TARMAC CEMENT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-07 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-24
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
+300% vs 2023
Net assets
£306M
+100.9% vs 2023
Employees
812
-11.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£166M
+603% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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8 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 6 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2024-05-23
- TARMAC CEMENT LIMITED 2024-05-23 → present
- TARMAC CEMENT AND LIME LIMITED 2015-08-03 → 2024-05-23
- LAFARGE TARMAC CEMENT AND LIME LIMITED 2013-09-02 → 2015-08-03
- LAFARGE CEMENT UK LIMITED 2011-07-06 → 2013-09-02
- LAFARGE CEMENT UK PLC 2007-11-08 → 2011-07-06
- BLUE CIRCLE INDUSTRIES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1978-12-31 → 2007-11-08
- ASSOCIATED PORTLAND CEMENT MANUFACTURERS LIMITED (THE) 1900-07-10 → 1978-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £506,500,000 | £440,800,000 | |
| Operating profit | £34,000,000 | £67,800,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £23,600,000 | £165,900,000 | |
| Net profit | £21,200,000 | £152,600,000 | |
| Cash | £600,000 | £2,400,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £587,600,000 | £546,900,000 | |
| Net assets | £152,200,000 | £305,800,000 | |
| Equity | £152,200,000 | £305,800,000 | |
| Average employees | 913 | 812 | |
| Wages | £42,400,000 | £38,000,000 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.7% | 15.4% | |
| Net margin | 4.2% | 34.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.8% | 12.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.70x | 1.43x | |
| Interest cover | 1.12x | 3.28x |
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
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Taking account of the detailed forecast of the Tarmac group of companies and having received confirmation of ongoing support of CRH plc for the next 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements, and their willingness and ability to provide financial support to the Company if needed, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the next 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- TARMAC CEMENT LIMITED · parent
- Aberthaw Cement Limited 100%
- Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers (1978) Limited (The) 100%
- Blue Circle Dartford Estates Limited 100%
- Blue Circle Developments Limited 100%
- Blue Circle Investments Limited 100%
- Blue Circle Properties Limited 100%
- Blue Circle Residential Estates Limited 100%
- Blue Circle Share Shop Limited 100%
- British Portland Cement Association Limited (The) 100%
- Medway Valley Park Limited 100%
- Sapphire Energy Recovery Limited 100%
- ScotAsh Limited 100%
- Shelf Co 0%
Significant events
- “On 27 March 2024 SigmaRoc Plc purchased 100% of the issued share capital of Tarmac Shelfco Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tarmac Cement Limited for consideration of £127.7 million. Profit on disposal of £107.2 million was recognised in 2024.”
- “On 27 March 2024 Tarmac Shelfco Limited also changed its name to Buxton Lime Limited. On 23 May 2024, Tarmac Cement and Lime Limited changed its name to Tarmac Cement Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 75 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMART, Katie Elizabeth | Secretary | 2020-11-26 | — | — |
| TARMAC SECRETARIES (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-09-08 | — | — |
| BROWNE, Bevan John | Director | 2026-03-01 | Mar 1980 | British |
| CREAGH, Patrick | Director | 2025-11-01 | Jan 1971 | Irish |
| EDWARDS, Patrick | Director | 2025-11-01 | Mar 1965 | Welsh |
| GREGORY, Garry | Director | 2025-11-01 | Sep 1974 | British |
| HAWTIN, Victoria | Director | 2025-11-01 | Mar 1974 | British |
| MALONE, Gabriel | Director | 2025-11-01 | Nov 1975 | Irish |
| O'BRIEN, David Thomas | Director | 2026-03-01 | Sep 1976 | Irish |
Show 75 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DALKIN, Eric William Thomson | Secretary | — | 1993-12-31 |
| ELLIOTT, Raymond Alfred | Secretary | 2001-12-14 | 2007-04-13 |
| FENNELL, Sonia | Secretary | 2010-06-07 | 2010-09-06 |
| GRIMASON, Deborah | Secretary | 2007-04-13 | 2009-06-19 |
| HENCHLEY, Richard West | Secretary | 1994-01-01 | 1995-12-31 |
| MOTTRAM, Clive Jonathan | Secretary | 2009-06-15 | 2010-06-02 |
| POWELL, Rebecca Joan | Secretary | 2010-09-06 | 2011-09-01 |
| TAPP, Richard Francis | Secretary | 1996-01-01 | 2001-12-14 |
| ANGULO, Jean Carlos | Director | 2001-07-12 | 2008-11-13 |
| BARKER, Stephen James | Director | 2025-01-27 | 2025-08-18 |
| BEEVOR, Hugh Gordon | Director | — | 1993-06-30 |
| BILLINGHAM, Tim | Director | 2024-10-28 | 2025-11-01 |
| BROADLEY, Robin David | Director | — | 1994-05-25 |
| BROWNE, Bevan John | Director | 2020-11-30 | 2025-11-01 |
| BUCKLEY, Peter | Director | 2021-03-30 | 2024-10-30 |
| BULL, Christopher Robert Howard | Director | 1996-10-25 | 2001-07-12 |
| CLOISEAU, Jean Pierre | Director | 2001-07-12 | 2006-05-23 |
| COLHOUN, Francis | Director | 2009-01-31 | 2013-04-05 |
| COLLIGNON, Marie-Cecile | Director | 2011-09-08 | 2011-12-31 |
| CREEDON, Daniel Timothy | Director | 2015-10-30 | 2018-01-10 |
| DALTON, John | Director | 2023-08-01 | 2026-03-01 |
| DAVIDSON, Shaun | Director | 2022-11-21 | 2025-11-01 |
| DELANEY, John Michael | Director | 2023-02-28 | 2025-11-01 |
| DELEPLANQUE, Pierre | Director | 2001-07-12 | 2002-07-02 |
| DOODY, Robin John | Director | 2022-11-21 | 2024-06-30 |
| EBERLIN, Michael Anthony | Director | 2017-06-07 | 2021-12-31 |
| ELLIOTT, Raymond Alfred | Director | 2006-05-23 | 2007-04-13 |
| FLEETHAM, Paul | Director | 2015-05-22 | 2022-04-30 |
| GAUTHIER, Jean-Jacques Jacques | Director | 2001-07-12 | 2008-11-13 |
| GENTLES, Roy Gary | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2001-02-14 |
| GREENWOOD, Jeremy Michael | Director | 2015-05-22 | 2020-11-30 |
| GREY, Simon James | Director | 2022-11-21 | 2025-11-01 |
| GRIMASON, Deborah | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2013-11-20 |
| GRIMASON, Deborah | Director | 2007-04-13 | 2009-06-19 |
| HAYTHORNTHWAITE, Richard Neil | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2001-07-12 |
| HUBBARD, Richard David Cairns | Director | — | 1996-05-22 |
| HUNTER, John Foster Bray | Director | — | 2001-07-12 |
| JACKSON, Anthony John | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| JAMES, Dyfrig Morgan | Director | 2011-09-15 | 2013-01-07 |
| JOEL, Mark Wilson | Director | 2015-05-22 | 2017-08-21 |
| LAW, Charles | Director | 2013-04-04 | 2016-12-05 |
| LOUDON, James Rushworth Hope | Director | — | 2001-07-12 |
| LOVETT, David Francis George | Director | 1992-07-01 | 2000-09-01 |
| LYNCH, Seamus | Director | 2021-12-01 | 2023-08-02 |
| MCAUSLAN, Peter Campbell | Director | 2004-07-23 | 2009-01-31 |
| MCCOLGAN, James William | Director | — | 1992-09-30 |
| MCKAY, Francis John | Director | 1995-10-16 | 1999-10-31 |
| MCKENZIE, Ian Stuart Varley | Director | — | 1998-04-07 |
| MOTTRAM, Clive Jonathan | Director | 2009-06-15 | 2010-06-02 |
| MURPHY, Andrew | Director | 2011-05-12 | 2013-04-05 |
| O'DRISCOLL, Johanna | Director | 2018-01-10 | 2023-02-28 |
| OLSEN, Richard Stuart | Director | 2001-07-12 | 2003-09-09 |
| ORRELL-JONES, Keith | Director | — | 1999-07-15 |
| PEALL, Nicholas Michael | Director | 2006-05-23 | 2013-04-05 |
| PEKENC, Erdogan Sadettin | Director | 2007-01-22 | 2011-05-20 |
| PENHALLURICK, Fiona Puleston | Director | 2015-05-22 | 2016-03-15 |
| POULTER, Andrew David | Director | 2001-07-12 | 2002-09-18 |
| POWELL, Rebecca Joan | Director | 2010-09-06 | 2011-09-01 |
| QUELCH, John Anthony | Director | 2000-11-01 | 2001-07-12 |
| RAGOUCY, Cyrille | Director | 2013-04-04 | 2016-01-19 |
| RAMANKUTTY, Rajeev | Director | 2011-05-12 | 2013-04-05 |
| RILEY, Martin Kenneth | Director | 2015-05-22 | 2021-03-30 |
| SAUTIN, Jean Francois | Director | 2003-08-01 | 2007-01-31 |
| SEAL, Karl Russell | Director | 1996-10-25 | 2001-07-12 |
| TOURLIERE, Patrice Marie Michel | Director | 2001-07-12 | 2008-11-13 |
| TUGENDHAT, Christopher Samuel, Lord | Director | 1996-01-25 | 2001-07-12 |
| WALKERDINE, David Nicholas | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2004-07-23 |
| WALTERS, Peter Ingram, Sir | Director | — | 1996-05-22 |
| WILSON, Geoffrey Hazlitt, The Honourable | Director | — | 1997-05-23 |
| WOOD, Mark Thomas | Director | 2022-11-21 | 2025-08-31 |
| WYATT, Christopher Terrel | Director | — | 1996-05-22 |
| YOUNG, Charles Gerard | Director | — | 1995-08-24 |
| YOUNG, Guy Franklin | Director | 2013-04-04 | 2015-10-31 |
| LAFARGE CEMENTOS S A | Corporate Director | 2003-05-27 | 2008-12-12 |
| LORD MOORE OF LOWER MARSH | Corporate Director | 1993-03-01 | 2001-07-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarmac Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 1421 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement | |
| 2025-11-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-29 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-07-29 | SH20 | capital | Legacy |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 7
- Officers resigned
- 8
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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-13%
£506,500,000 £440,800,000
-
Cash
+300%
£600,000 £2,400,000
-
Net assets
+100.9%
£152,200,000 £305,800,000
-
Employees
-11.1%
913 812
-
Operating profit
+99.4%
£34,000,000 £67,800,000
-
Profit before tax
+603%
£23,600,000 £165,900,000
-
Wages
-10.4%
£42,400,000 £38,000,000
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