ATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITED
Operating as the UK arm of the Canadian publicly listed group AtkinsRéalis, the business formerly known as Atkins provides engineering, design, and project management consultancy services across the infrastructure, transportation, and energy sectors.
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Cash
£25m
-22% vs 2024
Net assets
£408m
-10.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
9,896
+0.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£140m
-5.6% vs 2024
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Our short-form breakdown of ATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITED's latest filing
AtkinsRéalis UK accounts: margins thin but the dividend doubles. 🏗️
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 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 | £1,313,300,000 | £1,416,900,000 | £1,529,900,000 | +8% | |
| Operating profit | £92,100,000 | £133,600,000 | £110,000,000 | -17.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £108,100,000 | £147,900,000 | £139,600,000 | -5.6% | |
| Net profit | £86,100,000 | £116,900,000 | £111,100,000 | -5% | |
| Cash | £9,000,000 | £31,800,000 | £24,800,000 | -22% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £553,000,000 | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £461,900,000 | £457,700,000 | £408,000,000 | -10.9% | |
| Equity | £461,900,000 | £457,700,000 | £408,000,000 | -10.9% | |
| Average employees | 8,871 | 9,841 | 9,896 | +0.6% | |
| Wages | £555,600,000 | £604,600,000 | £639,800,000 | +5.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £4,900,000 | £4,600,000 | £4,900,000 | +6.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £700,000 | £100,000 | £100,000 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | £1,400,000 | £1,400,000 | £1,200,000 | -14.3% |
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 | 7.0% | 9.4% | 7.2% | |
| Net margin | 6.6% | 8.3% | 7.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.7% | — | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 60.5% | 45.3% | 46.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.21x | 1.27x | 1.21x | |
| Interest cover | 11.23x | 6.13x | 6.79x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- ATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITED 2023-10-12 → present
- ATKINS LIMITED 2004-06-01 → 2023-10-12
- W S ATKINS (SERVICES) LIMITED 1983-03-25 → 2004-06-01
- MOUNT DISTON LIMITED 1961-03-30 → 1983-03-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company's most recent financial performance, pipeline of activity and modelling of downside scenarios show that the Company will be able to operate within the level of its current facilities.”
Group structure
- ATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITED · parent
- ATK Energy EU Limited 100%
- AtkinsRéalis Consultancy Services Limited 100%
- AtkinsRéalis Rail & Transit Limited 100%
- AtkinsRéalis Rail & Transit Verification Limited 100%
- Atkins Pension Trustee Limited 100%
- Edaroth Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 71 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCALLISTER, Louise Mary | Secretary | 2017-09-29 | — | — |
| NOBELEN, Elliot Michael | Secretary | 2017-09-29 | — | — |
| BALL, Christopher | Director | 2025-03-18 | Apr 1973 | British |
| BONNER, Richard John | Director | 2025-12-19 | Sep 1969 | British |
| BUTLER, James Nicholas | Director | 2024-04-02 | Oct 1984 | British |
| COLE, Simon Glenister | Director | 2017-11-14 | Sep 1965 | British |
| JARMAN, Joanne | Director | 2021-05-17 | Nov 1976 | British |
| KELLEY, Scott William | Director | 2025-12-19 | Jul 1967 | British |
| MCNICHOLAS, Michael | Director | 2012-01-01 | Feb 1961 | British |
| ROBINSON, Richard Leslie | Director | 2020-06-17 | Jul 1973 | British |
Show 71 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER, Helen Alice | Secretary | 2008-01-01 | 2016-11-04 |
| DAVID, Katie Charmian | Secretary | 2002-08-05 | 2002-11-04 |
| DAVIS, Philip Stephen James | Secretary | 2005-05-09 | 2007-09-30 |
| GERRARD, Ashley Louise | Secretary | 2016-11-04 | 2017-09-28 |
| HAMES, Victoria Elizabeth | Secretary | 2003-05-27 | 2005-01-03 |
| LINDSAY, Catherine Elizabeth | Secretary | 2016-11-04 | 2017-09-28 |
| MASSIE, Amanda Jane Emilia | Secretary | 2000-02-07 | 2004-09-15 |
| TOMALIN, Richard Howarth | Secretary | — | 2002-03-28 |
| WEBSTER, Richard | Secretary | 2004-09-15 | 2016-11-04 |
| ALFRED, Graham Anthony | Director | 2000-04-03 | 2004-04-30 |
| ANDERSON, Mark Stephen | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2021-05-17 |
| ARCHER, Paul Edward | Director | 1995-10-02 | 2000-04-14 |
| ASKEW, Timothy Edward Arthur | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2011-01-31 |
| BALL, Christopher | Director | 2018-04-25 | 2022-09-30 |
| BARRETT, Richard John, Bsc, Ceng, Mice | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2010-03-31 |
| BILLINGHAM, Stephen Robert, Doctor | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2004-08-24 |
| BIRDSONG, Christopher Laine | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2012-09-30 |
| CARROLL, Colette Maria | Director | 2023-09-04 | 2026-04-30 |
| CATTO, Ivor Douglas | Director | 2004-06-25 | 2008-09-30 |
| CHALMERS, Martin Alexander | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2019-04-07 |
| CHANDLER, Dennis Butler | Director | — | 1995-09-30 |
| CLARKE, Keith Edward | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2011-07-31 |
| CLEMENTS, David Russell | Director | 2004-06-25 | 2004-10-11 |
| CONBOY, Christopher David | Director | 2024-04-16 | 2026-08-19 |
| CROLLA, Paul | Director | 2001-11-05 | 2002-11-30 |
| CROSS, Robert Donald | Director | 1999-04-12 | 2003-03-28 |
| CULLENS, Alan James | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2026-07-21 |
| DEACON, Richard William | Director | 2004-06-25 | 2007-05-01 |
| DOLLIN, Paul Kenneth Edward | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2010-05-31 |
| DREWETT, Heath Stewart | Director | 2009-06-19 | 2017-12-15 |
| ELSON, Matthew Paul | Director | 2006-07-12 | 2007-08-31 |
| ENGLISH, Andrew Michael | Director | 2023-03-09 | 2023-08-10 |
| FINCH, Andrew John | Director | 2020-06-29 | 2026-08-13 |
| FLETCHER, Anthony | Director | 2004-06-25 | 2006-03-06 |
| FOLEY, Michael Timothy | Director | — | 1999-03-31 |
| GOULD, John Alexander | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2018-03-31 |
| GRANT, Martin Macdonald | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2020-03-31 |
| GRIFFITHS, Alun Hughes | Director | 2003-03-31 | 2014-07-30 |
| HALEY, Sean Michael | Director | 2011-05-01 | 2011-10-31 |
| HALL, Richard William | Director | 2004-06-25 | 2011-04-29 |
| HALL, Trevor | Director | 2001-11-06 | 2002-10-03 |
| HAYLOCK, Colin Peter | Director | — | 1994-11-11 |
| HEALY, William John | Director | 1999-07-05 | 2002-10-31 |
| HOARE, Philip David | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2025-06-11 |
| HUTT, Barry Cecil, Dr | Director | 1999-04-12 | 2000-02-22 |
| JOHNSON, Steven | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2011-11-30 |
| JUNILLON, Christophe Marie Yves | Director | 2022-09-30 | 2023-07-26 |
| LAWSON, Donald Arthur | Director | 2011-05-01 | 2017-10-31 |
| LIPSCOMBE-NOTT, Sara Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2008-06-01 | 2016-06-20 |
| LONG, Richard Charles | Director | — | 2003-05-27 |
| MACLEOD, Robert James | Director | 2003-05-27 | 2009-06-19 |
| MCCLEAN, James Constantine Stuart | Director | 2005-11-18 | 2006-03-24 |
| MCCORMICK, Douglas Alexander Drysdale | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2014-07-25 |
| MOON, Simon Christopher | Director | 2010-05-01 | 2011-12-31 |
| MULLER, Michael Hugh Sigvald | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| NEWMAN, Leslie Dennis | Director | 2020-04-06 | 2021-07-30 |
| PALMER, Christopher Robin | Director | — | 1997-12-08 |
| PIPER, Richard John | Director | 1994-05-10 | 2002-10-01 |
| PURSER, Ian Robert | Director | 2001-07-03 | 2011-06-30 |
| ROBERTS, Graham Patrick | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2010-06-30 |
| ROBERTS, Nicholas John | Director | 2014-12-01 | 2019-04-30 |
| ROBINS, Geoffrey Alan, Dr | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2015-04-03 |
| SCHUNTER, Norman Robert | Director | 2004-06-25 | 2006-07-12 |
| SMITH, Stephen | Director | 2004-06-25 | 2006-07-12 |
| SOUTHWELL, Robin Simon | Director | 2001-04-02 | 2002-09-30 |
| STAGG, Nicholas Simon | Director | 2000-10-02 | 2001-03-31 |
| THOMAS, Neil James Corfield | Director | 2006-07-12 | 2019-07-31 |
| TOMALIN, Richard Howarth | Director | — | 2002-03-28 |
| TONKIN, David James | Director | 2006-07-12 | 2014-12-30 |
| WEBSTER, Richard | Director | 2016-11-04 | 2017-08-31 |
| YATES-KNEEN, Geoffrey Christopher | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2015-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atkinsréalis Investments Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 339 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-10-12 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-08-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-14 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-12 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.