CONTRACTA CONSTRUCTION UK LIMITED
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Cash
£31m
-54.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5.8m
-43.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
822
+19.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£5.6m
-83.3% lowest 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 | £89,087,053 | £81,315,276 | £31,689,834 | -61% | |
| Operating profit | £28,510,111 | £34,093,465 | £5,062,885 | -85.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £31,058,491 | £33,457,459 | £5,601,729 | -83.3% | |
| Net profit | £23,501,707 | £25,134,435 | £3,649,761 | -85.5% | |
| Cash | £69,165,877 | £67,452,767 | £30,880,458 | -54.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £33,620,546 | £32,778,421 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £11,262,015 | £10,264,264 | £5,772,329 | -43.8% | |
| Equity | £11,262,015 | £10,264,264 | £5,772,329 | -43.8% | |
| Average employees | 1,121 | 686 | 822 | +19.8% | |
| Wages | £5,645,696 | £4,494,954 | £3,297,764 | -26.6% | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 32.0% | 41.9% | 16.0% | |
| Net margin | 26.4% | 30.9% | 11.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 84.8% | 104.0% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 92.4% | 88.4% | 90.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.26x | 1.49x | 32.36x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 50.11x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Mercer & Hole LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Whilst uncertainty remains regarding the timing of future payments and the recommencement of suspended projects, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- CONTRACTA CONSTRUCTION UK LIMITED · parent
- Contracta Costruzioni Italia S.R.L. 100%
Significant events
- “Following the change in Government during 2025, a nationwide review of contracts, claims and payments approved by the previous administration was initiated. As a consequence, no payments were received ... and major Ghanaian projects were placed on hold.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZEDRA COSEC (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2017-01-19 | — | — |
| CAMARA, Fabio Henrique | Director | 2016-09-20 | Jan 1968 | Brazilian |
| RAPUANO, Francisco Lourenco | Director | 2016-09-20 | Apr 1949 | Brazilian |
| RAPUANO, Marcel Lourenco | Director | 2023-07-31 | Aug 1985 | Italian |
| SACCO CAMARA, Fabiana | Director | 2023-07-31 | Jan 1994 | Portuguese |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERTRUST (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2016-09-20 | 2017-01-25 |
| DIAS BERGAMASCO, Gustavo | Director | 2017-07-20 | 2023-07-31 |
| SACCO, Elio | Director | 2016-09-20 | 2019-04-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Elio Sacco | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-09-20 | Ceased 2019-03-25 |
| Mr Francisco Lourenco Rapuano | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-09-20 | Active |
| Mr Fabio Henrique Camara | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-09-20 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 59 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-09-21 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2025-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-05 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-01-04 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-12-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
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.