WHITEMOUNTAIN QUARRIES LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Cash
£12M
+188.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£104M
+10.4% vs 2023
Employees
160
-11.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£13M
+32% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- WHITEMOUNTAIN QUARRIES LTD 2006-04-03 → present
- WHITEMOUNTAIN (SURFACING) LTD 1985-01-24 → 2006-04-03
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £83,987,000 | £83,484,000 | |
| Operating profit | £6,444,000 | £10,626,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £9,793,000 | £12,928,000 | |
| Net profit | £7,117,000 | £9,689,000 | |
| Cash | £4,294,000 | £12,369,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £100,616,000 | £110,725,000 | |
| Net assets | £94,429,000 | £104,213,000 | |
| Equity | £94,429,000 | £104,213,000 | |
| Average employees | 180 | 160 | |
| Wages | £7,903,000 | £8,466,000 |
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 | 7.7% | 12.7% | |
| Net margin | 8.5% | 11.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.4% | 9.6% | |
| Current ratio | 3.26x | 3.48x | |
| Interest cover | 96.18x | 115.50x |
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
- KPMG
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company is profitable and cash generative, with net assets of £104,213,000 (2023: £94,429,000). Banking facilities and USPP loan notes provide funding. Cash flow forecasts show sustained profitability and cash generation under a 'severe but plausible' downside scenario. Directors confirm sufficient funds for 12 months.”
Group structure
- WHITEMOUNTAIN QUARRIES LTD · parent
- Lagan Bitumen Limited 100%
- Roadmix Limited 100%
- Lagan Whitemountain Limited 100%
- Lagan Airports Limited 100%
- Mulholland Bros (Brick and Sand) Limited* 99.9%
- Kilcarn Limited 100%
- Alpha Resource Management Ltd ** 100%
- Breedon Whitemountain Ltd 100%
- Robinson Quarry Masters Limited 100%
- Lough Neagh Sand Traders Limited 25%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATHERTON-HAM, James West | Secretary | 2022-03-01 | — | — |
| ATHERTON-HAM, James West | Director | 2022-03-01 | Nov 1970 | British |
| BROTHERTON, James Edward | Director | 2021-03-16 | Aug 1969 | British |
| TURNBULL, Mark Edward | Director | 2026-03-18 | Mar 1982 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANAVAN, Declan Vincent | Secretary | 2008-05-06 | 2018-10-31 |
| JENKINS, Charles Gerard | Secretary | 2005-08-01 | 2008-05-06 |
| MCDONALD, Ross Edward | Secretary | 2018-10-31 | 2022-03-01 |
| MCNAMARA, Rory | Secretary | 1985-01-24 | 2005-08-01 |
| ANDREW, William Lyle | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2013-08-30 |
| CANAVAN, Declan Vincent | Director | 2010-08-30 | 2018-10-31 |
| CAREY, John Charles (Ian) | Director | 2000-10-04 | 2006-03-22 |
| GILROY, Patrick Richard | Director | 2023-05-18 | 2024-09-30 |
| HANNA, Adrian Kenneth | Director | 1999-06-26 | 2000-02-04 |
| KELLY, Mark Francis | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2019-01-31 |
| LAGAN, Kevin John Patrick | Director | 1985-01-24 | 2018-04-20 |
| LAGAN, Michael Anthony | Director | 1985-01-24 | 2010-09-01 |
| MACNAMARA, Brian | Director | 2002-02-20 | 2006-03-22 |
| MCCANN, Sean Gerard | Director | 2011-01-20 | 2018-04-20 |
| MCCLURE, Timothy | Director | 2023-11-01 | 2026-03-18 |
| MCDONALD, Liam Paul | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2023-09-30 |
| MCDONALD, Ross Edward | Director | 2018-04-20 | 2022-03-01 |
| MCNAMARA, Rory | Director | 1985-01-24 | 2005-08-01 |
| MULLAN, Aidan Martin | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2023-07-04 |
| PATTERSON, Samuel Wilfred | Director | 1999-06-26 | 2006-03-22 |
| WALSH, Mark Joseph | Director | 2006-04-04 | 2010-09-01 |
| WOOD, Robert | Director | 2018-04-20 | 2021-03-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breedon Midco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-07-29 | Active |
| Breedon Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-06-09 | Ceased 2024-07-29 |
| Breedon Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2018-04-20 | Ceased 2023-06-09 |
| Mr Sean Gerard Mccann | Individual | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2017-11-21 | Ceased 2018-04-20 |
| Mr Peter Gary Woods | Individual | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2017-11-21 | Ceased 2018-04-20 |
| John Patrick Kevin Lagan | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-04-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 197 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-29 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-20 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
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Turnover
-0.6%
£83,987,000 £83,484,000
-
Cash
+188.1%
£4,294,000 £12,369,000
-
Net assets
+10.4%
£94,429,000 £104,213,000
-
Employees
-11.1%
180 160
-
Operating profit
+64.9%
£6,444,000 £10,626,000
-
Profit before tax
+32%
£9,793,000 £12,928,000
-
Wages
+7.1%
£7,903,000 £8,466,000
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