RIDER LEVETT BUCKNALL UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-20 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-05-06
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
+7% vs 2024
Net assets
£20M
+6.8% vs 2024
Employees
1,433
+11.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£5M
+41.7% vs 2024
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 2 times since incorporation
- RIDER LEVETT BUCKNALL UK LIMITED 2007-05-30 → present
- BUCKNALL AUSTIN LIMITED 2003-08-11 → 2007-05-30
- GW 135 LIMITED 2003-01-31 → 2003-08-11
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 | £149,591,000 | £178,388,000 | |
| Operating profit | £3,966,000 | £5,700,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £3,679,000 | £5,214,000 | |
| Net profit | £2,735,000 | £3,987,000 | |
| Cash | £4,164,000 | £4,454,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,965,000 | £23,996,000 | |
| Net assets | £18,378,000 | £19,624,000 | |
| Equity | £18,378,000 | £19,624,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,283 | 1,433 | |
| Wages | £74,823,000 | £94,125,000 |
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 | 2.7% | 3.2% | |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.1% | 23.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 65.3% | 71.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.52x | 1.43x | |
| Interest cover | 14.58x | 10.96x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the Group or the Company or to cease their operations, and as they have concluded that the Group and the Company's financial position means that this is realistic. They have also concluded that there are no material uncertainties that could have cast significant doubt over their ability to continue as a going concern for at least a year from the date of approval of the financial statements ("the going concern period")”
Group structure
- RIDER LEVETT BUCKNALL UK LIMITED · parent
- Novus Solutions Limited 100%
- Rider Levett Bucknall India (Private) Limited 100%
- Rider Levett Bucknall Construction Management UK Limited 100%
- Rider Levett Bucknall Saudi Arabia LLC 65%
- Community Energy Investments Limited 51%
- EPG - Rider Levett Bucknall Limited 51%
- McCoy James Limited 50%
- Rider Levett Bucknall Contract Services Limited 50%
- Rider Levett Bucknall (Caribbean) Limited 33%
- Rider Hunt Terotechnology Melbourne Pty Limited 5%
- Rider Levett Bucknall SIP Company Limited 100%
- Rider Levett Bucknall Limited LLC 5%
- Rider Levett Bucknall Digital UK Limited 100%
- Sustainable Venue Solutions Limited 36%
- Rider Levett Bucknall GmbH 100%
- RLB (Europe) BV 80%
- Rider Levett Bucknall Pty Ltd 27.27%
- Rider Levett Bucknall Spain S L 100%
Significant events
- “Since 2024, the company has partnered with Planet Mark for carbon data, with its UK carbon footprint being third-party verified, leading to the company becoming a Planet Mark Certified Business.”
- “Air travel emissions increased by 93.3% against baseline and 110.6% since the previous reporting year, attributed in part to the Global Board meeting in Australia in October 2024.”
- “The Executive Board undertook an evaluation and decided to evolve its structure with the addition of key roles necessary for the next phase of business transformation.”
- “Rider Levett Bucknall Nordics AB was incorporated in Sweden on 14th May 2025 with a share capital of SEK25,000 and is 100% owned by Rider Levett Bucknall UK Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATELEY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-01-31 | — | — |
| BROWN, Andrew Fettes | Director | 2025-05-01 | Apr 1982 | British |
| DRAPER, Sarah Charlotte | Director | 2025-05-01 | Oct 1977 | British |
| ELIOT, Nicholas David | Director | 2025-05-01 | Mar 1970 | British |
| GILLINGHAM, Stephen Paul | Director | 2025-05-01 | Sep 1969 | British |
| REYNOLDS, Andrew James | Director | 2014-03-06 | Sep 1971 | British Virgin Islander |
| ROBINSON, Guy Symon Gifford | Director | 2025-05-01 | May 1973 | British |
| WEAVER, Mark | Director | 2012-01-26 | Jan 1970 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| STABLES, Stuart | Secretary | 2003-02-27 | 2025-08-01 |
| GW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-01-31 | 2003-02-27 |
| BENTLEY, Ann Elizabeth | Director | 2003-04-25 | 2016-03-16 |
| BIRCHALL, Simon John | Director | 2006-01-03 | 2008-01-01 |
| BUCKNALL, David John | Director | 2003-02-21 | 2008-09-12 |
| CATCHPOLE, Anthony | Director | 2012-01-26 | 2016-03-16 |
| HIGGINS, David Andrew | Director | 2003-06-03 | 2005-05-23 |
| HIGHAM, Philip | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2007-11-13 |
| LLOYD, Russell John | Director | 2003-06-03 | 2005-05-23 |
| MORGAN, John Franklin | Director | 2003-04-25 | 2006-06-26 |
| RITCHIE, Andrew | Director | 2006-05-01 | 2007-11-13 |
| SHEEHY, Dean | Director | 2014-03-06 | 2026-05-01 |
| STABLES, Stuart | Director | 2003-04-25 | 2025-08-01 |
| TAYLOR, Lance Earl | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2014-09-22 |
| GW INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2003-01-31 | 2003-02-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James Nicholas Cunningham-Davis | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-01-04 | Active |
| Mr Mark St John Schofield | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-01-04 |
| Mrs Maureen Caroline Quayle | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-01-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 144 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-02-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-29 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-23 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 5
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
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Turnover
+19.3%
£149,591,000 £178,388,000
-
Cash
+7%
£4,164,000 £4,454,000
-
Net assets
+6.8%
£18,378,000 £19,624,000
-
Employees
+11.7%
1,283 1,433
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Operating profit
+43.7%
£3,966,000 £5,700,000
-
Profit before tax
+41.7%
£3,679,000 £5,214,000
-
Wages
+25.8%
£74,823,000 £94,125,000
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