SELWOOD LTD

Active
Company number 00494547Private limited companyIncorporated 1951

Key figures

£119,516,000+47.4%
Net assets 2025
+47.4%
Average annual growth 2024–2025
050 m100 m150 m20242025

† SELWOOD LTD filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 43999

Where the company stands among the 46,861 active companies whose first SIC code is 43999 (Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.).

Turnover£195,740,000
Higher than 99% · median £1,792,831 among 927 that publish turnover
Net assets£119,516,000
Higher than 99% · median £14,797
Total assets£310,239,000
Higher than 99% · median £56,172
Cash£11,069,000
Higher than 99% · median £26,460
Employees837
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age75.6 years
Older than 99% · median 7.5 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. LAST MILE INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED£701.2m
  2. PREMIER MARINAS LIMITED£393.9m
  3. P. FLANNERY PLANT HIRE (OVAL) LIMITED£206.4m
  4. PICKERINGS HIRE LIMITED£151m
  5. O'HALLORAN & O'BRIEN LIMITED£142.4m
  6. CALA HOMES COMMUNITIES (CROWTHORNE) LIMITED£127.5m
  7. SCH PROJECTS LIMITED£123.6m
  8. SELWOOD LTD£119.5m
  9. FERN TRADING DEVELOPMENT LIMITED£116.8m
  10. SELECT PLANT HIRE COMPANY LIMITED£106.5m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 46,861. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: SELWOOD LTD

What kind of company is it?

SELWOOD LTD is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00494547. It was incorporated on 19 Apr 1951. Its status is active. The registered office is in Eastleigh (SO53). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other specialised construction activities n.e.c. (43999).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £195,740,000. Profit for the year was £45,804,000. Net assets were £119,516,000, up 47.4% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £11,069,000. Total assets were £310,239,000 and total liabilities £177,896,000. The company had an average of 837 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 46,861 active companies whose first SIC code is 43999: By turnover it ranks higher than 99% of the 927 that publish turnover (median £1,792,831). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £14,797). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £56,172). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £26,460). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 99% of them (median age 7.5 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 14 public contract award notices from 14 public sector buyers since 2017. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £80.7m. 10 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly machinery, rubber, electrical equipment. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly machinery, electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 52 days to pay suppliers, and 16% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 5.4% lower than for men.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 2 of 20 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 14 Apr 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover162,305,000195,740,000
Profit for the year39,097,00045,804,000
Cash at bank and in hand8,753,00011,069,000
Total assets248,963,000310,239,000
Total liabilities162,243,000177,896,000
Net assets / total equity81,075,000119,516,000
Average number of employees686837

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

14 contracts

SELWOOD LTD is named as a supplier in 14 public contract award notices from 14 public sector buyers since 2017. The 4 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £80.7m. 10 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers14
Southern Water Services Ltd.
1 contract · £76m
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
1 contract · £4.5m
North Yorkshire Council
1 contract · £177.5k
City of York Council
1 contract · £41.2k
.East Riding Of Yorkshire Council
1 contract
Contracts
  1. Award for the Framework for the supply and hire of plant equipment‡City & County of Swansea · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £24,000 in total · runs until Nov 2028
  2. Vehicle and Plant Hire‡Scotland Excel · shared by 12 suppliers, up to £1,200,000 in total
  3. UVDB Powered by Achilles QUDM for Goods, Works and ServicesAFFINITY WATER LIMITED · shared by 550 suppliers
  4. prj_3972 Pump Supply, Install, Maintenance, Repair and Hire‡Southern Water Services Ltd. · £76,000,000
  5. Defra Group - National Plant Hire Framework - 2025-2031‡DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS · £4,486,226
Show 9 more
  1. National Plant Hire Framework - Defra Group - 2025 - 2031‡Environment Agency · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £95,000,000 in total · runs until Jun 2031
  2. Mobile Pump & Equipment Hire Framework 2025-29‡Natural Resources Wales · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £250,000 in total
  3. Highways Flood water 3" site pumps x3‡City of York Council · £41,200
  4. Purchase of Flood Pumps (x4) and associated pipe work plus trailers.North Yorkshire Council · £177,500
  5. Hire of Small Plant & Temporary Accommodation Framework Agreement‡Scottish Borders Council · shared by 7 suppliers, up to £3,000,000 in total
  6. Framework for the Hire of Operated and Self-Operated Plant Machinery‡Dorset Council · shared by 31 suppliers, up to £10,000,000 in total
  7. Hire of Generators and Pumps‡Scottish Water · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £19,200,000 in total · runs until Mar 2029
  8. Framework for Operated and Self-Operated Plant Hire‡Dorset County Council · shared by 27 suppliers, up to £18,000,000 in total
  9. 768-17 Hire of Plant & Equipment‡.East Riding Of Yorkshire Council · shared by 57 suppliers, up to £6,000,000 in total

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
52 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
16%
Standard payment terms
0–90 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 23%
  • 31 to 60 days 48%
  • After 60 days 29%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
50
26%
21%
30 Jun 2025
51
19%
23%
31 Dec 2024
47
45%
19%
30 Jun 2024
48
36%
19%
31 Dec 2023
50
26%
22%
30 Jun 2023
51
33%
19%
31 Dec 2022
48
35%
19%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 5.4% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 5.7% lower
Median bonus pay
women 999.9% higher
Employer size
500 to 999 employees
Lower pay quarter19.5% womenLower middle19.6% womenUpper middle17.7% womenUpper pay quarter15.1% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 16.3% higher
women 6.9% lower
2023/24
women 14% higher
women 4.7% lower
2022/23
women 19.4% higher
women 3.4% lower
2021/22
women 32.1% higher
women 3.3% higher
2020/21
women 50.5% higher
women 12.7% higher
2019/20
women 24.2% higher
women 2.3% lower
2018/19
women 10.4% higher
women 10.1% lower
2017/18
women 26% lower
women 12.2% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Route
Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: machinery, rubber, electrical equipment, iron and steel articles and plastics.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: machinery, electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments and rubber.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

4 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £195.7m, net assets £119.5m, 837 employees
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £162.3m, net assets £81.1m, 686 employees
  3. Selwood Group Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.