M.G.F. (TRENCH CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+80.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£31M
+0.7% vs 2024
Employees
422
+4.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£19M
+21.7% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £55,428,397 | £65,918,195 | |
| Operating profit | — | £15,820,362 | £19,337,336 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £15,880,632 | £19,326,894 | |
| Net profit | — | £12,447,759 | £15,005,493 | |
| Cash | — | £807,339 | £1,454,055 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £32,828,753 | £33,707,870 | |
| Net assets | — | £30,786,067 | £31,007,710 | |
| Equity | £31,757,983 | £30,786,067 | £31,007,710 | |
| Average employees | — | 403 | 422 | |
| Wages | — | £15,948,171 | £18,969,233 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £802,062 | £1,104,628 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
-
Turnover
+18.9%
£55,428,397 £65,918,195
-
Cash
+80.1%
£807,339 £1,454,055
-
Net assets
+0.7%
£30,786,067 £31,007,710
-
Employees
+4.7%
403 422
-
Operating profit
+22.2%
£15,820,362 £19,337,336
-
Profit before tax
+21.7%
£15,880,632 £19,326,894
-
Wages
+18.9%
£15,948,171 £18,969,233
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 28.5% | 29.3% | |
| Net margin | — | 22.5% | 22.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 48.2% | 57.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 28.4% | 28.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.90x | 1.77x | |
| Interest cover | — | 32220.70x | 330.65x |
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
- M.G.F. (TRENCH CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS) LIMITED 1981-12-31 → present
- THORNPOST SERVICES LIMITED 1981-02-18 → 1981-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- S&W Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have considered a range of possible scenarios for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signature of the financial statements. The directors are satisfied that the Company will be able to continue to operate as a going concern for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “Net profit before taxation rose by 22% to £19,326,894 (2024: £15,880,632), while net profit before tax plus depreciation increased by 20% to £25,138,260 (2024: £20,988,194).”
- “Housebuilding remained subdued throughout the last financial year amid general economic uncertainty, with a projected slight contraction in 2025 followed by a gradual recovery in 2026.”
- “The water industry's AMP8 began with a planned spend of £104bn, almost double that of AMP7, providing ample work over the next five years from spring 2026 onwards.”
- “Control Period 7 (CP7) for the rail sector expects £45bn spent between April 2024 and March 2029, with UK Government's June 2025 spending review announcing £10bn for rail infrastructure improvements.”
- “The UK's commitment to invest approximately £40bn annually between 2025 and 2030 to upgrade its electricity grid will drive demand.”
- “Strategic partnership with National Trench Safety (NTS) in the United States is gaining momentum, creating a new revenue channel and expanding global footprint.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARRISON, Karen June | Secretary | 2024-12-18 | — | — |
| DURR, Joanne | Director | 2025-06-30 | Sep 1970 | British |
| HESKETH, Stephen Douglas | Director | 2005-05-01 | May 1963 | British |
| LITTLEWOOD, Simon James | Director | 2017-02-03 | Jan 1972 | British |
| RANSON, Ronald | Director | 2024-12-18 | Jun 1971 | British |
| WHITWORTH, Catherine | Director | 2025-06-30 | Apr 1969 | British |
| WOODWARD, John Geoffrey | Director | 2024-12-18 | Jun 1979 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERRY, Christina | Secretary | 1998-01-15 | 2000-08-17 |
| NOWICKI, Gerald | Secretary | 2000-08-17 | 2024-12-18 |
| NOWICKI, Gerald | Secretary | 1994-03-23 | 1998-01-15 |
| O'HARA, Michael | Secretary | — | 1994-03-23 |
| BRAMWELL, David Matthew | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2006-07-31 |
| CLARKE, Kevin Laurence | Director | 2001-07-01 | 2025-06-30 |
| GRANT, James Kenneth | Director | 1995-06-28 | 1999-10-01 |
| GREENHALGH, Donald | Director | 1996-05-01 | 2002-07-31 |
| JONES, Ian David | Director | 2006-10-03 | 2020-09-30 |
| KELLY, Edward John | Director | 1995-06-28 | 2011-06-30 |
| NOWICKI, Gerald | Director | 2000-10-03 | 2025-03-31 |
| NOWICKI, Gerald | Director | 1994-11-03 | 1998-01-15 |
| O'HARA, John Patrick | Director | — | 1998-01-14 |
| O'HARA, Michael | Director | — | 2025-05-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mgf Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 177 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-19 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-12-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.