DURMAN STEARN (CIVIL ENGINEERING) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-23 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-24.6% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£3M
+5% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
142
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£123K
-71.8% first positive since 2021
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-07-01 | 2021-06-30 | 2021-07-01 | 2022-06-30 | 2022-07-01 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £16,093,059 | — | £17,204,729 | — | £19,409,677 | £16,843,685 | £18,572,033 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£913,519 | — | £464,845 | — | £1,166,367 | £421,571 | £99,853 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£911,961 | — | £465,341 | — | £1,169,897 | £436,690 | £123,311 | |
| Net profit | — | -£578,341 | — | £407,853 | — | £946,366 | £316,624 | £145,109 | |
| Cash | — | £2,344,879 | — | £2,971,583 | — | £3,194,408 | £2,867,984 | £2,162,061 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | £2,880,788 | £3,024,475 | |
| Net assets | — | £1,958,523 | — | £2,366,376 | — | £2,812,742 | £2,879,366 | £3,024,475 | |
| Equity | £2,536,864 | £1,958,523 | £1,958,523 | £2,366,376 | £2,366,376 | £2,812,742 | £2,879,366 | £3,024,475 | |
| Average employees | — | 156 | — | 145 | — | 146 | 142 | 142 | |
| Wages | — | £6,060,245 | — | £5,577,868 | — | £6,616,406 | £6,302,997 | £6,539,083 |
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 | 2020-07-01 | 2021-06-30 | 2021-07-01 | 2022-06-30 | 2022-07-01 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -5.7% | — | 2.7% | — | 6.0% | 2.5% | 0.5% | |
| Net margin | — | -3.6% | — | 2.4% | — | 4.9% | 1.9% | 0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14.6% | 3.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.89x | 1.93x | |
| Interest cover | — | -76126.58x | — | — | — | 145795.88x | — | — |
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
- PEM Audit 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. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Com”
Significant events
- “Sales turnover in the year under review totalled £18.6m compared with £16.8m in the previous year. Trading margins were at 12.1% compared with the previous year of 17.5%, reflecting ongoing cost pressures in the current economic environment.”
- “At the end of the financial year the Company had cash reserves of £2.2 million (2024 - £2.9 million) and, despite the continuation of challenging market conditions, the directors are confident that the Company has adequate liquidity and financial resources to meet these challenges for the foreseeable future.”
- “The external commercial environment is expected to remain highly competitive in 2025/2026, especially with the impact of the current economic climate.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARRETT, Nicholas Graham Robert | Secretary | 2015-11-20 | — | — |
| BOYLE, Mark Thomas | Director | 1993-07-11 | Sep 1961 | British |
| DURMAN, Andrew Jason | Director | 2003-06-27 | Jul 1968 | British |
| DURMAN, John Arthur | Director | — | May 1940 | British |
| STEARN, Allan Edgar | Director | 2001-02-01 | Dec 1966 | British |
| TRICKER, Graham John | Director | 2001-02-01 | Dec 1962 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Matthew John | Secretary | 2009-08-01 | 2014-05-31 |
| DURMAN, Janet Patricia | Secretary | — | 2009-03-31 |
| DRIVER, Ian Albert | Director | — | 2003-04-07 |
| SHARMAN, Trevor | Director | — | 2000-03-30 |
| STEARN, Edgar William | Director | — | 2001-01-24 |
| THOMPSON, Peter | Director | 2001-02-01 | 2007-09-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durman Stearn Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 114 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-02-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-12-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2017-04-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2017-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
-
Turnover
+10.3%
£16,843,685 £18,572,033
-
Cash
-24.6%
£2,867,984 £2,162,061
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+5%
£2,879,366 £3,024,475
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
0%
142 142
-
Operating profit
-76.3%
£421,571 £99,853
first positive since 2021
-
Profit before tax
-71.8%
£436,690 £123,311
first positive since 2021
-
Wages
+3.7%
£6,302,997 £6,539,083
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers