HLS MCCONNELL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-16 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£11M
+95.3% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£8M
+39.2% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
231
+37.5% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
+17.4% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14,472,544 | £25,015,790 | £34,662,000 | £57,496,000 | £81,552,000 | |
| Operating profit | £204,182 | £1,015,338 | £1,500,000 | £2,421,000 | £2,875,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £161,154 | £984,656 | £1,451,000 | £2,283,000 | £2,680,000 | |
| Net profit | £187,913 | £868,226 | £1,230,000 | £1,887,000 | £2,175,000 | |
| Cash | £2,038,619 | £2,011,533 | £3,835,000 | £5,520,000 | £10,778,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,674,636 | £3,230,440 | £4,875,000 | £6,876,000 | £9,637,000 | |
| Net assets | £1,877,091 | £2,589,217 | £3,655,000 | £5,542,000 | £7,717,000 | |
| Equity | £1,877,091 | £2,589,217 | £3,655,000 | £5,542,000 | £7,717,000 | |
| Average employees | 84 | 89 | 121 | 168 | 231 | |
| Wages | £3,119,210 | £4,286,426 | £5,802,000 | £8,530,000 | £11,598,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £249,782 | £367,995 | £459,251 | £501,963 | £368,585 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
+41.8%
£57,496,000 £81,552,000
highest in 5 filed years
-
Cash
+95.3%
£5,520,000 £10,778,000
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+39.2%
£5,542,000 £7,717,000
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+37.5%
168 231
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+18.8%
£2,421,000 £2,875,000
highest in 5 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+17.4%
£2,283,000 £2,680,000
highest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+36%
£8,530,000 £11,598,000
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 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.4% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 4.2% | 3.5% | |
| Net margin | 1.3% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.3% | 2.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.6% | 31.4% | 30.8% | 35.2% | 29.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.38x | 1.33x | |
| Interest cover | 4.75x | 33.09x | 30.61x | 17.54x | 14.74x |
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 3 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-10-17
- HLS MCCONNELL LIMITED 2025-10-17 → present
- HUGH L S MCCONNELL LIMITED 2000-05-03 → 2025-10-17
- MCDONALD DAVIS LIMITED 1998-12-17 → 2000-05-03
- BLP 9819 LIMITED 1998-12-10 → 1998-12-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cook & Partners Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the 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”
Significant events
- “Other significant investments in FY25 included the opening of a Midlands Regional Office in Derby, a planned increase in our specialist trades workforce, and the expansion and decarbonisation of our fleet.”
- “On completion of some of its roofing contracts, the company provides a written guarantee for its works.”
- “During the year, the group entered into an agreement with IGF Business Credit Limited for an invoice discounting facility of up to £7 million, secured against group assets. As of the year-end, no amounts were outstanding under this facility, and the business did not make use of the facility at any point during the period, reflecting its strong working capital position and cash management.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEPBURN, John Robinson | Director | 2025-08-04 | Jun 1983 | British |
| LACEY, Simon Anthony | Director | 2025-08-04 | Mar 1973 | British |
| MCGREGOR, Robert Henry | Director | 2018-08-17 | Nov 1967 | Scottish |
| ROE, Claire Marie | Director | 2023-12-04 | Mar 1981 | British |
| WALLIS, Jon Matthew | Director | 2021-12-17 | Mar 1966 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIS, Robert James | Secretary | 1998-12-10 | 2004-01-15 |
| TOSH, Anne Margaret | Secretary | 2004-01-15 | 2018-06-30 |
| BLP SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-12-10 | 1998-12-10 |
| BURTON, Alan | Director | 2020-07-06 | 2024-05-20 |
| DAVIS, Robert James | Director | 1998-12-10 | 2021-08-31 |
| DOWNS, Kenneth | Director | 2022-04-04 | 2023-11-30 |
| MCGARVEY, Eamonn | Director | 2018-08-17 | 2025-08-04 |
| TOSH, Angus Mcdonald | Director | 1998-12-10 | 2018-08-17 |
| BLP CREATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-12-10 | 1998-12-10 |
| BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-12-10 | 1998-12-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcconnell Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-08-17 | Active |
| Mr Angus Mcdonald Tosh | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-08-17 |
| Mr Robert James Davis | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-08-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 108 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-17 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
- 2022-07-21 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-07-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-17 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-07-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.