CONCEPT BUILDING SERVICES (SOUTHERN) LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-11 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-25
Watchouts
Cash
£14M
+29.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£23M
+23.4% vs 2024
Employees
189
+16.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£6M
+20.4% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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6 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £65,690,592 | £83,468,371 | |
| Operating profit | £5,129,056 | £6,067,526 | |
| Profit before tax | £5,273,172 | £6,346,793 | |
| Net profit | £3,839,665 | £4,663,720 | |
| Cash | £10,741,636 | £13,899,560 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,511,472 | £22,862,781 | |
| Net assets | £18,408,743 | £22,719,130 | |
| Equity | £18,408,743 | £22,719,130 | |
| Average employees | 162 | 189 | |
| Wages | £9,324,665 | £11,396,877 |
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 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.8% | 7.3% | |
| Net margin | 5.8% | 5.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 27.7% | 26.5% | |
| Current ratio | 3.09x | 2.61x | |
| Interest cover | 337.84x | 569.83x |
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
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- CONCEPT BUILDING SERVICES (SOUTHERN) LTD · parent
- Concept Building (Ascension Island) Ltd 100%
- Concept FM Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In the financial year 2025, the Group has demonstrated robust growth and strong performance, with turnover rising by 27.1% to £83.47M from £65.69M in 2024. Our projection for turnover last year was 17% growth so the Group has exceeded the projected target.”
- “Gross profit increased by 6.1% to £12.34M, and operating profit rose by 18.3% to £6.07M. This performance reflects strategic investments in workforce expansion and operational capacity initiated in 2024, which have positioned the firm for continued growth into financial year 2026.”
- “Notably, we invested in the expansion and capability of our fire safety teams and reporting systems, reinforcing our commitment to safety and regulatory excellence.”
- “In 2025, the Group experienced notable workforce expansion and increased operational investment compared to the previous year. The total staff count rose by 16.7%, from 162 in 2024 to 189 in 2025.”
- “Financially, direct salaries under cost of sales (COS) surged by 32.6% in 2025 compared to 2024. Non-direct salaries under overheads (OHP) decreased by 9.1%, from 2024. These figures reflect the company's strategic emphasis on scaling operations while managing leadership costs and benefits.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORRIS, Richard | Director | 2025-11-25 | May 1975 | British |
| STAMP, James | Director | 2025-11-25 | May 1973 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEWBOLD, Joe | Secretary | 2005-10-18 | 2007-12-01 |
| CANTERFIELD LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-09-02 | 2005-10-18 |
| FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-08-27 | 2003-09-01 |
| WMK ACCOUNTING SERVICES LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2007-12-01 | 2012-11-19 |
| ALEXANDER, Gillian | Director | 2018-06-01 | 2025-11-25 |
| CARTY, Joseph | Director | 2003-09-02 | 2025-11-25 |
| HARRIS, Marcus | Director | 2012-03-30 | 2019-02-14 |
| KELLY, William Myles | Director | 2007-12-01 | 2012-11-19 |
| KING, Jeremy Stuart | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2021-01-01 |
| MARSH, Tony | Director | 2004-02-01 | 2025-11-25 |
| MASTERS, Brian Douglas | Director | 2007-12-01 | 2017-09-05 |
| PERRETT, Daniel | Director | 2023-04-17 | 2025-11-25 |
| PERRY, James Edward | Director | 2024-03-04 | 2025-11-25 |
| POWELL, Jan | Director | 2007-12-01 | 2021-09-01 |
| SMALL, Daniel Brian | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2024-12-10 |
| SPAIN, Nicole | Director | 2004-10-01 | 2017-08-08 |
| SYMES, Christopher Hugh | Director | 2007-12-01 | 2008-12-04 |
| WILLCOCKS, Mark Gregory | Director | 2023-04-17 | 2025-11-25 |
| FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-08-27 | 2003-09-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axis Clc Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-11-25 | Active |
| Mr Joseph Carty | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-08 | Ceased 2025-11-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 165 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-05 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-09 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2025-12-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-26 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 6
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 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31
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Turnover
+27.1%
£65,690,592 £83,468,371
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Cash
+29.4%
£10,741,636 £13,899,560
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Net assets
+23.4%
£18,408,743 £22,719,130
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Employees
+16.7%
162 189
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Operating profit
+18.3%
£5,129,056 £6,067,526
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Profit before tax
+20.4%
£5,273,172 £6,346,793
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Wages
+22.2%
£9,324,665 £11,396,877
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