DALCOUR MACLAREN LIMITED
Get an alert when DALCOUR MACLAREN LIMITED files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-7.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£9M
+17.4% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
508
+12.4% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
+20.3% vs 2023
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £19,000,431 | — | £23,269,880 | — | — | £32,669,569 | £39,038,783 | |
| Operating profit | — | £3,286,583 | — | £2,385,908 | — | — | £2,569,174 | £3,117,213 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £3,288,508 | — | £2,386,027 | — | — | £2,537,760 | £3,053,769 | |
| Net profit | — | £2,650,572 | — | £1,766,554 | — | £2,449,957 | £1,893,614 | £2,108,467 | |
| Cash | £1,612,131 | £3,100,845 | £3,100,845 | £1,635,266 | — | £1,114,655 | £1,829,326 | £1,691,939 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £5,821,057 | — | £6,711,000 | — | £8,000,187 | £8,030,597 | £9,465,790 | |
| Net assets | — | £5,687,131 | — | £6,403,686 | — | £7,781,144 | £7,816,466 | £9,177,649 | |
| Equity | — | £5,687,131 | — | £6,403,686 | £6,403,687 | £7,781,144 | £7,816,466 | £9,177,649 | |
| Average employees | — | 264 | — | 343 | — | 391 | 452 | 508 | |
| Wages | — | £9,901,132 | — | £12,530,262 | — | — | £17,072,970 | £20,467,451 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £479,970 | — | £486,912 | — | — | £468,125 | £451,347 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+19.5%
£32,669,569 £39,038,783
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-7.5%
£1,829,326 £1,691,939
-
Net assets
+17.4%
£7,816,466 £9,177,649
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+12.4%
452 508
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+21.3%
£2,569,174 £3,117,213
-
Profit before tax
+20.3%
£2,537,760 £3,053,769
-
Wages
+19.9%
£17,072,970 £20,467,451
highest in 4 filed years
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 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 17.3% | — | 10.3% | — | — | 7.9% | 8.0% | |
| Net margin | — | 14.0% | — | 7.6% | — | — | 5.8% | 5.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 56.5% | — | 35.6% | — | — | 32.0% | 32.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.59x | 2.44x | |
| Interest cover | — | 2960.89x | — | — | — | — | 81.41x | 46.24x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Wellers
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's or the parent Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- DALCOUR MACLAREN LIMITED · parent
- Dalcour Maclaren Ireland Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Dalcour Maclaren is a leading land and environmental consultancy, known for challenging the norm and delivering innovative professional services to the Utility and Infrastructure sectors.”
- “Turnover increasing by over 19.5% to £39m, generating a gross profit margin of 33.4%.”
- “2024 saw increased levels of investment in our People ensuring career visibility and happiness are the norm at Dalcour Maclaren as we focus and strive to always be the Employer of Choice.”
- “Our investment, development and use of bespoke industry focused technological solutions is critical to our long term success.”
- “We remain steadfastly committed to minimising the negative and maximising the positive impact we have on our world, as we head towards achieving our goal of net zero emissions across all scopes by 2030.”
- “We have retained our Eco Vadis silver rating, ranking in the top 15% of companies being assessed globally. We aim to elevate this to a gold medal in 2025 putting Dalcour Maclaren in the top 5%.”
- “Decades of government underspend on infrastructure, combined with regulatory bodies having focused on affordability of bills rather than investment for the future, has brought a very current need to catch up.”
- “The future remains exciting for Dalcour Maclaren as the opportunities to contribute towards a more sustainable world directly aligns with the Group's capabilities.”
- “There have been no significant events since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAY-CHEAPE, George Hamish | Secretary | 2017-02-13 | — | — |
| BARKER, Andrew James | Director | 2008-11-15 | Nov 1978 | British |
| FERENS, Michael James Radcliffe | Director | 2018-04-12 | Oct 1973 | British |
| GRAY-CHEAPE, George Hamish | Director | 2003-10-01 | Aug 1971 | British |
| NEIL, James William Desmond | Director | 2003-07-17 | Feb 1971 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAEME, Dorothy May | Nominee Secretary | 2003-07-17 | 2003-07-17 |
| TENNANT, Jonathan | Secretary | 2003-07-17 | 2017-02-13 |
| GRAEME, Lesley Joyce | Nominee Director | 2003-07-17 | 2003-07-17 |
| LEE, Michael James | Director | 2020-06-04 | 2025-08-06 |
| ROBERTSON, Andrew David Linsley | Director | 2008-11-15 | 2023-03-14 |
| TENNANT, Jonathan | Director | 2003-07-17 | 2017-02-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr George Hamish Gray-Cheape | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-03-14 | Active |
| George Hamish Gray Cheape | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-06-30 |
| James Neil | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-12-15 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-10-27 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-10-27 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-31 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-22 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-22 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-22 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-07-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-04-15 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 4
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.