MICHAEL J GALLAGHER CONTRACTORS LIMITED
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Cash
£398K
-62.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£6M
+24.4% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
13
-23.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£74K
-118.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £14,958,553 | £17,612,277 | £10,469,530 | -40.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | £271,715 | £436,174 | -£54,839 | -112.6% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £231,716 | £406,803 | -£73,995 | -118.2% | |
| Net profit | — | £231,716 | £406,803 | -£175,601 | -143.2% | |
| Cash | £120,066 | £1,197,112 | £1,049,402 | £397,742 | -62.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,983,003 | £4,497,951 | £4,887,821 | £6,288,577 | +28.7% | |
| Net assets | — | £4,422,077 | £4,828,880 | £6,006,775 | +24.4% | |
| Equity | £1,983,003 | £4,422,077 | £4,828,880 | £6,006,775 | +24.4% | |
| Average employees | 14 | 18 | 17 | 13 | -23.5% | |
| Wages | — | £878,705 | £963,233 | £938,202 | -2.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £143,200 | £143,200 | £135,760 | -5.2% |
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 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 1.8% | 2.5% | -0.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 1.5% | 2.3% | -1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 6.0% | 8.9% | -0.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 44.6% | 16.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.49x | — | — | |
| Interest cover | — | 6.79x | 14.85x | -2.86x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 group's and parent 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
- MICHAEL J GALLAGHER CONTRACTORS LIMITED · parent
- R.C. Plant Hire Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WELLS, John Ian | Secretary | 2001-07-20 | — | British |
| MACIVER, Alastair Donald | Director | 2001-07-20 | Oct 1962 | British |
| WELLS, John Ian | Director | 2001-07-20 | Apr 1969 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CURRIER, Anne | Secretary | — | 2001-07-11 |
| BEWSEY, Geoffrey James | Director | 1995-11-16 | 1999-09-24 |
| CURRIER, Michael Leslie | Director | — | 2001-07-11 |
| GALLAGHER, John Patrick | Director | — | 2024-09-30 |
| GALLAGHER, Michael Joseph | Director | — | 2020-11-13 |
| SCOTT, Robert Falcon | Director | — | 1992-10-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M J Gallagher Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-02-05 | Active |
| Mr John Patrick Gallagher | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-06-01 | Ceased 2017-02-21 |
| Mr Michael Joseph Gallagher | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-06-01 | Ceased 2017-02-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 148 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-05-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-01 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-05-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-02 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2026-01-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-12 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-11-12 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- 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.