TARMAC TRADING 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
None on the register
Cash
£21M
+2% vs 2023
Net assets
£756M
+8.2% vs 2023
Employees
2,413
-7.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£52M
-69.2% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 5 times since incorporation
- TARMAC TRADING LIMITED 2015-08-03 → present
- LAFARGE TARMAC TRADING LIMITED 2013-09-02 → 2015-08-03
- TARMAC LIMITED 2000-09-29 → 2013-09-02
- TARMAC HEAVY BUILDING MATERIALS UK LIMITED 1996-12-31 → 2000-09-29
- TARMAC QUARRY PRODUCTS LIMITED 1987-07-30 → 1996-12-31
- MORRINTON QUARRIES LIMITED 1948-05-07 → 1987-07-30
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,006,900,000 | £1,909,800,000 | |
| Operating profit | £38,900,000 | £42,200,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £168,100,000 | £51,800,000 | |
| Net profit | £150,600,000 | £44,200,000 | |
| Cash | £20,400,000 | £20,800,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £934,700,000 | £989,700,000 | |
| Net assets | £698,600,000 | £756,200,000 | |
| Equity | £698,600,000 | £756,200,000 | |
| Average employees | 2,621 | 2,413 | |
| Wages | £125,100,000 | £124,700,000 |
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 | 1.9% | 2.2% | |
| Net margin | 7.5% | 2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.2% | 4.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 48.3% | 47.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.31x | 1.40x | |
| Interest cover | 6.08x | 5.48x |
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 TRADING LIMITED · parent
- Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Limited* 100%
- BDP Surfacing Limited 100%
- Beasley Coated Stone Limited 100%
- Bettamix Limited 100%
- Bodfari (Quarries) Limited 100%
- Bodfari Quarry Products Limited* 100%
- Bothwell Park Brick Company Limited 100%
- Bowne & Shaw Limited 100%
- Brady Industries Limited* 100%
- Briggs Amasco Curtainwall Limited* 100%
- Bristol Aggregates Recycling Limited 100%
- Broadhill Developments Limited* 100%
- Busy Bees Limited 100%
- Buxton Lime and Cement Limited 100%
- Cambrian Stone Limited 100%
- Cempak Limited 100%
- CMS-Pozament Limited* 100%
- Craven Street Developments Limited* 100%
- Croxden Quarries Limited* 100%
- Dow Mac Limited* 100%
- E. G. Coleman (Weymouth) Limited* 100%
- East Coast Slag Products Limited 100%
- Environmental Aggregates Limited 100%
- Francis Parker Limited* 100%
- Francis Parker Properties Limited* 100%
- Greater London Asphalt Limited 100%
- Harlow Asphalt Limited 100%
- Hilton Property Holdings Limited 100%
- Holme Hall Quarries Limited 100%
- Hopkins Concrete Limited 100%
- J.B. Riney and Co. Limited 100%
- Jee's Hartshill Limited 100%
- Kings & Company Limited* 100%
- Lignacite (Trade Mark) Limited 83.33%
- Lime-Sand Mortar (Southern) Limited* 100%
- Link Way Management Company Limited* 100%
- LTM (City of London) Limited* 100%
- LTM (City of Westminster) Limited* 100%
- LTM (Southern) Limited* 100%
- LTM (Western) Limited* 100%
- LTM Crewing Services Limited 100%
- Moreys (Verwood) Limited* 100%
- Nash Rocks Stone and Lime Company Limited 100%
- National Road Planing Limited 100%
- New London Road Developments Limited* 100%
- North Notts Gravel Company Limited 100%
- Panvers Limited 100%
- Pozament Limited 100%
- Providethat Limited* 100%
- Purple Alpha Limited 100%
- R.R. Land Investments Limited 100%
- Raisby Quarries Limited* 100%
- Richard Abel & Sons Limited* 100%
- Ritemix Concrete Limited* 100%
- Roseland Aggregates Limited 100%
- Scunthorpe Slag Limited* 100%
- Severn Valley Brick Company Limited* 100%
- Site Mixed Concrete Limited 100%
- Situsec Contractors Limited 100%
- Solent Aggregates Limited* 100%
- Tarmac (BA) Limited 100%
- Tarmac (South Western) Limited 100%
- Tarmac (SQ) Limited 100%
- Tarmac Asphalt Limited 100%
- Tarmac Benchmark Developments Limited* 100%
- Tarmac Bricks & Tiles Limited* 100%
- Tarmac Brookglade Properties Public Limited Company* 100%
- Tarmac Building Materials Limited 100%
- Tarmac Burford (Southern) Limited* 100%
- Tarmac Caledonian Limited 100%
- Tarmac DC Pension Trustee Limited 100%
- Tarmac Directors (UK) Limited 100%
- Tarmac Fleming (Quarries) Limited 100%
- Tarmac Group Limited 100%
- Tarmac Holdings (THL) Limited 100%
- Tarmac Industrial Products Limited 100%
- Tarmac Limited 100%
- Tarmac Marine (Guernsey) Limited 100%
- Tarmac Marine Limited 100%
- Tarmac Minerals Limited 100%
- Tarmac Minimix Limited* 100%
- Tarmac Nominees Limited 100%
- Tarmac Nominees Two Limited 100%
- Tarmac Properties Home Counties Limited* 100%
- Tarmac Properties (JMA) Limited* 100%
- Tarmac Properties Limited 100%
- Tarmac Provincial Properties Limited* 100%
- Tarmac Quarry Products (Ireland) Limited 100%
- Tarmac Recycling Services Limited 100%
- Tarmac Roadstone Holdings Limited 100%
- Tarmac Roadstone Limited 100%
- Tarmac Roadstone Nominees Limited 100%
- Tarmac Secretaries (UK) Limited 100%
- Tarmac Structural Concrete Limited* 100%
- Tarmac Topblock Limited 100%
- Tarmac Topflight Limited 100%
- Tarmac Toplite Limited 100%
- Tarmac Topmix Limited 100%
- Tarmac Trustees Limited 100%
- Tarmac UK Holdings Limited* 100%
- Tarmac UK Limited* 100%
- TCR Aggregates Limited 100%
- Teesside Slag Limited* 100%
- TGCL (Oldco) Limited* 100%
- The Northumberland Whinstone Company Limited 100%
- Thermodeck Limited* 100%
- Tilcon (North) Limited 100%
- Tilling Construction Services Limited* 100%
- Tipton Group Limited* 100%
- Tipton Holdings Limited* 100%
- Topmix (Mortars) Limited* 100%
- Topmix Limited 100%
- Trevians Limited* 100%
- United Marine Aggregates Limited 100%
- Vicourt Limited* 100%
- W.J. Hall & Sons (Gorleston) Limited 100%
- Wales and Border Counties Plant Hire Limited 100%
- Welsh Aggregates Limited 100%
- Winmix Limited* 100%
Significant events
- “On 8 May 2025 the Company divested of its direct shareholdings in Purple Alpha and Wales and Border Counties Plant Hire Limited, and indirect shareholding in Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Limited. This is considered to be a non-adjusting event under IAS 10. Management's estimate of the financial impact on the Company of the divestment is a loss on disposal of £34.5m.”
- “On 30 June 2025 the Company purchased an additional 50% investment in Tendley Quarries Limited for £3.85m, previously a joint venture. At that date Tendley Quarries Limited became a 100% owned subsidiary. Total net assets of the subsidiary at date of acquisition was £7.7m.”
- “On 29 July 2025 the Company reduced its share capital from £435m to £1 and its share premium balance from £125m to £nil using the solvency statement procedure as set out by the Companies Act 2006. The Company brought this into effect by reducing the nominal value of its ordinary shares from £1 to £0.0000000023.”
- “On 31 July 2025 the Company paid an interim dividend of £147m to Tarmac Holdings Limited.”
- “On the same day the Company's £142.6m loans to group undertakings balance owed by Tarmac Holdings Limited was settled early in full (see note 15).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 59 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMART, Katie Elizabeth | Secretary | 2020-11-26 | — | — |
| TARMAC SECRETARIES (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2013-04-05 | — | — |
| BARKER, Stephen James | Director | 2025-01-27 | Mar 1973 | British |
| BILLINGHAM, Tim | Director | 2024-10-28 | Sep 1980 | British |
| BROWNE, Bevan John | Director | 2020-11-30 | Mar 1980 | British |
| DAVIDSON, Shaun | Director | 2017-08-21 | Aug 1968 | British |
| DELANEY, John Michael | Director | 2023-02-28 | May 1980 | British |
| GREY, Simon James | Director | 2022-08-04 | Oct 1965 | British |
| WRIGHT, Alexander William | Director | 2025-09-15 | Jun 1985 | British |
Show 59 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRADSHAW, John Richard | Secretary | 2012-11-30 | 2013-04-05 |
| BRADSHAW, John Richard | Secretary | 1992-12-18 | 1993-01-04 |
| STIRK, James Richard | Secretary | 1993-01-04 | 1992-12-18 |
| STIRK, James Richard | Secretary | — | 2012-11-30 |
| BAXTER, David | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2004-04-22 |
| BLOUNT, David | Director | 1999-07-30 | 2003-12-31 |
| BOLSOVER, George William | Director | 1995-01-01 | 2000-03-13 |
| BOLTER, Andrew Christopher | Director | 2012-09-03 | 2013-04-05 |
| BOWATER, John Ferguson | Director | 1993-01-04 | 2004-02-03 |
| BOYD, Robert Ian Walter | Director | 2004-07-12 | 2005-05-16 |
| BRYAN, Keith | Director | 1999-07-30 | 2000-03-13 |
| BUCKLEY, Peter | Director | 2021-03-30 | 2024-10-30 |
| BURNE, Rupert | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2012-04-10 |
| CATHER, David Connal | Director | 2000-12-31 | 2006-09-30 |
| CLIFFE, George Frank | Director | 1992-12-18 | 1994-12-31 |
| CREEDON, Daniel Timothy | Director | 2015-10-30 | 2017-12-11 |
| DAVIES, John Tony | Director | 2002-11-19 | 2009-05-29 |
| DOODY, Robin John | Director | 2018-12-27 | 2024-06-30 |
| EVANS, James Mcneilly | Director | 2000-12-31 | 2003-12-31 |
| FLEETHAM, Paul | Director | 2013-04-04 | 2022-04-30 |
| GILLATT, Peter John | Director | 1996-03-01 | 1997-06-13 |
| GLAVES, John Joseph Thomas Hewitt | Director | 1992-12-18 | 1997-05-30 |
| GLENN, David John | Director | 2000-11-07 | 2000-11-11 |
| GREENHALGH, Graham Samuel | Director | 2000-12-31 | 2005-03-31 |
| GREENWOOD, Jeremy Michael | Director | 2013-04-04 | 2020-11-30 |
| GRIMASON, Deborah | Director | 2013-04-04 | 2013-11-20 |
| GWILT, Paul | Director | 2000-12-31 | 2003-12-31 |
| HAJJAR, Karim | Director | 2005-03-31 | 2010-12-21 |
| HALL, Timothy Conrad Langston | Director | 2000-12-31 | 2005-05-16 |
| HARRISON, Roy James | Director | 1996-03-01 | 2000-03-13 |
| HILLIARD, Jeremy David | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2005-05-16 |
| HOE RICHARDSON, Samantha Jane | Director | 2000-11-07 | 2000-11-11 |
| ILLINGWORTH, Richard Blair | Director | 2009-05-18 | 2011-09-02 |
| ISAACS, Richard Lloyd | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1997-08-27 |
| JACKSON, Francis Keith John | Director | 2000-12-31 | 2005-03-31 |
| JAMES, Clive Cadwgan | Director | 2000-12-31 | 2009-04-30 |
| JOEL, Mark Wilson | Director | 2015-05-22 | 2017-08-21 |
| LAST, Terence Robert | Director | 2001-05-01 | 2013-04-05 |
| LAW, Charles | Director | 2013-04-04 | 2016-12-05 |
| LICHFIELD, Ian | Director | 2009-05-18 | 2012-10-15 |
| MAWDSLEY, Jack | Director | — | 1992-11-30 |
| NOVOTNY, Charles | Director | — | 1999-06-30 |
| O'DRISCOLL, Johanna | Director | 2017-12-11 | 2023-02-28 |
| PEARSE, James Joseph | Director | 1996-03-01 | 1997-04-30 |
| PENHALLURICK, Fiona Puleston | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2016-03-15 |
| RAGOUCY, Cyrille | Director | 2013-04-04 | 2016-01-19 |
| RILEY, Kenneth Alfred | Director | 2000-12-31 | 2002-11-12 |
| RILEY, Martin Kenneth | Director | 2013-04-04 | 2021-03-30 |
| ROBERTSON, Robert Sinclair | Director | 2000-12-31 | 2006-12-15 |
| ROENTGEN, Alexander | Director | 2005-05-16 | 2008-04-30 |
| ROTHWELL, Peter Beresford | Director | — | 2001-06-29 |
| SAUNDERS, Michael John | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| SERFONTEIN, Johannes Frederick Van Blerk | Director | 2009-05-18 | 2011-02-01 |
| WALKER, Angela Claire | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2007-11-05 |
| WESTON, David Maxwell | Director | 2006-10-02 | 2009-05-29 |
| WHITTLE, Malcolm | Director | 1992-12-18 | 1997-05-30 |
| WHITTLE, Peter Edward | Director | 2004-06-01 | 2007-10-15 |
| WOOD, Mark Thomas | Director | 2017-08-21 | 2025-08-31 |
| YOUNG, Guy Franklin | Director | 2011-01-21 | 2015-10-31 |
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 315 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement | |
| 2025-11-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-02 | 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 | |
| 2025-07-29 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-07-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-4.8%
£2,006,900,000 £1,909,800,000
-
Cash
+2%
£20,400,000 £20,800,000
-
Net assets
+8.2%
£698,600,000 £756,200,000
-
Employees
-7.9%
2,621 2,413
-
Operating profit
+8.5%
£38,900,000 £42,200,000
-
Profit before tax
-69.2%
£168,100,000 £51,800,000
-
Wages
-0.3%
£125,100,000 £124,700,000
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