NORMAN EMERSON GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-28 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-14
Watchouts
Cash
£57K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£3M
Equity attributable
Employees
58
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£144K
Period ending 2024-09-30
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Insolvency history on file
Companies House holds prior insolvency events for this company. Detail and outcome on the official register.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2021-02-28 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £9,539,282 | £7,880,717 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£65,626 | £110,810 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£364,941 | -£143,512 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£324,785 | £47,621 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | -£250,002 | £57,329 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £4,395,353 | £4,133,810 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £2,994,701 | £3,042,322 | |
| Equity | -£298,806 | £2,391,949 | £3,372,936 | £3,438,776 | £2,994,701 | £3,042,322 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 62 | 58 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,846,897 | £1,544,831 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £253,243 | £85,450 |
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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-12-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2021-02-28 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -0.7% | 1.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -3.4% | 0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -1.5% | 2.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 68.3% | 70.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.51x | 0.55x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -0.22x | 0.44x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- NORMAN EMERSON GROUP LIMITED 2006-06-29 → present
- NORMAN EMERSON & SONS LIMITED 1970-05-29 → 2006-06-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- McKeague Morgan & Company
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors are confident that the company has adequate resources in place, with sufficient headroom for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and Financial statements.”
Group structure
- NORMAN EMERSON GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Emerson Sand & Gravel Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In June 2024, the company was acquired by Creagh Concrete Products Limited. Creagh Concrete Products Limited have provided financial support alongside refinanced bank borrowings to initially reduce the company's financial liabilities and to provide a strong platform for returning to profitibilty and future growth.”
- “Subsequent to acquisition, the company has also undertaken a robust restructuring process to streamline the business operations and ensure the business's core trading activities return to profitability. This restructure included the key acquisition of a new sand dredger after the reporting period which will ensure continuity of raw materials, ensuring that production and sales targets are met.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCKEAGUE, Gerard Martin | Director | 2024-06-13 | Aug 1951 | British |
| MCKEAGUE, Patrick John | Director | 2024-06-13 | Jan 1963 | British |
| MCKEAGUE, Seamus | Director | 2024-06-13 | Apr 1957 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMERSON, Norman Jr | Secretary | 1970-05-29 | 2010-12-21 |
| FERGUSON, John | Secretary | 2021-01-15 | 2024-06-13 |
| CROOKS, William Kennedy | Director | 2000-04-06 | 2017-08-22 |
| EMERSON, Alan John | Director | 1970-05-29 | 2010-12-21 |
| EMERSON, Geoffrey | Director | 1970-05-29 | 2010-12-21 |
| EMERSON, George Nesbit | Director | 1970-05-29 | 2024-06-13 |
| EMERSON, Kenneth | Director | 1970-05-29 | 2010-12-21 |
| EMERSON, Norman Colin | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2024-06-13 |
| EMERSON, Norman Jr | Director | 1970-05-29 | 2010-12-21 |
| EMERSON, Philip Ruddell | Director | 1970-05-29 | 2001-05-31 |
| FERGUSON, John Samuel | Director | 2019-12-03 | 2024-06-13 |
| FERGUSON, John Samuel | Director | 2019-02-14 | 2019-12-03 |
| JORDAN, Conor Martin | Director | 2019-02-14 | 2024-06-13 |
| MCONVILLE, Gregory Patrick | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2010-12-21 |
| STONE, Philip Kenneth | Director | 2019-02-14 | 2022-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creagh Concrete Products Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2024-06-13 | Active |
| Mr George Nesbitt Emerson | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-12-08 | Ceased 2024-06-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 257 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-06-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-24 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2024-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-15 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-06-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.