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D J LAING (CONTRACTS) LIMITED

#SC087805 · Active · Incorporated 1984-04-30 (42y 3m) · Last filing 2026-01-27 (6mo ago)
Industrials · SIC 42990 · F Construction · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-02-28 (in 8 months) · Confirmation due 2027-01-14 (in 6 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£2.7M

-13.9% vs 2024

Net assets

£4.5M

+10.6% highest in 5 filed years

Employees

57

-6.6% lowest in 5 filed years

Profit before tax

£579K

-18.3% vs 2024

Accounts

5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-05-31

Metric Trend 2020-05-312022-05-312023-05-312024-05-312025-05-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover ———£9,600,403£7,432,592 -22.6%
Operating profit ———£678,387£531,862 -21.6%
Profit before tax —£150,046£162,372£708,212£578,820 -18.3%
Net profit —£164,470£139,471£530,907£433,708 -18.3%
Cash £1,359,394£3,538,996£2,223,479£3,191,079£2,747,415 -13.9%
Total assets less current liabilities £3,283,404£3,729,535£3,748,866£4,259,998£4,677,099 +9.8%
Net assets £3,077,385£3,434,540£3,574,011£4,104,918£4,538,626 +10.6%
Equity £3,077,385£3,434,540£3,574,011£4,104,918£4,538,626 +10.6%
Average employees 7372646157 -6.6%
Wages —£2,874,677£2,305,522£2,685,482£2,728,630 +1.6%
Directors' remuneration —£459,454£298,866£576,408£550,784 -4.4%

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 2020-05-312022-05-312023-05-312024-05-312025-05-31
Operating margin ———7.1%7.2%
Net margin ———5.5%5.8%
Return on capital employed ———15.9%11.4%
Current ratio ———2.47x2.46x

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)
Abridged
Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
Auditor
Henderson Loggie LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The directors have considered relevant information, including the financial projections, forecast future cash flows and the impact of subsequent events in making their assessment. The directors have performed a robust analysis of forecast future cash flows taking into account the potential impact on the business of possible future scenarios. This analysis also considers the effectiveness of available measures to assist in mitigating the impact. Based on these assessments and having regard to the resources available to the company, the directors have concluded that there is no material uncertainty and that they can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

5 active · 2 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
LAING, Dorothy Strachan Watson Secretary — — British
LAING, David John Director — Nov 1947 British
LAING, Dorothy Strachan Watson Director — Jan 1950 British
NICOLL, Karen Anne Director 2006-11-01 Apr 1969 British
WATSON, Gavin Charles Director 2021-12-01 Mar 1965 Scottish
Show 2 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
ALLISON, Shelagh Margaret Director 2006-11-01 2015-01-16
BARNETT, Angus Director 1993-08-01 2006-09-30

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mr David John Laing Individual Shares 25–50% 2016-04-06 Active
Ms Dorothy Strachan Watson Laing Individual Shares 25–50% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 103 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-01-27 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-12-22 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2025-02-25 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2025-01-13 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-07-02 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-02-23 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2024-01-09 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-02-24 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type small PDF
2023-01-13 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-02-25 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type small PDF
2022-01-12 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-02-24 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type small PDF
2021-01-08 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-02-21 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type small PDF
2020-02-04 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2019-02-11 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2019-02-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2018-05-11 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2018-01-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2017-02-20 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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