BAM NUTTALL LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of the Dutch Royal BAM Group, the company is a civil engineering contractor providing design, construction, and maintenance services for major transport and infrastructure projects.
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Cash
£153M
+5.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£233M
+8.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
3,643
+2.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£58M
-36.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,214,743,000 | £1,361,529,000 | £1,476,038,000 | +8.4% | |
| Operating profit | £52,144,000 | £76,259,000 | £43,414,000 | -43.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £64,377,000 | £91,222,000 | £57,822,000 | -36.6% | |
| Net profit | £49,718,000 | £65,986,000 | £47,025,000 | -28.7% | |
| Cash | £146,568,000 | £144,536,000 | £152,576,000 | +5.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £218,509,000 | £252,607,000 | £271,899,000 | +7.6% | |
| Net assets | £178,694,000 | £213,831,000 | £232,959,000 | +8.9% | |
| Equity | £178,694,000 | £213,831,000 | £232,959,000 | +8.9% | |
| Average employees | 3,503 | 3,542 | 3,643 | +2.9% | |
| Wages | £202,298,000 | £221,868,000 | £245,728,000 | +10.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £737,000 | £814,000 | £835,000 | +2.6% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.3% | 5.6% | 2.9% | |
| Net margin | 4.1% | 4.8% | 3.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 23.9% | 30.2% | 16.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 76.5% | 71.8% | 74.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.23x | 1.32x | 1.25x | |
| Interest cover | 17.07x | 30.07x | 11.84x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BAM NUTTALL LIMITED 2008-10-09 → present
- EDMUND NUTTALL LIMITED 1935-09-20 → 2008-10-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements of the Company have been prepared on a going concern basis as the directors have concluded that the Company will continue in operational existence and meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least the period of their assessment which is to 31 May 2027.”
Group structure
- BAM NUTTALL LIMITED · parent
- Allbrook Contract Hire Limited 100%
- Broadland Environmental Services Limited 90%
- BAM Infrastructure Limited 100%
- BAM International Australia Pty Limited 100%
Significant events
- “High Court Ruling on the assessment of the validity of the section 37 certificates for amendments of the defined benefit pension scheme (Pension note 18c, page 68).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVEY, Michelle Jane | Secretary | 2013-01-01 | — | British |
| JONES, Huw | Director | 2023-01-16 | May 1980 | British |
| PHILLPOT, Ian Gerald | Director | 2020-10-01 | Dec 1973 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RENSHAW, Geoffrey Mark | Secretary | 2001-09-28 | 2013-01-01 |
| SIMPSON, Norman | Secretary | 1998-08-27 | 2001-09-28 |
| TRIMBY, David George | Secretary | — | 1998-08-27 |
| BELLAMY, Martin Richard | Director | 2015-08-10 | 2017-10-09 |
| BELSHAM, David Keith | Director | 2002-09-09 | 2013-06-01 |
| BROOKS, Peter Barry | Director | — | 2007-05-08 |
| BUDDEN, Robert Frederick Walters | Director | — | 1992-11-30 |
| CRABTREE, Garry Keith | Director | 1997-03-07 | 2002-08-15 |
| DE RONDE BRESSER, Nicolaas | Director | — | 1997-03-07 |
| DUNPHY, Ruth Marie | Director | 2019-06-01 | 2020-10-01 |
| FOX, Stephen Charles | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2020-06-01 |
| FRANKLIN, Adrian John Douglas | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1997-03-07 |
| GILBERT, John William, Right Honorable The Lord Gilbert | Director | — | 1997-03-07 |
| GRICE, John Robert | Director | — | 1994-01-01 |
| JAMES, Robert Arthur Edward | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2017-06-01 |
| PARISH, Ian Malcolm | Director | 2021-10-01 | 2023-01-16 |
| REIGERSMAN, Carel Jan Anthony | Director | 1997-03-07 | 2003-07-31 |
| RENSHAW, Geoffrey Mark | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2019-06-01 |
| ROGERS, Martin John | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2011-04-08 |
| SAVORY, Adrian Philip | Director | 2020-06-01 | 2021-10-01 |
| TREADGOLD, Robert | Director | 2002-09-09 | 2013-01-01 |
| VERAART, Jan Joseph Marie | Director | — | 2000-07-15 |
| YORK, Derek Arthur | Director | — | 1995-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bam Group (Uk) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 182 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-14 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-01-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-08 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.