STANTEC UK LIMITED
Operating as the UK subsidiary of the global Stantec group, the company provides architectural, engineering, and management consultancy services.
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Cash
£8.7M
-23.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£209M
+98.1% vs 2023
Employees
2,656
+16.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£9.7M
+352.4% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £270,568,000 | £294,470,000 | +8.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£3,565,000 | £4,145,000 | +216.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,861,000 | £9,745,000 | +352.4% | |
| Net profit | -£3,815,000 | £7,548,000 | +297.9% | |
| Cash | £11,294,000 | £8,672,000 | -23.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £141,737,000 | £248,495,000 | +75.3% | |
| Net assets | £105,737,000 | £209,475,000 | +98.1% | |
| Equity | £105,737,000 | £209,475,000 | +98.1% | |
| Average employees | 2,280 | 2,656 | +16.5% | |
| Wages | £115,280,000 | £142,045,000 | +23.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,393,000 | £2,447,000 | +2.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.3% | 1.4% | |
| Net margin | -1.4% | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.5% | 1.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 56.1% | 38.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.31x | 1.49x | |
| Interest cover | -1.43x | 1.84x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- STANTEC UK LIMITED 2017-12-29 → present
- MWH UK LIMITED 2001-06-25 → 2017-12-29
- MONTGOMERY WATSON LIMITED 1993-03-01 → 2001-06-25
- WATSON HAWKSLEY LIMITED 1987-05-08 → 1993-03-01
- T. & C. HAWKSLEY (SERVICES) LIMITED 1974-10-22 → 1987-05-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements are prepared on the going concern basis. The Company has a long history of profitable trading and has no significant external debt and is supported by the Stantec Group, when acquisitions are made in the UK. ... Having considered all the above, the directors remain confident that the Company will continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future and therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- STANTEC UK LIMITED · parent
- Peter Brett Associates LLP 99%
- Stantec Limited 100%
- Barton Willmore Holdings Limited 100%
- Hydrock Holdings Limited 100%
- Stantec UK Arabia Engineering Consultant 100%
Significant events
- “On 8 April 2025 Stantec Europe Limited acquired the Ryan Hanley group. A payment of €22,995,000 was made on completion.”
- “21 March 2025, 6,000,000 ordinary shares were issued at £1 each”
- “During 2024 the company experienced another year of significant revenue growth across all sectors, in particular the Water, Energy, Buildings and Planning & Design sectors.”
- “Growth within Water was significant as investment across the sector has significantly increased, driven by a successful outcome from the AMP8 investment cycle tender process. Buildings growth was driven by activity during the year on the Agratas project for the design of a major Electric Vehicle Battery manufacturing facility in Southwest England.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALL STURT, Victoria | Secretary | 2004-05-05 | — | British |
| BANKS, Peter Hendry | Director | 2024-06-03 | Dec 1970 | British |
| HALL-STURT, Victoria Jayne | Director | 2018-08-30 | Jan 1973 | British |
| SCHEFER, Catherine Margaret | Director | 2013-11-06 | Jan 1968 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLINGWOOD, Graham | Secretary | — | 2004-04-05 |
| MALONEY, Gina Paola | Secretary | 2012-11-05 | 2018-08-03 |
| MOIST, Sarah Ann | Secretary | 2008-07-31 | 2016-12-01 |
| AINGER, Charles Major | Director | — | 1995-05-12 |
| BARRETT, Alan Dennis | Director | — | 1995-08-16 |
| BICKNELL, Mark | Director | — | 1992-09-30 |
| BIGGERS, Mark | Director | 1996-11-14 | 1998-11-01 |
| BRIDLE, Rodney Charles | Director | — | 1995-05-12 |
| COLE, Ronald Gordon | Director | — | 2002-12-31 |
| COWELL, Andrew Richard | Director | 2008-02-22 | 2009-01-23 |
| DROSSAERT, Wilhelmus Maria Eugene, Dr | Director | 2009-09-18 | 2015-06-08 |
| FARRER, Kenneth Arthur | Director | 1995-10-02 | 2008-03-05 |
| FRITH, Stephen Joseph | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2009-01-23 |
| GARRIONE, Giampaolo | Director | 1999-01-01 | 1999-08-18 |
| HEINSOO, Tiit | Director | 1992-07-23 | 1996-10-23 |
| LEONARD, Matthew Stephen Michael | Director | 1995-10-02 | 1998-12-31 |
| MCAULAY, Ian James, Dr | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2007-04-12 |
| NADARAJAH, Arumugam | Director | — | 1992-09-30 |
| NICKOLS, Adrian David | Director | 2006-05-02 | 2009-08-24 |
| NOBLE, Ian Andrew | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2020-01-31 |
| OSWELL, Michael Andrew | Director | 1995-10-02 | 1999-08-18 |
| OSWELL, Michael Andrew | Director | — | 1992-09-30 |
| PIKE, Jonathan Richard | Director | 2008-02-22 | 2010-10-12 |
| RICHARDSON, John | Director | — | 1992-09-30 |
| SANDERSON, Garry John | Director | 2012-05-04 | 2014-09-03 |
| SCHEFER, Catherine Margaret | Director | 2010-10-13 | 2012-05-04 |
| SCHOFIELD, Robert James | Director | 1996-11-19 | 2002-09-30 |
| SCHOFIELD, Robert James | Director | — | 1992-09-30 |
| SMITH, David Anthony | Director | 2015-06-18 | 2024-06-03 |
| SOMERVILLE, John | Director | 1992-07-23 | 1993-07-01 |
| STAPLES, Kenneth Derek | Director | — | 1995-10-02 |
| THOMPSON, Michael John | Director | — | 1992-09-30 |
| TOLANEY, Murli | Director | 1992-07-23 | 1999-08-18 |
| UHLER, Robert | Director | 1993-12-01 | 1999-08-18 |
| WANKMULLER, Richard | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2006-05-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stantec Europe Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% (as firm), Voting 75–100% (as firm), Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 217 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-10-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-29 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-31 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-01-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-11-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-04-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-02-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-12-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-10-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 3
- 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.