BLACK & VEATCH (U.K.) LIMITED
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Cash
£18m
-54.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£14m
-34.3% vs 2024
Employees
82
-1.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3.4m
-21.3% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £27,144,000 | £38,150,000 | £39,020,000 | £41,933,000 | +7.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,321,000 | £2,064,000 | £2,727,000 | +32.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,810,000 | £2,608,000 | £4,319,000 | £3,399,000 | -21.3% | |
| Net profit | £1,825,000 | £2,913,000 | £4,688,000 | £1,688,000 | -64% | |
| Cash | £13,532,000 | £32,222,000 | £40,751,000 | £18,421,000 | -54.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £12,430,000 | £17,672,000 | £21,846,000 | £14,353,000 | -34.3% | |
| Equity | £12,430,000 | £17,565,000 | £21,846,000 | £14,353,000 | -34.3% | |
| Average employees | 55 | 82 | 83 | 82 | -1.2% | |
| Wages | £4,081,000 | £7,236,000 | £7,813,000 | £7,675,000 | -1.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £619,000 | £370,000 | £243,000 | £119,000 | -51% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £18,000 | £11,000 | £3,000 | -72.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £166,000 | £159,000 | £119,000 | -25.2% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 3.5% | 5.3% | 6.5% | |
| Net margin | 6.7% | 7.6% | 12.0% | 4.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 57.4% | 67.2% | 66.4% | 60.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.35x | 1.40x | 1.46x | |
| Interest cover | — | 1.51x | 31.75x | 12.63x |
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
- BLACK & VEATCH (U.K.) LIMITED 1989-06-22 → present
- TOLU LIMITED 1989-04-26 → 1989-06-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Shaw Gibbs Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the directors are of the opinion that there are no material uncertainties as to the group's ability to continue as a going concern in the foreseeable future (twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements) and therefore believe it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- BLACK & VEATCH (U.K.) LIMITED · parent
- Black & Veatch International Limited 100%
- Black & Veatch Mongolia LLC 0%
- Black & Veatch Partner Consulting Engineers 75%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 41 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILSON, Gordon James | Secretary | 2022-05-02 | — | — |
| HOGAN, Patrick Gerard, Dr | Director | 2025-08-29 | Mar 1964 | British,American |
| III, Rafael Enriquillo Frias | Director | 2025-10-17 | Nov 1975 | American |
Show 41 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COCKRELL, Frank | Secretary | — | 1993-06-16 |
| DALY, Christine Anne | Secretary | 2007-12-21 | 2014-07-23 |
| HEDEMANN, George Christian | Secretary | 1995-01-09 | 2008-06-02 |
| MCCORMACK, Francis Declan Finbar Tempany | Secretary | 2014-07-23 | 2022-05-02 |
| SCHOENLAUB, Fred Edward | Secretary | 1993-06-16 | 1995-01-09 |
| TRIPLETT, Timothy | Secretary | 2008-06-02 | 2014-01-17 |
| ACHESON, Allen Morrow | Director | — | 1992-04-13 |
| ADAM, Paul James | Director | 1989-07-07 | 1999-11-30 |
| AINSWORTH, Bruce Alan | Director | 2005-12-07 | 2013-06-21 |
| BLACKER, Ian | Director | 2022-08-31 | 2024-03-14 |
| COLLINS, Anthony Edward | Director | 2007-12-21 | 2010-12-16 |
| DAVIDSON, Patrick George, Dr | Director | 1996-12-10 | 2001-08-06 |
| DOULL, James Douglas | Director | 2021-01-15 | 2025-07-24 |
| FAIRFAX, Matthew William | Director | 2020-12-04 | 2021-01-15 |
| GIBSON, Robbie John Reed | Director | 2020-12-04 | 2025-05-16 |
| GURNEY, Charles Albert | Director | 1999-08-12 | 2000-09-04 |
| HALL, Wayne Frank | Director | 1993-06-16 | 2006-02-16 |
| HARMER, Paul | Director | 2020-12-04 | 2022-07-31 |
| HEDEMANN, George Christian | Director | 1995-01-09 | 2008-06-02 |
| HETHERINGTON, James Stephen | Director | 1997-08-13 | 1998-04-30 |
| HOFFMAN, Angela | Director | 2005-12-07 | 2006-06-23 |
| HUGHES, Lawrence Gareth Spencer | Director | 1999-11-30 | 2000-08-08 |
| JOHNSON III, Clifford A | Director | 2006-01-12 | 2007-12-21 |
| MAZANY, Daniel Keith | Director | 1993-06-16 | 1999-09-01 |
| MERJANEH, Youssef | Director | 2021-04-14 | 2025-08-29 |
| MOIR, Ian William Morham | Director | 1992-04-14 | 1993-09-20 |
| PATTON, James Learoy | Director | 1993-06-16 | 2002-08-24 |
| REORDA, Thomas | Director | 2011-12-08 | 2014-01-17 |
| ROBINSON, Ian Michael | Director | 2013-06-21 | 2021-01-15 |
| ROBINSON, John Hamilton, Chairman | Director | 1993-06-01 | 2000-03-31 |
| RUISCH JNR, Robert Glenwood | Director | 1993-06-16 | 1996-07-15 |
| SCHOENLAUB, Fred Edward | Director | 1993-06-16 | 1995-01-09 |
| SCOTT, Christopher William Timpson | Director | 2020-12-04 | 2022-11-04 |
| SMITH, Christopher James | Director | 2000-10-06 | 2005-12-02 |
| SMITH, Douglas Gene | Director | 1999-11-30 | 2004-01-30 |
| STAMM, Rolf | Director | — | 1993-06-16 |
| THOMAS, Rosemary Elizabeth | Director | 2004-04-23 | 2004-09-30 |
| TRESISE, Michael Charles | Director | 1996-12-10 | 2000-10-08 |
| TRIPLETT, Timothy | Director | 2008-06-02 | 2014-01-17 |
| WRIGHTON, Emma Kathryn | Director | 2007-12-21 | 2011-12-31 |
| YOUINGS, John | Director | 1999-11-30 | 2004-04-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black & Veatch International Company | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-12-03 | Ceased 2020-12-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 209 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-11-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-15 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-05 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-07-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.