COLAS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-19 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-05
Watchouts
Cash
£13M
+134.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£33M
+48% vs 2023
Employees
1,263
-3.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£1M
+90.5% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- COLAS LIMITED 1991-11-22 → present
- MAWLAW 127 LIMITED 1991-09-11 → 1991-11-22
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 | £267,604,000 | £258,243,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£13,997,000 | £765,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£15,302,000 | -£1,458,000 | |
| Net profit | -£13,360,000 | -£2,077,000 | |
| Cash | £5,716,000 | £13,415,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £60,333,000 | £67,331,000 | |
| Net assets | £22,263,000 | £32,959,000 | |
| Equity | £22,263,000 | £32,959,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,314 | 1,263 | |
| Wages | £63,813,000 | £62,146,000 |
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 | -5.2% | 0.3% | |
| Net margin | -5.0% | -0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -23.2% | 1.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.19x | 1.43x | |
| Interest cover | -4.17x | 0.15x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the 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
- COLAS LIMITED · parent
- ICB Emulsions Limited 100%
- Allied Infrastructure Management Limited 100%
- Colas UK Projects Limited 70%
- Colas SIAC Limited 100%
- A One Integrated Highway Services Limited 100%
- Aram Resources Limited 100%
- Colcon Limited 100%
- Tregunnon Quarry Limited 100%
- West Of England Quarry Company Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the Colas business in the Isle of Man was acquired by Frank Solutions Group on 3rd September 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 53 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIUFU-HAYWARD, Stefan Irinel | Secretary | 2020-11-01 | — | — |
| GRESSE, Aurelien | Director | 2025-07-28 | Mar 1979 | French |
| KLEEBACH, Oliver | Director | 2025-05-23 | Mar 1970 | German |
| MADELON, Thierry Hubert | Director | 2025-09-30 | Nov 1966 | French |
Show 53 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAY, Antony Charles | Secretary | — | 2005-03-31 |
| STANTON, Graham Derek | Secretary | 2005-04-01 | 2020-10-31 |
| BENQUET, Alain | Director | 2006-12-18 | 2010-07-22 |
| BROOM, Anthony James | Director | — | 2000-03-16 |
| CRAIK, David Pennington | Director | 2010-07-22 | 2019-03-22 |
| DAMAN, Michael James | Director | 1992-07-08 | 1994-01-13 |
| DE PINS, Christian | Director | 2010-07-22 | 2012-04-19 |
| DOBBYN, Francis | Director | — | 1992-07-08 |
| DUPONT, Alain | Director | 1995-07-03 | 2007-11-28 |
| DUPONT, Denis | Director | 1999-06-29 | 2009-11-26 |
| FERGUSSON, Carl James | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2022-02-16 |
| FOOTITT, Graham Lawrence | Director | 1995-02-16 | 1995-07-03 |
| GAILLARD, Bernard | Director | 1999-07-02 | 2006-12-18 |
| GARDES, Frederic Jean Pierre | Director | 2016-02-10 | 2020-02-05 |
| GENESTAR, Thierry | Director | 2017-02-16 | 2018-07-18 |
| GRASS, Francis | Director | 2024-02-06 | 2025-05-23 |
| GRASS, Francis Gerard Charles | Director | 2020-02-05 | 2023-06-16 |
| GRAY, Antony Charles | Director | — | 2004-01-01 |
| HAENTJENS, Eric | Director | 2017-02-16 | 2018-07-18 |
| HARGREAVES, Stephen William | Director | — | 1992-09-01 |
| HASTIE, John Duncan | Director | 1995-02-16 | 1995-07-03 |
| HASTIE, John Duncan | Director | 1992-09-01 | 1993-05-24 |
| HIGGINSON, Simon Andrew | Director | 2018-10-16 | 2020-07-20 |
| HINES, Peter Martin | Director | — | 2009-04-07 |
| HITCHCOCK, Donna Elizabeth | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2023-06-23 |
| HOPKINS, Clive Russell | Director | 1994-04-06 | 1995-07-03 |
| HUGHES, Gordon Clive | Director | — | 1995-07-03 |
| HUTCHINSON, David Christopher | Director | 2002-10-21 | 2007-12-31 |
| JEFFERY, Sean Francis | Director | 2019-02-20 | 2023-09-11 |
| JONES, David Allan | Director | — | 2003-12-12 |
| KEAYES, John Nelson | Director | — | 1998-10-13 |
| LAHMAMSI, Faical | Director | 2019-03-18 | 2025-09-30 |
| LE BOULC'H, Laurent | Director | 2018-07-18 | 2021-02-12 |
| LEOST, Jacques | Director | 2012-04-19 | 2017-02-16 |
| LLOBREGAT, Raphael Francois-Joseph | Director | 2018-07-18 | 2024-02-06 |
| MACKENZIE, Alexander John | Director | — | 1999-07-02 |
| MONTOUCHE, Thierry | Director | 1995-09-27 | 2017-02-16 |
| MONTOUCHE, Thierry | Director | 1995-07-03 | 1995-07-07 |
| MOWATT, Allan Mackinnon | Director | 1998-02-10 | 2005-01-01 |
| ORIOL, Gregory | Director | 2015-07-23 | 2016-02-10 |
| OVERTON, Mark David | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2022-01-31 |
| QUILLIEN, Philippe | Director | 2009-11-26 | 2011-04-19 |
| RAVALEC, Jean Claude | Director | 1995-07-03 | 1999-12-31 |
| RENAUD, Geoffroy-Romain Christian | Director | 2021-02-12 | 2025-07-28 |
| ROULLET, Michel | Director | 1995-07-03 | 2005-05-13 |
| ROUSSEL, Frederic | Director | 2008-04-24 | 2015-07-23 |
| RUIZ, Jean Marie | Director | 1995-07-03 | 1999-06-29 |
| RUSHBROOKE, Lee | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2018-09-03 |
| SHEPPARD, Adrian Keith | Director | 2004-05-18 | 2011-04-19 |
| STRUTHERS, Stewart Leishman | Director | 2002-10-21 | 2020-02-12 |
| THOMPSON, John Alexander | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2018-10-05 |
| WAIGHT, Roy Dennis | Director | 1994-01-25 | 1994-07-29 |
| WEDDLE, Richard John | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2013-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colas S.A. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 230 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
-3.5%
£267,604,000 £258,243,000
-
Cash
+134.7%
£5,716,000 £13,415,000
-
Net assets
+48%
£22,263,000 £32,959,000
-
Employees
-3.9%
1,314 1,263
-
Operating profit
+105.5%
-£13,997,000 £765,000
-
Profit before tax
+90.5%
-£15,302,000 -£1,458,000
-
Wages
-2.6%
£63,813,000 £62,146,000
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