McFadden Building & Civil Engineering (Holdings) Limited
Registered name: MCFADDEN BUILDING & CIVIL ENGINEERING (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
McFadden Building & Civil Engineering (Holdings) Limited made £16.9m revenue and £1.9m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text
McFadden Building & Civil Engineering (Holdings) Limited’s revenue grew 18% to £16.9m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £1.9m profit and 13 employees. The company is classified under “activities of construction holding companies” and is based in Leeds; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 6 yrs · since 2020
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £14.3m | £16.9m |
| Cost of sales | £513k | £13.3m | £11.9m | £13.4m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £2.4m | £3.4m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1.5m | £2.4m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1.5m | £2.4m |
| Profit after tax | £8.3k | £56k | £3.3m | £1.9m |
| Profit (best available) | £8.3k | £56k | £3.3m | £1.9m |
| Staff costs | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| Employees (average) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 23.3% | 11.2% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 16.7% | 20.2% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | — | £1.3m |
| Profit per employee | £2.1k | £14k | — | £146k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲17.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲572% | ▲5847% | ▼43.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▼100% | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.7m | £1.5m | £500k | £11.6k |
| Net assets | — | £6.5m | £9.8m | £10.5m |
| Fixed assets | £1.4m | £6.5m | £6.9m | £6.8m |
| Current assets | — | £0 | £3.4m | £3.7m |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Deferred income | £0 | £0 | £11.4k | £6.3k |
| Cash from operations | — | −£56k | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 11.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 20.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £1.3m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £146k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 40.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- ▲7%
- Now £10.5m
- Cash at bank
- ▼98%
- Now £11.6k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 13
- Deferred income
- ▼45%
- Now £6.3k
- Fixed assets
- ▼2%
- Now £6.8m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- McFadden Building & Civil Engineering LimitedRev. £16.7m · Profit £1.8m
- Forwade Site Services LtdFigures not disclosed
Minority corporate shareholders
- McFadden Group Limited 25–50%
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £1.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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