TOUGH CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-08 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+29.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£7M
-10.2% vs 2024
Employees
454
-0.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1M
+49.3% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £61,750,108 | £61,528,646 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,016,000 | £1,554,174 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £970,469 | £1,448,435 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £679,414 | £1,051,413 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £874,191 | £1,134,676 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £9,355,837 | £8,848,436 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £7,242,543 | £6,506,068 | |
| Equity | £414,171 | £410,585 | £407,007 | £418,434 | £415,078 | £7,242,543 | £6,506,068 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 458 | 454 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £17,753,319 | £17,146,249 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £568,200 | £692,790 |
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 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
-
Turnover
-0.4%
£61,750,108 £61,528,646
-
Cash
+29.8%
£874,191 £1,134,676
-
Net assets
-10.2%
£7,242,543 £6,506,068
-
Employees
-0.9%
458 454
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Operating profit
+53%
£1,016,000 £1,554,174
-
Profit before tax
+49.3%
£970,469 £1,448,435
-
Wages
-3.4%
£17,753,319 £17,146,249
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 | 2019-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6% | 2.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 10.9% | 17.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.43x | 1.36x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 8.92x | 13.65x |
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
- TOUGH CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED 2006-10-12 → present
- MM&S (5147) LIMITED 2006-08-23 → 2006-10-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Gerber Landa & Gee
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- TOUGH CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED · parent
- Tough Construction Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the 2023 financial year, ultimate ownership of the company transitioned to Tough Construction Employee Ownership Trust. An additional transfer of £1,787,888 from the company's Profit and Loss reserves was necessary to facilitate this change. The board has been able to execute the transaction without adversely affecting operations or the company's working capital requirements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEATON, Gillian Mcewan | Director | 2023-06-30 | Jun 1977 | British |
| GREER, Mhari | Director | 2023-06-30 | Jul 1981 | British |
| HASSAN, Gary Thomas | Director | 2023-06-30 | Dec 1988 | British |
| LAUDER, Alistair | Director | 2023-06-30 | May 1990 | British |
| LAVERY, Craig William | Director | 2023-06-30 | Dec 1978 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUNCAN, George Alexander | Secretary | 2006-12-07 | 2023-07-31 |
| MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-08-23 | 2006-12-07 |
| CONNOR, Hugh Gerard | Director | 2006-12-07 | 2010-01-11 |
| DUNCAN, George Alexander | Director | 2006-12-07 | 2023-07-31 |
| LEISHMAN, Robert Dunsmore | Director | 2006-12-07 | 2023-07-31 |
| LUMSDEN, Ian | Director | 2006-12-07 | 2010-06-07 |
| MACKENZIE, Kenneth | Director | 2006-12-07 | 2023-07-31 |
| VINDEX LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-08-23 | 2006-12-07 |
| VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-08-23 | 2006-12-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tough Construction Eot Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2023-06-30 | Active |
| Mr Robert Dunsmore Leishman | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-06-30 |
| Mr George Alexander Duncan | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-06-30 |
| Mr Kenneth Mackenzie | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-06-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 86 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-07-11 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-07-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-07-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.