COSTAIN BUILDING & CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED

Active
Company number 01054232Private limited companyIncorporated 1972

Key figures

£30,594,382
Net assets 2024

† COSTAIN BUILDING & CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

COSTAIN BUILDING & CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED does not disclose its turnover in its latest accounts; the profit for the year is as stated in the accounts.

Ratios

2024

Sector comparison

SIC 42110

Where the company stands among the 3,393 active companies whose first SIC code is 42110 (Construction of roads and motorways).

Net assets£30,594,382
Higher than 99% · median £28,205
Total assets£30,952,730
Higher than 97% · median £92,034
Company age54.5 years
Older than 99% · median 6.4 years

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 3,393. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: COSTAIN BUILDING & CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

COSTAIN BUILDING & CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01054232. It was incorporated on 12 May 1972. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (EC3A). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is construction of roads and motorways (42110), construction of bridges and tunnels (42130), construction of water projects (42910), construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c. (42990).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024 (period ending 31 Dec 2024); the company files audit-exempt subsidiary. Profit for the year was £5,601,880. Net assets were £30,594,382. Total assets were £30,952,730 and total liabilities £358,348.

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 3,393 active companies whose first SIC code is 42110: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £28,205). By total assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £92,034). It is older than 99% of them (median age 6.4 years).

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 4 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 26 Jan 2027.

Filed accounts2024
2024 †
Profit for the year5,601,880
Total assets30,952,730
Total liabilities358,348
Net assets / total equity30,594,382

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

History

4 events
  1. Financial year endedAccounts filed at Companies House
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets £30.6m
  3. Costain Engineering & Construction Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.