MACE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-05 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£319M
+52.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£108M
+12.9% vs 2023
Employees
7,085
-0.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£61M
-28.5% vs 2023
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 | £2,356,792,000 | £2,788,683,000 | |
| Operating profit | £86,640,000 | £63,992,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £85,361,000 | £61,039,000 | |
| Net profit | £51,338,000 | £41,700,000 | |
| Cash | £208,745,000 | £318,635,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £187,625,000 | £201,170,000 | |
| Net assets | £95,391,000 | £107,693,000 | |
| Equity | £95,391,000 | £107,693,000 | |
| Average employees | 7,102 | 7,085 | |
| Wages | £586,443,000 | £686,806,000 |
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 | 3.7% | 2.3% | |
| Net margin | 2.2% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 46.2% | 31.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 91.2% | 91.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.21x | 1.21x | |
| Interest cover | 44.66x | 11.19x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“We have not identified material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and the parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- MACE LIMITED · parent
- Mace International Construction (Belgium) BV 100%
- Danish Construction ApS 100%
- Mace Technology Denmark ApS 100%
- Como Group Limited 100%
- Como Homes Limited 100%
- Mace Construct Limited 100%
- Mace Consultancy (Canada) Limited 100%
- Mace Group Holdings Limited 100%
Significant events
- “An error in prior year Company financial statements was identified and corrected, relating to revenue and cost of sales recognition, resulting in a restatement. The exemption under Section 408 and 409 of Companies Act 2006 was incorrectly applied in the prior year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 64 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSGROVE, Robert Hugh | Secretary | 2024-12-31 | — | — |
| ALLEN, David Owen | Director | 2023-01-09 | Feb 1972 | British |
| MILLETT, Jason David | Director | 2013-01-02 | Feb 1965 | British |
| PENLINGTON, Lee James | Director | 2013-01-02 | Jan 1970 | British |
| REYNOLDS, Mark Peter | Director | 2001-01-01 | May 1963 | British |
| WILLIS, Mandy Jane | Director | 2014-10-01 | Apr 1970 | British |
Show 64 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATKINSON, Michael William | Secretary | 1994-01-01 | 1997-09-26 |
| CHITTY, Anthony Stuart | Secretary | 2005-06-21 | 2006-12-31 |
| DE FREITAS, Maria Teresa | Secretary | 2004-01-05 | 2005-06-20 |
| DUNLEAVY, Ann Geraldine | Secretary | 1997-09-26 | 2003-12-22 |
| MANGAN, Eloise Jane | Secretary | 2013-01-22 | 2017-06-27 |
| PATE, Carolyn | Secretary | 2017-07-12 | 2024-12-31 |
| WADE, Jarlath Delphene | Secretary | 2007-01-01 | 2013-01-22 |
| WHITE, Robert Frederick | Secretary | — | 1995-08-02 |
| ANDERSON, Stephen Mark | Director | 1995-09-01 | 2008-12-19 |
| ATKINSON, Michael William | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2008-12-19 |
| BANTOFT, Robert Austin | Director | 1996-11-22 | 1997-08-14 |
| BIENFAIT, Richard Antoine | Director | 2020-01-27 | 2022-08-31 |
| BOOTH, Stephen | Director | 1995-09-01 | 2008-12-19 |
| CASTLE, Mark | Director | 2013-01-02 | 2022-03-31 |
| CHANNON, Martin | Director | 1995-09-01 | 2000-06-30 |
| CHAPMAN, Amy Elizabeth | Director | 2008-01-02 | 2021-03-31 |
| CHAPMAN, Terence | Director | 1997-01-01 | 1998-09-30 |
| DAVIES, Michael John | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| DIXON, Patrick John Vibart | Director | 2020-10-12 | 2022-10-07 |
| DUNLEAVY, Ann Geraldine | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2003-12-22 |
| EGGERS, Ian David | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2011-07-31 |
| ELDRED, Ross Montfort | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2009-07-31 |
| FIELD, Nicholas John | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2004-01-31 |
| FRANCE, Gary Spencer | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2008-12-19 |
| FRANCE, Gary Spencer | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1995-08-02 |
| GILLESPIE, Brian Kenneth | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1996-08-12 |
| GREASLEY, Roger Charles | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2005-05-30 |
| GROVER, David Richard | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2020-05-01 |
| HANAN, Fiona Irvine | Director | 1997-05-01 | 1998-09-30 |
| HANLEY, John Patrick | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| HISCOCK, Jonathan | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| HOLMES, Jonathan Mark | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2024-01-11 |
| HONE, Dennis Vincent | Director | 2014-12-12 | 2020-01-27 |
| HOWARTH, Gilbert George | Director | 1998-05-01 | 2000-01-31 |
| JEFFERY, Stephen Paul | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2024-11-15 |
| JENNINGS, Paul Geoffrey | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1995-12-31 |
| JEPPS, Ian Keith | Director | — | 1994-04-30 |
| KENNY, Damien Francis | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2008-01-02 |
| KNIGHT, Katharine June | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2014-05-31 |
| LEWIS, Gareth Mark | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2024-06-30 |
| MACPHERSON, Ian George | Director | — | 1999-03-26 |
| MCMILLAN, Ian Alexander | Director | 2007-12-05 | 2009-01-05 |
| MELLISH, Elaine Elizabeth | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2003-01-31 |
| MILLER, Guy David | Director | 2008-01-02 | 2012-12-31 |
| OWEN, Robert John | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2015-12-11 |
| PATERSON, Neil Stewart | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2004-08-31 |
| PYCROFT, Stephen Gerard | Director | 1995-09-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| RENWICK, Timothy | Director | 1995-09-01 | 2002-02-28 |
| RICKETTS, Martin Lawrence | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1996-08-30 |
| RUSHWORTH, Mark Wilton | Director | 2002-06-21 | 2004-07-29 |
| SMITH, Alan John | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2005-03-31 |
| SUMMERHILL, Joseph | Director | 2002-09-13 | 2005-05-31 |
| THOMAS, Harry | Director | — | 1995-01-31 |
| TIMMONS, Colin | Director | 2007-12-05 | 2009-09-30 |
| TURNER, Matthew | Director | 2002-06-21 | 2014-03-03 |
| TURTON, Paul | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1999-01-29 |
| VAUGHAN, David Keith | Director | 1997-12-08 | 2014-12-12 |
| WALKER, Gary, Dr | Director | 1999-08-31 | 2002-05-07 |
| WALSH, Michael | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2000-02-29 |
| WHITE, Robert Frederick | Director | — | 2008-12-19 |
| WILLIAMS, David Terence | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2017-07-20 |
| WILLIAMS, David Henry | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2002-12-13 |
| WOOD, James Gordon Young | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2003-05-31 |
| WYLIE, Ian Martin | Director | — | 2019-07-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mace Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 405 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-09 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-12-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-07 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+18.3%
£2,356,792,000 £2,788,683,000
-
Cash
+52.6%
£208,745,000 £318,635,000
-
Net assets
+12.9%
£95,391,000 £107,693,000
-
Employees
-0.2%
7,102 7,085
-
Operating profit
-26.1%
£86,640,000 £63,992,000
-
Profit before tax
-28.5%
£85,361,000 £61,039,000
-
Wages
+17.1%
£586,443,000 £686,806,000
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