MACE CONSULT LIMITED
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Cash
£87m
-1.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£127m
+14% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
5,502
+3.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£31m
-57.2% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | £77,489,000 | £473,483,000 | £535,019,000 | +13% | |
| Operating profit | £16,332,000 | £70,904,000 | £30,422,000 | -57.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £16,140,000 | £72,309,000 | £30,978,000 | -57.2% | |
| Net profit | £11,246,000 | £59,148,000 | £19,642,000 | -66.8% | |
| Cash | £13,255,000 | £87,965,000 | £86,589,000 | -1.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £56,410,000 | £117,102,000 | £130,994,000 | +11.9% | |
| Net assets | £56,410,000 | £111,519,000 | £127,096,000 | +14% | |
| Equity | £56,410,000 | £110,937,000 | £126,619,000 | +14.1% | |
| Average employees | 2,588 | 5,315 | 5,502 | +3.5% | |
| Wages | £208,936,000 | £247,798,000 | £323,620,000 | +30.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £939,000 | £799,000 | £1,726,000 | +116% |
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 | 21.1% | 15.0% | 5.7% | |
| Net margin | 14.5% | 12.5% | 3.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 29.0% | 60.5% | 23.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 42.1% | — | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.80x | 1.46x | 1.49x | |
| Interest cover | 17.87x | 82.45x | 29.59x |
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
- MACE CONSULT LIMITED 2021-02-02 → present
- MACE INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED 2009-12-03 → 2021-02-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have considered the consequences of trading events and conditions it can predict now and, in the future, and have determined that they do not create a material uncertainty that casts significant doubt upon the Group's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- MACE CONSULT LIMITED · parent
- Mace Australia Proprietary Limited 100%
- Mace Consultancy (Canada) Limited 100%
- Mace Consultoria Colombia S.A.S. 100%
- Mace Zagreb d.o.o. 100%
- TB Construction LLC 100%
Significant events
- “In July 2025, the business announced a majority investment into Mace Consult by Goldman Sachs Alternatives through a carve-out from the Mace Finance Limited group ("Mace Group").”
- “On 2 September 2025, the Group completed the acquisition of TB Construction Consultants LLC (Turton Bond) for $15.0m (£11.2m) including assumed liabilities.”
- “On 5 March 2026, Goldman Sachs Alternatives completed its majority shareholding investment of Mace Consult Limited and its subsidiaries.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENTLEY-PRICE, Zoe, Mrs. | Director | 2026-03-05 | May 1975 | British |
| DABASIA, Davendra Laxmidas | Director | 2020-01-27 | Mar 1979 | British |
| EASTHOPE, Daniel James | Director | 2024-11-15 | Oct 1971 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANGAN, Eloise Jane | Secretary | 2013-01-22 | 2017-06-27 |
| MUSGROVE, Robert Hugh | Secretary | 2024-12-31 | 2026-03-05 |
| PATE, Carolyn | Secretary | 2017-07-12 | 2024-12-31 |
| WADE, Jarlath Delphene | Secretary | 2009-12-03 | 2013-01-22 |
| ATKINSON, Peter Terence | Director | 2010-03-30 | 2013-12-31 |
| FITZGERALD, Matthew Nicholas Edward | Director | 2021-03-23 | 2026-03-05 |
| HONE, Dennis Vincent | Director | 2014-12-12 | 2020-01-27 |
| MILLETT, Jason David | Director | 2014-03-20 | 2024-11-15 |
| OTHEN, Christopher Mark | Director | 2012-01-25 | 2021-03-23 |
| VAUGHAN, David Keith | Director | 2009-12-03 | 2014-12-12 |
| WELCH, Barbara Louise | Director | 2014-12-16 | 2020-01-27 |
| WILLIS, Mandy Jane | Director | 2021-10-25 | 2024-11-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Davendra Laxmidas Dabasia | Individual | Significant influence | 2026-05-08 | Active |
| Mr Mark Peter Reynolds | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2026-02-27 | Ceased 2026-05-08 |
| Mace Construct Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-02-03 | Ceased 2026-02-27 |
| Mace Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-02-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 109 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-05-27 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-08 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- 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.