BURNS CONSTRUCTION HOLDINGS LTD
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Cash
£3.2M
-5.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
+8.7% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
47
-9.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.2M
+60.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £22,069,370 | £17,640,641 | £20,371,074 | +15.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,085,233 | £721,873 | £1,159,373 | +60.6% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,078,297 | £721,456 | £1,154,937 | +60.1% | |
| Net profit | — | £175,470 | £819,001 | £504,924 | £864,692 | +71.3% | |
| Cash | £527,652 | £576,865 | £2,362,057 | £3,367,993 | £3,171,731 | -5.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,188,911 | £1,187,971 | £1,702,388 | £2,009,447 | £2,133,641 | +6.2% | |
| Net assets | — | — | £1,558,800 | £1,828,512 | £1,987,200 | +8.7% | |
| Equity | £1,188,911 | £1,187,971 | £1,558,800 | £1,828,512 | £1,987,200 | +8.7% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 51 | 52 | 47 | -9.6% | |
| Wages | — | £0 | £2,106,901 | £2,031,199 | £1,898,211 | -6.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £389,476 | £403,769 | £283,915 | -29.7% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 4.9% | 4.1% | 5.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 3.7% | 2.9% | 4.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 63.7% | 35.9% | 54.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 72.0% | 70.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.28x | 1.37x | 1.39x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 94.00x | 46.72x | 59.87x |
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
- BURNS CONSTRUCTION HOLDINGS LTD 2017-12-20 → present
- WHINCO2 LIMITED 2016-12-12 → 2017-12-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- SBP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group and company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least twelve months from the date of signing the financial statements. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- BURNS CONSTRUCTION HOLDINGS LTD · parent
- Burns Construction (Aberdeen) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Following a sustained period of growth within the industry over recent years, we are now beginning to experience a slowdown in market activity. The local economy has softened considerably, with fewer projects being brought to market and a reduction in tender opportunities across our core sectors. In addition, the ongoing challenges within the oil and gas industry, which remains a significant contributor to the regional economy, have negatively impacted business confidence and consumer spending. This has resulted in a more cautious approach to investment and development by both commercial and private clients. Based on our current order book and forecasted workload, we anticipate turnover for 2026 will reduce to approximately £16 million, with a forecast gross margin of around 6-7%.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRUCE, Graeme Robert | Director | 2017-03-10 | Dec 1972 | British |
| MCPHEE, Keith Edward | Director | 2017-03-10 | Apr 1974 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLYNE, Colin William | Director | 2017-03-10 | 2021-08-31 |
| FARMER, Douglas Smith | Director | 2017-03-10 | 2025-04-03 |
| WATSON, Colin Carrick | Director | 2016-12-12 | 2017-03-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Graeme Robert Bruce | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2017-03-10 | Active |
| Mr Keith Edward Mcphee | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2017-03-10 | Active |
| Mr Colin Carrick Watson | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-12-12 | Ceased 2017-03-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 46 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-08 | RP01PSC01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-01-08 | RP01PSC01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-12-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-14 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-05-14 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-04-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-15 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-09 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.