COLAS LIMITED
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Cash
£5.7m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£22m
Equity attributable
Employees
1,314
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£15m
Period ending 2023-12-31
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £267,604,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£13,997,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£15,302,000 | — | |
| Net profit | -£13,360,000 | — | |
| Cash | £5,716,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £60,333,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £22,263,000 | — | |
| Equity | £22,263,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 1,314 | — | |
| Wages | £63,813,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,012,000 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £32,000 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £666,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -5.2% | |
| Net margin | -5.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -23.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 84.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.19x | |
| Interest cover | -4.17x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- COLAS LIMITED 1991-11-22 → present
- MAWLAW 127 LIMITED 1991-09-11 → 1991-11-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“There are no other matters, of which the Directors are aware, that may impact on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern by reference to the guidance issued by the Financial Reporting Council on going concern assessment.”
Group structure
- COLAS LIMITED · parent
- ICB Emulsions Limited 70%
- Colas UK Projects Limited 70%
- Colas SIAC Limited 100%
- A One Integrated Highway Services Limited 100%
- Aram Resources Limited 100%
- Colcon Limited 100%
- Tregunnon Quarry Limited 100%
- West Of England Quarry Companny Limited 100%
Significant events
- “An adjudication decision was concluded in May 2026, clarifying the recoverable value of the year end work in progress in respect of an ongoing customer dispute.”
- “The Company disposed of its 100% shareholding in Allied Infrastructure Management Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary incorporated in England and Wales.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 53 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIUFU-HAYWARD, Stefan Irinel | Secretary | 2020-11-01 | — | — |
| GRESSE, Aurelien | Director | 2025-07-28 | Mar 1979 | French |
| KLEEBACH, Oliver | Director | 2025-05-23 | Mar 1970 | German |
| MADELON, Thierry Hubert | Director | 2025-09-30 | Nov 1966 | French |
Show 53 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAY, Antony Charles | Secretary | — | 2005-03-31 |
| STANTON, Graham Derek | Secretary | 2005-04-01 | 2020-10-31 |
| BENQUET, Alain | Director | 2006-12-18 | 2010-07-22 |
| BROOM, Anthony James | Director | — | 2000-03-16 |
| CRAIK, David Pennington | Director | 2010-07-22 | 2019-03-22 |
| DAMAN, Michael James | Director | 1992-07-08 | 1994-01-13 |
| DE PINS, Christian | Director | 2010-07-22 | 2012-04-19 |
| DOBBYN, Francis | Director | — | 1992-07-08 |
| DUPONT, Alain | Director | 1995-07-03 | 2007-11-28 |
| DUPONT, Denis | Director | 1999-06-29 | 2009-11-26 |
| FERGUSSON, Carl James | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2022-02-16 |
| FOOTITT, Graham Lawrence | Director | 1995-02-16 | 1995-07-03 |
| GAILLARD, Bernard | Director | 1999-07-02 | 2006-12-18 |
| GARDES, Frederic Jean Pierre | Director | 2016-02-10 | 2020-02-05 |
| GENESTAR, Thierry | Director | 2017-02-16 | 2018-07-18 |
| GRASS, Francis | Director | 2024-02-06 | 2025-05-23 |
| GRASS, Francis Gerard Charles | Director | 2020-02-05 | 2023-06-16 |
| GRAY, Antony Charles | Director | — | 2004-01-01 |
| HAENTJENS, Eric | Director | 2017-02-16 | 2018-07-18 |
| HARGREAVES, Stephen William | Director | — | 1992-09-01 |
| HASTIE, John Duncan | Director | 1995-02-16 | 1995-07-03 |
| HASTIE, John Duncan | Director | 1992-09-01 | 1993-05-24 |
| HIGGINSON, Simon Andrew | Director | 2018-10-16 | 2020-07-20 |
| HINES, Peter Martin | Director | — | 2009-04-07 |
| HITCHCOCK, Donna Elizabeth | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2023-06-23 |
| HOPKINS, Clive Russell | Director | 1994-04-06 | 1995-07-03 |
| HUGHES, Gordon Clive | Director | — | 1995-07-03 |
| HUTCHINSON, David Christopher | Director | 2002-10-21 | 2007-12-31 |
| JEFFERY, Sean Francis | Director | 2019-02-20 | 2023-09-11 |
| JONES, David Allan | Director | — | 2003-12-12 |
| KEAYES, John Nelson | Director | — | 1998-10-13 |
| LAHMAMSI, Faical | Director | 2019-03-18 | 2025-09-30 |
| LE BOULC'H, Laurent | Director | 2018-07-18 | 2021-02-12 |
| LEOST, Jacques | Director | 2012-04-19 | 2017-02-16 |
| LLOBREGAT, Raphael Francois-Joseph | Director | 2018-07-18 | 2024-02-06 |
| MACKENZIE, Alexander John | Director | — | 1999-07-02 |
| MONTOUCHE, Thierry | Director | 1995-09-27 | 2017-02-16 |
| MONTOUCHE, Thierry | Director | 1995-07-03 | 1995-07-07 |
| MOWATT, Allan Mackinnon | Director | 1998-02-10 | 2005-01-01 |
| ORIOL, Gregory | Director | 2015-07-23 | 2016-02-10 |
| OVERTON, Mark David | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2022-01-31 |
| QUILLIEN, Philippe | Director | 2009-11-26 | 2011-04-19 |
| RAVALEC, Jean Claude | Director | 1995-07-03 | 1999-12-31 |
| RENAUD, Geoffroy-Romain Christian | Director | 2021-02-12 | 2025-07-28 |
| ROULLET, Michel | Director | 1995-07-03 | 2005-05-13 |
| ROUSSEL, Frederic | Director | 2008-04-24 | 2015-07-23 |
| RUIZ, Jean Marie | Director | 1995-07-03 | 1999-06-29 |
| RUSHBROOKE, Lee | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2018-09-03 |
| SHEPPARD, Adrian Keith | Director | 2004-05-18 | 2011-04-19 |
| STRUTHERS, Stewart Leishman | Director | 2002-10-21 | 2020-02-12 |
| THOMPSON, John Alexander | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2018-10-05 |
| WAIGHT, Roy Dennis | Director | 1994-01-25 | 1994-07-29 |
| WEDDLE, Richard John | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2013-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colas S.A. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 232 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.