COSTAIN ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
† COSTAIN ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION 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 ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION LIMITED does not disclose its turnover in its latest accounts; the profit for the year is as stated in the accounts.
Ratios
2025Sector comparison
SIC 42110Where the company stands among the 3,393 active companies whose first SIC code is 42110 (Construction of roads and motorways).
- COSTAIN GROUP PLC£258.2m
- BAM NUTTALL LIMITED£233m
- COSTAIN LIMITED£153.5m
- F M CONWAY LIMITED£151m
- KIER TRANSPORTATION LIMITED£122.9m
- COSTAIN ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION LIMITED£112m
- RINGWAY INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES LIMITED£79.6m
- FERROVIAL CONSTRUCTION HOLDINGS LIMITED£78.3m
- FUTURE VALLEYS PROJECT CO LIMITED£73.7m
- FUTURE VALLEYS HOLD CO LIMITED£73.7m
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 ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
COSTAIN ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02440829. It was incorporated on 7 Nov 1989. 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 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Loss for the year was £3,439,000. Net assets were £112,024,000, down 24.7% on the previous year. Total assets were £175,210,000 and total liabilities £48,245,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).
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 99% of them (median £92,034). It is older than 96% of them (median age 6.4 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 22.2% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 6 years.
Who runs and controls the company?
One person with significant control is registered. 2 of 5 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 accounts2024–2025
| 2024 † | 2025 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Profit for the year | 21,233,000 | -3,439,000 |
| Total assets | 213,858,000 | 175,210,000 |
| Total liabilities | 51,401,000 | 48,245,000 |
| Net assets / total equity | 148,862,000 | 112,024,000 |
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.
Statutory reporting
No payments to suppliers were reported for this period.
Earlier periods (7)
- Period ending
- Days to pay
- Within 30 days
- Late
- 30 Jun 2023
- 18
- 89%
- 9%
- 31 Dec 2022
- 19
- 88%
- 9%
- 30 Jun 2022
- 19
- 85%
- 12%
- 31 Dec 2021
- 21
- 84%
- 13%
- 30 Jun 2021
- 25
- 76%
- 19%
- 31 Dec 2020
- 32
- 69%
- 26%
- 30 Jun 2020
- 38
- 62%
- 32%
- Median hourly pay
- women 22.2% lower
- Mean hourly pay
- women 16.6% lower
- Median bonus pay
- women 39.1% lower
- Employer size
- 1000 to 4999 employees
Earlier years (8)
- Year
- Median hourly pay
- Mean hourly pay
- 2024/25
- women 24.2% lower
- women 19.7% lower
- 2023/24
- women 22.9% lower
- women 16.1% lower
- 2022/23
- women 25.4% lower
- women 18% lower
- 2021/22
- women 26.9% lower
- women 20.1% lower
- 2020/21
- women 24.2% lower
- women 21% lower
- 2019/20
- women 27.7% lower
- women 24.8% lower
- 2018/19
- women 27% lower
- women 25.4% lower
- 2017/18
- women 27% lower
- women 26.6% lower
A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service
- 2026
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (COSTAIN GROUP PLC)
- 2025
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (COSTAIN GROUP PLC)
- 2024
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (COSTAIN GROUP PLC)
Earlier years (3)
- 2022
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (COSTAIN GROUP PLC)
- 2021
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (COSTAIN GROUP PLC)
- 2020
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (COSTAIN OIL, GAS & PROCESS LIMITED)
Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.
History
4 events- Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: net assets £112m
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets £148.9m
- Costain Group Plc registered as a person with significant control
- 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.