MCADAM DESIGN LIMITED
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Cash
£2.4M
+155.4% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£4.1M
+106.2% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
158
+3.9% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£4M
+22.9% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,425,997 | £14,938,804 | £17,921,197 | £22,012,492 | £22,410,851 | £24,923,689 | +11.2% | |
| Operating profit | £488,780 | £2,318,672 | £2,349,629 | £3,293,918 | £3,255,624 | £4,007,068 | +23.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £492,286 | £2,310,561 | £2,340,045 | £3,307,635 | £3,274,097 | £4,024,651 | +22.9% | |
| Net profit | £576,988 | £1,869,652 | £2,056,207 | £2,505,036 | £2,430,051 | £3,176,737 | +30.7% | |
| Cash | £1,350,401 | £2,340,016 | £1,287,467 | £1,845,210 | £950,802 | £2,428,573 | +155.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,635,330 | £2,858,003 | £2,596,461 | £2,839,689 | £2,012,554 | £4,110,670 | +104.3% | |
| Net assets | £1,626,102 | £2,841,887 | £2,576,719 | £2,802,755 | £1,981,050 | £4,085,210 | +106.2% | |
| Equity | £1,626,102 | £2,841,887 | £2,576,719 | £2,802,755 | £1,981,050 | £4,085,210 | +106.2% | |
| Average employees | 105 | 118 | 135 | 148 | 152 | 158 | +3.9% | |
| Wages | £3,946,021 | £4,241,756 | £5,361,336 | £6,200,892 | £6,838,631 | £7,254,207 | +6.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £596,866 | £462,500 | £633,998 | £687,782 | £824,354 | £950,954 | +15.4% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.3% | 15.5% | 13.1% | 15.0% | 14.5% | 16.1% | |
| Net margin | 5.0% | 12.5% | 11.5% | 11.4% | 10.8% | 12.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 29.9% | 81.1% | 90.5% | 116.0% | 161.8% | 97.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 65.3% | 68.9% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.51x | 1.43x | 1.65x |
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
- MCADAM DESIGN LIMITED 1998-05-28 → present
- MCADAM DESIGN 1979-04-09 → 1998-05-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton (NI) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has access to adequate financial resources together with committed contracts with a number of customers. The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. They continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KERR, Fergus | Secretary | 2012-01-01 | — | — |
| CHEATER, Christopher Stuart | Director | 2023-04-24 | Mar 1977 | British |
| FINDLAY, John | Director | 2019-05-22 | Apr 1967 | British |
| HARDING, Stephen Mark | Director | 2020-01-01 | Dec 1975 | Irish |
| HARE, Robert Martin | Director | 2000-01-01 | Jan 1965 | British |
| HUGHES, Christopher Martin | Director | 2025-03-10 | Jun 1986 | Irish |
| KERR, Fergus | Director | 2019-05-22 | Jun 1970 | British |
| KERR, Neal Victor | Director | 2020-01-01 | Feb 1975 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOYD, John Alan | Secretary | 1979-04-09 | 2007-12-31 |
| OLIVER, Mark Watson | Secretary | 2007-12-31 | 2011-12-31 |
| ANTHONY, Reynold | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2018-06-05 |
| BOYD, John Alan | Director | 1989-08-08 | 2007-12-31 |
| CHEATER, Christopher Stuart | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| FINDLAY, John | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| KERR, Fergus | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| MCBRIDE, John | Director | 1979-04-09 | 1999-12-31 |
| MCGUIGAN, Mark Aiden | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| MUNRO, Allan George | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| OLIVER, Mark Watson | Director | 1960-01-17 | 2011-12-31 |
| RUSSELL, Edward Neill | Director | 1979-04-09 | 2000-01-01 |
| SWINTON, Cecil Thomas | Director | 1979-04-09 | 2002-03-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcadam Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2020-10-23 | Active |
| Mr Mark Watson Oliver | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-10-23 |
| Mr Robert Martin Hare | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-10-23 |
| Mr Reynold Anthony | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-01-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 159 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-11-12 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.