VOLKERHIGHWAYS LIMITED
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Cash
£28m
+23.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£11m
+1.9% vs 2024
Employees
403
+4.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£6.5m
+50.1% highest in 3 filed years
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 | £171,931,000 | £121,013,000 | £127,053,000 | +5% | |
| Operating profit | £5,133,000 | £3,648,000 | £5,914,000 | +62.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,760,000 | £4,339,000 | £6,512,000 | +50.1% | |
| Net profit | £4,481,000 | £3,223,000 | £4,872,000 | +51.2% | |
| Cash | £11,000 | £22,248,000 | £27,543,000 | +23.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,511,000 | £16,345,000 | £19,669,000 | +20.3% | |
| Net assets | £12,346,000 | £11,055,000 | £11,263,000 | +1.9% | |
| Equity | £12,346,000 | £11,055,000 | £11,263,000 | +1.9% | |
| Average employees | 500 | 386 | 403 | +4.4% | |
| Wages | £25,090,000 | £21,103,000 | £20,889,000 | -1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £714,000 | £897,000 | £943,000 | +5.1% |
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 | 3.0% | 3.0% | 4.7% | |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 2.7% | 3.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 31.1% | 22.3% | 30.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 74.2% | 74.3% | 78.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.27x | 1.26x | 1.21x | |
| Interest cover | 30.37x | 12.62x | 13.35x |
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
- VOLKERHIGHWAYS LIMITED 2009-02-27 → present
- GABRIEL (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED 1959-10-01 → 2009-02-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GROOM, Simon Patrick | Director | 2023-07-12 | Feb 1978 | British |
| HARRIS, Anita Suzanne | Director | 2023-07-12 | Oct 1975 | British |
| OFFORD, Richard Andrew | Director | 2022-08-25 | Sep 1964 | British |
| WALSH, Peter Francis | Director | 2024-04-01 | Jun 1978 | British,Irish |
| WILBRAM, Andrew Philip | Director | 2020-12-21 | May 1969 | British |
| WOODS, Matthew Gordon | Director | 2011-03-15 | May 1965 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARTER, Richard John | Secretary | 2000-03-31 | 2006-12-31 |
| SMITH, Henry James Arthur | Secretary | — | 2000-03-31 |
| WAIN, Peter Michael | Secretary | 2006-12-31 | 2009-02-10 |
| WEST, Alison Taylor | Secretary | 2009-02-10 | 2014-07-31 |
| BALDWIN, Michael Leonard | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2006-06-28 |
| CARTER, Richard John | Director | 1996-11-20 | 2006-12-31 |
| CONNELL, Naomi Anne | Director | 2010-01-11 | 2023-07-16 |
| DE JONG, Andries Johannes | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| DYNE, Joanna Clare | Director | 2022-08-25 | 2023-07-13 |
| ELDERS, James | Director | 2006-11-20 | 2008-08-31 |
| GABRIEL, Celt Owen | Director | — | 1996-10-18 |
| GARRAD-COLE, Geoffrey | Director | — | 1996-11-11 |
| GRIER, David Joseph | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2007-05-03 |
| HUMPHRIES, Jonathon Michael | Director | 2017-01-26 | 2022-05-11 |
| HYDE, Peter Anthony | Director | 2009-07-15 | 2015-10-30 |
| KELLY, Brian Thomas | Director | 2007-01-15 | 2009-10-13 |
| RASHEED, Rob | Director | 2007-01-15 | 2009-05-22 |
| ROBERTSON, Alan Robert | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| SIMMS, Gareth | Director | 2013-07-29 | 2015-02-16 |
| SMITH, Henry James Arthur | Director | — | 2007-01-31 |
| THOMPSON, Alistair Gordon | Director | 2015-10-23 | 2024-04-09 |
| VERWEIJ, Leon Antonius Maria | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2009-05-18 |
| WAIN, Peter Michael | Director | 2006-01-05 | 2009-10-13 |
| WALLER, Derek | Director | 2009-07-15 | 2010-05-04 |
| WILSON, Nicholas Giles | Director | 1996-11-20 | 2009-10-13 |
| WILSON, Thomas | Director | — | 2005-01-01 |
| VOLKERWESSELS UK LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2009-05-18 | 2020-12-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volkerwessels Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 188 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.