BURO HAPPOLD ENGINEERS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-11 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-25
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£57K
+470% vs 2024
Net assets
£19M
+15.7% vs 2024
Employees
1,553
+9.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3M
+48.6% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- BURO HAPPOLD ENGINEERS LIMITED 1998-05-01 → present
- BURO HAPPOLD MANAGEMENT LIMITED 1986-08-06 → 1998-05-01
- BURO HAPPOLD SERVICES LIMITED 1986-06-16 → 1986-08-06
- RAPID 1126 LIMITED 1986-04-02 → 1986-06-16
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £98,487,000 | £110,536,000 | |
| Operating profit | £2,198,000 | £3,263,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,198,000 | £3,266,000 | |
| Net profit | £2,224,000 | £2,548,000 | |
| Cash | £10,000 | £57,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,500,000 | £19,338,000 | |
| Net assets | £16,276,000 | £18,824,000 | |
| Equity | £16,276,000 | £18,824,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,415 | 1,553 | |
| Wages | £72,943,000 | £82,837,000 |
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 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.2% | 3.0% | |
| Net margin | 2.3% | 2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.6% | 16.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.11x | 2.14x |
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
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this assessment the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and, consequently, continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- BURO HAPPOLD ENGINEERS LIMITED · parent
- Buro Happold Consulting Engineers Limited 100%
- Buro Happold Limited 100%
- Buro Happold GmbH 100%
- BH Geoenvironmental Limited 100%
- Buro Happold Polska sp.z.o.o 100%
- Happold Holdings (NA) Inc 100%
- Buro Happold International (Hong Kong) Limited 100%
- Buro Happold ApS 100%
- Buro Happold Engineers India Private Limited 100%
- Buro Happold Consulting Engineers Inc 100%
- Buro Happold Inc 100%
- Brightspot strategy LLC 100%
- Buro Happold Consulting Engineers (Beijing) Limited 100%
- Buro Happold Saudi Engineering Consultancy LLC 100%
- Buro Happold Middle East Regional Headquarters LLC 100%
- Buro Happold B.V. 100%
- Buro Happold Australia Pty Limited 100%
- Abell Nepp Architects Limited 100%
- Vanguardia Limited 100%
- Crowd Dynamics International Limited 100%
- Paladino and Company Inc 100%
- Buro Green Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year the company sold 100% of its interest in the subsidiary undertaking PT Buro Happold Indonesia.”
- “We signed a two-year partnership in 2024 with CARE International UK for Buro Happold to support the charity with the provision of emergency shelter support to people and communities impacted by humanitarian crises and disasters, tackling gender inequalities and promoting climate resilience.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 52 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONWAY, Delia | Secretary | 2014-03-01 | — | — |
| BARONE, Marcello | Director | 2024-06-10 | Jun 1966 | British |
| MURRAY, Samantha Clare | Director | 2023-11-27 | Jul 1976 | British |
| O'BRIEN, Karen Linda | Director | 2024-06-10 | Aug 1969 | British |
| PLUNKETT, Oliver Charles Pelham | Director | 2021-08-09 | Oct 1972 | Irish |
| PRICHARD, Sarah Judith O'Rourke, Dr | Director | 2025-06-10 | Aug 1974 | British |
Show 52 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUCKTHORP, Peter Frank | Secretary | — | 1991-10-31 |
| LIDDELL, William Ian | Secretary | 1991-11-01 | 1994-05-01 |
| PENKMAN, Pamela Margaret Rowland | Secretary | 1998-07-30 | 2014-03-01 |
| WEBSTER, Rodger Harry | Secretary | 1994-05-01 | 1998-07-30 |
| BERRY, Erin Noelani | Director | 2013-12-01 | 2014-11-11 |
| BEST, Andrew Stephen | Director | 2021-05-01 | 2021-08-09 |
| BILLETT, Neil Keith | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2021-05-01 |
| BROWN, Stephen Milner | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2011-04-30 |
| BRUCE, James | Director | 2021-07-30 | 2022-09-30 |
| BRUCE, James | Director | 2018-03-05 | 2021-05-01 |
| BUCKTHORP, Peter Frank | Director | — | 1991-10-31 |
| COMER, Andrew Peter | Director | 2009-08-24 | 2011-04-30 |
| COOK, Michael John, Dr | Director | 2009-10-19 | 2017-05-01 |
| DESAI, Krupali Dinkerrai | Director | 2020-12-01 | 2021-08-09 |
| DICKSON, Michael George Tufnell | Director | 1996-11-01 | 2006-04-30 |
| DICKSON, Michael George Tufnell | Director | — | 1994-05-01 |
| EALEY, Terence Alfred | Director | — | 1994-05-01 |
| FOSTER, Philip Joseph | Director | 2011-05-01 | 2012-01-20 |
| GUTHRIE, Peter Moir, Professor | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2016-01-01 |
| HAPPOLD, Edmund, Professor Sir | Director | — | 1996-01-12 |
| HARBINSON, Alan John | Director | 2021-09-22 | 2025-06-10 |
| HERD, David John | Director | 2011-09-15 | 2012-09-30 |
| HETHERINGTON, Christopher John | Director | 2009-10-09 | 2017-12-07 |
| KELLY, Padraic | Director | 1996-10-09 | 2011-04-30 |
| LIDDELL, William Ian | Director | — | 1996-11-01 |
| MACDONALD, Roderick George | Director | — | 2006-08-14 |
| MARSHALL, Richard Brian | Director | 2011-09-15 | 2014-05-01 |
| MELVILLE, Misti Louise | Director | 2021-08-09 | 2024-04-05 |
| MELVILLE, Misti Louise | Director | 2015-11-01 | 2021-05-01 |
| MORRISON, John | Director | — | 1994-05-01 |
| MOSELEY, Peter Joseph | Director | 1998-07-30 | 2009-11-05 |
| MULLIGAN, Sean James | Director | 2021-08-09 | 2023-11-27 |
| NICHOLLS, Jill Nicola, Dr | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2017-12-13 |
| NICKELLS, Roger John | Director | 2014-06-25 | 2018-10-01 |
| PHILLIPS, Justin | Director | 2021-05-01 | 2021-08-09 |
| PUGH, Joseph William Edward | Director | 1991-11-01 | 1996-11-01 |
| ROBERTSON, Robert Sinclair | Director | 2009-03-01 | 2014-03-01 |
| ROGERS, Paul | Director | 2017-05-01 | 2021-05-01 |
| SCHWITTER, Craig Michael | Director | 2021-05-01 | 2021-08-09 |
| SCHWITTER, Craig Michael | Director | 2012-12-01 | 2014-05-01 |
| SCHWITTER, Craig Michael | Director | 2012-11-12 | 2014-05-01 |
| SPELMAN, Mark Gerald | Director | 2020-12-01 | 2021-08-09 |
| SQUIBBS, Neil Richard | Director | 2018-01-25 | 2021-05-01 |
| SYKES, Richard | Director | 2015-11-01 | 2021-08-09 |
| THOMPSON, David Gavin | Director | 2006-04-11 | 2014-05-01 |
| WAINWRIGHT, Simon Victor | Director | 2021-05-01 | 2021-08-09 |
| WAINWRIGHT, Simon Victor | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2009-11-05 |
| WEBSTER, Rodger Harry | Director | — | 1994-05-01 |
| WESTBURY, Paul Stephen | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2014-06-25 |
| WILLIAMSON, Michael Frank | Director | 2012-01-18 | 2016-05-06 |
| WOOKEY, David Henry | Director | 2012-01-25 | 2012-01-30 |
| WOOKEY, David Henry | Director | 1995-10-27 | 2011-06-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happold Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 210 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-02 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-01-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
+12.2%
£98,487,000 £110,536,000
-
Cash
+470%
£10,000 £57,000
-
Net assets
+15.7%
£16,276,000 £18,824,000
-
Employees
+9.8%
1,415 1,553
-
Operating profit
+48.5%
£2,198,000 £3,263,000
-
Profit before tax
+48.6%
£2,198,000 £3,266,000
-
Wages
+13.6%
£72,943,000 £82,837,000
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