MOTT MACDONALD GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-24 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£416M
+6.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£490M
+17.4% vs 2023
Employees
18,778
+3.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£123M
+9.2% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- MOTT MACDONALD GROUP LIMITED 1988-12-30 → present
- MOTT HAY & ANDERSON HOLDINGS LIMITED 1973-04-30 → 1988-12-30
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,373,827,000 | £2,518,138,000 | |
| Operating profit | £91,929,000 | £100,669,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £112,912,000 | £123,276,000 | |
| Net profit | £85,846,000 | £88,571,000 | |
| Cash | £389,389,000 | £415,930,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £479,342,000 | £570,359,000 | |
| Net assets | £417,558,000 | £490,196,000 | |
| Equity | £417,558,000 | £490,063,000 | |
| Average employees | 18,098 | 18,778 | |
| Wages | £1,097,181,000 | £1,154,739,000 |
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 | 3.9% | 4.0% | |
| Net margin | 3.6% | 3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.2% | 17.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.66x | 1.78x | |
| Interest cover | 75.04x | 74.46x |
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
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group and company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, and at least for a period of 12 months from the date the financial statements are signed. Detailed analysis on future cash flow projections up to 31 December 2026 confirms sufficient headroom within banking covenants and liquidity.”
Group structure
- MOTT MACDONALD GROUP LIMITED · parent
- J.N. Bentley Limited 100%
- MHACE Insurance Company Limited 100%
- Mott MacDonald Australia Pty Limited 100%
- Mott MacDonald Canada Limited 100%
- Mott MacDonald Hong Kong Limited 100%
- Mott MacDonald New Zealand Limited 100%
- Merz Consultancy Pty Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 30 April 2024, the Group acquired Merz Consultancy Pty Limited in Australia.”
- “On 31 August 2024, the Group acquired the business of Neo Engineering Consultancy Limited in New Zealand.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FERGUSON, Paul Edward | Secretary | 2014-05-31 | — | British |
| BENTLEY, Paul Rogerson | Director | 2026-01-01 | May 1967 | British |
| HARRIS, James Huw Keir | Director | 2018-01-01 | Jun 1968 | British |
| JOHNSON, David Andrew | Director | 2023-07-01 | Sep 1962 | Australian |
| RISDON, Richard, Mr. | Director | 2025-01-01 | Oct 1974 | British |
| ROUD, Edwin George | Director | 2014-01-01 | Sep 1963 | British |
| TRAVERS, Catherine Helen | Director | 2022-01-01 | Oct 1964 | British |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESSON, William Gregor | Secretary | 1994-05-01 | 1996-03-15 |
| FOX, Robin Bretten | Secretary | — | 1994-04-30 |
| GREGORY, Philip Charles | Secretary | 1996-03-15 | 2014-05-31 |
| AUSTIN, Mark Edward | Director | 2009-11-01 | 2014-06-30 |
| BERESFORD, Robert | Director | — | 1998-11-20 |
| BLACKBURN, Michael Orlando | Director | 1997-01-10 | 2007-10-18 |
| BLACKSTONE, Tessa Ann Vosper, Baroness | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2008-01-14 |
| BOWER OBE, Denise Ann, Professor | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| BROOKS, Jermyn Paul | Director | 2003-01-24 | 2009-12-11 |
| CHESWORTH, Peter Michael | Director | — | 2005-09-30 |
| CLAYSON, Peter John | Director | — | 1993-05-28 |
| DENICHILO, Nicholas Mauro | Director | 2016-04-27 | 2021-12-31 |
| DIXON, Kevin Paul | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2016-03-31 |
| FOX, Robin Bretten | Director | 1993-05-01 | 2002-05-10 |
| FRAME, Martin Stevenson Crosbie | Director | 2002-05-13 | 2005-04-29 |
| GADD, James Douglas | Director | 1995-11-01 | 2000-04-30 |
| GALBRAITH, Ian Martin Richard | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2025-09-30 |
| HAIGH, Michael David | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2022-07-31 |
| HOWELLS, Keith John, Mr. | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2019-06-30 |
| KNIGHT, Angela Ann | Director | 1998-10-15 | 2001-04-30 |
| LEONARD, Guy William Ingledew, Mr. | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| LOWE, Judith Ann | Director | 1996-03-01 | 1998-06-02 |
| PAINE, Robert Arthur | Director | 1992-08-01 | 1995-12-31 |
| PALMER, David Ernest | Director | — | 1995-08-20 |
| ROBSON, John Frederick | Director | — | 1992-06-18 |
| SMITH, Claire Helen | Director | 2008-03-01 | 2012-01-27 |
| SQUIRE, Robert William | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2007-06-30 |
| STOVELL, Kevin John | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2015-11-27 |
| THIRLWALL, Timothy John | Director | — | 2003-12-04 |
| TURNBULL, Jeffrey Alan | Director | — | 1994-08-13 |
| TURNER, Frank | Director | 2000-08-01 | 2004-12-31 |
| WALSH, Julia Maria, Dr | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| WICKENS, Peter John | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Richard | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2015-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 780 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-06 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-08-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-15 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2025-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-08-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-30 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-19 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2024-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-13 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2024-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-21 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2022-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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
+6.1%
£2,373,827,000 £2,518,138,000
-
Cash
+6.8%
£389,389,000 £415,930,000
-
Net assets
+17.4%
£417,558,000 £490,196,000
-
Employees
+3.8%
18,098 18,778
-
Operating profit
+9.5%
£91,929,000 £100,669,000
-
Profit before tax
+9.2%
£112,912,000 £123,276,000
-
Wages
+5.2%
£1,097,181,000 £1,154,739,000
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