ARK BUILD PLC
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-03 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-34% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
+2.9% vs 2024
Employees
57
+1.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£240K
-32.5% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £16,558,891 | £11,164,156 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £379,298 | £226,937 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £355,743 | £240,121 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £314,884 | £170,236 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £1,939,902 | £1,280,643 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £4,936,138 | £4,871,076 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £4,735,840 | £4,871,076 | |
| Equity | £3,613,076 | — | — | — | — | £4,735,840 | £4,871,076 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 57 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £3,688,779 | £3,357,726 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £633,799 | £667,875 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-10-31 vs 2024-10-31
-
Turnover
-32.6%
£16,558,891 £11,164,156
-
Cash
-34%
£1,939,902 £1,280,643
-
Net assets
+2.9%
£4,735,840 £4,871,076
-
Employees
+1.8%
56 57
-
Operating profit
-40.2%
£379,298 £226,937
-
Profit before tax
-32.5%
£355,743 £240,121
-
Wages
-9%
£3,688,779 £3,357,726
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3% | 2.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 7.7% | 4.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 7.8% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.77x | 2.91x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 5.04x | 9.67x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- ARK BUILD PLC 2006-08-10 → present
- STERLING MERCHANDISE PLC 2000-03-08 → 2006-08-10
- HEMQUEST PLC 1999-10-25 → 2000-03-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- HJS Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONTLAKE, Andrew Spencer | Secretary | 2000-02-14 | — | British |
| AMOAH, Lawrence Kwesi, Dr | Director | 2021-11-15 | Jan 1981 | British |
| BUCKLEY, Howard Roy | Director | 2024-03-07 | Sep 1970 | British |
| CLARK, Danny Alexander | Director | 2025-11-03 | Nov 1991 | English |
| FINLAY, Michael Joseph | Director | 2006-07-21 | Jan 1964 | British |
| NAY, Clifford Albert | Director | 2015-09-01 | Nov 1964 | British |
| STANTON, Alan | Director | 2010-07-01 | Jun 1944 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Dunstana Adeshola | Secretary | 1999-10-25 | 2000-02-14 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-10-25 | 2000-02-14 |
| COLE, Clive | Director | 2006-07-21 | 2019-12-04 |
| EDMANS, Raymond | Director | 2000-02-14 | 2006-07-21 |
| MANNING, Kevin | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2012-09-28 |
| MCENEANEY, Fergal | Director | 2020-01-04 | 2025-04-30 |
| MONTLAKE, Andrew Spencer | Director | 2000-02-14 | 2006-07-21 |
| MULLISH, Simon | Director | 2000-02-14 | 2000-07-01 |
| ROBINSON, Kevin Donald | Director | 2012-11-28 | 2023-12-31 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-10-25 | 2000-02-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ark Build (Holdings)Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-12-04 | Active |
| Mr Michael Joseph Finlay | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-10-01 | Ceased 2019-12-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 97 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-11-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-08-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-02-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.