MCTAGGART CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
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Cash
£8.3m
-40.5% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£12m
+3.3% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
159
+4.6% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£6.4m
+24% 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 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £67,387,455 | £88,996,243 | £84,178,402 | £64,836,738 | £90,362,765 | £86,811,095 | -3.9% | |
| Operating profit | £551,241 | £4,855,770 | £6,294,908 | £5,130,312 | £4,741,623 | £6,099,274 | +28.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £635,340 | £5,010,034 | £6,396,470 | £5,407,347 | £5,183,229 | £6,429,120 | +24% | |
| Net profit | £510,045 | £4,023,580 | £5,167,593 | £4,004,790 | £3,895,729 | £4,410,171 | +13.2% | |
| Cash | £12,658,174 | £18,399,718 | £10,131,678 | £10,813,928 | £13,925,176 | £8,283,766 | -40.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,549,537 | £10,318,333 | £11,033,110 | £12,329,341 | £13,615,405 | £13,034,299 | -4.3% | |
| Net assets | £9,016,380 | £9,034,960 | £9,881,953 | £10,866,743 | £11,732,472 | £12,115,435 | +3.3% | |
| Equity | £9,016,380 | £9,034,960 | £9,881,953 | £10,866,743 | £11,732,472 | £12,115,435 | +3.3% | |
| Average employees | 163 | 177 | 167 | 131 | 152 | 159 | +4.6% | |
| Wages | £7,099,794 | £7,788,940 | £7,510,642 | £7,054,025 | £8,397,579 | £8,663,987 | +3.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £287,889 | £333,380 | £639,986 | £556,335 | £647,563 | £490,589 | -24.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £80,672 | £38,000 | £38,000 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £204,453 | £210,935 | £214,062 | +1.5% |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.8% | 5.5% | 7.5% | 7.9% | 5.2% | 7.0% | |
| Net margin | 0.8% | 4.5% | 6.1% | 6.2% | 4.3% | 5.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.2% | 47.1% | 57.1% | 41.6% | 34.8% | 46.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 76.1% | 78.4% | 67.3% | 67.9% | 72.0% | 69.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.30x | 1.27x | 1.30x | |
| Interest cover | 59.04x | — | — | — | — | — |
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
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis...”
Group structure
- MCTAGGART CONSTRUCTION LIMITED · parent
- Laurel Homes Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, the company completed the purchase of land for development or sale amounting to £910,960.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Alastair Thomas | Director | 2015-12-23 | Aug 1974 | British |
| CLIMSON, Gary | Director | 1998-09-01 | Mar 1965 | British |
| RUSSELL, Patricia Janice | Director | 2014-06-02 | Aug 1967 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIGGS, Ian | Secretary | 2005-12-09 | 2012-04-23 |
| RUSSELL, James Brown | Secretary | — | 2005-12-09 |
| MCTAGGART, Andrew Greg | Director | 2003-04-04 | 2007-08-21 |
| MCTAGGART, Angus Neil | Director | — | 2007-08-21 |
| MCTAGGART, John Ross | Director | — | 2017-03-31 |
| MCTAGGART, William Morris | Director | 2003-04-04 | 2015-03-05 |
| MCTAGGART, William Tod | Director | 2000-10-31 | 2001-12-27 |
| MCTAGGART, William Tod | Director | — | 2000-01-01 |
| MUNDAY, Susan Lynne | Director | — | 2006-12-31 |
| PATRICK, David Stewart | Director | 2012-04-24 | 2016-09-30 |
| PATRICK, David Stewart | Director | 2010-10-15 | 2012-04-24 |
| RUSSELL, Patricia Janice | Director | 2013-10-14 | 2014-05-30 |
| NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2012-04-13 | 2016-06-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alastair Thomas Anderson | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2021-03-01 | Ceased 2021-03-01 |
| Mr John Ross Mctaggart | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-03-01 |
| Mctaggart Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 152 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-12 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-21 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-06-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
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.