SIR ROBERT MCALPINE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-05 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-22
Watchouts
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
1,838
-11.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£10M
+109.9% highest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- SIR ROBERT MCALPINE LIMITED 1992-07-20 → present
- SIR ROBERT MCALPINE & SONS,LIMITED 1956-05-31 → 1992-07-20
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £937,200,000 | £1,086,900,000 | £880,558,000 | £940,105,000 | |
| Operating profit | £9,600,000 | £9,600,000 | -£109,933,000 | £2,617,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £9,200,000 | £9,300,000 | -£104,592,000 | £10,377,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£94,974,000 | £7,997,000 | |
| Cash | £106,200,000 | £99,500,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £64,100,000 | £70,300,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | — | — | £35,542,000 | £51,380,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 2,083 | 1,838 | |
| Wages | — | — | £164,775,000 | £153,067,000 |
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 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.0% | 0.9% | -12.5% | 0.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -10.8% | 0.9% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -193.20x | 4.06x |
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
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“With a continuing strong order book, robust cashflow forecasting procedures, and the Company's resilient funding position, the Board are confident in their ability to prepare these financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- SIR ROBERT MCALPINE LIMITED · parent
- Sir Robert McAlpine Management Contractors Limited
- Bankside Electrical Contractors Limited
- British Contracts Company Limited
Significant events
- “Neil Martin joined as CEO in February 2024.”
- “The Company fulfilled its commitment to supporting the Paralympics Team in the run up to their participation in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.”
- “The Company became the 1st Tier 1 contractor to achieve PAS2080 certification across its entire business.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEMPSEY, John Alistair | Secretary | 2013-06-26 | — | — |
| EMMETT, Lorna Jean | Secretary | 2025-08-08 | — | — |
| LEONARD, Peter Dominic | Director | 2024-11-01 | Oct 1964 | British |
| MARTIN, Neil Christopher | Director | 2024-02-19 | Apr 1967 | British |
| MCALPINE, Hector George | Director | 2009-03-01 | May 1980 | British |
| MCALPINE, Robert Edward Thomas William | Director | 2009-03-01 | Aug 1978 | British |
| MORE, James Leighton | Director | 2018-09-04 | Feb 1976 | British |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COWEN, Brendon Raymond | Secretary | — | 2005-12-07 |
| PEARSON, Kevin John | Secretary | 2005-11-30 | 2025-04-28 |
| WALKER, Robert Peter | Secretary | 2005-11-30 | 2005-11-30 |
| WALKER, Robert Peter | Secretary | 2005-11-30 | 2013-06-26 |
| WALKER, Robert Peter | Secretary | 2001-09-07 | 2005-11-30 |
| AIKENHEAD, Anthony | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2016-07-29 |
| BARRATT, Anthony William | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2012-04-30 |
| BOYLE, David Millar | Director | 1995-11-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| BROOKES, Karen Joy | Director | 2017-11-01 | 2026-01-31 |
| CHRISTIE, Vincent William | Director | — | 1999-10-31 |
| COLLARD, Michael John | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2007-03-31 |
| CORRIGAN, Vincent | Director | 2005-02-01 | 2014-09-29 |
| COX, Alison Lucia | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2023-05-05 |
| FINDLAY, Grant Robert | Director | 2023-05-09 | 2025-10-01 |
| GATES, Antony Richard | Director | 2023-05-09 | 2024-10-31 |
| HAMER, Paul Christopher | Director | 2017-07-31 | 2024-02-16 |
| HUDSON, Stephen William | Director | 2023-05-09 | 2025-10-01 |
| HUNTER, Andrew | Director | 2023-05-09 | 2025-10-01 |
| KELLY, Patrick Benedict | Director | 1993-06-29 | 2009-12-31 |
| LEGGOTT, Paul Edward | Director | — | 2003-01-31 |
| MCALPINE, Andrew William, Sir | Director | — | 2015-11-02 |
| MCALPINE, Cullum | Director | — | 2015-11-02 |
| MCALPINE, David Malcolm, The Hon | Director | — | 2015-11-02 |
| MCALPINE, Gavin Malcolm | Director | 2015-11-02 | 2018-12-31 |
| MCALPINE, Ian Malcolm | Director | — | 2015-11-02 |
| MCALPINE, Malcolm Hugh Dees | Director | — | 2011-05-17 |
| MCALPINE, Richard Hugh | Director | — | 2015-11-02 |
| MCALPINE, William Hepburn, Sir | Director | — | 2006-10-30 |
| MCFEE, Boyd Atkinson | Director | 2009-12-31 | 2019-12-31 |
| MITCHELL-INNES, Jacqueline | Director | 2016-05-03 | 2017-03-31 |
| PITT, Martin Clive | Director | 2015-06-01 | 2019-03-18 |
| SHELLEY, Miles Colin | Director | 2004-06-30 | 2018-09-04 |
| TURNBULL, Nigel James Cavers | Director | 1993-06-29 | 1994-12-31 |
| WALKER TAYLOR, Patrick Hugh | Director | 1995-10-23 | 2004-06-30 |
| WEEKLEY, Colin Bruce | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2011-04-20 |
| WHITE, Alan Charles Harry | Director | — | 1992-10-31 |
| WILLIAMSON, Mark Gareth | Director | 2014-01-05 | 2017-11-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Robert Mcalpine (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 253 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-07-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-17 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-06-23 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-04-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 18
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 4
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 2024-10-31 vs 2023-10-31
-
Turnover
+6.8%
£880,558,000 £940,105,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
—
Not reported
-
Employees
-11.8%
2,083 1,838
-
Operating profit
+102.4%
-£109,933,000 £2,617,000
first positive since 2023
-
Profit before tax
+109.9%
-£104,592,000 £10,377,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
-7.1%
£164,775,000 £153,067,000
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