ZTL CONTRACTING LTD
Get an alert when ZTL CONTRACTING LTD 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
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-18 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-04
Watchouts
Cash
£497K
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£13M
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
94
highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
Period ending 2025-04-30
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
-
2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £27,555,804 | £19,545,839 | £42,913,567 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £4,331,561 | £1,827,927 | £3,281,455 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £4,198,922 | £1,734,146 | £3,058,139 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £3,377,169 | £1,753,604 | £3,058,139 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £2,035,898 | £2,122,638 | £496,681 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £14,286,416 | £15,822,785 | £16,151,997 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £9,407,535 | £11,161,139 | £13,449,278 | |
| Equity | £2,104,456 | £3,029,485 | £6,030,366 | £9,407,535 | £11,161,139 | £13,449,278 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 47 | 68 | 94 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,265,058 | £1,902,837 | £4,401,547 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £44,930 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 15.7% | 9.4% | 7.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 12.3% | 9.0% | 7.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 30.3% | 11.6% | 20.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 54.8% | 50.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.48x | 1.54x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 23.74x | 15.04x | 12.15x |
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.”
Significant events
- “A new 3-year strategic plan for 2024 to 2027 came into effect in the period.”
- “Turnover surpassed £42.9m in the period which equates to a 10% pro-rated growth on the preceding year.”
- “The company continues to invest heavily in 3-key areas; plant, technology and training. The value of fixed assets sits at just over £10.3m.”
- “The board have developed an updated bonus scheme for employees with a focus on site safety.”
- “The Board of Directors also recommended that final dividends of £770,000 be paid.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Christopher Roystone | Director | 2021-11-01 | Oct 1981 | British |
| HUGHES, Donal James | Director | 2020-03-10 | Mar 1975 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXLEY, Matthew James | Director | 2015-10-21 | 2021-11-01 |
| HUGHES, Philip Gerard | Director | 2015-10-21 | 2020-03-10 |
| MORRIS, Wayne Melvin | Director | 2024-07-01 | 2025-01-21 |
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 |
| A D Plant Hire Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-03-10 | Ceased 2024-12-19 |
| Mr Philip Gerard Hughes | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2020-03-10 |
| Mr Donal James Hughes | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2016-12-16 |
| Mr Donal James Hughes | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-12-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 42 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-11-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2021-11-12 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-13 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-11-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-11-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-11-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name 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.