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SNAPE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

#02451253 · Active · Group / consolidated · Incorporated 1989-12-11 (36y 10m) · Last filing 2026-09-29 (1mo ago)
Industrials · SIC 41201 · F Construction · Group accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-30 (in 12 months) · Confirmation due 2026-12-25 (in 3 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£1.6m

+24.3% highest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£7.9m

+4.3% highest in 3 filed years

Employees

76

+8.6% highest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

£698k

-42.2% lowest in 3 filed years

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £20,254,624£21,968,993£21,867,213 -0.5%
Operating profit £700,206£1,147,995£740,760 -35.5%
Profit before tax £700,232£1,207,451£698,275 -42.2%
Net profit £533,399£880,296£503,036 -42.9%
Cash £1,303,223£1,270,237£1,578,327 +24.3%
Total assets less current liabilities £6,906,066£7,744,919£8,191,504 +5.8%
Net assets £6,840,127£7,574,997£7,902,936 +4.3%
Equity £6,840,127£7,574,997£7,902,936 +4.3%
Average employees 707076 +8.6%
Wages £2,548,192£2,726,055£2,958,193 +8.5%
Directors' remuneration ——— —

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 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin 3.5%5.2%3.4%
Net margin 2.6%4.0%2.3%
Return on capital employed 10.1%14.8%9.0%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 41.8%41.9%46.8%
Current ratio 2.33x2.37x2.15x
Interest cover ——17.29x

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

  1. SNAPE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 1990-10-01 → present
  2. MOTIVEBETTER LIMITED 1989-12-11 → 1990-10-01

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
BK Plus Audit Limited
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group and parent company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis”

Group structure

  1. SNAPE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED · parent
    1. Talus Construction Limited 67% · United Kingdom · Construction of commercial buildings
    2. Snape Contracting Services 67% · United Kingdom · Property repair and maintenance services
    3. SCS (South) Limited 50.25% · United Kingdom · Property repair and maintenance services

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

2 active · 5 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
SNAPE, Andrew Bernard Director 2000-10-01 Dec 1969 British
SNAPE, Mark Edward Director 2020-02-12 Jun 1974 British
Show 5 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
SNAPE, Susan Mary Secretary — 2024-09-28
SNAPE, Bernard Francis Director — 2009-09-04
SNAPE, Susan Mary Director — 2024-09-28
WHITTLE, Christopher Director — 1993-05-31
WHITTLE, Stephen Mark Director — 1992-05-31

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mr Mark Edward Snape Individual Significant influence 2020-02-12 Active
Mr Andrew Bernard Snape Individual Significant influence 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 133 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-09-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2025-12-16 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-10-02 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2024-12-17 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-12-10 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-12-10 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2024-10-21 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2024-05-09 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2024-05-09 PSC04 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2023-12-12 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-10-12 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2022-12-20 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-10-04 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2021-12-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-10-08 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2021-10-07 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2020-12-15 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-10-19 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2020-02-14 PSC01 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2020-02-14 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
3

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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