BUXTON BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-21 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
+93.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£7M
+4.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
101
+13.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£506K
-79.2% first positive since 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £31,798,291 | £57,559,906 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £181,163 | £331,758 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£109,593 | £2,425,434 | £505,678 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £20,864 | £2,448,369 | £418,558 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £2,535,110 | £2,328,085 | £4,505,030 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £7,701,016 | £7,378,302 | £8,128,047 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £6,839,156 | £7,037,525 | £7,356,083 | |
| Equity | £6,644,463 | £6,697,062 | £7,109,421 | £6,826,292 | £6,839,156 | £7,037,525 | £7,356,083 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 96 | 89 | 101 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £6,472,548 | £6,474,721 | £7,505,460 |
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 | 2019-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6% | 0.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 7.7% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5% | 4.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 60.2% | 65.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.67x | 1.59x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 2131.33x | 4739.40x |
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
- HW Fisher Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as despite the challenges to the wider UK economy we maintain a strong balance sheet and cash balance with no borrowings.”
Group structure
- BUXTON BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED · parent
- 301 Green Lane Limited 100%
- 40 Welcomes Road Limited 100%
- 64 Offley Road Limited 100%
- Buxworth Homes London Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the reporting date, Buxworth Homes London Limited, 64 Offley Road Limited, 301 Green Lane Limited, and 40 Welcomes Road Limited, wholly owned subsidiaries of the company, were dissolved on 16 September 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Suzanne | Secretary | 2019-11-06 | — | — |
| CLARK, Suzanne | Director | 2019-11-06 | May 1974 | British |
| NORMAN, David John | Director | 2008-02-26 | Jul 1967 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARR, Kevin Raymond | Secretary | — | 2006-07-31 |
| FREELAND, Mark Alan | Secretary | 2006-07-31 | 2019-10-31 |
| DAVIES, Graham John | Director | — | 2014-09-26 |
| FREELAND, Mark Alan | Director | 2014-10-03 | 2019-10-31 |
| GALLEN, Gerard John | Director | — | 1997-06-30 |
| HOLLAND, Stephen Michael | Director | 2004-05-01 | 2023-05-31 |
| LYNN, Gregory William | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2025-11-24 |
| MUMFORD, Phillip Ian | Director | 1999-07-01 | 2009-12-02 |
| PAGAN, Keith Malcolm, Mr. | Director | 2010-01-05 | 2019-07-11 |
| PAGAN, Keith Malcolm | Director | — | 1998-06-12 |
| SEABROOK, Robin Gordon | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2006-07-20 |
| SHUKLA, Bhadresh Kumar | Director | 2015-07-10 | 2020-05-31 |
| SPOONER, David Robert | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1994-01-31 |
| WARD, Ashley Vernon | Director | 2007-01-22 | 2010-05-20 |
| WARNES, Pauline | Director | 2010-06-22 | 2020-07-31 |
| WINTERS, David | Director | — | 1994-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acre 1217 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-09-20 | Active |
| Buxton Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-07-11 | Ceased 2023-09-20 |
| Mr David John Norman | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2019-07-11 | Ceased 2019-07-11 |
| Mr Gregory William Lynn | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2019-07-11 | Ceased 2019-07-11 |
| Mrs Marie Therese Pagan | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-11 |
| Mr. Keith Malcolm Pagan | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 158 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-03-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
-
Turnover
+81%
£31,798,291 £57,559,906
-
Cash
+93.5%
£2,328,085 £4,505,030
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+4.5%
£7,037,525 £7,356,083
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+13.5%
89 101
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+83.1%
£181,163 £331,758
-
Profit before tax
-79.2%
£2,425,434 £505,678
first positive since 2023
-
Wages
+15.9%
£6,474,721 £7,505,460
highest in 3 filed years
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