TILBURY DOUGLAS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-28 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-05 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£45M
+27.5% vs 2024
Net assets
-£40M
+29.7% vs 2024
Employees
1,041
+0.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£11M
+29.8% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- TILBURY DOUGLAS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 2021-03-08 → present
- INTERSERVE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 2011-07-05 → 2021-03-08
- INTERSERVE PROJECT SERVICES LIMITED 2001-08-31 → 2011-07-05
- TILBURY DOUGLAS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 1992-01-02 → 2001-08-31
- TILBURY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 1935-07-24 → 1992-01-02
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £518,592,000 | £581,026,000 | |
| Operating profit | £7,586,000 | £10,344,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £8,236,000 | £10,693,000 | |
| Net profit | £14,022,000 | £16,762,000 | |
| Cash | £35,137,000 | £44,816,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£41,845,000 | -£22,513,000 | |
| Net assets | -£56,492,000 | -£39,730,000 | |
| Equity | -£56,492,000 | -£39,730,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,035 | 1,041 | |
| Wages | £67,841,000 | £70,828,000 |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.5% | 1.8% | |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -18.1% | -45.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 136.6% | 118.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.57x | 0.69x | |
| Interest cover | 3.35x | 6.54x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- TILBURY DOUGLAS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED · parent
- Tilbury Water Treatment Limited 100%
- Paragon Management UK Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Company was able to terminate the facility in May 2025, ahead of schedule.”
- “obtaining an average of 97% of small suppliers being paid within 30 days in our construction supply chain, meeting the requirements of the Silver Status which was awarded in January 2026.”
- “The reportable Accident Incidence Rate (AIR) increased compared with 2024. However, in 2025 we strengthened our risk monitoring by reframing the Significant Incident Rate (SIR) to provide a more comprehensive measure of health and safety performance, incorporating lost time incidents, high-potential events, fire, asbestos, and inspection findings. Under this enhanced definition, the SIR reduced materially year on year and is at its lowest level to date.”
- “The Group was awarded the RoSPA Order of Distinction in 2025, reflecting 25 consecutive Gold Awards for Tilbury Douglas Construction and 24 for Tilbury Douglas Engineering.”
- “In 2025, we launched our ESG strategy and embedded structure, consistency, and accountability into the way we work. This supports our net zero ambition while strengthening governance, enhancing transparency and placing continuous improvement at the core of our operations.”
- “Our progress has been recognised through achieving Investors in Diversity's Silver Status and ranking 26th in the National Centre for Diversity's Top 100 Inclusive UK Employers Index 2025.”
- “achieving Platinum membership of the 5% Club”
- “introduction of a dedicated Sustainability Team in 2025”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 41 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIMMINS, Declan Anthony Peter | Secretary | 2020-04-01 | — | — |
| ARMITT, John Alexander, Sir | Director | 2025-07-22 | Feb 1946 | British |
| HARRIS, Suzannah Amanda | Director | 2023-09-20 | Aug 1981 | British |
| HARRISON, Martin John | Director | 2025-11-10 | Jun 1969 | British |
| MCCALLION, Sarah Louise | Director | 2023-09-20 | Mar 1969 | British |
| POLLARD, Charles Nicholas | Director | 2021-04-07 | Jun 1958 | British |
| SMITH, Martyn James | Director | 2023-01-03 | Dec 1974 | British |
| TATTON, Craig Nicholas | Director | 2017-09-25 | Dec 1964 | British |
| TIMMINS, Declan Anthony Peter | Director | 2025-01-13 | Aug 1959 | Irish |
Show 41 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATKINS, Julian Cedric Clive | Secretary | 1995-05-01 | 2013-04-30 |
| BADCOCK, Benjamin Edward | Secretary | 2013-04-30 | 2017-01-13 |
| GOLDSWORTHY, Mark Stuart | Secretary | 2017-02-02 | 2020-04-01 |
| ROBERTSON, James Brown | Secretary | — | 1995-05-01 |
| ATKINS, Julian Cedric Clive | Director | 1992-01-02 | 2013-04-30 |
| BADCOCK, Benjamin Edward | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2017-01-13 |
| BALLARD, Martin | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2014-09-30 |
| BEANEY, Andrew John | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2013-04-01 |
| BLOOM, Roy | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2017-11-16 |
| BRAY, Matthew James | Director | 2017-06-16 | 2019-04-19 |
| BROWN, John Stockdale Spence | Director | 1992-01-02 | 2005-04-01 |
| EDWARDS, Benjamin Charles | Director | 2019-11-11 | 2022-07-31 |
| FOSTER, Roy Edward | Director | — | 1995-02-28 |
| FRANKS, Andrew George | Director | 2018-09-03 | 2020-01-06 |
| FRANKS, Andrew George | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2013-04-01 |
| GANDY, Paul Francis | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| GILL, Matthew Clement Hugh | Director | 2023-08-01 | 2025-07-22 |
| GOLDSWORTHY, Mark Stuart | Director | 2016-12-19 | 2020-04-01 |
| JAMES, Jeremy Scott | Director | 2016-10-05 | 2018-06-29 |
| JARMAN, Andrew | Director | 2017-11-24 | 2019-11-06 |
| JOHNSTON, John Cameron Oliphant | Director | 1994-01-18 | 1997-10-31 |
| JOHNSTON, Norman Gill | Director | — | 1993-11-24 |
| KEW, Gordon Patrick | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2018-09-30 |
| LAMB, Colin | Director | 2018-06-26 | 2019-12-19 |
| LOWE, Roger David | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| MATTHEWS, John | Director | 2001-08-01 | 2002-03-31 |
| OHLENSCHLAGER, Simon | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2015-04-30 |
| PARADISE, Eric Tony | Director | — | 1991-12-31 |
| PATERSON, David John | Director | 1997-10-31 | 2013-04-30 |
| RENHARD, Ian Michael | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| RESTALL, George Henry | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2023-09-29 |
| RIDGWAY, Keith | Director | 1996-04-01 | 2009-04-30 |
| ROBERTSON, James Brown | Director | — | 1995-05-01 |
| ROBINSON, Cyril John | Director | 1994-08-01 | 2007-11-15 |
| SCALLY, Thomas | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2013-04-01 |
| SUTHERLAND, Douglas Iain | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2019-02-20 |
| THORNLEY, Franklin | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| TYERMAN, Christopher | Director | 2014-11-17 | 2022-07-19 |
| VINCE, Robert David | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2011-12-31 |
| VYSE, John Henry | Director | 1993-11-24 | 2009-04-03 |
| WENTZELL, Graham John | Director | 1992-01-02 | 2000-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tilbury Douglas Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-05-27 | Active |
| Interserve Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-05-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 278 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
-
Turnover
+12%
£518,592,000 £581,026,000
-
Cash
+27.5%
£35,137,000 £44,816,000
-
Net assets
+29.7%
-£56,492,000 -£39,730,000
-
Employees
+0.6%
1,035 1,041
-
Operating profit
+36.4%
£7,586,000 £10,344,000
-
Profit before tax
+29.8%
£8,236,000 £10,693,000
-
Wages
+4.4%
£67,841,000 £70,828,000
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