CENTURION 3 LIMITED
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Cash
£12M
USD 16,220,000
-7.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£115M
USD 153,869,000
+61.6% vs 2024
Employees
2,541
+4.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£30M
USD 40,178,000
+93% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £557,527,324 | £378,484,803 | £404,603,983 | +6.9% | |
| Operating profit | £246,292,110 | £44,002,845 | £58,049,858 | +31.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £216,067,525 | £15,583,920 | £30,077,856 | +93% | |
| Net profit | £207,866,447 | — | £23,057,344 | — | |
| Cash | £11,533,164 | £13,147,926 | £12,142,536 | -7.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £338,889,804 | £283,751,310 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £211,544,393 | £71,265,908 | £115,188,651 | +61.6% | |
| Equity | £211,544,393 | £71,265,908 | £115,188,651 | +61.6% | |
| Average employees | 2,086 | 2,426 | 2,541 | +4.7% | |
| Wages | £89,731,996 | £99,582,273 | £105,586,166 | +6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £741,878 | £712,682 | £761,342 | +6.8% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.749 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 44.2% | 11.6% | 14.3% | |
| Net margin | 37.3% | — | 5.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 72.7% | 15.5% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 56.2% | 83.6% | 77.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.99x | 1.00x | 1.12x | |
| Interest cover | 14.40x | 1.89x | 2.87x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having assessed the financial position, trading prospects and liquidity position, the directors have developed a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The auditor concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate.”
Group structure
- CENTURION 3 LIMITED · parent
- Centurion 1 Limited 100%
- Centurion 2 Limited 100%
- 56789 Aberdeen Limited 100%
- Centurion UK Rentals & Services Holdings Limited 100%
- Conserve Rentals & Services Limited 100%
- Centurion UK Rentals & Services Limited (2) 100%
- Westwater Enterprises Pty Ltd 100%
- Aerial Platforms Group Holdings Limited 100%
- Kabin Hire Holdings Limited 100%
- Rapid Exploration Pty Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “In January 2025, the Group acquired Westwater Enterprises Pty Ltd based in Perth, Australia.”
- “In May 2025, the Group acquired Aerial Platforms Group Holdings Ltd based in Manchester, UK.”
- “In October 2025, the Group acquired Kabin Hire Holdings Ltd based in Caerphilly, Wales.”
- “In November 2025, the Group acquired Rapid Camps Pty (Rapid Camps) based in Perth, Australia.”
- “In March 2026, Centurion acquired Trand Inc, a US crane rental company based in Kansas, USA, delivering heavy lifting solutions to onshore windfarm projects across the Midwest.”
- “In April 2026, the directors of the immediate parent company, Centurion Group Limited carried out a ~$26.8m distribution to the shareholders of the immediate parent company, Centurion Group Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKWOOD PARTNERS LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2017-12-13 | — | — |
| LEASK, Euan Alexander Edmondston | Director | 2017-12-13 | Dec 1972 | British |
| RAPER, Mark | Director | 2019-09-25 | Aug 1983 | British |
| STARK, Jennifer Anne | Director | 2024-05-10 | Sep 1988 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| STUART, Peter John | Director | 2017-12-13 | 2019-09-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 55 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-10-24 RP04SH01 Legacy PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-26 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-02-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-01-23 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-01-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-16 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-01-16 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-01-16 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-01-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-10-24 | RP04SH01 | change-of-name | Legacy |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 6
- 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.