TARMAC TRADING LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of Tarmac Holdings Limited, the business produces heavy building materials and undertakes quarrying, asphalt production, and road construction.
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Cash
£28m
+32.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£507m
-33% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
2,240
-7.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£7.6m
-85.3% lowest in 3 filed years
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Our short-form breakdown of TARMAC TRADING LIMITED's latest filing
Tarmac Trading posted a £5m loss this year, but still sent a £240m dividend up to its parent company. Here is what the numbers show. 🏗️
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 | £2,006,900,000 | £1,909,800,000 | £1,961,300,000 | +2.7% | |
| Operating profit | £38,900,000 | £42,200,000 | £36,400,000 | -13.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £168,100,000 | £51,800,000 | £7,600,000 | -85.3% | |
| Net profit | £150,600,000 | £44,200,000 | -£5,000,000 | -111.3% | |
| Cash | £20,400,000 | £20,800,000 | £27,600,000 | +32.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £934,700,000 | £989,700,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £698,600,000 | £756,200,000 | £506,500,000 | -33% | |
| Equity | £698,600,000 | £756,200,000 | £506,500,000 | -33% | |
| Average employees | 2,621 | 2,413 | 2,240 | -7.2% | |
| Wages | £125,100,000 | £124,700,000 | £119,900,000 | -3.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £3,400,000 | £4,000,000 | +17.6% |
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 | 1.9% | 2.2% | 1.9% | |
| Net margin | 7.5% | 2.3% | -0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.2% | 4.3% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 48.3% | 49.8% | 61.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.31x | 1.40x | 1.16x | |
| Interest cover | 6.08x | 5.48x | — |
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
- TARMAC TRADING LIMITED 2015-08-03 → present
- LAFARGE TARMAC TRADING LIMITED 2013-09-02 → 2015-08-03
- TARMAC LIMITED 2000-09-29 → 2013-09-02
- TARMAC HEAVY BUILDING MATERIALS UK LIMITED 1996-12-31 → 2000-09-29
- TARMAC QUARRY PRODUCTS LIMITED 1987-07-30 → 1996-12-31
- MORRINTON QUARRIES LIMITED 1948-05-07 → 1987-07-30
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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 59 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMART, Katie Elizabeth | Secretary | 2020-11-26 | — | — |
| TARMAC SECRETARIES (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2013-04-05 | — | — |
| 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 59 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRADSHAW, John Richard | Secretary | 2012-11-30 | 2013-04-05 |
| BRADSHAW, John Richard | Secretary | 1992-12-18 | 1993-01-04 |
| STIRK, James Richard | Secretary | 1993-01-04 | — |
| STIRK, James Richard | Secretary | — | 2012-11-30 |
| BAXTER, David | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2004-04-22 |
| BLOUNT, David | Director | 1999-07-30 | 2003-12-31 |
| BOLSOVER, George William | Director | 1995-01-01 | 2000-03-13 |
| BOLTER, Andrew Christopher | Director | 2012-09-03 | 2013-04-05 |
| BOWATER, John Ferguson | Director | 1993-01-04 | 2004-02-03 |
| BOYD, Robert Ian Walter | Director | 2004-07-12 | 2005-05-16 |
| BRYAN, Keith | Director | 1999-07-30 | 2000-03-13 |
| BUCKLEY, Peter | Director | 2021-03-30 | 2024-10-30 |
| BURNE, Rupert | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2012-04-10 |
| CATHER, David Connal | Director | 2000-12-31 | 2006-09-30 |
| CLIFFE, George Frank | Director | 1992-12-18 | 1994-12-31 |
| CREEDON, Daniel Timothy | Director | 2015-10-30 | 2017-12-11 |
| DAVIES, John Tony | Director | 2002-11-19 | 2009-05-29 |
| DOODY, Robin John | Director | 2018-12-27 | 2024-06-30 |
| EVANS, James Mcneilly | Director | 2000-12-31 | 2003-12-31 |
| FLEETHAM, Paul | Director | 2013-04-04 | 2022-04-30 |
| GILLATT, Peter John | Director | 1996-03-01 | 1997-06-13 |
| GLAVES, John Joseph Thomas Hewitt | Director | 1992-12-18 | 1997-05-30 |
| GLENN, David John | Director | 2000-11-07 | 2000-11-11 |
| GREENHALGH, Graham Samuel | Director | 2000-12-31 | 2005-03-31 |
| GREENWOOD, Jeremy Michael | Director | 2013-04-04 | 2020-11-30 |
| GRIMASON, Deborah | Director | 2013-04-04 | 2013-11-20 |
| GWILT, Paul | Director | 2000-12-31 | 2003-12-31 |
| HAJJAR, Karim | Director | 2005-03-31 | 2010-12-21 |
| HALL, Timothy Conrad Langston | Director | 2000-12-31 | 2005-05-16 |
| HARRISON, Roy James | Director | 1996-03-01 | 2000-03-13 |
| HILLIARD, Jeremy David | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2005-05-16 |
| HOE RICHARDSON, Samantha Jane | Director | 2000-11-07 | 2000-11-11 |
| ILLINGWORTH, Richard Blair | Director | 2009-05-18 | 2011-09-02 |
| ISAACS, Richard Lloyd | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1997-08-27 |
| JACKSON, Francis Keith John | Director | 2000-12-31 | 2005-03-31 |
| JAMES, Clive Cadwgan | Director | 2000-12-31 | 2009-04-30 |
| JOEL, Mark Wilson | Director | 2015-05-22 | 2017-08-21 |
| LAST, Terence Robert | Director | 2001-05-01 | 2013-04-05 |
| LAW, Charles | Director | 2013-04-04 | 2016-12-05 |
| LICHFIELD, Ian | Director | 2009-05-18 | 2012-10-15 |
| MAWDSLEY, Jack | Director | — | 1992-11-30 |
| NOVOTNY, Charles | Director | — | 1999-06-30 |
| O'DRISCOLL, Johanna | Director | 2017-12-11 | 2023-02-28 |
| PEARSE, James Joseph | Director | 1996-03-01 | 1997-04-30 |
| PENHALLURICK, Fiona Puleston | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2016-03-15 |
| RAGOUCY, Cyrille | Director | 2013-04-04 | 2016-01-19 |
| RILEY, Kenneth Alfred | Director | 2000-12-31 | 2002-11-12 |
| RILEY, Martin Kenneth | Director | 2013-04-04 | 2021-03-30 |
| ROBERTSON, Robert Sinclair | Director | 2000-12-31 | 2006-12-15 |
| ROENTGEN, Alexander | Director | 2005-05-16 | 2008-04-30 |
| ROTHWELL, Peter Beresford | Director | — | 2001-06-29 |
| SAUNDERS, Michael John | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| SERFONTEIN, Johannes Frederick Van Blerk | Director | 2009-05-18 | 2011-02-01 |
| WALKER, Angela Claire | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2007-11-05 |
| WESTON, David Maxwell | Director | 2006-10-02 | 2009-05-29 |
| WHITTLE, Malcolm | Director | 1992-12-18 | 1997-05-30 |
| WHITTLE, Peter Edward | Director | 2004-06-01 | 2007-10-15 |
| WOOD, Mark Thomas | Director | 2017-08-21 | 2025-08-31 |
| YOUNG, Guy Franklin | Director | 2011-01-21 | 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 317 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-05 | 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 | |
| 2025-11-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 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 | |
| 2025-01-30 | 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 | |
| 2024-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.