Meldrum Structural and Civil Engineering Limited
Registered name: MELDRUM STRUCTURAL AND CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED
Part of Meldrum Construction Services Group Eot Limited groupMeldrum Structural and Civil Engineering Limited made £17m revenue and £445k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Meldrum Structural and Civil Engineering Limited’s revenue grew 34% to £17m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £445k profit and 63 employees. The company is classified under “other specialised construction activities” and is based in Gateshead; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Gateshead, North East
- Age
- 7 yrs · since 2018
- 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. From the filing: “Meldrum Construction Services Group Limited”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £16.6m | £12.7m | £17m |
| Cost of sales | £14.4m | £9.9m | £14m |
| Gross profit | £2.2m | £2.8m | £3m |
| Operating profit | £904k | £1.1m | £559k |
| Profit before tax | £904k | £1.1m | £559k |
| Profit after tax | £660k | £839k | £445k |
| Profit (best available) | £660k | £839k | £445k |
| Employees (average) | 64 | 64 | 63 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 4% | 6.6% | 2.6% |
| Gross margin | 13% | 21.8% | 17.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £259k | £199k | £270k |
| Profit per employee | £10.3k | £13.1k | £7.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼23.4% | ▲33.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲27.2% | ▼47% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▼1.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £1.7m | £1.9m | £1.2m |
| Net assets | £1.3m | £1.4m | £1.4m |
| Fixed assets | — | — | £58.7k |
| Current assets | £4.7m | £5.4m | £6.1m |
| Debtors | £866k | £402k | £1.5m |
| Deferred income | £1.8m | £1.8m | £1.2m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 17.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £270k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £7.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 7.1%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 9%
- 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
- ▼4%
- Now £1.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▼34%
- Now £1.2m
- Headcount
- ▼2%
- Now 63
- Deferred income
- ▼33%
- Now £1.2m
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £58.7k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Meldrum Construction Services Group Eot Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Meldrum Construction Services Group Limited75–100%
- Meldrum Structural and Civil Engineering Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (5)
- Meldrum Construction Services LimitedRev. £32.9m · Profit £140k
- Meldrum Building Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Meldrum Facilities LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Meldrum Fire Engineering LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Meldrum Plant and 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 31 Dec 2025 (profit £445k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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