W.A.C. MCCANDLESS (ENGINEERS) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-28 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-16.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£7M
+15.3% vs 2024
Employees
30
+15.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
-5.7% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £20,992,310 | £19,471,648 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,780,532 | £1,667,156 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,823,168 | £1,719,526 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,363,741 | £1,283,686 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £3,115,331 | £2,605,943 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £6,495,313 | £7,482,105 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £6,411,568 | £7,395,626 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £6,411,568 | £7,395,626 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 26 | 30 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,059,632 | £1,268,611 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £190,612 | £207,721 |
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 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
-
Turnover
-7.2%
£20,992,310 £19,471,648
-
Cash
-16.4%
£3,115,331 £2,605,943
-
Net assets
+15.3%
£6,411,568 £7,395,626
-
Employees
+15.4%
26 30
-
Operating profit
-6.4%
£1,780,532 £1,667,156
-
Profit before tax
-5.7%
£1,823,168 £1,719,526
-
Wages
+19.7%
£1,059,632 £1,268,611
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 8.5% | 8.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 6.5% | 6.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 27.4% | 22.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.38x | 2.97x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 1874.24x | — |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- GMCG PORTADOWN
- 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
- “The directors are pleased with the performance of the business in 2025. Although revenue and profit decreased in the current year, reflecting slightly more challenging market conditions within the civil engineering and construction sector in the period, the gross profit margin increased, demonstrating effective cost control and highlighting the resilience of the business overall.”
- “The directors consider that the company operates one class of business within one geographical market, that being the United Kingdom and Ireland.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GERRING, Rosemary Elaine | Secretary | 2017-12-11 | — | — |
| CARVILL, Ciaran | Director | 2001-09-03 | Sep 1971 | British |
| CARVILL, Gerald Daniel | Director | 2021-05-18 | Mar 1974 | Irish |
| FISHER, Pamela Mary | Director | 2000-04-06 | Nov 1965 | British |
| GERRING, Justin Alfred | Director | 2013-04-22 | Oct 1963 | British |
| GERRING, Rosemary Elaine | Director | 2000-05-06 | Jun 1965 | British |
| GIBSON, John Elliott | Director | 2000-04-06 | Feb 1960 | British |
| GIBSON, Mandy Louise | Director | 2021-05-13 | Sep 1971 | British |
| STEVENSON, Dorothea Elizabeth | Director | 2000-04-06 | Aug 1958 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIBSON, William Stephens | Secretary | — | 2017-12-10 |
| GIBSON, Minnie Maria | Director | — | 2013-01-16 |
| GIBSON, William Stephens | Director | — | 2017-12-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Rosemary Elaine Gerring | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 175 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-05-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-05-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2019-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2019-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2018-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.