SIR ROBERT MCALPINE ENTERPRISES LIMITED
Formerly known as Sir Robert McAlpine Capital Ventures Limited, the company operates as the project development and investment arm of the family-owned British construction and civil engineering group Sir Robert McAlpine.
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Cash
£8.4M
+498.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£61M
-11.7% vs 2024
Employees
32
-3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£8.2M
-111.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,893,631 | £3,875,385 | £3,846,468 | -0.7% | |
| Operating profit | -£784,963 | £70,458,026 | -£13,518,694 | -119.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,128,200 | £70,445,055 | -£8,160,171 | -111.6% | |
| Net profit | £2,880,026 | £70,648,216 | -£8,160,171 | -111.6% | |
| Cash | — | £1,402,833 | £8,393,478 | +498.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £32,746,148 | £96,444,561 | £84,096,719 | -12.8% | |
| Net assets | £8,830,257 | £69,478,473 | £61,318,302 | -11.7% | |
| Equity | £8,830,257 | £69,478,473 | £61,318,302 | -11.7% | |
| Average employees | — | 33 | 32 | -3% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -20.2% | — | — | |
| Net margin | 74.0% | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.4% | 73.1% | -16.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 74.5% | 28.5% | — | |
| Current ratio | 2.90x | 60.29x | 3.53x | |
| Interest cover | -0.33x | 28.44x | -7.31x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- SIR ROBERT MCALPINE ENTERPRISES LIMITED 2024-03-14 → present
- SIR ROBERT MCALPINE CAPITAL VENTURES LIMITED 2011-10-24 → 2024-03-14
- PFI INVESTORS LIMITED 1995-02-09 → 2011-10-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the Annual Report and financial statements.”
Group structure
- SIR ROBERT MCALPINE ENTERPRISES LIMITED · parent
- Sir Robert McAlpine Capital Ventures Limited 100%
- Abacus Developments Limited 100%
- Pinnacle Schools (Gateshead) Holdings Limited 100%
- Sir Robert McAlpine Healthcare (Dawlish) Limited 100%
- SRM (Redcar & Cleveland) Holdings Limited 100%
- Glasgow Learning Quarter (Holdings) Limited 50%
- Paget Health Services (Holdings) Limited 58%
- Scarmac Limited 50%
- Aura DC Limited 30%
Significant events
- “On the 30 March 2026, the company sold its shares in Pinnacle Schools (Gateshead), SRM (Redcar & Cleveland) and its investment in Glasgow Learning Quarter for £26.0m.”
- “Some of the funds were used to repay the loan taken out by the company disclosed in note 14.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEMPSEY, John Alistair | Secretary | 2025-04-28 | — | — |
| HONEYMAN, David | Director | 2018-10-31 | Sep 1967 | British |
| WOTHERSPOON, Robert John William | Director | 2002-11-06 | Jan 1967 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COWEN, Brendon Raymond | Secretary | 1995-10-20 | 2002-11-06 |
| PEARSON, Kevin John | Secretary | 2013-06-26 | 2025-04-28 |
| PRAIN, Graham Lindsay | Secretary | 1995-02-09 | 1995-10-20 |
| WALKER, Robert Peter | Secretary | 2006-07-20 | 2013-06-26 |
| WOTHERSPOON, Robert John William | Secretary | 2002-11-06 | 2006-07-20 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-02-09 | 1995-02-09 |
| BUDDEN, Derek Ernest Arthur | Director | 1995-02-09 | 1999-04-30 |
| PRAIN, Graham Lindsay | Director | 1995-02-09 | 1996-07-22 |
| SHELLEY, Miles Colin | Director | 1999-04-30 | 2018-10-31 |
| SPENCER, Christopher Loraine | Director | 2002-11-06 | 2005-07-06 |
| WALKER TAYLOR, Patrick Hugh | Director | 1996-07-22 | 2004-06-30 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-02-09 | 1995-02-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newarthill Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-03-19 | Active |
| Sir Robert Mcalpine Enterprises Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-10-31 | Ceased 2024-03-19 |
| Sir Robert Mcalpine Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 114 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-03-14 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2024-03-14 CONNOT Change of name notice
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-17 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-07-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-06-23 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-10 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-14 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-03-14 | CONNOT | change-of-name | Change of name notice | |
| 2024-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.