THOMAS ARMSTRONG (CONSTRUCTION) LIMITED
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Cash
£1.4M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£16M
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
96
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.5M
Period ending 2025-09-27
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-27
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-28 | 2025-09-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £52,388,521 | £45,838,852 | £37,161,337 | — | |
| Operating profit | £2,072,006 | £2,194,037 | £2,462,102 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £2,116,149 | £2,194,560 | £2,471,006 | — | |
| Net profit | £1,826,102 | £1,351,458 | £2,135,681 | — | |
| Cash | £3,881,002 | £1,142,255 | £1,428,820 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,787,047 | £15,379,756 | £17,851,930 | — | |
| Net assets | £12,738,868 | £14,090,326 | £16,226,007 | — | |
| Equity | £12,738,868 | £14,090,326 | £16,226,007 | — | |
| Average employees | 116 | 110 | 96 | — | |
| Wages | £4,894,832 | £5,110,343 | £4,824,452 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £695,242 | £633,478 | £714,910 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-28 | 2025-09-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 4.8% | 6.6% | |
| Net margin | 3.5% | 2.9% | 5.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.2% | 14.3% | 13.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 48.6% | 46.4% | 41.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.00x | 2.34x | 2.72x |
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
- THOMAS ARMSTRONG (CONSTRUCTION) LIMITED 1989-09-22 → present
- THOMAS ARMSTRONG (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED 1964-09-09 → 1989-09-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are satisfied that the going concern basis of preparation for these financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “The directors look forward to improved results in the new financial year with the future workload situation remaining positive. Private development sales remain consistent and will contribute to the profitability in the new financial year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIBBITTS, Jonathan Maxwell | Secretary | 2024-01-01 | — | — |
| ATKINSON, David | Director | — | Dec 1952 | British |
| COPELAND, Robert Thomas Campbell | Director | 2024-01-01 | Sep 1974 | Scottish |
| DENHAM, John Keith | Director | — | Mar 1943 | British |
| FISHER, Michael Geoffrey | Director | 2022-10-03 | Nov 1975 | British |
| HILL, David | Director | 2022-06-23 | Mar 1982 | British |
| HOYLES, Philip Marcus | Director | 2017-04-13 | Feb 1971 | British |
| PARK, Steven | Director | 2007-06-20 | Jun 1965 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMSTRONG, Paul | Secretary | 2003-04-28 | 2023-12-31 |
| DENHAM, Raymond Glover Layton | Secretary | — | 2003-04-28 |
| ARMSTRONG, Paul | Director | 1996-12-16 | 2023-12-31 |
| BRISCOE, Colin | Director | — | 1992-07-10 |
| DENHAM, Barry Raymond | Director | 2003-09-18 | 2022-05-30 |
| DENHAM, Raymond Glover Layton | Director | — | 2003-04-28 |
| HEPWORTH, Richard Ian | Director | 1995-10-12 | 2004-07-16 |
| HOYLES, Stuart Alexander | Director | 2007-06-20 | 2023-11-03 |
| MCWILLIAMS, Terence Charles | Director | 1995-10-12 | 1998-08-03 |
| PATTERSON, Neil | Director | — | 1996-10-07 |
| POPE, Roger Clive | Director | — | 1992-02-28 |
| ROBINSON, Denis | Director | — | 2000-06-09 |
| SADLER, Gerald | Director | 1992-10-10 | 2008-12-29 |
| STEELE, Mark Hamilton | Director | 2015-06-18 | 2025-12-31 |
| SWINDLEHURST, Michael Thomas | Director | 1995-10-12 | 2002-11-04 |
| TIBBITTS, Jonathan Maxwell | Director | 2003-09-18 | 2023-12-31 |
| TODHUNTER, George William Parker | Director | — | 2007-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Keith Denham | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 153 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-01-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.