FEDERATION OF MASTER BUILDERS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-25 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-19.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£6M
-3.2% vs 2023
Employees
53
-1.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£214K
+52.8% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,274,040 | £5,399,332 | |
| Operating profit | -£765,015 | -£563,034 | |
| Profit before tax | -£453,634 | -£214,342 | |
| Net profit | -£453,634 | -£214,342 | |
| Cash | £1,962,195 | £1,578,397 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,081,834 | £6,867,599 | |
| Net assets | £6,604,195 | £6,389,960 | |
| Equity | £6,604,302 | £6,389,960 | |
| Average employees | 54 | 53 | |
| Wages | £2,251,467 | £2,517,108 |
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 | -14.5% | -10.4% | |
| Net margin | -8.6% | -4.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -10.8% | -8.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.01x | 1.95x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have assessed the appropriateness of the going concern concept in relation to these financial statements and consider that it is fair to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- FEDERATION OF MASTER BUILDERS LIMITED · parent
- FMB Insurance Services Limited 100%
- FMB Training Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “2024 was another challenging year for the construction sector particularly for house building as the delivery of new homes fell and the impact of labour shortages and price inflation affected all contractors. The election of the Labour Government in July 2024 gave a renewed focus to construction particularly the delivery of 1.5 million new homes and the retrofit of 5 million homes over the course of the parliament.”
- “In March 2024, the FMB Board approved a new three-year strategic plan called, 'Project Growth' which will focus on promoting the membership offer and brand to grow the membership.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 86 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TC KENT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2014-01-31 | — | — |
| CARR, Christopher Stephen | Director | 2018-09-08 | Oct 1966 | British |
| COLE, Joseph Sydney | Director | 2024-03-12 | Mar 1987 | British |
| CROPPER, Aidan Richard | Director | 2024-06-06 | Jul 1982 | British |
| FORD, Graham John | Director | 2023-11-28 | Mar 1954 | British |
| GRIBBIN, Mark | Director | 2020-09-18 | Jan 1967 | Irish |
| HALL, Phillip | Director | 2021-05-18 | May 1957 | British |
| HENDERSON, Ian Anthony | Director | 2025-07-24 | Dec 1965 | British |
| LUCKETT, Anthony Peter | Director | 2023-05-15 | May 1960 | British |
| RADFORD, Michelle Lesley | Director | 2020-03-03 | Jan 1964 | British |
| RAITT, Alastair Scott | Director | 2020-09-18 | Oct 1972 | Scottish |
| REID-EVANS, Angus | Director | 2025-10-10 | Dec 1967 | Scottish |
| SUMMUN, Anne Frances | Director | 2018-09-25 | Apr 1955 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Robert Graham | Director | 2020-09-18 | Dec 1956 | British |
Show 86 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIS, Ian Paul | Secretary | 2001-06-15 | 2006-11-03 |
| FLINT, Brian Robert | Secretary | 1999-07-30 | 2000-09-08 |
| HAJI, Nazir Ahmed | Secretary | 2006-11-03 | 2014-01-31 |
| MAIDEN, James Dennis | Secretary | 1994-08-24 | 1994-12-05 |
| MCSHANE, Ian Henry | Secretary | 1993-08-23 | 1994-08-24 |
| PERT, Royston Clive | Secretary | — | 1993-08-20 |
| POOL, Alexander Jonathan | Secretary | 1994-12-05 | 1999-07-30 |
| TRENCHARD, Alison | Secretary | 2000-09-08 | 2001-06-15 |
| ALLEN, Leonard Anthony | Director | 2008-12-21 | 2013-02-26 |
| ANDERSON, John | Director | — | 1993-01-12 |
| BACKALLER, Peter Frank Redvers | Director | — | 2002-09-13 |
| BAIRD, Ian Dalziel | Director | 1993-03-05 | 1995-06-16 |
| BAKER, Alan | Director | 1993-05-21 | 2009-06-29 |
| BAKER, Michael Jesse | Director | 2000-11-27 | 2003-09-13 |
| BAKER, Michael Jesse | Director | 1992-12-14 | 2000-06-12 |
| BANKS, Terence | Director | — | 1998-06-21 |
| BARRATT, John Royston | Director | — | 2002-09-13 |
| BARTON, James George | Director | 2000-06-12 | 2021-05-18 |
| BEARDSALL, Peter | Director | — | 1995-11-12 |
| BEETON, Harry | Director | — | 1997-03-05 |
| BENTLEY, Peter David | Director | 2004-06-14 | 2018-09-08 |
| BILLINGHAM, Royston | Director | 1996-11-20 | 2012-11-30 |
| BOSTOCK, Derek George | Director | — | 2014-09-13 |
| BROOKS, Eric Ivor | Director | — | 1994-05-09 |
| BROUGHTON-TAYLOR, John Josiah | Director | 1994-11-18 | 1996-10-23 |
| BURDETT, Robert | Director | 1997-03-05 | 2000-06-12 |
| BURRELL, Roy Ernest | Director | 1999-06-02 | 2004-09-11 |
| CLARK, Robert Joseph | Director | 2020-09-10 | 2025-07-23 |
| CLARKE, Stephen Andrew | Director | — | 2002-03-11 |
| COLLINS, James | Director | 2007-05-11 | 2007-09-20 |
| CROFT, William Thomas David, Mr. | Director | 1993-05-13 | 2013-09-02 |
| DANCY, Peter James | Director | 2006-09-22 | 2010-07-19 |
| DANCY, Peter James | Director | 1998-04-21 | 2004-06-14 |
| DE SOUSA, Nicola Christine | Director | 2021-12-14 | 2023-04-21 |
| DRAYTON, Timothy John | Director | 2013-03-15 | 2013-09-02 |
| DUNSTER, John Stanton | Director | 2021-09-14 | 2023-12-18 |
| EMANUEL, Jack Thomas | Director | 2007-07-05 | 2008-09-30 |
| EMANUEL, Jack Thomas | Director | — | 1997-04-18 |
| ETCHELLS, Janet May | Director | 2013-11-04 | 2025-09-29 |
| ETCHELLS, Neal Turnbull | Director | 2003-09-12 | 2011-03-13 |
| EVANS, Edward Gordon | Director | — | 1999-01-20 |
| FAIR, George Andrew | Director | 1996-02-14 | 1998-12-08 |
| FARNHAM, Kenneth Godfrey Reginald | Director | 1998-06-17 | 2018-09-08 |
| FISHER, Gordon | Director | — | 1996-07-19 |
| FISK, Charles James | Director | — | 1998-09-12 |
| FOX, John | Director | 1993-07-12 | 1995-07-05 |
| FOYLE, Raymond John | Director | — | 2002-04-16 |
| FULTON, Robert William | Director | — | 2008-03-31 |
| GATER, William Frank | Director | 2000-06-12 | 2008-03-31 |
| GAY, Allison Cara | Director | 2020-09-09 | 2021-09-01 |
| GILMOUR, Bill | Director | 1995-06-16 | 1997-04-24 |
| GILMOUR, James Mcglinchey | Director | 1998-12-08 | 2019-12-19 |
| GUTTERIDGE, Robert | Director | 2012-04-23 | 2013-09-02 |
| HALL, Norman James | Director | — | 1994-05-09 |
| HARRIS, Edward | Director | — | 2001-03-31 |
| HARRIS, Paul David | Director | 2008-04-24 | 2012-04-23 |
| HAYWOOD, Edwin Jack | Director | 1997-04-18 | 2000-06-12 |
| HENDERSON, Ian Anthony | Director | 2018-05-16 | 2020-09-10 |
| HITCHMOUGH, John Eric | Director | — | 1998-09-11 |
| HOLE, Trevor William | Director | 2002-04-12 | 2009-03-10 |
| HOUSDEN, Roger | Director | 2015-09-07 | 2021-07-19 |
| HOWE, William | Director | 1994-05-17 | 1998-06-15 |
| HUGHES, John Dunsmore | Director | 1998-04-30 | 2004-06-14 |
| IRELAND, Kevin Anthony | Director | 2015-03-19 | 2021-09-22 |
| IRELAND, Kevin Anthony | Director | 2012-04-23 | 2013-09-02 |
| JONES, Gareth Paul | Director | 1997-12-03 | 2001-08-31 |
| KAY, Lawrence George | Director | — | 1993-05-10 |
| KEEL, Ian Reginald | Director | — | 1998-06-17 |
| LARRINGTON, Geoffrey | Director | — | 1997-09-12 |
| LEWIS, Gary James | Director | 2010-03-22 | 2020-09-18 |
| LISTER, Geoffrey Howard | Director | 1996-02-19 | 2013-09-02 |
| LONGLEY, Samuel Graham | Director | — | 1992-12-14 |
| LONGWORTH, John | Director | 2004-06-14 | 2008-12-08 |
| LOWRY, Ian | Director | 2015-12-04 | 2020-09-18 |
| MAC LYNN, Cormac Thomas | Director | 2000-06-12 | 2008-11-18 |
| MACKRIDGE, William Arthur | Director | — | 1997-09-05 |
| MAGEE, Sean Gerard | Director | 1995-07-05 | 2000-06-12 |
| MARJORAM, Gordon Edward | Director | — | 2009-06-12 |
| MARRIOTT, David Peter Frederick | Director | 2002-09-13 | 2008-09-30 |
| MCARDLE, Arthur James | Director | 2009-05-07 | 2023-09-25 |
| MCGEEVER, Patrick John | Director | — | 2009-03-16 |
| MCKECHNIE, James Robert | Director | 2004-09-16 | 2018-05-16 |
| MELLOR, Glenn | Director | 2007-05-24 | 2013-09-02 |
| MOORE, Ronald William | Director | — | 2005-12-12 |
| MORRIS, Colin Errol | Director | 2001-09-05 | 2008-04-24 |
| MORRIS, Paul Russell | Director | 2021-07-19 | 2021-11-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Brian Christopher Berry | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 418 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-08 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-03-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+2.4%
£5,274,040 £5,399,332
-
Cash
-19.6%
£1,962,195 £1,578,397
-
Net assets
-3.2%
£6,604,195 £6,389,960
-
Employees
-1.9%
54 53
-
Operating profit
+26.4%
-£765,015 -£563,034
-
Profit before tax
+52.8%
-£453,634 -£214,342
-
Wages
+11.8%
£2,251,467 £2,517,108
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