THOMAS TELFORD LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-22 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£8M
+124.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£16K
0% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£5M
-53.5% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- THOMAS TELFORD LIMITED 1998-01-23 → present
- THOMAS TELFORD SERVICES LIMITED 1990-12-07 → 1998-01-23
- NOTIONVITAL LIMITED 1990-11-08 → 1990-12-07
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 | £22,126,000 | £21,984,000 | |
| Operating profit | £5,722,000 | £5,027,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £11,026,000 | £5,130,000 | |
| Net profit | £11,026,000 | £5,130,000 | |
| Cash | £3,770,000 | £8,459,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £948,000 | £1,056,000 | |
| Net assets | £16,000 | £16,000 | |
| Equity | £16,000 | £16,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — |
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 | 25.9% | 22.9% | |
| Net margin | 49.8% | 23.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 603.6% | 476.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.02x | 0.99x | |
| Interest cover | 317.89x | 279.28x |
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
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After careful consideration of the above, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and operate within the level of their facilities for the foreseeable future and for a period of not less than 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements and they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”
Significant events
- “Following an extensive strategic review of the business the Company sold the majority of its book catalogue, all journal titles, and other related publishing assets in May 2023 to Emerald Publishing Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 65 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAGNES, Emma | Director | 2025-07-23 | Jul 1979 | British |
| FERNANDEZ BERTOS, Marta | Director | 2020-07-20 | Jul 1978 | Spanish |
| HAMER, Benjamin Alexander | Director | 2025-07-23 | Apr 1968 | British |
| HARDEN, Simon Donald | Director | 2020-07-20 | Jun 1956 | British |
| NAYLOR, Andrea | Director | 2023-03-23 | Apr 1969 | British |
| PAYNE, Gary | Director | 2005-11-16 | Mar 1965 | British |
| SIHOTA, Kulvinder Kaur | Director | 2025-02-06 | Jul 1965 | British |
| WHITE, Rachel Clare | Director | 2021-05-27 | Aug 1979 | British |
| YATES, Kaila | Director | 2025-02-04 | Jan 1964 | British |
| YOUNG, Janet, Dr | Director | 2023-01-31 | Dec 1961 | British |
Show 65 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLADON, David | Secretary | 1999-05-12 | 2011-09-21 |
| CORMIE, William Dawson | Secretary | 1992-11-04 | 1999-05-12 |
| ELLIOTT-FREY, Andrew Stephen | Secretary | 2017-05-23 | 2018-11-23 |
| HINDE, Charles Edward Langford | Secretary | — | 1992-11-04 |
| PFEIFER, Alexander Albert | Secretary | 2011-11-24 | 2017-05-22 |
| ABEYSEKERA, Atula | Director | 2012-10-24 | 2018-07-16 |
| ALDERSON, Jane Elizabeth | Director | 1993-11-10 | 1995-05-05 |
| AYLOTT, Roy Frederick Victor | Director | 1996-11-12 | 1998-12-31 |
| BAILEY, Susan | Director | 2019-05-07 | 2023-01-17 |
| BALMFORTH, David John, Professor | Director | 2013-12-12 | 2014-10-21 |
| BARR, William James | Director | — | 2003-11-04 |
| BAVEYSTOCK, Nicholas Guy | Director | 2011-11-24 | 2023-01-31 |
| BERRYMAN, John Keith | Director | 2005-11-16 | 2012-12-12 |
| BLADON, David | Director | 1999-05-12 | 2011-09-21 |
| BOWMAN, Elizabeth Mary | Director | 1995-11-01 | 1996-11-30 |
| BROYD, Timothy William, Professor | Director | 2016-02-04 | 2016-11-08 |
| CHATFIELD, Carolyn Rowena Hilary | Director | 1997-05-07 | 2005-05-18 |
| CLARK, Jonathan | Director | 2011-03-30 | 2017-03-17 |
| CLARKE, Barry Goldsmith, Professor | Director | 2008-01-23 | 2012-10-24 |
| COACKLEY, Richard James | Director | 2000-11-07 | 2008-11-19 |
| CORMIE, William Dawson | Director | — | 1999-05-12 |
| COTTELL, Michael Norman Tizard | Director | — | 1992-11-04 |
| DOBSON, Roger Swinburne | Director | — | 1999-03-31 |
| DONALDSON, Graham Alexander | Director | 2003-11-04 | 2004-11-04 |
| DUNBAR, John Manson | Director | 1995-11-01 | 1998-12-31 |
| EKINS, John Duguid Kethro | Director | 2002-11-05 | 2005-11-01 |
| ELLIOTT-FREY, Andrew Stephen Timothy | Director | 2017-05-23 | 2018-11-23 |
| FERGUSON, Hugh Maris | Director | — | 2012-10-24 |
| FOULKES, Thomas Howard Exton | Director | 2003-02-25 | 2011-12-31 |
| FRENCH, Geoffrey Howard | Director | 2012-12-12 | 2013-10-22 |
| GIBSON, Christopher Alan | Director | 2008-11-19 | 2023-04-28 |
| GLYN-WOODS, David Edward | Director | 1992-11-04 | 1993-06-10 |
| HALL, Stanley Frederick | Director | 1994-11-09 | 1995-11-01 |
| HAMBLY, Edmund Cadbury, Dr | Director | — | 1994-11-09 |
| HANSFORD, Peter George, Dr | Director | 2004-11-04 | 2010-09-22 |
| HEWLETT, William | Director | 2010-05-19 | 2018-07-16 |
| HUTCHINSON, David Cree | Director | 2009-05-20 | 2012-01-31 |
| IBELL, Tim | Director | 2012-12-12 | 2018-11-14 |
| IVERSEN, Hans Christian | Director | 2017-02-03 | 2020-02-19 |
| JAMES, Graham Compton | Director | — | 2009-03-31 |
| JEFFERIES, Peter | Director | 2010-01-27 | 2016-07-21 |
| JOWITT, Paul William, Professor | Director | 2004-11-04 | 2009-09-16 |
| LEICESTER, Simon | Director | 2023-01-17 | 2023-11-16 |
| LEIPER, Quentin John | Director | 2003-11-04 | 2004-11-04 |
| LOWRY, Richmond Mark | Director | 2019-05-14 | 2025-05-14 |
| MARTINI, Lara Rolande Elda | Director | 2019-05-14 | 2025-05-14 |
| MASTERTON, Gordon Grier Thomson | Director | 2002-11-05 | 2003-11-04 |
| MCCARTHY, William James | Director | 2017-02-03 | 2020-02-19 |
| MCDOWELL, Michelle Janet | Director | 1998-11-03 | 2002-11-05 |
| MCGOWAN, Robert | Director | 2002-11-05 | 2009-11-25 |
| MCGOWAN, Robert | Director | 1993-11-10 | 1998-12-31 |
| MCNAUGHTON, Andrew James | Director | 2015-03-19 | 2021-05-27 |
| MERCER, Calum | Director | 2023-11-16 | 2025-02-18 |
| MOORHOUSE, Nicholas John | Director | 2014-05-27 | 2020-05-28 |
| MORGAN, Carolyn Ruth | Director | 2018-11-14 | 2024-11-11 |
| MUSTOW, Stuart Norman | Director | 1992-11-04 | 1993-11-10 |
| OAKERVEE, Douglas Edwin, Sir | Director | 1998-11-03 | 2002-11-05 |
| OGUNSHAKIN, Olawale Nelson, Dr | Director | 2008-01-23 | 2014-12-31 |
| PAUL, Philip Nicholas | Director | 1996-11-12 | 2002-11-05 |
| PFEIFER, Alexander Albert | Director | 2011-11-24 | 2017-05-22 |
| SHAH, Anusha | Director | 2012-12-12 | 2016-11-08 |
| STEEDMAN, Robert Scott | Director | 1999-11-02 | 2009-05-20 |
| TULLETT, David | Director | 2019-04-11 | 2022-04-21 |
| WHITLEY, John Alexander | Director | 1999-03-10 | 2000-01-12 |
| WROE, Donald Arthur | Director | — | 1994-11-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution Of Civil Engineers | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 246 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
-0.6%
£22,126,000 £21,984,000
-
Cash
+124.4%
£3,770,000 £8,459,000
-
Net assets
0%
£16,000 £16,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-12.1%
£5,722,000 £5,027,000
-
Profit before tax
-53.5%
£11,026,000 £5,130,000
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