APPLEBRIDGE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-29 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-15
Watchouts
Cash
£17M
+62.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£31M
+113.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
117
-4.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£22M
+203% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £62,489,760 | £82,915,956 | £119,566,931 | |
| Operating profit | £5,588,341 | £7,197,758 | £21,614,432 | |
| Profit before tax | £5,382,821 | £7,225,017 | £21,890,125 | |
| Net profit | £4,399,470 | £5,405,442 | £18,236,731 | |
| Cash | £6,649,175 | £10,525,096 | £17,126,812 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,986,094 | £18,064,578 | £33,588,332 | |
| Net assets | £10,790,943 | £14,756,385 | £31,469,769 | |
| Equity | £10,790,943 | £14,756,385 | £31,469,769 | |
| Average employees | 168 | 122 | 117 | |
| Wages | £2,411,871 | £2,377,776 | £5,528,728 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
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 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
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Turnover
+44.2%
£82,915,956 £119,566,931
highest in 3 filed years
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Cash
+62.7%
£10,525,096 £17,126,812
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+113.3%
£14,756,385 £31,469,769
highest in 3 filed years
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Employees
-4.1%
122 117
lowest in 3 filed years
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Operating profit
+200.3%
£7,197,758 £21,614,432
highest in 3 filed years
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Profit before tax
+203%
£7,225,017 £21,890,125
highest in 3 filed years
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Wages
+132.5%
£2,377,776 £5,528,728
highest in 3 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 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.9% | 8.7% | 18.1% | |
| Net margin | 7.0% | 6.5% | 15.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 40.0% | 39.8% | 64.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 61.5% | 43.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.50x | 2.24x | |
| Interest cover | 91.43x | 52.95x | 115.69x |
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
- Mitchell Gordon LLP
- 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 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
- APPLEBRIDGE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED · parent
- Tarcon Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Turnover surpassed £119.5 million in 2024/25 which equates to 44% growth on the preceding year.”
- “The pre-tax profitability of the company improved again in the period from 8.7% in FY2023/24, to 14% this year.”
- “The board have developed an updated bonus scheme for employees with a focus on site safety.”
- “The Development Board... have lead on the implementation of a new cloud-based accounting system.”
- “Significant investment has been made into implementing a life-saving Human Detection System on site.”
- “Profit on sale of shareholding of £6,300,000 for 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Christopher Roystone | Director | 2016-08-05 | Oct 1981 | British |
| HUGHES, Donal James | Director | 2014-10-14 | Mar 1975 | British |
| RAY, Andrew Michael | Director | 2016-12-01 | Jul 1978 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUGHES, Lisa Carmen | Director | 2013-10-15 | 2014-10-14 |
| HUGHES, Philip Gerard | Director | 2016-10-26 | 2020-03-10 |
| STRONG, Martyn Johnathan | Director | 2014-10-14 | 2019-11-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applebridge Family Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2024-12-19 | Active |
| Applebridge Construction Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-03-10 | Ceased 2024-12-19 |
| Mr Donal James Hughes | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2020-03-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 62 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-07-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-07-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-02-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-03-21 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
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.