Balfour Beatty

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Balfour Beatty

Balfour Beatty PLC

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ActiveLatest figures: 2025Group consolidated81 years on the register

Public limited company registered in London, classed under “Activities of head offices”.

Headline figures

FY to Dec 2025 · Group consolidated

Turnover

For subscribers

Profit after tax

£264m

Net assets

For subscribers

Cash

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Employees

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Retained reserves

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What the numbers say

4 findings from the figures, in plain English

Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.

History

Pro
£202320242025
Profit after tax£264m
Turnover
Net assets
Cash
Employees
Retained reserves

Every figure for all 3 years

“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate.

Balance sheet and ratios

From the filed balance sheets · £

Balance sheet202320242025
Current assets
of which cash
Creditors due within a year
Creditors due after a year
Net assets
Ratios
Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover
Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets
Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year
Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year

5 balance-sheet lines and 4 ratios, every year

A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.

Timeline

Checked 2026-10-18

  1. Shares
    Purchase of own shares. Shares purchased into treasury: · GBP 7,787,899.5 (and 76 more like it since 13 March 2025)
  2. Directors
    Appointment of Mr Stephen Philip Williams as a secretary on 12 September 2026
  3. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Tracey Alison Wood as a secretary on 11 September 2026
  4. Name
    Return purchase own shares 21/7/26 treasury capital gbp 7106314.50
  5. Name
    Return purchase own shares 14/7/26 treasury capital gbp 6877425.50
  6. Name
    Return purchase own shares 5/8/26 treasury capital gbp 7560257.00
  7. Name
    Return purchase own shares 28/7/26 treasury capital gbp 7332545.50
  8. Directors
    Appointment of Mrs Melody Boone Meyer as a director on 13 July 2026
  9. Directors
    Appointment of Ms Sandra Mary Stash as a director on 13 July 2026
  10. Filing
    Resolutions (and 1 more like it since 15 May 2025)
  11. Accounts
    Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 December 2025
  12. Directors
    Director's details changed for Mr Robert James Macleod on 2 June 2026
  13. 9 earlier
    1. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Barbara Jane Moorhouse as a director on 31 May 2026
    2. Directors
      Appointment of Mr. Myles St John Westcott as a director on 7 May 2026
    3. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Philip James Harrison as a director on 7 May 2026
    4. Shares
      Statement of capital on 24 December 2025 · GBP 246,424,292.0
    5. Filing
      Information not on the register a SH03 was removed on 17/09/2025 as it is no longer considered to form part of the register.
    6. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Leo Martin Quinn as a director on 8 September 2025
    7. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Philip David Hoare as a director on 8 September 2025
    8. Accounts
      Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 December 2024
    9. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Michael Anthony Lucki as a director on 8 May 2025

From the Companies House filing history. Routine confirmation statements are left out, and a run of the same filing is shown once.

Questions people ask

›What does Balfour Beatty do?

Public limited company registered in London, classed under “Activities of head offices”. In its own words: “Leading the transformation of our industry to meet the challenges of the future. Always safe. Always reliable. Always improving lives.”

›How much turnover does Balfour Beatty make?

Answered in the full report

›Is Balfour Beatty profitable?

Yes: it made a profit after tax of £264m in the year to 31 December 2025, its latest filed accounts.

›Who runs and owns Balfour Beatty?

Its directors are Stephen Philip Williams, Charles Lamb Lord Allen Of Kensington Allen, Gabrielle Anne Costigan, Anne Drinkwater, Louise Jane Hardy and 6 more. Its owners are shown to subscribers.

›Where is Balfour Beatty based?

Its registered office is 5 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HU, in London.

›When was Balfour Beatty founded?

Balfour Beatty PLC was incorporated on 31 May 1945.

›Is Balfour Beatty still trading?

The register lists Balfour Beatty PLC as active.

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