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Colin Lawson (Builders) Ltd.

ActiveTotal exemption (full) accountsCivil engineeringInverness
Company number
SC224675
Incorporated
29 Oct 200124 years trading
Registered office
4TH Floor Metropolitan House, 31-33 High Street, Inverness, IV1 1HT
Nature of business
Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Accounts due in
79 days
31 Dec 2026
Net assets
£963K▼
-2.4% on the year before
Cash at bank
£60K▼
At 31 Mar 2025
Employees
23
Average during the year
From the Companies House register, 1 Oct 2026

Colin Lawson (Builders) Ltd. is a 24-year-old private limited company registered in Inverness, company number SC224675, one of 37 civil engineering contractors in Inverness. Its next accounts are due at Companies House on 31 December 2026, and the CT600 for the period to 31 March 2026 is due at HMRC on 31 March 2027.

Key dates

Worked out from the year end and filing history on the Companies House register.

Accounts due
31 Dec 2026
in 79 days
For the period to 31 Mar 2026
CT600 due
31 Mar 2027
in 169 days
Period 1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2026
Corporation tax payment
1 Jan 2027
in 80 days
9 months and 1 day after the period end
Confirmation statement
10 Nov 2026
in 28 days
Last made up to 27 Oct 2025

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Finances

From each year's balance sheet filed at Companies House. Small companies do not have to publish turnover or profit, so these are balance sheet figures.

  • Net assets down £23K (-2.4%) on the year before, to £963K.
  • Net assets rose in 6 of 9 year-on-year comparisons on record.
  • Current assets of £940K against £259K owed within a year: 3.6 times cover.
  • 23 employees on average, up from 22 the year before.
  • Balance sheets on record for 10 years, 2015 to 2025.

Net assets by year

Net assets at each year end, 2015 to 2025£0£500K30 November 2015: net assets £595K£595K201530 November 2016: net assets £721K£721K201631 March 2018: net assets £854K£854K201831 March 2019: net assets £898K£898K201931 March 2020: net assets £980K£980K202031 March 2021: net assets £967K£967K202131 March 2022: net assets £916K£916K202231 March 2023: net assets £968K£968K202331 March 2024: net assets £986K£986K202431 March 2025: net assets £963K£963K2025
Net assets at each year end, 2015 to 2025£0£500K30 November 2015: net assets £595K£595K'1530 November 2016: net assets £721K£721K'1631 March 2018: net assets £854K£854K'1831 March 2019: net assets £898K£898K'1931 March 2020: net assets £980K£980K'2031 March 2021: net assets £967K£967K'2131 March 2022: net assets £916K£916K'2231 March 2023: net assets £968K£968K'2331 March 2024: net assets £986K£986K'2431 March 2025: net assets £963K£963K'25
Year endNet assetsCashCurrent assetsOwed within a yearEmployees
31 Mar 2025£963K£60K£940K£259K23
31 Mar 2024£986K£61K£839K£149K22
31 Mar 2023£968K£79K£835K£169K22
31 Mar 2022£916K£29K£694K£119K23
31 Mar 2021£967K£90K£959K£284K25
31 Mar 2020£980K£112K£863K£183K28
31 Mar 2019£898K£47K£741K£164K28
31 Mar 2018£854K£114K£753K£238K30
30 Nov 2016£721K£140K£789K£417K
30 Nov 2015£595K£23K£742K£507K

Where Colin Lawson (Builders) Ltd. is registered

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The registered office is in Inverness (IV1), in the Highland local authority area, Scotland. Show IV1 1HT on a map.

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What happens if Colin Lawson (Builders) Ltd. files late

Companies House charges an automatic penalty the day after the deadline, and it rises the longer the accounts are late. These are the dates for this company's accounts due on 31 December 2026.

Companies HouseAccounts deliveredPenalty
Up to 1 month late1 Jan 2027 to 31 Jan 2027£150
1 to 3 months late1 Feb 2027 to 31 Mar 2027£375
3 to 6 months late1 Apr 2027 to 30 Jun 2027£750
More than 6 months lateFrom 1 Jul 2027£1,500

Penalties double if the accounts were also late the year before.

HMRC (CT600)FromPenalty
1 day late1 Apr 2027£200
3 months late30 Jun 2027another £200
6 months late30 Sep 2027HMRC estimates the tax and adds 10% of the unpaid tax
12 months late31 Mar 2028another 10% of any unpaid tax

For returns filed on or after 1 April 2026. Late three times in a row and the £200 penalties become £1,000 each.

Company details

As held on the Companies House register.

Company number
SC224675
Status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
29 October 2001 (24 years ago)
Registered office
4TH Floor Metropolitan House, 31-33 High Street, Inverness, IV1 1HT
Nature of business
Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c. (SIC 42990)
Year end
31 March (accounting reference date)
Accounts type
Total exemption (full)
Last accounts made up to
31 March 2025
Last confirmation statement
27 October 2025

Filing notes for civil engineering contractors

Civil engineering contractors usually carry plant and machinery, so capital allowances (the annual investment allowance and the main pool) do much of the work in the corporation tax computation.

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Frequently asked questions

When are Colin Lawson (Builders) Ltd.'s accounts due?

Colin Lawson (Builders) Ltd.'s next accounts are due at Companies House by 31 December 2026 (in 79 days), covering the period to 31 March 2026.

When is Colin Lawson (Builders) Ltd.'s CT600 due?

The CT600 for the period to 31 March 2026 is due at HMRC by 31 March 2027, 12 months after the period end. The corporation tax itself is payable earlier, by 1 January 2027.

Is Colin Lawson (Builders) Ltd. still trading?

Colin Lawson (Builders) Ltd. is listed as active on the Companies House register as of 1 Oct 2026. Active means it has not been dissolved or entered insolvency; it does not show whether it is currently taking on work.

What does Colin Lawson (Builders) Ltd. do?

Colin Lawson (Builders) Ltd. is registered under Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c. (SIC 42990).

How old is Colin Lawson (Builders) Ltd.?

Colin Lawson (Builders) Ltd. was incorporated on 29 October 2001, 24 years ago.

What is the penalty if Colin Lawson (Builders) Ltd. files its accounts late?

Companies House charges £150 if the accounts are up to 1 month late, £375 up to 3 months, £750 up to 6 months and £1,500 after that, doubled if the previous year's accounts were also late. HMRC charges £200 for a CT600 filed a day late and another £200 at 3 months.

Official records

View Colin Lawson (Builders) Ltd. on Companies House for filed documents, officers and the full history.

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Based on the Companies House register (snapshot 1 Oct 2026). Deadlines are worked out from the register and assume a standard accounting period; a change of year end or a short period moves them. This page is general information, not tax or accountancy advice.

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