NORTHSTONE MATERIALS LIMITED
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Cash
£414K
-24.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£133M
-10.3% vs 2023
Employees
347
-1.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£18M
-866.1% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £55,479,287 | £88,115,884 | +58.8% | |
| Operating profit | £2,063,562 | £3,388,496 | +64.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,414,617 | -£18,498,616 | -866.1% | |
| Net profit | £1,786,428 | -£19,883,962 | -1,213.1% | |
| Cash | £550,875 | £413,942 | -24.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £158,409,243 | £145,374,713 | -8.2% | |
| Net assets | £148,266,580 | £133,034,310 | -10.3% | |
| Equity | £148,266,580 | £133,034,310 | -10.3% | |
| Average employees | 352 | 347 | -1.4% | |
| Wages | £8,251,602 | £14,160,895 | +71.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £985,372 | £1,099,133 | +11.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.7% | 3.8% | |
| Net margin | 3.2% | -22.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.3% | 2.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 27.2% | 29.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.83x | 0.69x | |
| Interest cover | 47.57x | 41.43x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- NORTHSTONE MATERIALS LIMITED 2023-03-20 → present
- FARRANS LIMITED 2004-11-12 → 2023-03-20
- FARRANS (BELFAST) LIMITED 1999-11-09 → 2004-11-12
- T.B.F. THOMPSON (GARVAGH) LIMITED 1999-01-05 → 1999-11-09
- FARRANS, LIMITED 1941-08-28 → 1999-01-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte (NI) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have assessed the ability of Northstone Materials Limited to generate cash on an ongoing basis to fulfil its obligations, reviewing current year performance, future forecast performance and availability of financial resources and have concluded that sufficient resources are available to allow Northstone Materials Limited to operate as a going concern. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”
Group structure
- NORTHSTONE MATERIALS LIMITED · parent
- Northstone Products Limited 100%
- S.J. Martin Limited 100%
- Cubis Systems Limited 100%
- Island Aggregates Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Northstone (NI) Ltd t/a Farrans Construction was sold to Sicon Construction Investments Limited on the 31 October 2025.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEALY, Tom | Director | 2023-06-01 | Mar 1963 | Irish |
| MCMILLAN, Darren | Director | 2022-10-27 | Mar 1972 | British |
| MURPHY, Denise | Director | 2026-04-01 | May 1975 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MURPHY, Denise | Secretary | 2009-04-09 | 2026-03-31 |
| REILLY, Raymond Arnold | Secretary | 1941-08-28 | 2009-04-09 |
| DONNAN, William John Andrew | Director | 2009-04-09 | 2026-04-03 |
| ERVIN, Wilson | Director | 1941-08-28 | 1998-12-31 |
| LOWRY, Mark Richmond | Director | 2009-12-30 | 2012-11-01 |
| MAGOWAN, Andrew Bell | Director | 1941-08-28 | 1999-10-29 |
| MCBRIAR, Edward Fullerton | Director | 1941-08-28 | 2003-12-31 |
| MCCLURE, Charles Ernest S | Director | 1941-08-28 | 2002-01-11 |
| QUINN, William Noel | Director | 2002-01-09 | 2009-12-31 |
| REILLY, Raymond Arnold | Director | 2003-12-30 | 2009-04-09 |
| SWEENEY, Edward | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2020-09-30 |
| WILSON, John Nathanial | Director | 2020-09-30 | 2025-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crh Building Products Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-05-31 | Active |
| Northstone (Ni) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-05-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 240 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-06-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-03-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-03-20 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-20 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2023-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-06-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-06-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-03-20 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.