EXPLORE 2050 MANUFACTURING LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of Laing O'Rourke Holdings Limited, the company manufactures concrete products for construction purposes and undertakes commercial building projects.
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£88m
+34.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£24m
+74% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £149,106,000 | £140,343,000 | £198,691,000 | +41.6% | |
| Operating profit | £7,425,000 | £14,196,000 | £24,435,000 | +72.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,174,000 | £13,957,000 | £24,290,000 | +74% | |
| Net profit | £7,567,000 | £12,870,000 | £22,303,000 | +73.3% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £55,116,000 | £66,703,000 | £88,382,000 | +32.5% | |
| Net assets | £52,583,000 | £65,453,000 | £87,756,000 | +34.1% | |
| Equity | £52,583,000 | £65,453,000 | £87,756,000 | +34.1% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.0% | 10.1% | 12.3% | |
| Net margin | 5.1% | 9.2% | 11.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.5% | 21.3% | 27.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 37.6% | 43.1% | 48.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.34x | 2.07x | 1.91x | |
| Interest cover | 29.58x | 59.40x | — |
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 2 times since incorporation
- EXPLORE 2050 MANUFACTURING LIMITED 2022-04-01 → present
- EXPLORE MANUFACTURING LIMITED 2009-12-10 → 2022-04-01
- MALLING PRODUCTS LIMITED 2000-07-26 → 2009-12-10
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 have been prepared on the going concern basis, which assumes that the Company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'HARA, Marie-Claire | Secretary | 2026-02-13 | — | — |
| LYONS, Peter John | Director | 2022-04-26 | Mar 1981 | Irish |
| MCGEENEY, Declan James | Director | 2019-12-20 | Jul 1978 | Irish |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCKENZIE, Clive William Price | Secretary | 2000-07-26 | 2010-05-28 |
| STYANT, Teresa Ann | Secretary | 2010-05-28 | 2016-06-29 |
| TURNER, Robert Edward | Secretary | 2016-06-29 | 2026-02-13 |
| HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-07-26 | 2000-07-26 |
| BAKER, Rowan Clare | Director | 2020-12-18 | 2024-09-27 |
| COLEBY, Steve | Director | 2015-05-27 | 2016-07-01 |
| COLLINS, Paul Cornelius | Director | 2009-03-23 | 2014-08-07 |
| DEMPSEY, Bernard Anthony | Director | 2000-11-06 | 2011-09-01 |
| DYE, Barry | Director | 2000-11-06 | 2002-06-28 |
| GASKIN, Noel Alan | Director | 2019-12-20 | 2020-12-04 |
| HARLEY, Stephen John | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2019-12-20 |
| HARPER, Nigel Anthony | Director | 2000-11-06 | 2003-05-07 |
| HOLLINGSHEAD, Stephen | Director | 2000-11-06 | 2005-10-31 |
| JOHNSON, Dennis Arthur | Director | 2000-07-26 | 2006-05-02 |
| JORDAN, Allan Philip | Director | 2000-11-06 | 2006-05-02 |
| KAZIC, Mihajlo, Dr | Director | 2003-01-06 | 2006-05-02 |
| KELLETT, Russell Guy | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2015-05-29 |
| MCGREGOR, Grant Hutcheson | Director | 2001-02-05 | 2002-10-31 |
| MCINTYRE, Alexander Stewart | Director | 2017-10-18 | 2020-12-18 |
| MCNERNEY, Paul William | Director | 2015-05-27 | 2019-12-20 |
| O'ROURKE, Hubert Desmond | Director | 2000-11-06 | 2014-03-14 |
| O'ROURKE, Raymond Gabriel | Director | 2000-11-06 | 2006-05-02 |
| PURVES, Stuart Robert | Director | 2015-05-27 | 2016-07-01 |
| SHILLITO, David Anthony | Director | 2000-11-06 | 2015-05-27 |
| SIMONS, Martin Andrew Spencer | Director | 2001-06-15 | 2006-05-02 |
| STAEHR, Martin | Director | 2022-04-26 | 2025-12-05 |
| TUCKETT, Callum Mitchell | Director | 2014-08-07 | 2015-05-27 |
| TUCKETT, Callum Mitchell | Director | 2006-05-02 | 2009-06-01 |
| VARNSVERRY, Peter Spencer | Director | 2010-01-18 | 2011-01-27 |
| WAINWRIGHT, Philip Michael | Director | 2006-05-02 | 2007-03-09 |
| WATERS, Hugh | Director | 2006-05-02 | 2009-06-01 |
| HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-07-26 | 2000-07-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laing O'Rourke Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-03-31 | Active |
| R O'Rourke & Son Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-03-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 150 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-04-01 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-20 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-05-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-05 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-04-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-01 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2022-03-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.