WALES AND BORDER COUNTIES PLANT HIRE LIMITED

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  Material uncertainty over going concern

  The directors of Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Limited considered that the risks in the plausible scenarios described constitute a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt upon Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Limited ability to continue as a going concern... However, the directors determine that the new business plan and mitigating actions available... mean that there is a reasonable prospect the entity will be able to operate for the foreseeable future and therefore they have adopted the going concern basis of accounting.

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  3 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

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  1 PSC ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Deloitte LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Material uncertainty disclosed

“The directors of Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Limited considered that the risks in the plausible scenarios described constitute a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt upon Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Limited ability to continue as a going concern... However, the directors determine that the new business plan and mitigating actions available... mean that there is a reasonable prospect the entity will be able to operate for the foreseeable future and therefore they have adopted the going concern basis of accounting.”

Significant events

• “On 8 May 2025, the issued share capital of the Company was acquired by Grosmont Ventures Limited which became the Company's ultimate parent from that date.”
• “On 6 May 2025, the Company entered into a deed of waiver with its indirect parent company, CRH (UK) Limited, to have cash pool loans waived of £7.0 million.”
• “During the period, management launched a strategic review of the business group, examining amongst other areas, the projected future market conditions across existing segments and their alignment to core operational capabilities. The review resulted in a significant rationalisation activity during 2025, which coincided with the sale of the Company.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

11

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

3

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -8.5%

  £38,560,000 → £35,267,000

• Cash

  —

  Not reported

• Net assets

  +33.1%

  £10,083,000 → £13,425,000

• Employees

  -12.3%

  73 → 64

• Operating profit

  -11.5%

  £4,794,000 → £4,245,000

• Profit before tax

  -25.5%

  £4,789,000 → £3,569,000

• Wages

  -10.7%

  £2,868,000 → £2,561,000

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