MCTAGGART CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
Company number SC042957 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
MCTAGGART CONSTRUCTION LIMITED stands out as a financially exceptional regional contractor, characterized by an exceptionally strong balance sheet with zero external debt—a rarity in the capital-intensive UK construction sector. Its deep specialization in Scottish affordable housing has provided insulation from the recent downturn in the private housing market, allowing it to deliver industry-leading gross margins of nearly 20%. While this concentration on the public sector in a single geography presents strategic risks, the company's cash-rich, low-gearing model positions it as a highly resilient and reliable partner in its niche.
Shareholders' funds
£12,115,435
Balance sheet as at 2026-03-31
What it does
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of construction and development of residential housing for both the private and public sectors.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1965-12-30
- Employees
- 159 (2026 accounts · was 152 in 2025)
- Registered office
- Tod House, Templand Road, Dalry, KA24 5EU
- Postcode
- KA24 5EU
- Capital
- 250,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-03-31
- Next due by
- 2027-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-02-19
- Next due by
- 2027-03-05
Nature of business (SIC)
- 41100 Development of building projects
Officers 3 current · 13 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by MCTAGGART GROUP LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z1223002 (Tier 2), registered since 2008.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- mctaggartconstruction.co.uk
- Phone
- 01294 832195, 0141 212 8668
McTaggart Construction delivers high-quality affordable homes across Scotland, building communities with trust, care and pride.
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 168 similar companies in KA
The largest employer among its local peers (159 staff).
2nd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1965.
No.4 of the largest development of building projects companies in Ayr →
Competitors Ayr
This company ranks 4 among development of building projects in Ayr.
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