BREEDON CEMENT LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange-listed Breedon Group plc, the company, formerly known as Hope Construction Materials, manufactures cement, ready-mixed concrete, and other construction aggregates.
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Cash
£2.6M
+52.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£287M
+13.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
369
+2.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£75M
+68.8% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £269,656,000 | £246,222,000 | -8.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | £38,363,000 | £36,164,000 | -5.7% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £44,709,000 | £75,484,000 | +68.8% | |
| Net profit | — | £34,243,000 | £64,649,000 | +88.8% | |
| Cash | — | £1,690,000 | £2,580,000 | +52.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £392,923,000 | £420,037,000 | +6.9% | |
| Net assets | — | £252,773,000 | £287,193,000 | +13.6% | |
| Equity | £218,530,000 | £252,773,000 | £287,193,000 | +13.6% | |
| Average employees | — | 361 | 369 | +2.2% | |
| Wages | — | £17,928,000 | £19,610,000 | +9.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £285,000 | £272,000 | -4.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 14.2% | 14.7% | |
| Net margin | — | 12.7% | 26.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 9.8% | 8.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | 4.17x | 3.60x | |
| Interest cover | — | 5.94x | 5.36x |
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
- BREEDON CEMENT LIMITED 2017-07-31 → present
- HOPE CEMENT LIMITED 2016-08-01 → 2017-07-31
- HOPE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS LIMITED 2013-11-26 → 2016-08-01
- HOPE VALLEY HOLDINGS LIMITED 2012-11-07 → 2013-11-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are confident that the Group, and therefore the Company, will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- BREEDON CEMENT LIMITED · parent
- Hope Construction Products Limited 100%
- Hope Ready Mixed Concrete Limited 100%
- Hope Dormant 1 Limited 100%
- Midwest Aggregates Limited 100%
- Breedon Cement Ireland Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATHERTON-HAM, James West | Secretary | 2022-03-01 | — | — |
| ATHERTON-HAM, James West | Director | 2022-03-01 | Nov 1970 | British |
| BROTHERTON, James Edward | Director | 2021-03-16 | Aug 1969 | British |
| PEARCE, Michael Paul | Director | 2025-07-01 | Jun 1964 | British |
| RIX, Darren Peter | Director | 2025-08-31 | Aug 1983 | British |
| SMITH, Ian Mark | Director | 2021-03-01 | Sep 1968 | British |
| WOOD, Robert | Director | 2016-08-01 | Oct 1966 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BULS, Mikus | Secretary | 2012-11-07 | 2013-01-23 |
| MCDONALD, Ross Edward | Secretary | 2016-08-01 | 2022-03-01 |
| STIRK, James Richard | Secretary | 2013-01-23 | 2016-08-01 |
| AGRAWAL, Sajan Kumar | Director | 2012-11-07 | 2013-01-23 |
| BACK, Athene | Director | 2012-11-07 | 2013-01-23 |
| BEAUDOUIN, Jean Francois | Director | 2013-09-16 | 2016-08-01 |
| BHATIA, Amit | Director | 2013-01-23 | 2016-08-01 |
| BILLINGHAM, Timothy John | Director | 2016-12-09 | 2020-12-31 |
| DARMAYAN, Philippe Marc Rene | Director | 2015-03-31 | 2016-08-01 |
| EL-KHOURY, Joe Issa | Director | 2013-09-16 | 2016-08-01 |
| HALL, Timothy Conrad Langston | Director | 2016-08-01 | 2017-12-11 |
| HOLLOWAY, Paul | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2019-06-06 |
| KEMP, Michal Andrzej | Director | 2013-09-16 | 2015-03-31 |
| MACKENZIE, Alan Kenneth | Director | 2016-08-01 | 2017-12-11 |
| MAHESHWARI, Sudhir | Director | 2013-01-23 | 2016-08-01 |
| MCDONALD, Ross Edward | Director | 2016-08-01 | 2022-03-01 |
| MIKATI, Maher | Director | 2013-09-16 | 2016-08-01 |
| WARD, Patrick Robert | Director | 2017-12-11 | 2021-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breedon Midco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-07-29 | Active |
| Breedon Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-06-09 | Ceased 2024-07-29 |
| Breedon Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-08-01 | Ceased 2023-06-09 |
| Marwyn Materials Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-08-01 | Ceased 2016-08-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 110 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-29 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-20 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-03-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-03-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.