LONGCLIFFE QUARRIES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-20 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
+31.9% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£29M
+15.6% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
187
-3.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£7M
+39% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £35,482,924 | — | £36,192,523 | — | £42,290,757 | — | £46,231,381 | — | £47,977,381 | £52,189,878 | |
| Operating profit | £2,215,562 | — | £3,700,401 | — | £1,900,749 | — | £3,107,893 | — | £4,966,944 | £6,891,784 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,722,712 | — | £3,244,375 | — | £3,164,167 | — | £4,230,559 | — | £4,741,329 | £6,588,990 | |
| Net profit | £1,470,906 | — | £2,586,172 | — | £2,979,900 | — | £3,079,786 | — | £3,757,063 | £4,913,665 | |
| Cash | £1,718,470 | — | £2,943,378 | — | £2,092,891 | — | £3,063,445 | — | £4,289,888 | £5,659,658 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £32,920,947 | — | £36,561,987 | — | £39,107,508 | — | £38,111,738 | — | £39,500,476 | £41,137,849 | |
| Net assets | £11,531,144 | — | £15,036,076 | — | £19,561,042 | — | £22,805,144 | — | £25,464,330 | £29,444,513 | |
| Equity | £11,531,144 | £11,531,144 | £15,036,076 | £15,036,076 | £19,561,042 | £19,561,042 | £22,805,144 | £22,805,144 | £25,464,330 | £29,444,513 | |
| Average employees | 184 | — | 187 | — | 197 | — | 190 | — | 193 | 187 | |
| Wages | £7,719,194 | — | £8,722,221 | — | £9,166,816 | — | £9,352,463 | — | £11,115,398 | £11,304,489 |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.2% | — | 10.2% | — | 4.5% | — | 6.7% | — | 10.4% | 13.2% | |
| Net margin | 4.1% | — | 7.1% | — | 7.0% | — | 6.7% | — | 7.8% | 9.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.7% | — | 10.1% | — | 4.9% | — | 8.2% | — | 12.6% | 16.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52.3% | 46.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.29x | 1.34x | |
| Interest cover | 4.50x | — | 7.03x | — | 3.78x | — | 4.59x | — | 5.83x | 8.58x |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Shorts
- 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.”
Group structure
- LONGCLIFFE QUARRIES LIMITED · parent
- Avochie Granite Co. Limited 100%
- Longcliffe Lime Company Limited 100%
- Longcliffe Limited 100%
- Longcliffe Industrial Minerals Limited 100%
- Ryder Point Wind Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GONZALEZ, Nelson John Higinio | Secretary | 2025-09-18 | — | — |
| BOUSTEAD, Paul Michael | Director | 2022-04-30 | Jul 1979 | British |
| GONZALEZ, Nelson John Higinio | Director | 2025-09-18 | Oct 1983 | British |
| MCDONALD, Ian | Director | 2021-05-01 | Apr 1963 | British |
| MOONEY, Darren Edward | Director | 2022-09-29 | Jan 1967 | British |
| SHIELDS, John Francis Gillies | Director | 2010-12-22 | Nov 1980 | British |
| SHIELDS, Robert John Gillies | Director | — | Feb 1954 | British |
| STEPHENSON, Oliver George | Director | 2021-09-30 | Oct 1962 | British |
| WAINWRIGHT, Chris | Director | 2013-02-28 | Oct 1964 | English |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GORBOULD, Ian | Secretary | 2011-08-24 | 2025-05-29 |
| HYDE, Michael Frederic | Secretary | — | 2009-12-03 |
| LANE, Julie Ruth | Secretary | 2009-12-03 | 2011-08-24 |
| BARKLEY, Michael | Director | 2010-01-04 | 2022-08-03 |
| CRAMP, Richard John | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2010-09-30 |
| DEARDEN, Anthony Vincent | Director | 2001-07-01 | 2012-09-30 |
| EDWARDS, Lavender Jane Anne | Director | — | 2009-12-03 |
| FOTHERGILL, Paul Julian | Director | 2010-01-04 | 2013-02-28 |
| GILLATT, Peter John | Director | 2009-06-15 | 2013-09-15 |
| GORBOULD, Ian | Director | 2010-10-11 | 2025-05-29 |
| HYDE, Michael Frederic | Director | — | 2009-12-03 |
| LITTLER, Andrew | Director | 2013-09-16 | 2019-04-01 |
| RUSSELL, Vivian Geoffrey | Director | 2018-03-29 | 2022-04-30 |
| SHIELDS, Donald Alexander Gillies | Director | — | 2009-12-03 |
| SHIELDS, John Francis Gillies | Director | 2001-05-29 | 2009-12-03 |
| SHIELDS, Rosemary Joy | Director | — | 2009-12-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longcliffe Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 199 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+8.8%
£47,977,381 £52,189,878
highest in 6 filed years
-
Cash
+31.9%
£4,289,888 £5,659,658
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
+15.6%
£25,464,330 £29,444,513
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
-3.1%
193 187
-
Operating profit
+38.8%
£4,966,944 £6,891,784
highest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+39%
£4,741,329 £6,588,990
highest in 6 filed years
-
Wages
+1.7%
£11,115,398 £11,304,489
highest in 6 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers