R.J. HEATHMAN (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED
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Cash
£2.8m
-55.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£13m
-18% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
87
+6.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.7m
+6.2% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £59,018,093 | £65,206,820 | £58,238,789 | -10.7% | |
| Operating profit | £2,073,534 | £4,514,796 | £4,702,887 | +4.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,033,958 | £4,450,735 | £4,727,060 | +6.2% | |
| Net profit | £1,506,543 | £3,300,205 | £3,494,269 | +5.9% | |
| Cash | £3,594,862 | £6,325,049 | £2,796,762 | -55.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,291,164 | £15,982,396 | £14,291,362 | -10.6% | |
| Net assets | £13,241,164 | £15,982,396 | £13,098,622 | -18% | |
| Equity | £13,241,164 | £15,982,396 | £13,098,622 | -18% | |
| Average employees | 78 | 82 | 87 | +6.1% | |
| Wages | £4,337,893 | £5,058,519 | £5,107,438 | +1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £711,722 | £1,026,842 | £1,312,587 | +27.8% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.5% | 6.9% | 8.1% | |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 5.1% | 6.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.6% | 28.2% | 32.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 53.4% | 45.0% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.77x | 2.10x | 1.92x | |
| Interest cover | 45.44x | 35.74x | — |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Westcotts (SW) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that the current working capital arrangements are sufficient to support its investment in future projects.”
Significant events
- “Government the change of government following the 2024 General Election has resulted in a change of approach to fiscal policy. We have already seen an increase in business taxes, notably around Employers National Insurance, which have the potential to impact margins.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOK, Ian Neil | Director | 2023-12-01 | Nov 1981 | British |
| HEATHMAN, Mark Kevin | Director | 2001-03-16 | Dec 1964 | British |
| HEATHMAN, Raymond John | Director | — | Jul 1939 | British |
| LEE, Kevin John | Director | 2004-02-01 | Nov 1968 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEATHMAN, Jillian Ellen | Secretary | — | 2006-11-14 |
| JONES, Helen | Secretary | 2014-10-20 | 2015-02-09 |
| MERCER, Karen Ann | Secretary | 2015-06-19 | 2025-11-24 |
| TROW, Julia | Secretary | 2006-11-14 | 2015-02-09 |
| HEATHMAN, Jillian Ellen | Director | — | 2020-03-10 |
| LOGAN, Caroline Valerie | Director | — | 2015-02-09 |
| LOGAN, Stephen James | Director | — | 2003-12-11 |
| TROW, Julia | Director | 2006-02-01 | 2015-02-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Raymond John Heathman | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-11-24 | Active |
| Mrs Karen Ann Mercer | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-11-24 |
| Mark Kevin Heathman | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 194 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-08-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-04-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-03-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-07-31 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-21 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-12-08 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-11-27 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-31 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.