VINCI CONSTRUCTION UK LIMITED
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Cash
£194m
+12.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£24m
+139.1% vs 2024
Employees
2,609
-7.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£25m
+70,008.3% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,336,464,000 | £966,061,000 | -27.7% | |
| Operating profit | -£20,329,000 | £7,228,000 | +135.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£36,000 | £25,167,000 | +70,008.3% | |
| Net profit | -£862,000 | £23,664,000 | +2,845.2% | |
| Cash | £172,614,000 | £194,110,000 | +12.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£60,243,000 | £27,864,000 | +146.3% | |
| Net assets | -£60,867,000 | £23,797,000 | +139.1% | |
| Equity | -£60,867,000 | £23,797,000 | +139.1% | |
| Average employees | 2,821 | 2,609 | -7.5% | |
| Wages | £122,695,000 | £113,958,000 | -7.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £640,000 | £557,000 | -13% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £69,000 | £32,000 | -53.6% | |
| Highest paid director | £291,000 | £281,000 | -3.4% |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.5% | 0.7% | |
| Net margin | -0.1% | 2.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 25.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 112.1% | 94.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.99x | 1.35x | |
| Interest cover | -11.38x | 39.93x |
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
- VINCI CONSTRUCTION UK LIMITED 2008-12-29 → present
- NORWEST HOLST LIMITED 2005-12-28 → 2008-12-29
- NORWEST HOLST CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 1988-10-28 → 2005-12-28
- RAKEIDOL LIMITED 1988-09-13 → 1988-10-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Constantin
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors conclude that the Company has sufficient financial resources to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months.”
Group structure
- VINCI CONSTRUCTION UK LIMITED · parent
- Taylor Woodrow Construction 100%
- Taylor Woodrow Management Limited 100%
- John Jones (Excavation) Limited 50%
Significant events
- “VINCI Construction UK Limited (VCUK) is undertaking a corporate restructuring to streamline operations and enhance business efficiency. This restructuring aligns with the wider Group's long-term strategy to create more focused business units, enabling improved operational management and financial performance.”
- “Taylor Woodrow - The civil engineering division within VCUK has been transferred into a newly created entity Taylor Woodrow Infrastructure Limited (TWIL).”
- “Building Division - A new legal entity VINCI Building Limited (VBL) was created during 2024.”
- “Currently material shortages and delivery issues are our main risks. We believe these have been caused by a mixture of Brexit and the Covid pandemic.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 47 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COTTAM, Paul Andrew | Director | 2024-01-16 | Jul 1966 | British |
| ROBERTS, John Michael | Director | 2022-07-04 | Oct 1972 | British |
| SKEGG, Philippe George | Director | 2021-12-01 | Jul 1981 | British |
| WARDROP, Scott Alexander | Director | 2021-05-18 | Apr 1966 | British |
Show 47 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BONNET, Jean-Pierre | Secretary | 2014-12-22 | 2019-01-07 |
| BOWLER, David William | Secretary | 2002-11-27 | 2007-10-09 |
| BOWLER, David William | Secretary | 1996-12-31 | 2002-05-14 |
| COMBA, Alexander Michael | Secretary | 2008-01-18 | 2014-12-22 |
| DAVIES, Paul Anthony | Secretary | — | 1996-12-31 |
| FRASER, Kay Lisa | Secretary | 2002-05-14 | 2002-11-27 |
| WATTS, Ruth Elizabeth | Secretary | 2007-10-09 | 2008-01-18 |
| AHEARN, Paul John | Director | — | 1993-03-05 |
| BLAKEY, Michael | Director | 2002-11-11 | 2006-12-19 |
| BONNET, Jean-Pierre Pierre | Director | 2014-12-05 | 2019-01-07 |
| BONNETTE, Stewart | Director | — | 1993-11-12 |
| BRANT, Trevor | Director | 1993-02-04 | 1993-03-05 |
| BRENNAN, Christopher Carl | Director | 2010-03-17 | 2022-12-20 |
| CHADWICK, John Rennie, Dr | Director | 2009-01-26 | 2011-12-31 |
| CLEAVER, Philip Arthur | Director | — | 1993-02-04 |
| COCKING, Charles Graham | Director | 2000-10-10 | 2011-12-31 |
| COMBA, Alexander Michael | Director | 2009-01-26 | 2014-12-22 |
| DRURY, Robert James | Director | 1997-11-18 | 1999-07-27 |
| DRURY, Robert James | Director | 1993-02-04 | 1993-05-06 |
| DUPETY, Bruno Michel | Director | 2014-10-30 | 2019-08-02 |
| GATWARD, Julian Paul | Director | 2014-11-10 | 2021-12-01 |
| GEDDES, Andrew George | Director | 1993-11-02 | 1997-09-05 |
| GEFFIN, Michael | Director | 2004-05-04 | 2008-10-07 |
| GODARD, Gilles Bruno Marie | Director | 2020-08-24 | 2022-09-30 |
| HAMER, Christopher Michael | Director | 2014-11-14 | 2023-06-30 |
| HAYES, Michael Bernard | Director | — | 1993-03-10 |
| HIBBERT, David John | Director | 1993-02-04 | 1993-11-02 |
| HOAR, Christopher David | Director | — | 1993-02-28 |
| HOLLAWAY, Derek John | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2009-01-26 |
| JACKSON, Andrew Philip | Director | — | 1993-03-05 |
| JOYCE, David Anthony Langford | Director | 1993-03-26 | 2011-12-01 |
| JOYCE, David Anthony Langford | Director | — | 1993-02-04 |
| LOISEAU, Jean-Philippe | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2021-05-21 |
| MAY, George Victor | Director | 1997-09-08 | 2002-12-02 |
| MULLINS, Andrew Dale | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2010-03-31 |
| NEALL, Richard William | Director | 2002-10-07 | 2003-10-11 |
| RAIKES, Anthony Kennedy | Director | 2009-01-26 | 2024-04-30 |
| RAVIX, Lionel Oliver Denis | Director | 2020-02-24 | 2021-03-29 |
| RIDLEY-BARKER, Andrew Michael | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2014-10-03 |
| RYAN, John Francis | Director | 1993-05-06 | 2000-04-01 |
| RYAN, Terence | Director | 1993-05-06 | 1993-11-02 |
| STANION, John Oliver Mark | Director | 1993-03-26 | 2014-09-29 |
| STANLEY, Graham | Director | 2009-01-26 | 2016-01-16 |
| STEPHENS, Martin Anthony | Director | 1998-02-02 | 2000-08-11 |
| STUBLER, Jerome Maurice | Director | 2019-08-20 | 2020-08-24 |
| TUPLIN, Paul | Director | 2002-12-06 | 2014-10-03 |
| WILSON, Edgar Reid | Director | 1993-11-02 | 1994-07-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinci Construction Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2023-03-31 | Active |
| Vinci Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-03-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 286 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-04-23 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2026-01-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-18 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-18 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.