MCADAM DESIGN LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-10 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-27
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£951K
-48.5% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£2M
-29.3% vs 2023
Employees
152
+2.7% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
-1% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,425,997 | £14,938,804 | £17,921,197 | £22,012,492 | £22,410,851 | |
| Operating profit | £488,780 | £2,318,672 | £2,349,629 | £3,293,918 | £3,255,624 | |
| Profit before tax | £492,286 | £2,310,561 | £2,340,045 | £3,307,635 | £3,274,097 | |
| Net profit | £576,988 | £1,869,652 | £2,056,207 | £2,505,036 | £2,430,051 | |
| Cash | £1,350,401 | £2,340,016 | £1,287,467 | £1,845,210 | £950,802 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,635,330 | £2,858,003 | £2,596,461 | £2,839,689 | £2,012,554 | |
| Net assets | £1,626,102 | £2,841,887 | £2,576,719 | £2,802,755 | £1,981,050 | |
| Equity | £1,626,102 | £2,841,887 | £2,576,719 | £2,802,755 | £1,981,050 | |
| Average employees | 105 | 118 | 135 | 148 | 152 | |
| Wages | £3,946,021 | £4,241,756 | £5,361,336 | £6,200,892 | £6,838,630 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £596,866 | £462,500 | £633,998 | £687,782 | £767,052 |
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
+1.8%
£22,012,492 £22,410,851
highest in 5 filed years
-
Cash
-48.5%
£1,845,210 £950,802
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
-29.3%
£2,802,755 £1,981,050
-
Employees
+2.7%
148 152
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-1.2%
£3,293,918 £3,255,624
-
Profit before tax
-1%
£3,307,635 £3,274,097
-
Wages
+10.3%
£6,200,892 £6,838,630
highest in 5 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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.3% | 15.5% | 13.1% | 15.0% | 14.5% | |
| Net margin | 5.0% | 12.5% | 11.5% | 11.4% | 10.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 29.9% | 81.1% | 90.5% | 116.0% | 161.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 65.3% | 68.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.51x | 1.43x | |
| Interest cover | — | 283.59x | 163.06x | 367.67x | 9986.58x |
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
- MCADAM DESIGN LIMITED 1998-05-28 → present
- MCADAM DESIGN 1979-04-09 → 1998-05-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton (NI) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of 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 the date when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Demand for the company's services increased strongly across all sectors in 2024 and this is expected to continue in 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KERR, Fergus | Secretary | 2012-01-01 | — | — |
| CHEATER, Christopher Stuart | Director | 2023-04-24 | Mar 1977 | British |
| FINDLAY, John | Director | 2019-05-22 | Apr 1967 | British |
| HARDING, Stephen Mark | Director | 2020-01-01 | Dec 1975 | Irish |
| HARE, Robert Martin | Director | 2000-01-01 | Jan 1965 | British |
| HUGHES, Christopher Martin | Director | 2025-03-10 | Jun 1986 | Irish |
| KERR, Fergus | Director | 2019-05-22 | Jun 1970 | British |
| KERR, Neal Victor | Director | 2020-01-01 | Feb 1975 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOYD, John Alan | Secretary | 1979-04-09 | 2007-12-31 |
| OLIVER, Mark Watson | Secretary | 2007-12-31 | 2011-12-31 |
| ANTHONY, Reynold | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2018-06-05 |
| BOYD, John Alan | Director | 1989-08-08 | 2007-12-31 |
| CHEATER, Christopher Stuart | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| FINDLAY, John | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| KERR, Fergus | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| MCBRIDE, John | Director | 1979-04-09 | 1999-12-31 |
| MCGUIGAN, Mark Aiden | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| MUNRO, Allan George | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| OLIVER, Mark Watson | Director | 1960-01-17 | 2011-12-31 |
| RUSSELL, Edward Neill | Director | 1979-04-09 | 2000-01-01 |
| SWINTON, Cecil Thomas | Director | 1979-04-09 | 2002-03-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcadam Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2020-10-23 | Active |
| Mr Mark Watson Oliver | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-10-23 |
| Mr Robert Martin Hare | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-10-23 |
| Mr Reynold Anthony | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-01-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 158 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-11-12 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-11-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
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.