FCC WASTE SERVICES (UK) LIMITED
Operating as part of the FCC Environment brand, the company is a UK subsidiary of the Spanish infrastructure group Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas, providing non-hazardous waste collection, recycling, and landfill disposal services.
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£48m
-9.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
542
+15.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£5.4m
+21.7% vs 2024
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Our short-form breakdown of FCC WASTE SERVICES (UK) LIMITED's latest filing
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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 | £167,831,000 | £161,314,000 | £163,441,000 | +1.3% | |
| Operating profit | £4,740,000 | -£3,575,000 | -£2,906,000 | +18.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,226,000 | -£6,888,000 | -£5,393,000 | +21.7% | |
| Net profit | £834,000 | -£5,126,000 | -£5,005,000 | +2.4% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £101,712,000 | £94,578,000 | £91,817,000 | -2.9% | |
| Net assets | £58,360,000 | £53,234,000 | £48,229,000 | -9.4% | |
| Equity | £58,360,000 | £53,234,000 | £48,229,000 | -9.4% | |
| Average employees | 434 | 469 | 542 | +15.6% | |
| Wages | £13,780,000 | £15,732,000 | £19,198,000 | +22% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 | 2.8% | -2.2% | -1.8% | |
| Net margin | 0.5% | -3.2% | -3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.7% | -3.8% | -3.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 51.6% | 54.6% | 55.1% | |
| Current ratio | 4.48x | 3.27x | 3.59x | |
| Interest cover | 1.89x | -1.08x | -1.17x |
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 6 times since incorporation
- FCC WASTE SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 2012-05-11 → present
- WRG WASTE SERVICES LIMITED 2004-07-21 → 2012-05-11
- SHANKS WASTE SERVICES LIMITED 1999-05-24 → 2004-07-21
- SHANKS & MCEWAN (SOUTHERN WASTE SERVICES) LIMITED 1995-04-03 → 1999-05-24
- SHANKS & MCEWAN (SOUTHERN) LTD. 1986-06-17 → 1995-04-03
- LONDON BRICK LANDFILL LIMITED 1977-12-31 → 1986-06-17
- LONDON BRICK LAND DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 1970-09-08 → 1977-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Significant events
- “During the year, the Group successfully completed the integration of the UK operations of Urbaser, which were acquired during 2024, and in October 2025, FCC Environment (UK) Limited completed the acquisition of Cumbria Waste Group ("CWG").”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 51 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONGDON, Steven John | Director | 2023-08-02 | May 1966 | British |
| MCKENZIE, Fraser Wilson | Director | 2024-02-01 | Oct 1965 | British |
Show 51 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BASSON, Colin Ward | Secretary | 1996-05-28 | 1996-10-02 |
| BOLTON, Jonathan Mark | Secretary | 2005-07-27 | 2008-10-20 |
| BUNTON, Victoria | Secretary | 2011-10-26 | 2012-12-20 |
| CALDER, Samantha Jane | Secretary | 2005-07-27 | 2006-09-28 |
| CANNON, Sara Philipa | Secretary | 2000-11-30 | 2004-06-30 |
| CROWHURST, Georgina Violet | Secretary | 2019-10-15 | 2020-01-28 |
| DE FEO, Caterina | Secretary | 2009-08-01 | 2010-08-31 |
| FAVIER TILSTON, Claire | Secretary | 2006-12-15 | 2013-01-10 |
| HARDMAN, Steven Neville | Secretary | 2004-07-14 | 2004-08-16 |
| KING, Jane Leslie | Secretary | — | 2000-11-29 |
| NUNN, Carol Jayne | Secretary | 2012-12-20 | 2019-05-17 |
| RYAN, Andrew Mark | Secretary | 1997-03-12 | 1997-04-18 |
| SERRANO MINCHAN, Agustin | Secretary | 2009-08-01 | 2009-08-01 |
| STIER, John Robert | Secretary | 1996-09-12 | 1996-11-29 |
| WATERHOUSE, Alan | Secretary | 2004-07-01 | 2005-07-27 |
| AVERILL, Michael Charles Edward | Director | — | 2004-07-01 |
| BASSON, Colin Ward | Director | 1999-04-29 | 2000-03-15 |
| BASSON, Colin Ward | Director | 1999-02-08 | 1999-02-10 |
| BURNS, Phillip Wesley | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2004-10-25 |
| CASSELLS, Leslie James Davidson | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2009-11-30 |
| CLARKE, Michael James | Director | 1999-04-29 | 2004-07-01 |
| CLARKE, Michael James | Director | 1998-12-10 | 1998-12-10 |
| CORDINER, Alex | Director | 1999-04-29 | 2002-01-02 |
| DOWNES, David John | Director | 1994-01-12 | 2004-07-01 |
| ELLIS, Christopher John | Director | 2008-06-27 | 2013-11-28 |
| FOWLER, Alastair John Neil | Director | — | 1993-09-30 |
| GOODFELLOW, Ian Frederick | Director | 2004-04-29 | 2004-06-18 |
| HARDMAN, Steven Neville | Director | 2004-08-16 | 2008-04-30 |
| HEWITT, Michael Roger | Director | — | 1994-01-12 |
| HILL, Daryl, Dr | Director | 1999-10-13 | 2002-01-02 |
| IBBETSON, Charles Craig | Director | 2000-03-15 | 2002-01-02 |
| LUCAS, Richard Dexter | Director | 1999-04-29 | 2002-01-02 |
| MARTIN, Joanna Simone, Doctor | Director | 1992-07-01 | 1993-11-24 |
| MEREDITH, James Robert | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2009-11-27 |
| MEREDITH, James Robert | Director | — | 2003-03-31 |
| MOSS, Hugh Dudley Thomas | Director | — | 1993-03-29 |
| NEWMAN, Geoffrey John | Director | — | 1996-08-30 |
| ORTS-LLOPIS, Vicente Federico | Director | 2009-12-01 | 2024-01-31 |
| PHILPOTT, Michael John | Director | — | 1995-11-30 |
| POTTER, Joy | Director | 1999-12-01 | 2002-01-02 |
| REID, Robin Cameron | Director | 1999-04-29 | 2002-01-02 |
| ROBINSON, Malcolm | Director | 2006-10-06 | 2008-06-27 |
| RUNCIMAN, Hugh Leishman Inglis | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| RYAN, Andrew Mark | Director | 1999-04-29 | 2000-10-01 |
| SERRANO MINCHAN, Agustin | Director | 2009-08-01 | 2022-02-11 |
| SMITH, John Arthur | Director | — | 1993-05-27 |
| STEWART, Quentin Richard | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2004-10-25 |
| STOCKLEY, Darren | Director | 2004-04-29 | 2004-06-18 |
| TASKER, Robert Leslie | Director | — | 1993-03-29 |
| TAYLOR, Paul | Director | 2009-12-01 | 2023-08-01 |
| WHEELER, David Frederick | Director | — | 1993-03-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waste Recycling Group (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Voting 75–100% (as firm), Appoints directors | 2016-04-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 290 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-08 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-02-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.