3 ED HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£5.3m
+58.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£25m
+16.5% vs 2025
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£8.1m
-11.2% vs 2025
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £47,330,000 | £53,501,000 | £51,354,000 | -4% | |
| Operating profit | £6,537,000 | £8,345,000 | £7,551,000 | -9.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,638,000 | £9,127,000 | £8,107,000 | -11.2% | |
| Net profit | £3,943,000 | £5,238,000 | £4,201,000 | -19.8% | |
| Cash | £527,000 | £3,338,000 | £5,296,000 | +58.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £113,271,000 | £101,010,000 | -10.8% | |
| Net assets | £203,170,000 | £21,680,000 | £25,258,000 | +16.5% | |
| Equity | — | £21,680,000 | £25,258,000 | +16.5% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £224,000 | £230,000 | +2.7% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.8% | 15.6% | 14.7% | |
| Net margin | 8.3% | 9.8% | 8.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 7.4% | 7.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | -41.4% | 83.6% | 79.0% | |
| Current ratio | 8.49x | 7.08x | 6.30x | |
| Interest cover | 0.73x | 1.01x | 1.03x |
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
- 3 ED HOLDINGS LIMITED 1998-12-09 → present
- MACROCOM (516) LIMITED 1998-10-16 → 1998-12-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have reviewed the company's projected cashflows. Having examined. the current status of the company's assets and likely developments in the foreseeable future, and taking into account the ability of its assets to pay dividends, interest and other fees, the directors consider that the company will be able to settle its liabilities as they fall due and accordingly the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- 3 ED HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- 3 ED Holdings 2 Limited 100%
- 3 ED Sisterco Limited 100%
- 3 ED Glasgow Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the group paid £17,027,000 (2025: £18,641,000) to its subcontractor under the terms of its lifecycle contract.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 44 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEMPERIAN SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2013-03-01 | — | — |
| GORDON, John Stephen | Director | 2019-05-01 | Dec 1962 | British |
| MCGHEE, Steven John | Director | 2023-05-25 | Oct 1983 | British |
| MCLELLAN, Kenneth Andrew | Director | 2019-04-01 | Nov 1961 | British |
| MCLURE, Cameron Hannah | Director | 2025-01-31 | Oct 1994 | British |
| RITCHIE, Alan Campbell | Director | 2009-12-01 | Apr 1967 | British |
| SMITH, Martin Timothy | Director | 2004-01-29 | Jan 1967 | British |
Show 44 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DONALDSON, Euan James | Secretary | 1998-12-02 | 2002-01-21 |
| LEWIS, Maria | Secretary | 2012-09-27 | 2013-03-01 |
| MACKINNON, Iain Lachlan | Secretary | 2002-01-21 | 2002-08-30 |
| MILLER, Roger Keith | Secretary | 2007-03-23 | 2012-09-27 |
| SHELL, Peter Geoffrey | Secretary | 2005-11-04 | 2007-03-23 |
| SMYTH, Pamela June | Secretary | 2002-08-30 | 2005-11-04 |
| MACROBERTS - (FIRM) | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-10-16 | 1998-12-02 |
| ANDERSON, Colin John | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2019-04-01 |
| BLOOD, Gerard David | Director | 2003-03-14 | 2003-05-29 |
| BREMNER, Alexander George | Director | 2000-12-05 | 2004-06-07 |
| CHRISTIE, Rory William | Director | 2019-05-01 | 2023-05-25 |
| CONLON, Zaida Munshi | Director | 2010-07-26 | 2012-03-31 |
| CONLON, Zaida | Director | 2009-05-15 | 2010-07-26 |
| DARLING, Andrew David | Director | 2002-07-26 | 2004-01-29 |
| DONN, Michael Andrew | Director | 2006-04-27 | 2012-02-01 |
| GETHIN, Ian Richard | Director | 2005-11-04 | 2010-07-26 |
| GILLESPIE, Kenneth William | Director | 2005-04-29 | 2006-04-27 |
| GRANT, Philip Robert | Director | 2002-07-26 | 2004-01-29 |
| HATZIS, Dimitrios | Director | 1998-12-02 | 2000-10-06 |
| KELLY, Niven Charles Tait | Director | 1998-12-02 | 2000-12-05 |
| LINNEY, Joseph Mark | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2015-07-22 |
| MACDONALD, Iain Allan | Director | 2000-12-05 | 2005-04-15 |
| MACKIE, Robin Smith | Director | 1999-02-26 | 2005-11-04 |
| MARSHALL, David Bruce | Director | 2004-10-15 | 2009-08-20 |
| MCEWAN, Michael William | Director | 2000-12-05 | 2003-01-16 |
| MCINNES, Sarah Catherine | Director | 2015-07-22 | 2016-10-31 |
| MCLELLAN, Kenneth Andrew | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2017-04-01 |
| MCLELLAN, Kenneth | Director | 2006-03-10 | 2009-12-01 |
| MCVEY, Philip | Director | 2004-06-07 | 2005-11-04 |
| MOGG, Charles Michael | Director | 1998-12-02 | 2003-03-14 |
| NELSON, Andrew Latham | Director | 2000-10-06 | 2003-03-14 |
| PALMER, Danielle Jane | Director | 2009-08-20 | 2011-11-11 |
| SCOTT, Alan | Director | 2003-01-16 | 2005-11-04 |
| SMALLWOOD, James Douglas Mortimer | Director | 2000-06-29 | 2002-07-26 |
| SMITH, Neil | Director | 2003-03-14 | 2007-10-11 |
| SOLLEY, Christopher Thomas | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2025-01-31 |
| SUTHERLAND, Douglas Iain | Director | 2000-12-05 | 2003-03-14 |
| TENNANT, Andrew Leslie | Director | 2004-01-29 | 2005-04-29 |
| WAKEFIELD, Nicholas Jeremy | Director | 2000-06-29 | 2002-07-26 |
| WATSON, Martin John Malone | Director | 2011-11-11 | 2015-01-16 |
| WESTON, Richard | Director | 2003-05-29 | 2004-10-15 |
| WILLIAMS, Barry Simon, Mr. | Director | 2005-11-04 | 2007-08-14 |
| WOODBURN, Neil Andrew | Director | 2016-10-31 | 2019-04-30 |
| MACROBERTS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-10-16 | 1998-12-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Infrastructure (No.3) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Semperian Ppp Investment Partners No.2 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 213 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-07-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.