MELDRUM CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£6m
-13.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£2.9m
-8.3% vs 2024
Employees
38
-19.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£202k
-82.1% lowest in 5 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £20,566,186 | £17,483,180 | £39,449,847 | £40,471,896 | £32,908,789 | -18.7% | |
| Operating profit | £498,197 | £364,015 | £1,000,989 | £1,129,999 | £201,945 | -82.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £498,197 | £364,015 | £1,000,989 | £1,129,999 | £201,945 | -82.1% | |
| Net profit | £587,680 | £611,588 | £914,598 | £878,778 | £140,249 | -84% | |
| Cash | £2,976,689 | £3,098,266 | £6,364,766 | £6,937,455 | £5,977,540 | -13.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,844,410 | £2,268,974 | £3,459,761 | £3,184,797 | £2,920,077 | -8.3% | |
| Net assets | £1,757,386 | £2,268,974 | £3,407,711 | £3,136,490 | £2,876,739 | -8.3% | |
| Equity | £1,757,386 | £2,268,974 | £3,407,711 | £3,136,490 | £2,876,739 | -8.3% | |
| Average employees | 27 | 21 | 47 | 47 | 38 | -19.1% | |
| Wages | £1,450,762 | £1,029,407 | £1,680,849 | £1,502,493 | £1,902,437 | +26.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £67,372 | £78,766 | £86,992 | £184,801 | £229,128 | +24% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £22,031 | £15,036 | £23,165 | +54.1% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 0.6% | |
| Net margin | 2.9% | 3.5% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 27.0% | 16.0% | 28.9% | 35.5% | 6.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 80.5% | 81.8% | 78.8% | 85.2% | 82.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.21x | 1.13x | 1.17x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company will have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and, accordingly they continue to prepare the company's financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINNIGAN, David Thomas | Secretary | 2026-01-30 | — | — |
| FINNIGAN, David Thomas | Director | 2026-01-08 | Aug 1960 | British |
| JOHNSON, Jack | Director | 2023-01-17 | Dec 1992 | British |
| MELDRUM, David Martin | Director | 2001-07-17 | Feb 1963 | British |
| MELLIS, Jonathan Stuart | Director | 2016-10-30 | Mar 1976 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BISSELL, Simon | Secretary | 2022-09-28 | 2024-12-20 |
| EVANS, Christopher | Secretary | 2014-06-15 | 2015-06-19 |
| FINNIGAN, David | Secretary | 2015-06-19 | 2022-02-22 |
| LOWERY, Richard John Dent | Secretary | 2025-01-06 | 2026-01-30 |
| MELDRUM, John Denholm | Secretary | 2001-07-11 | 2010-10-01 |
| NEIL, Darren | Secretary | 2013-02-01 | 2014-06-15 |
| SAYERS, Marianne Nicola | Secretary | 2010-10-01 | 2013-02-01 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-07-11 | 2001-07-11 |
| BISSELL, Simon Peter | Director | 2022-10-01 | 2024-12-20 |
| BLAND, Glenn Richard | Director | 2006-10-23 | 2010-03-30 |
| BOOTH, Ayden | Director | 2023-01-17 | 2025-10-31 |
| CASSELS, Gerard | Director | 2016-10-20 | 2018-08-05 |
| CHURCH, Steven | Director | 2018-08-10 | 2019-02-12 |
| DAWSON, Neil Patrick | Director | 2004-12-01 | 2009-08-01 |
| FINNIGAN, David Thomas | Director | 2014-11-01 | 2022-02-23 |
| GOODALL, Christopher Russell | Director | 2006-04-06 | 2007-12-31 |
| LAW, Simon Andrew | Director | 2026-01-22 | 2026-07-17 |
| LEE, John Paul | Director | 2016-10-20 | 2018-01-28 |
| LOWERY, Richard John Dent | Director | 2025-01-06 | 2026-01-30 |
| MCCABE, Paul Anthony | Director | 2018-08-10 | 2021-01-15 |
| PADGETT, Stephen John | Director | 2013-02-01 | 2015-02-12 |
| POUTON, Josie | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2007-06-01 |
| PRICE, Matthew Richard | Director | 2013-10-16 | 2014-08-01 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-07-11 | 2001-07-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meldrum Construction Services Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-03-28 | Active |
| Mr David Martin Meldrum | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2017-01-01 | Ceased 2019-03-28 |
| Mr David Martin Meldrum | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-07-11 | Ceased 2024-09-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.