland Limited 100%
- Redland Minerals Limited 100%
- Redland Properties Limited 100%
- Redland Property Holdings Limited 100%
- Redland Readymix Holdings Limited 100%
- Steetley Construction Materials Limited 100%
- Steetley Quarry Products Limited 100%
- Tarmac (Tyttenhanger) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 1 April 2026, the Company acquired the trade and assets at net book value from it's subsidiary Tarmac (Tyttenhanger) Limited (formerly LAL-GRS Limited).”
- “On 2 December 2025, Tarmac (Tyttenhanger) Limited (formerly LAL-GRS Limited) ceased to be operated as a joint venture and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, recognised as a £6.5 million addition in the year.”
- “On 29 July 2025 the Company reduced its share capital from £120 million to £1 using the solvency statement procedure as set out by the Companies Act 2006.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 56 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMART, Katie Elizabeth | Secretary | 2020-11-26 | — | — |
| TARMAC SECRETARIES (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-09-01 | — | — |
| BARKER, Stephen James | Director | 2025-01-27 | Mar 1973 | British |
| BILLINGHAM, Tim | Director | 2024-10-28 | Sep 1980 | British |
| BROWNE, Bevan John | Director | 2020-11-30 | Mar 1980 | British |
| DAVIDSON, Shaun | Director | 2017-08-21 | Aug 1968 | British |
| DELANEY, John Michael | Director | 2023-02-28 | May 1980 | British |
| GREY, Simon James | Director | 2022-08-04 | Oct 1965 | British |
| O'CALLAGHAN, Denis | Director | 2026-05-12 | Dec 1977 | Irish |
| WRIGHT, Alexander William | Director | 2025-09-15 | Jun 1985 | British |
Show 56 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLIOTT, Raymond Alfred | Secretary | 1998-06-10 | 2007-04-13 |
| FENNELL, Sonia | Secretary | 2010-06-07 | 2010-09-13 |
| GRIMASON, Deborah | Secretary | 2007-04-13 | 2009-06-19 |
| MOTTRAM, Clive Jonathan | Secretary | 2009-06-15 | 2010-06-02 |
| POWELL, Rebecca Joan | Secretary | 2010-09-13 | 2011-09-01 |
| REDLAND SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | — | 1998-06-10 |
| BESTER, Cornelius Jacobus | Director | 1999-08-01 | 2003-08-29 |
| BLATZ, Jean Charles | Director | 2004-04-09 | 2007-09-01 |
| BOWN, Barry | Director | — | 2001-12-31 |
| BUCKLAND, John Thomas | Director | — | 1994-01-31 |
| BUCKLEY, Peter | Director | 2021-03-30 | 2024-10-30 |
| CLOSE, John | Director | — | 2004-06-01 |
| CORBETT, Gerald Michael Nolan | Director | — | 1994-04-01 |
| COSTA, Gerard Francois Michel | Director | 2003-08-11 | 2009-06-19 |
| CREEDON, Daniel Timothy | Director | 2015-10-30 | 2017-12-11 |
| DAVIDSON, Shaun | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2013-04-05 |
| DE LIEDEKERKE, Charles | Director | 1998-01-21 | 2004-04-09 |
| DICKINS, Paul | Director | 1994-10-06 | 1997-04-11 |
| DOODY, Robin John | Director | 2018-12-27 | 2024-06-30 |
| FLEETHAM, Paul | Director | 2013-04-04 | 2022-04-30 |
| GILLATT, Peter John | Director | 1997-08-05 | 2001-05-31 |
| GREENWOOD, Jeremy Michael | Director | 2004-06-01 | 2020-11-30 |
| GRIMASON, Deborah | Director | 2012-04-12 | 2013-11-20 |
| HOULTON, Jonathan Charles Bennett | Director | 1996-10-01 | 1998-05-31 |
| JACKSON, Darrell | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1997-04-11 |
| JACKSON, Nigel Clifford | Director | 2001-07-17 | 2004-12-31 |
| JAMES, Dyfrig Morgan | Director | 1994-12-12 | 2013-01-07 |
| JOEL, Mark Wilson | Director | 2015-05-22 | 2017-08-21 |
| LAW, Charles | Director | 2015-05-22 | 2016-12-05 |
| LEIVERS, John | Director | — | 2000-08-23 |
| MCRAE, Alistair | Director | 2009-06-19 | 2013-04-05 |
| NAPIER, Robert Stewart | Director | — | 1997-12-09 |
| O'DRISCOLL, Johanna | Director | 2017-12-11 | 2023-02-28 |
| PENHALLURICK, Fiona Puleston | Director | 2015-05-22 | 2016-03-15 |
| PHILLIPSON, George Richard | Director | — | 1997-12-16 |
| PLANT, Christopher David | Director | 2007-09-01 | 2010-09-01 |
| PRINGLE, Ian Allistair | Director | 1997-09-08 | 1999-03-31 |
| PRYOR, Gordon Trevor | Director | — | 1994-04-30 |
| PUGH, Barry Llewelyn | Director | — | 1994-10-06 |
| RAGOUCY, Cyrille | Director | 2013-04-04 | 2016-01-19 |
| REID, Ian Maclean | Director | — | 2003-04-04 |
| RICHARDS, John Andrews | Director | 1999-04-09 | 2000-07-25 |
| RICHARDS, John Arthur | Director | — | 1993-06-25 |
| RIGAUX, Emmanuel Marie Germain | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2011-05-13 |
| RILEY, Martin Kenneth | Director | 2013-04-04 | 2021-03-30 |
| ROTHERY, Kenneth | Director | — | 1995-09-30 |
| SAVERY, Stephen Patrick Antony | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| SCANNELL, Patrick John | Director | 1993-07-01 | 1996-10-01 |
| SHUTTLEWORTH, Ronald | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1995-07-31 |
| VERITY, James Anthony | Director | 2009-03-19 | 2012-08-30 |
| WALKERDINE, David Nicholas | Director | 1993-08-01 | 2002-08-01 |
| WHETSTONE, Robert Anthony Stewart | Director | 2004-06-01 | 2010-09-01 |
| WOOD, Mark Thomas | Director | 2017-08-21 | 2025-08-31 |
| WYKES, Stuart John | Director | 2009-03-16 | 2013-04-05 |
| YEARSLEY, William Scott | Director | 1996-10-01 | 1998-01-21 |
| YOUNG, Guy Franklin | Director | 2013-04-04 | 2015-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarmac Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 310 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement | |
| 2025-09-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-29 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-07-29 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-07-29 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-07-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.