Livingston Building Services Limited

Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation · Livingston

ActiveUnited KingdomIncorporated 1992Private Limited Company

Financial position

Accounts to 2025-12-31 · GBP · Company accounts

Net assets

£18,553,185

Cash

£6,212,502

Turnover

£55,397,968

Profit / loss

£2,249,152

Current assets

£30,667,482

Creditors < 1 year

£14,106,511

Equity

£18,553,185

Average employees

241

Balance-sheet trend

GBP · company

Financial statements

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2 periods

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Reported figures	2025-12-3112 months · Company · AI-read	2024-12-31Company · AI-read
Balance sheet
Net assets	£18,553,185	£16,304,033
Equity	£18,553,185	£16,304,033
Share capital	£26,325	£26,325
Retained earnings	£18,526,860	£16,277,708
Assets
Fixed assets	£2,096,109	£2,334,370
Property, plant & equipment	£1,187,780	£1,426,041
Investments	£908,329	£908,329
Current assets	£30,667,482	£29,762,461
Cash at bank	£6,212,502	£6,130,448
Debtors	£24,361,539	£23,392,354
Stock	£93,441	£239,659
Liabilities
Creditors within one year	£14,106,511	£15,557,795
Creditors after one year	£100,000	£200,000
Provisions	£3,895	£35,003
Net current assets	£16,560,971	£14,204,666
Assets less current liabilities	£18,657,080	£16,539,036
Profit & loss
Turnover	£55,397,968	£70,671,375
Cost of sales	£42,781,812	£54,961,214
Gross profit	£12,616,156	£15,710,161
Administrative expenses	£9,602,295	£9,728,860
Operating profit	£3,013,861	£5,981,301
Interest receivable	£18,644	£49,382
Profit before tax	£3,032,505	£6,030,683
Tax	£783,353	£1,655,392
Profit / loss	£2,249,152	£4,375,291
Operating costs
Depreciation	£291,738	£300,686
People & pay
Average employees	241	235
Staff costs	£17,010,446	£15,688,343
Wages & salaries	£15,009,633	£13,808,766
Social security costs	£1,565,578	£1,399,025
Pension costs	£435,235	£480,552
Directors' remuneration	£308,039	£355,041
Highest paid director	£308,039	£355,041
Source evidence	View filing	View filing

From the accounts

What the accounts for 2025-12-31 say about themselves, read by AI from the scanned filing.

Principal activity: Livingston Building Services Limited provides mechanical & electrical, air conditioning, high voltage, fire, critical environment, bespoke engineering, offsite fabrication, solar and ventilation services to its client base which includes carefully selected main contractors as well as a range of direct public and private sector clients
What it does: mechanical & electrical services · air conditioning · high voltage · fire · critical environment · bespoke engineering · offsite fabrication · solar · ventilation services (AI keywords)
The year: Following a period of phenomenal growth in the four years up to 2024 which saw turnover increasing eight-fold, Livingston Building Services Limited has seen turnover reduced by 21% in 2025 to £55m with the reduction being driven by the absence of a large value office fitout project which contributed heavily to the turnover growth in previous years. The company experienced growth in other areas of the business during the year
Outlook: The business strategy is to remain profitable and sustainable, allowing development of internal teams in line with a succession management programme and ensuring future stability of the company through effective leadership and strong governance
Audit: Subsidiary audit exemption, parent guarantee (s479A)
Immediate parent: Morris & Spottiswood Limited · Scotland
Ultimate parent: Morris & Spottiswood Group Limited · Scotland
Ultimate controlling party: Morris & Spottiswood Group Limited
Approved: 2026-08-17, signed by G Morris

Subsidiaries (1)

J B Engineering Ltd · 100% · Scotland; Unit 17 Armadale Industrial Estate, Armadale, Bathgate, EH48 2ND · Engineering Contractors

Turnover by segment (2)

United Kingdom: 55,397,968 (2025-12-31)
United Kingdom: 70,671,375 (2024-12-31)

Share classes (1)

26,325 Ordinary of £1

Principal risks (6)

market conditions
project delivery risk
cost inflation
cash collection
supply chain performance
availability of suitably skilled labour

Events after the year end (1)

The directors confirm that there have been no significant events occurring after the end of the reporting period that require disclosure in this report

Contingent liabilities (1)