M.G.F. (TRENCH CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS) LIMITED
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Shareholders' funds
£31,007,710
Balance sheet as at 2025-06-30
What it does
The principal activity for the Company is the design, manufacture and distribution of specialised temporary works support equipment for both hire and sale to the civil engineering and construction industries. Principal activities include the sale of both new and used equipment.ResultsThe profit for the year after taxation amounted to £15,005,493 (2024: £12,447,759)
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1981-02-18
- Employees
- 422 (2025 accounts · was 403 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Grant House South Lancashire, Ind Est Lockett Road, Ashton In Makerfield Wigan, Lancashire, WN4 8DE
- Postcode
- WN4 8DE
- Capital
- 6,345 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-06-30
- Next due by
- 2027-03-31
- Financial year end
- 30 June
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-01-14
Nature of business (SIC)
- 77320 Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
Officers 9 current · 12 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by MGF LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2021 (period to 2021-06-30) as part of the MGF LIMITED group statement — 2 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Gender pay gap
3%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| THORNPOST SERVICES LIMITED | 1981-12-31 |
Previous registered addresses 5
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| WALLWORK ROAD, OFF CHADDOCK LANE, ASTLEY, MANCHESTER M29 7JT | 2003-07-07 |
| GREENHAM YARD, WALLWORK ROAD, ASTLEY INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, ASTLEY MANCHESTER M29 7JL | 1992-01-13 |
| GREENHAM YARD, WALLWORK ROAD, ASTLEY INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, ASTLEY MANCHESTER M29 7JL | 1992-01-13 |
| PETER HOUSE, ST PETER SQUARE, MANCHESTER, M1 5BH | 1990-11-08 |
| GREENHAM YARD ASTLEY INDUSTRIAL, ESTATE WALLWORK ROAD, OFF CHADDOCK LANE ASTLEY, MANCHESTER M29 7JT | 1989-02-18 |
Among its peers
Top 10%
by shareholders' funds, of 19 similar companies in WN
The largest employer among its local peers (422 staff).
2nd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1981.
Competitors Wigan
This company ranks 1 among renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment in Wigan.
The class of 1981
65%
of the 14,514 companies incorporated in 1981 are still active today; 29% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 14 titles
- Freehold
- 1
- Leasehold
- 13
- Most recent registration
- 2023-10-10
- Where
- Greater Manchester (5), Buckinghamshire (2), City Of Bristol (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BL165605 | City Of Bristol | Leasehold | 2023-10-10 | — |
| BM453798 | Buckinghamshire | Leasehold | 2021-11-22 | — |
| CH692490 | Warrington | Leasehold | 2020-02-17 | — |
| BM419028 | Buckinghamshire | Leasehold | 2017-11-20 | — |
| DN647018 | Devon | Leasehold | 2014-07-03 | — |
| MAN190728 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2012-04-02 | — |
| MAN190736 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2012-04-02 | — |
| MAN165750 | Greater Manchester | Freehold | 2010-09-21 | — |
| SGL715442 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2010-04-26 | — |
| DU285023 | County Durham | Leasehold | 2005-10-25 | — |
| MAN31100 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2005-10-25 | — |
| MAN31113 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2005-10-25 | — |
| SF505169 | Staffordshire | Leasehold | 2005-10-25 | — |
| WYK798761 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2005-08-25 | — |
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