MIDLAND QUARRY PRODUCTS LIMITED
Trading as MQP, the company supplies aggregates and asphalt to the construction and rail industries, operating as part of the Hanson UK division of Heidelberg Materials.
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Cash
£97k
-36.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£83m
+8.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
149
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£25m
+19.5% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £151,258,000 | £134,726,000 | £133,491,000 | -0.9% | |
| Operating profit | £30,842,000 | £17,089,000 | £22,040,000 | +29% | |
| Profit before tax | £34,108,000 | £20,967,000 | £25,049,000 | +19.5% | |
| Net profit | £26,025,000 | £15,013,000 | £21,390,000 | +42.5% | |
| Cash | £5,000 | £153,000 | £97,000 | -36.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £93,982,000 | £87,772,000 | £93,614,000 | +6.7% | |
| Net assets | £81,873,000 | £76,876,000 | £83,258,000 | +8.3% | |
| Equity | £81,873,000 | £76,876,000 | £83,258,000 | +8.3% | |
| Average employees | 152 | 149 | 149 | 0% | |
| Wages | £7,090,000 | £7,756,000 | £7,826,000 | +0.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £206,000 | £138,000 | £203,000 | +47.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £23,000 | £12,000 | £25,000 | +108.3% | |
| Highest paid director | £206,000 | £138,000 | £203,000 | +47.1% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 20.4% | 12.7% | 16.5% | |
| Net margin | 17.2% | 11.1% | 16.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 32.8% | 19.5% | 23.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 30.2% | 30.8% | 28.8% | |
| Current ratio | 3.98x | 3.82x | 4.15x | |
| Interest cover | 39.14x | 37.31x | 99.73x |
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
- MIDLAND QUARRY PRODUCTS LIMITED 1996-10-08 → present
- FILBUK 395 LIMITED 1996-03-15 → 1996-10-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors continue to see ongoing demand for the Company's products and services and have a reasonable expectation that the Company will be able to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future”
Significant events
- “The Company progressed various investments through 2025 including the progression of the planning application with Leicestershire County Council for the Eastern Extension to Cliffe Hill Quarry. Following a short review the Council issued a final statement of planning permission”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 66 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROGERS, Wendy Fiona | Secretary | 2016-03-10 | — | — |
| BOILEAU, Andrew Gordon | Director | 2024-06-24 | Jan 1967 | British |
| DAY, Gareth James | Director | 2019-02-18 | Jul 1977 | British |
| GRETTON, Edward Alexander | Director | 2013-04-18 | Jul 1970 | British |
| QUILEZ SOMOLINOS, Alfredo | Director | 2021-10-06 | Jul 1967 | Spanish |
| WILLIS, Simon Lloyd | Director | 2019-01-28 | Oct 1965 | English |
Show 66 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLETON, Brian | Secretary | 2004-02-10 | 2008-05-12 |
| GREENWOOD, Jill | Secretary | 1996-12-27 | 2004-02-10 |
| JANSE VAN RENSBURG, Jean-Pierre | Secretary | 2008-05-12 | 2013-03-19 |
| SMALL, Simon Ashley | Secretary | 2013-03-19 | 2013-04-29 |
| STIRK, James Richard | Secretary | 1996-08-28 | 1996-12-27 |
| TYSON, Roger Thomas Virley | Secretary | 2013-04-29 | 2016-03-10 |
| FILBUK (SECRETARIES) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1996-03-15 | 1996-08-28 |
| ATKINSON, Mark Roger | Director | 2014-03-01 | 2015-01-12 |
| BAGSHAW, David Anthony | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2019-10-31 |
| BOLSOVER, George William | Director | 1996-12-27 | 2000-06-01 |
| BOWATER, John Ferguson | Director | 1996-08-28 | 2000-06-01 |
| BRADSHAW, Philip Andrew | Director | 2016-02-29 | 2020-11-30 |
| BREDBURY, Ian Michael | Director | 2013-09-01 | 2015-01-01 |
| CATHER, David Connal | Director | 2005-12-20 | 2006-09-30 |
| CHARLETON, Brian | Director | 2013-09-01 | 2017-07-05 |
| CLARKE, David Jonathan | Director | 2013-09-12 | 2016-12-01 |
| CLAYDON, James Alexander | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2013-08-31 |
| COOK, Jonathan David | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2011-05-17 |
| COOPER, Daniel John | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2019-01-31 |
| COTTRELL, Paul Francis William | Director | 2009-07-29 | 2013-01-25 |
| COX, Philip Martin, Mr. | Director | 2013-09-01 | 2015-04-01 |
| EDWARD, Guy Charles | Director | 2006-10-02 | 2009-04-01 |
| EGAN, David | Director | 2005-12-20 | 2008-06-30 |
| FERNLEY, Simon Roger | Director | 1996-12-27 | 1997-10-31 |
| GIMMLER, Richard Robert | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2009-07-24 |
| GLAVES, John Joseph Thomas Hewitt | Director | 1996-12-27 | 1998-09-01 |
| GOLDER, Andrew | Director | 2015-01-05 | 2016-02-29 |
| GREEN, James Richard | Director | 2020-12-01 | 2024-06-24 |
| GUYATT, Benjamin John | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2013-05-28 |
| GWILT, Paul | Director | 1996-12-27 | 2000-03-06 |
| HAJJAR, Karim | Director | 2005-12-20 | 2009-07-29 |
| HALL, Timothy Conrad Langston | Director | 2000-06-01 | 2005-12-20 |
| HOGAN, Ellen Marie | Director | 2013-09-01 | 2014-02-28 |
| HOLLINSWORTH, Charles Cedric | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2006-10-02 |
| HOPKINS, John Kenneth | Director | 1997-05-19 | 2001-08-09 |
| HOWARTH, Brian Jeffrey | Director | 2000-03-06 | 2000-06-01 |
| HOWARTH, Brian Jeffrey | Director | 1996-12-27 | 1998-12-31 |
| JAMES, Clive Cadwgan | Director | 2005-12-20 | 2009-05-01 |
| JAMES, Clive Cadwgan | Director | 2000-06-01 | 2005-04-01 |
| LAST, Terence Robert | Director | 2013-01-25 | 2013-04-02 |
| LAST, Terence Robert | Director | 2005-04-26 | 2005-12-20 |
| LECLERCQ, Christian | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2010-03-31 |
| LEMON, Nicholas | Director | 2018-02-01 | 2020-11-30 |
| MCARDLE, Gary Charles | Director | 2004-12-06 | 2005-12-20 |
| MEINS, John Charles | Director | 1996-12-27 | 1997-05-19 |
| MORRISH, Jonathan Peter, Dr | Director | 2009-12-01 | 2012-08-31 |
| MURRAY, Alan James | Director | 2003-06-30 | 2005-12-20 |
| O'SHEA, Patrick Joseph | Director | 2013-04-18 | 2013-08-31 |
| O'SHEA, Patrick Joseph | Director | 2004-09-03 | 2005-12-20 |
| OGDEN, Michael Alan | Director | 2001-08-09 | 2004-06-30 |
| PETERS, Ian Alan Duncan | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2003-06-30 |
| PIRINCCIOGLU, Seyda | Director | 2013-04-25 | 2013-08-31 |
| RICHARDS, Philip David | Director | 2011-02-17 | 2013-04-02 |
| ROBERTSON, Robert Sinclair | Director | 2000-06-01 | 2005-12-20 |
| SERFONTEIN, Johannes Frederick Van Blerk | Director | 2009-07-24 | 2011-02-16 |
| STIRK, James Richard | Director | 1996-08-28 | 1996-12-27 |
| SUGDEN, Julie Ann | Director | 2015-02-17 | 2018-02-01 |
| SZYMANSKI, David John | Director | 2005-12-20 | 2009-11-30 |
| TONKIN, David James | Director | 2003-06-30 | 2004-07-31 |
| VARCOE, Richard Antony Bruce, Dr | Director | 1997-10-31 | 2000-12-01 |
| VIVIAN, Simon Neil | Director | 1996-12-27 | 2003-06-30 |
| WENDT, Carsten Matthias, Dr | Director | 2016-12-01 | 2021-10-06 |
| WHITELAW, James Stuart | Director | 2017-07-05 | 2019-02-18 |
| WILLIS, Simon Lloyd | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2013-05-17 |
| WOOD, Peter | Director | 1996-12-27 | 1999-03-01 |
| FILBUK NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1996-03-15 | 1996-08-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanson Quarry Products Europe Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 253 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-03-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.