MCCONNELL LIMITED
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Cash
£7.6m
-29.3% vs 2025
Net assets
£9.8m
+26.5% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
282
+22.1% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.8m
+4.1% highest in 6 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-08-16.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | 2026-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14,472,544 | £25,015,790 | £34,662,000 | £57,496,000 | £81,552,000 | £87,259,000 | +7% | |
| Operating profit | £204,182 | £1,015,338 | £1,500,000 | £2,421,000 | £2,875,000 | £3,014,000 | +4.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £161,154 | £984,656 | £1,451,000 | £2,283,000 | £2,680,000 | £2,790,000 | +4.1% | |
| Net profit | £187,913 | £868,226 | £1,230,000 | £1,887,000 | £2,175,000 | £2,047,000 | -5.9% | |
| Cash | £2,038,619 | £2,011,533 | £3,835,000 | £5,520,000 | £10,778,000 | £7,624,000 | -29.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,674,636 | £3,230,440 | £4,875,000 | £6,876,000 | £9,637,000 | £11,637,000 | +20.8% | |
| Net assets | £1,877,091 | £2,589,217 | £3,655,000 | £5,542,000 | £7,717,000 | £9,764,000 | +26.5% | |
| Equity | £1,877,091 | £2,589,217 | £3,655,000 | £5,542,000 | £7,717,000 | £9,764,000 | +26.5% | |
| Average employees | 84 | 89 | 121 | 168 | 231 | 282 | +22.1% | |
| Wages | £3,119,210 | £4,286,426 | £5,802,000 | £8,530,000 | £11,598,000 | £15,159,000 | +30.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £249,782 | £367,995 | £459,251 | £501,963 | £368,585 | £863,833 | +134.4% |
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 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | 2026-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.4% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 4.2% | 3.5% | 3.5% | |
| Net margin | 1.3% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.3% | 2.7% | 2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.6% | 31.4% | 30.8% | 35.2% | 29.8% | 25.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.38x | 1.33x | 1.45x | |
| Interest cover | 4.75x | 33.09x | 30.61x | 17.54x | 14.74x | 13.46x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2026-06-09
- MCCONNELL LIMITED 2026-06-09 → present
- HLS MCCONNELL LIMITED 2025-10-17 → 2026-06-09
- 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
“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 when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “On 17th October 2025 the company changed its trading name to HLS McConnell Limited and post year end on 9th June 2026 changed its trading name to McConnell Limited.”
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 111 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-09 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2026-06-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-10-17 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-09 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2026-06-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.