WHITEMOUNTAIN QUARRIES LTD
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Cash
£7.7m
-37.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£115m
+10.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
149
-6.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£14m
+23.3% highest in 3 filed years
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Our short-form breakdown of WHITEMOUNTAIN QUARRIES LTD's latest filing
Whitemountain Quarries held revenue flat at £83.5m, but a sharp drop in admin expenses and director pay pushed operating profit up to £10.6m. 🏗️📈
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £83,987,000 | £70,782,000 | £76,651,000 | +8.3% | |
| Operating profit | £6,444,000 | £9,067,000 | £11,156,000 | +23% | |
| Profit before tax | £9,793,000 | £11,369,000 | £14,015,000 | +23.3% | |
| Net profit | £7,117,000 | — | £10,798,000 | — | |
| Cash | £4,294,000 | £12,369,000 | £7,746,000 | -37.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £100,616,000 | £110,725,000 | £125,567,000 | +13.4% | |
| Net assets | £94,429,000 | £104,213,000 | £114,779,000 | +10.1% | |
| Equity | £94,429,000 | £104,213,000 | £114,779,000 | +10.1% | |
| Average employees | 180 | 160 | 149 | -6.9% | |
| Wages | £7,903,000 | £8,466,000 | £8,307,000 | -1.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £887,000 | £235,000 | £207,000 | -11.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £6,000 | £16,000 | £16,000 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | £698,000 | £219,000 | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.7% | 12.8% | 14.6% | |
| Net margin | 8.5% | — | 14.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.4% | 8.2% | 8.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 22.7% | 22.2% | 21.8% | |
| Current ratio | 3.26x | 3.48x | 4.51x | |
| Interest cover | 96.18x | 98.55x | 51.17x |
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
- WHITEMOUNTAIN QUARRIES LTD 2006-04-03 → present
- WHITEMOUNTAIN (SURFACING) LTD 1985-01-24 → 2006-04-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the directors are confident that the Group, and therefore the Company, will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis”
Group structure
- WHITEMOUNTAIN QUARRIES LTD · parent
- Lagan Bitumen Limited 100%
- Roadmix Limited 100%
- Lagan Whitemountain Limited 100%
- Lagan Airports Limited 100%
- Mulholland Bros (Brick and Sand) Limited 99.9%
- Kilcarn Limited 100%
- Alpha Resource Management Ltd 100%
- Breedon Whitemountain Ltd 100%
- Robinson Quarry Masters Limited 100%
- Lough Neagh Sand Traders Limited 25%
Significant events
- “On 1 May 2025, the trade and assets of the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Robinson Quarry Masters, were transferred to the Company, for consideration equal to the fair value of assets transferred.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATHERTON-HAM, James West | Secretary | 2022-03-01 | — | — |
| ATHERTON-HAM, James West | Director | 2022-03-01 | Nov 1970 | British |
| TURNBULL, Mark Edward | Director | 2026-03-18 | Mar 1982 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANAVAN, Declan Vincent | Secretary | 2008-05-06 | 2018-10-31 |
| JENKINS, Charles Gerard | Secretary | 2005-08-01 | 2008-05-06 |
| MCDONALD, Ross Edward | Secretary | 2018-10-31 | 2022-03-01 |
| MCNAMARA, Rory | Secretary | 1985-01-24 | 2005-08-01 |
| ANDREW, William Lyle | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2013-08-30 |
| BROTHERTON, James Edward | Director | 2021-03-16 | 2026-06-30 |
| CANAVAN, Declan Vincent | Director | 2010-08-30 | 2018-10-31 |
| CAREY, John Charles (Ian) | Director | 2000-10-04 | 2006-03-22 |
| GILROY, Patrick Richard | Director | 2023-05-18 | 2024-09-30 |
| HANNA, Adrian Kenneth | Director | 1999-06-26 | 2000-02-04 |
| KELLY, Mark Francis | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2019-01-31 |
| LAGAN, Kevin John Patrick | Director | 1985-01-24 | 2018-04-20 |
| LAGAN, Michael Anthony | Director | 1985-01-24 | 2010-09-01 |
| MACNAMARA, Brian | Director | 2002-02-20 | 2006-03-22 |
| MCCANN, Sean Gerard | Director | 2011-01-20 | 2018-04-20 |
| MCCLURE, Timothy | Director | 2023-11-01 | 2026-03-18 |
| MCDONALD, Liam Paul | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2023-09-30 |
| MCDONALD, Ross Edward | Director | 2018-04-20 | 2022-03-01 |
| MCNAMARA, Rory | Director | 1985-01-24 | 2005-08-01 |
| MULLAN, Aidan Martin | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2023-07-04 |
| PATTERSON, Samuel Wilfred | Director | 1999-06-26 | 2006-03-22 |
| WALSH, Mark Joseph | Director | 2006-04-04 | 2010-09-01 |
| WOOD, Robert | Director | 2018-04-20 | 2021-03-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breedon Midco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-07-29 | Active |
| Breedon Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-06-09 | Ceased 2024-07-29 |
| Breedon Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2018-04-20 | Ceased 2023-06-09 |
| Mr Sean Gerard Mccann | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2017-11-21 | Ceased 2018-04-20 |
| Mr Peter Gary Woods | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2017-11-21 | Ceased 2018-04-20 |
| Mr John Patrick Kevin Lagan | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-04-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 202 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-15 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-15 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-15 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-29 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-20 | 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
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.