VOLKERRAIL SPECIALIST BUSINESSES LIMITED
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Cash
£7k
-80.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£31m
+14.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
687
-7.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£13m
+54.1% 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 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £173,453,000 | £165,386,000 | £141,600,000 | -14.4% | |
| Operating profit | £6,654,000 | £9,174,000 | £13,710,000 | +49.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,109,000 | £8,413,000 | £12,961,000 | +54.1% | |
| Net profit | £4,631,000 | £6,440,000 | £10,293,000 | +59.8% | |
| Cash | £11,408,000 | £36,000 | £7,000 | -80.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £39,928,000 | £43,728,000 | £46,690,000 | +6.8% | |
| Net assets | £25,253,000 | £27,093,000 | £30,986,000 | +14.4% | |
| Equity | £25,253,000 | £27,093,000 | £30,986,000 | +14.4% | |
| Average employees | 698 | 740 | 687 | -7.2% | |
| Wages | £40,843,000 | £45,974,000 | £43,868,000 | -4.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £788,000 | £738,000 | £670,000 | -9.2% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.8% | 5.5% | 9.7% | |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 3.9% | 7.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.7% | 21.0% | 29.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 62.0% | 66.6% | 61.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.26x | 1.43x | |
| Interest cover | 12.21x | 12.06x | 18.30x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- VOLKERRAIL SPECIALIST BUSINESSES LIMITED 2010-01-08 → present
- VOLKERRAIL PLANT LIMITED 2009-02-27 → 2010-01-08
- GRANTPLANT LIMITED 2001-06-26 → 2009-02-27
- BROOMCO (2534) LIMITED 2001-04-10 → 2001-06-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- 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 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRCH, Stuart James | Director | 2025-05-13 | Jan 1972 | British |
| HARRIS, Anita Suzanne | Director | 2023-07-04 | Oct 1975 | British |
| KENNEDY, Jacqueline Moira | Director | 2024-07-15 | Apr 1970 | British |
| MCCREANOR, Niall | Director | 2020-12-22 | Jun 1965 | British |
| OFFORD, Richard Andrew | Director | 2022-08-25 | Sep 1964 | British |
| WILKINS, Andrew Michael | Director | 2010-07-01 | Oct 1964 | British |
| WOODS, Matthew Gordon | Director | 2011-03-15 | May 1965 | British |
| VOLKERWESSELS UK LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2009-06-09 | — | — |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EATON, Keith Andrew | Secretary | 2001-05-14 | 2008-03-20 |
| TAYLOR, Richard John | Secretary | 2008-03-20 | 2009-02-10 |
| WEST, Alison Taylor | Secretary | 2009-02-10 | 2014-07-31 |
| DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-04-10 | 2001-05-14 |
| COCLIFF, Stephen Jeffrey | Director | 2009-11-30 | 2024-12-31 |
| CONNELL, Naomi Anne | Director | 2011-03-15 | 2023-07-16 |
| EATON, Keith Andrew | Director | 2001-05-14 | 2008-03-20 |
| EDWARDS, John Grenville | Director | 2001-05-14 | 2010-02-12 |
| MITCHELL, Stephen Alexander | Director | 2008-03-20 | 2009-11-30 |
| NOLAN, Paul Howard | Director | 2009-11-30 | 2024-07-15 |
| ROBERTSON, Alan Robert | Director | 2011-03-15 | 2023-12-31 |
| TAYLOR, Richard John | Director | 2008-03-20 | 2010-07-01 |
| DLA NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-04-10 | 2001-05-14 |
| DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-04-10 | 2001-05-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volkerrail Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 127 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.