SKENE GROUP CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£4M
highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£1.7M
Equity attributable
Employees
102
Average over period
Profit before tax
£200K
Period ending 2025-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
The directors transferred its trade, assets and liabilities to Hillhouse Quarry Group Limited, the parent of SGH Investments Limited, on 1 April 2025 and ceased trading on that date. Therefore they do not consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £20,476,426 | £25,451,519 | £25,412,910 | £28,294,578 | £25,931,311 | £17,743,759 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£196,662 | £1,588,831 | £2,434,373 | £2,765,143 | £1,244,488 | £140,606 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£196,662 | £1,588,831 | £2,435,521 | £2,765,143 | £1,286,434 | £200,015 | — | |
| Net profit | -£30,256 | £1,286,196 | £2,055,060 | £2,237,048 | £984,983 | £149,507 | — | |
| Cash | £665,912 | £1,009,200 | £666,879 | £1,061,828 | £677,826 | £3,973,364 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,431,949 | £1,155,711 | £2,236,647 | £1,996,460 | £1,804,208 | £1,970,789 | — | |
| Net assets | £1,237,216 | £954,412 | £2,009,472 | £1,746,520 | £1,531,503 | £1,681,010 | — | |
| Equity | £1,237,216 | £954,412 | £2,009,472 | £1,746,520 | £1,531,503 | £1,681,010 | — | |
| Average employees | 135 | 106 | 101 | 103 | 102 | 102 | — | |
| Wages | £4,404,054 | £3,787,691 | £3,718,837 | £3,782,480 | £3,891,321 | £2,938,169 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 9 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.0% | 6.2% | 9.6% | 9.8% | 4.8% | 0.8% | |
| Net margin | -0.1% | 5.1% | 8.1% | 7.9% | 3.8% | 0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -13.7% | 137.5% | 108.8% | 138.5% | 69.0% | 7.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.31x | 1.25x |
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
- SKENE GROUP CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED 2015-11-26 → present
- SKENE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED 2000-03-09 → 2015-11-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“The directors transferred its trade, assets and liabilities to Hillhouse Quarry Group Limited, the parent of SGH Investments Limited, on 1 April 2025 and ceased trading on that date. Therefore they do not consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 1 April 2025, the Company transferred its trade, assets and liabilities to Hillhouse Quarry Group Limited and subsequently ceased trading. All assets and liabilities have been transferred at book value.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOM, Raymond Charles | Secretary | 2024-07-31 | — | — |
| MCGOWAN, Alistair | Director | 2024-07-31 | Feb 1983 | British |
| MUNRO, Mark | Director | 2024-07-31 | Mar 1970 | Scottish |
| THOM, Raymond Charles | Director | 2024-07-31 | May 1978 | Scottish |
| VERNON, Andrew Robert Richard | Director | 2024-07-31 | Aug 1979 | British |
| VON HOF, Emma Mary | Director | 2024-07-31 | Oct 1983 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SKENE, Alison | Secretary | 2000-12-22 | 2017-10-19 |
| PAGAN SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-03-09 | 2000-12-22 |
| FORRESTER, Darren William Alexander | Director | 2024-07-31 | 2025-04-05 |
| MASON, Jill Nicola | Director | 2000-03-09 | 2024-07-31 |
| MCNAUGHTON, Robert | Director | 2024-07-31 | 2026-02-02 |
| SKENE, Alison | Director | 2000-03-09 | 2019-11-23 |
| SKENE, Donald | Director | 2000-03-09 | 2024-07-31 |
| SKENE, Neil | Director | 2000-03-09 | 2024-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sgh Investments Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 86 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-08-09 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-05 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2025-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-08-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.