KIER GROUP PLC
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Cash
£1.6B
+1.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.4B
+10.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
6,000
+3.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£119M
+3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,854,400,000 | £3,963,000,000 | £4,077,200,000 | +2.9% | |
| Operating profit | £289,800,000 | £150,200,000 | £159,100,000 | +5.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £257,300,000 | £115,600,000 | £119,100,000 | +3% | |
| Net profit | £240,500,000 | — | — | — | |
| Cash | £237,300,000 | £1,559,400,000 | £1,583,100,000 | +1.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £268,000,000 | £2,002,200,000 | £1,811,400,000 | -9.5% | |
| Net assets | £281,700,000 | £1,249,500,000 | £1,377,400,000 | +10.2% | |
| Equity | £281,700,000 | £1,249,500,000 | £1,377,400,000 | +10.2% | |
| Average employees | 5,794 | 5,784 | 6,000 | +3.7% | |
| Wages | £296,400,000 | £632,400,000 | £677,000,000 | +7.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £3,394,000 | £7,921,000 | £9,921,000 | +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 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.5% | 3.8% | 3.9% | |
| Net margin | 6.2% | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 108.1% | 7.5% | 8.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 87.2% | 71.6% | 69.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.35x | 1.46x | 1.35x | |
| Interest cover | 7.43x | 3.95x | 3.65x |
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
- KIER GROUP PLC 1992-06-10 → present
- DE FACTO 265 LIMITED 1992-04-21 → 1992-06-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have undertaken a robust exercise to confirm that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- KIER GROUP PLC · parent
- Kier Build Limited 100%
- Kier Commercial Investments Limited 100%
- Kier Construction Limited 100%
- Kier Infrastructure and Overseas Limited 100%
- Kier Property Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 47 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILNE, Stephen John | Secretary | 2026-02-17 | — | — |
| ATKINSON, Alison Jane | Director | 2020-12-15 | Dec 1969 | British |
| BALDOCK, Anne Elizabeth | Director | 2025-07-01 | Jul 1959 | British |
| BROWNE, Margaret Christine | Director | 2022-09-15 | Apr 1960 | British |
| HINTON, Thomas Edward | Director | 2026-01-01 | Mar 1979 | British |
| LESTER, Matthew John | Director | 2020-01-01 | Jul 1963 | British |
| SADDIQ, Mohammed Habedat | Director | 2024-01-01 | Jun 1970 | British |
| TOGWELL, Stuart John | Director | 2024-10-01 | Jun 1968 | British |
| WATSON, Clive Graeme | Director | 2020-03-30 | Feb 1958 | British |
Show 47 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARTON, Matthew David | Secretary | 2005-07-01 | 2009-11-08 |
| BRAND, Duncan Valentine | Secretary | 1992-05-29 | 2001-07-02 |
| HAMILTON, Deborah Pamela | Secretary | 2009-11-08 | 2010-04-19 |
| HIGGINS, Philip | Secretary | 2021-02-02 | 2021-08-16 |
| MATTAR, Deena Elizabeth | Secretary | 2001-07-02 | 2005-07-01 |
| RAVEN, Hugh Edward Earle | Secretary | 2010-04-19 | 2021-02-02 |
| THAM, Jaime Foong Yi | Secretary | 2021-08-16 | 2026-02-17 |
| TRAVERS SMITH SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-04-21 | 1992-05-29 |
| ATKINSON, Justin Richard | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2024-09-30 |
| BAILEY, Richard Charles | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2016-02-01 |
| BAROUDEL, Constance Frederique | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2020-03-30 |
| BASHFORTH, Ann Kirsty | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2020-12-17 |
| BERRY, Peter Fremantle | Director | 1997-04-01 | 2007-07-01 |
| BOWCOTT, Stephen | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2015-04-27 |
| BRAND, Duncan Valentine | Director | 1992-05-29 | 2001-11-24 |
| BROOK, Nigel Philip | Director | 2015-03-06 | 2018-08-01 |
| BUSBY, Colin Ronald William | Director | 1992-05-29 | 2004-12-13 |
| CORBETT, Peter Graham | Director | 1996-11-25 | 2000-11-25 |
| COX, Philip Gotsall | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2020-01-01 |
| DAVIES, Andrew Oswell Bede | Director | 2019-04-15 | 2025-10-31 |
| DEW, Beverley Edward John | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2019-09-27 |
| DODDS, John | Director | 1992-06-16 | 2010-03-31 |
| FOWLER, Derek | Director | 1992-06-16 | 1997-11-29 |
| GEOGHEGAN, Christopher Vincent | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2014-02-21 |
| GREGORY, Robert William | Director | 2003-06-30 | 2005-04-27 |
| HASSALL, Margaret Grace | Director | 2023-04-05 | 2026-05-29 |
| HOMER, David | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2003-06-30 |
| KESTERTON, Simon John | Director | 2019-08-26 | 2025-12-31 |
| LAWSON, Ian Michael | Director | 2005-10-01 | 2013-06-21 |
| LEATHES, Simon William De Mussenden | Director | 2001-03-12 | 2010-11-12 |
| MATTAR, Deena Elizabeth | Director | 2001-09-12 | 2010-11-12 |
| MELLOR, Amanda Jane | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2016-11-18 |
| MURSELL, Haydn Jonathan | Director | 2010-11-12 | 2019-01-22 |
| O'FARRELL, Michael | Director | 2006-10-01 | 2008-06-06 |
| RABBATTS, Heather Victoria | Director | 2020-03-30 | 2023-03-30 |
| SCARTH, Martin Peter Weston | Director | 1992-06-16 | 2003-05-07 |
| SHEFFIELD, Michael Paul | Director | 2005-10-01 | 2014-06-30 |
| SIDE, Richard William | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2008-11-08 |
| SIMKIN, Richard William | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2011-06-30 |
| TURNER, Nigel Alan, Mr. | Director | 2015-03-06 | 2018-08-01 |
| VERITIERO, Claudio | Director | 2015-03-06 | 2019-11-15 |
| WALKER, Adam Christopher | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2019-12-31 |
| WARRY, Peter Thomas | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| WHITE, Philip Michael | Director | 2006-07-01 | 2017-08-31 |
| WINSER, Nicholas Paul | Director | 2009-03-01 | 2018-11-17 |
| TRAVERS SMITH LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-04-21 | 1992-05-29 |
| TRAVERS SMITH SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-04-21 | 1992-05-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 954 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-06-05 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-06-05 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-06-04 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-06-02 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-28 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-05-08 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-05-08 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-05-06 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-04-14 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-02-26 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-02-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-03 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-02-03 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-02-03 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-02-03 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-02 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 15
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.