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Company No. 04222545 · Incorporated 23 May 2001

Laing O'Rourke PLC.

Registered name: LAING O'ROURKE PLC.

Part of O'Rourke Investments Holdings (UK) Limited group

Laing O'Rourke PLC. made £2.4bn revenue and £59.4m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.

Laing O'Rourke PLC.’s revenue grew 12% to £2.4bn in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £59.4m profit and 6,512 employees. The company is classified under “construction of commercial buildings” and is based in Dartford; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 41201Construction of commercial buildings
Status
Active
Location
Dartford, South East
Age
25 yrs · since 2001
Type
Public 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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2026

Key figures

Revenue
£2.4bn
Growth ▲11.5%
Profit
£59.4m
Growth —
Profit margin
2.5%
Gross 8.7%
Employees
6,512
Change ▲2.3%
Profit / employee
£9.1k
Revenue/employee £371k
Profitable streak
1yr
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 202431 Mar 202531 Mar 2026
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£2.4bn£2.2bn£2.4bn
Cost of sales−£2.3bn−£2bn−£2.2bn
Gross profit£106m£119m£209m
Operating profit£5.7m£28.3m£101m
Profit before tax−£19.3m−£6.9m£69.1m
Profit after tax−£15.9m−£8.8m£59.4m
Profit (best available)−£15.9m−£8.8m£59.4m
Employees (average)6,9366,3636,512
Ratios
Profit margin−0.7%−0.4%2.5%
Gross margin4.4%5.5%8.7%
Revenue per employee£345k£340k£371k
Profit per employee−£2.3k−£1.4k£9.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼9.6%▲11.5%
Headcount growth—▼8.3%▲2.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
2.5%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
8.7%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£371k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£9.1k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
—
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
—
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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
—
Now —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
▲2%
Now 6,512
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. O'Rourke Investments Holdings (UK) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. O'Rourke Investments Limited75–100%
  3. Laing O'Rourke PLC.this company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (11)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £59.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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