McCarthy Contractors (Bridgend) Limited
Registered name: MCCARTHY CONTRACTORS (BRIDGEND) LIMITED
Part of LLŶR Limited groupMcCarthy Contractors (Bridgend) Limited made £15.1m revenue and £3.4m profit in the year to 30 Nov 2025.
McCarthy Contractors (Bridgend) Limited’s revenue grew 55% to £15.1m in the year to 30 Nov 2025, with £3.4m profit and 42 employees. The company is classified under “construction of other civil engineering projects” and is based in Bridgend; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bridgend, Wales
- Age
- 35 yrs · since 1991
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Nov 2022 | 30 Nov 2023 | 30 Nov 2024 | 30 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £9.7m | £15.1m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £8.3m | £10m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £1.4m | £5m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £476k | £3.8m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £514k | £3.9m |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £401k | £3.4m |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £401k | £3.4m |
| Staff costs | — | — | £2.7m | £3m |
| Employees (average) | 48 | 48 | 50 | 42 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 4.1% | 22.6% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 14.7% | 33.4% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £194k | £359k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £8k | £81k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲55.1% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲748.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲4.2% | ▼16% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.2m | £3.5m | £3.9m | £7.2m |
| Net assets | £2.1m | £2.4m | £2.8m | £6.2m |
| Fixed assets | £604k | £343k | £665k | £1m |
| Current assets | £4.1m | £5.7m | £6.6m | £11.3m |
| Debtors | £1.1m | £1.2m | £915k | £1.1m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 22.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 33.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £359k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £81k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 6.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 7.5%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▲121%
- Now £6.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▲83%
- Now £7.2m
- Headcount
- ▼16%
- Now 42
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲55%
- Now £1m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- LLŶR Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- McCarthy Contractors (Bridgend) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- John McCarthy Transport LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Nov 2025 (profit £3.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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