BECTON, DICKINSON U.K. LIMITED

Active
Company number 00852702Private limited companyIncorporated 1965

Key figures

£776,455,000
Net assets 2024/25

† BECTON, DICKINSON U.K. LIMITED 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

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 32500

Where the company stands among the 2,756 active companies whose first SIC code is 32500 (Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies).

Turnover£589,029,000
Higher than 98% · median £15,908,083 among 152 that publish turnover
Net assets£776,455,000
Higher than 99% · median £30,174
Total assets£939,783,000
Higher than 99% · median £141,257
Company age61.4 years
Older than 98% · median 6.0 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. BECTON, DICKINSON U.K. LIMITED£776.5m
  2. SSC HOLDCO (UK) LIMITED£701.9m
  3. ABBOTT DIABETES CARE LIMITED£589.9m
  4. JOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL LIMITED£541.6m
  5. PEARSALLS LIMITED£399.8m
  6. SURGICAL SPECIALTIES UK HOLDINGS LIMITED£352.2m
  7. ICU MEDICAL BIDCO LTD£341.8m
  8. SIEMENS HEALTHCARE LIMITED£294.3m
  9. CONVATEC LIMITED£277m
  10. SURGICAL SPECIALTIES CORPORATION LIMITED£252.4m

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 2,756. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: BECTON, DICKINSON U.K. LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

BECTON, DICKINSON U.K. LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00852702. It was incorporated on 25 Jun 1965. Its status is active. The registered office is in Wokingham (RG41). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies (32500).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Sep 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £589,029,000. Net assets were £776,455,000. Total assets were £939,783,000 and total liabilities £892,746,000.

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 2,756 active companies whose first SIC code is 32500: By turnover it ranks higher than 98% of the 152 that publish turnover (median £15,908,083). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £30,174). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £141,257). It is older than 98% of them (median age 6.0 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 261 public contract award notices from 99 public sector buyers since 2015. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £755.1m. Its most frequent buyer is NHS Supply Chain (30 contracts). 101 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of one central government grant worth £1,500, from Department for Education.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly furniture and lighting, miscellaneous manufactures, optical, medical and measuring instruments. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly plastics, optical, medical and measuring instruments, machinery. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 0.5% higher than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 4 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Jun 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 28 Aug 2027.

Filed accounts2024/25
2024/25 †
Turnover589,029,000
Total assets939,783,000
Total liabilities892,746,000
Net assets / total equity776,455,000

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

261 contracts

BECTON, DICKINSON U.K. LIMITED is named as a supplier in 261 public contract award notices from 99 public sector buyers since 2015. The 155 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £755.1m. 101 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers99
NHS Supply Chain
30 contracts
Public Health England
17 contracts · £6.6m
The Common Services Agency(more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)
15 contracts · £2.2m
SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED
15 contracts
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
14 contracts · £1.4m
Latest 100 contracts
  1. Cell Sorter for IGC‡University Of Edinburgh · £595,680
  2. Service contract for robot located inside PharmacyCAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · £14,455 · runs until Nov 2027
  3. Patient Temperature Management and Fluid Warming‡The Common Services Agency The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Serv… · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £1,393,834 in total
  4. 7144/28 RFL- BD ALARIS NEXUS 2021/S 000-029632‡Royal Free London NHS Trust · £22,284
  5. Brachytherapy (Low Dose)University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust · £254,131 · runs until Aug 2027
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  1. Infusion Pumps, Administration Sets and Associated Products 2026‡SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED · shared by 15 suppliers, up to £216,000,000 in total · 2 lots · runs until Jul 2031
  2. Trustwide- Becton Dickinson - primary battery & backplateMid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust · £39,102 · runs until Mar 2027
  3. APHA CapEx: Supply of Spectral Flow Cytometer Analyser‡ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY · £801,069 · 2 lots · runs until Oct 2027
  4. UKHSA Diagnostics & Research Open Framework‡Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Heal… · shared by 81 suppliers, up to £6,250,000,000 in total · 2 lots · runs until Sep 2028
  5. PPSA - Blood Collection Systems‡University Hospitals Plymouth · £10,000,000 · runs until Aug 2030
  6. Supply of Urine Stands‡Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · £400 · runs until Jul 2027
  7. BD Consolidated Service Contract‡University Of Edinburgh · £926,517
  8. Needle Free Connection Systems & Associated Products‡Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · £1,046,708 · runs until Jun 2028
  9. CSP26638 - Decommissioning cytometry instrumentsUK Research and Innovation · £12,205
  10. Surgical Dressings‡Belfast Health & Social Care Trust · £1,860,870 · runs until Oct 2030
  11. UHB - Syringes and Needles NPM - Becton DickinsonUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust · £219,506 · runs until Jun 2029
  12. BD Annual Maintenance RenewalCELL THERAPY CATAPULT LIMITED · runs until Jul 2027
  13. Scientific instruments service contractUNIVERSITY OF EXETER · £124,002 · runs until Jul 2031
  14. Supply of Consumables for BD Flow Cytometers‡NHS Blood and Transplantation · £1,380,000 · 2 lots · runs until Apr 2027
  15. IV Cannulae and Associated Infusion Set (5973078)Regional Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service · shared by 13 suppliers, up to £10,996,425 in total · 4 lots · runs until Jul 2028
  16. Supply of Consumables for BD Flow Cytometers‡NHS Blood and Transplant · £690,000
  17. PURCH2967 - PPE1004686 Direct Award for the Provision of a New Flow Cytometer‡University of Glasgow · £397,840
  18. Service Contract for Pharmacy Robot ARX Tandem VMAX System‡North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust · £47,352 · runs until Jun 2028
  19. Spinal, Blood Collection Needles and Associated ProductsRegional Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service · shared by 11 suppliers, up to £7,304,061 in total · 4 lots · runs until May 2028
  20. Rotarex Agreement - Supply of Rotarex and Aspirex CathetersThe Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · £256,608 · runs until May 2028
  21. Service contractCAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · £14,455
  22. NP51825 Hernia Repair Products‡The Common Services Agency(more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) · shared by 16 suppliers, up to £1,111,559 in total · 9 lots
  23. UKRI-5796 MRC LMS Repair and Maintenance servicing for flow cytometers‡UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) · £107,226 · runs until May 2027
  24. Testing Service & Maintenance‡The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £2,915,880 in total
  25. project to transition from Ascribe to Epic to support cyber security, efficiencies.‡CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · £67,734
  26. Syringe Drivers‡CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · £14,184
  27. Ambulatory Syringe Pumps for Continuous Subcutaneous Infusion (CSCI)‡United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · £148,932 · 2 lots
  28. Needle Free Access Devices and IV AccessoriesRegional Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service · shared by 16 suppliers, up to £24,933,232 in total · 5 lots · runs until Apr 2028
  29. Purchase of Biopsy SystemQE FACILITIES LIMITED · £37,500
  30. Interventional and Diagnostic Cardiac Cath Lab Consumables‡Belfast Health and Social Care Trust · shared by 27 suppliers, up to £45,000,000 in total · runs until Mar 2028
  31. Purchase of Biopsy SystemQE Facilities Ltd · £37,500
  32. Skin Preparation Applicators‡University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust · £508,375 · runs until Feb 2028
  33. Biopsy Needles & Breast Tissue Markers‡The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust · £65,666 · runs until Jan 2027
  34. 2526-069-STA-PHW Provision of Maintenance for BD Kiestra system for Public Health WalesPublic Health Wales NHS Trust · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £181,897 in total · runs until Dec 2026
  35. BD Cytometers Service Maintenance Agreement‡Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust · £735,732 · runs until Mar 2030
  36. BACTEC MGIT analyser & Epicentre middleware‡UK Health Security Agency · £139,500
  37. Drugs cabinet‡CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · £17,461
  38. WSFT - Clinical - Pharmacy Automated Dispensing System - Pharmacy Robot Service‡West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust · £21,116 · runs until Dec 2026
  39. Trustwide- Becton Dickinson - primary battery & backplate‡Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust · £114,162 · runs until Dec 2026
  40. PURCH2779 - PPE1003993 Direct Award for the Provision of Renewal of Multi-Year Service Contract for Flow Systems‡University of Glasgow · £573,090
  41. Syringes, Needles and Associated ProductsSUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED · shared by 41 suppliers · 2 lots · runs until Jun 2029
  42. Maintenance of HemoSphere Advanced Monitors (CCO Monitors)Belfast Health & Social Care Trust · £600,000 · runs until Nov 2030
  43. Interventional Implantable Cardiac Devices and Accessories 5643930‡Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service · shared by 10 suppliers, up to £91,575,000 in total
  44. CF Needlefree Connection Systems and Associated Products 2025 Contract Award NoticeSupply Chain Coordination Limited · shared by 17 suppliers, up to £100,000,000 in total · runs until Oct 2028
  45. Pyxis Inventory Connect Software & support/maintenance contract‡University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust · £129,908 · runs until Sep 2030
  46. : Central Venous Catheters and Associated Products‡Supply Chain Coordination Limited · shared by 18 suppliers, up to £136,500,000 in total
  47. Service contract for Blood culture Machines‡Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust · £21,106
  48. Blood Collection DevicesSupply Chain Coordination Limited · shared by 19 suppliers, up to £244,000,000 in total · runs until Oct 2027
  49. FTS - Blood Collection Devices‡Supply Chain Coordination Limited · shared by 19 suppliers, up to £244,000,000 in total
  50. National Framework Agreement for Transperineal Prostate Biopsy SystemCOUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · shared by 8 suppliers, up to £19,800,000 in total · runs until Aug 2027
  51. 100000000‡Supply Chain Coordination Limited · shared by 16 suppliers, up to £100,000,000 in total · 4 lots
  52. Southend - BD - enspire control module - 2 years maintenance‡Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust · £13,669 · runs until Jun 2027
  53. Blood Culture BottlesKCH Interventional Facilities Management LLP · £269,586 · runs until Jul 2028
  54. Maintenance for BD MaldiUNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF DERBY AND BURTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · £19,500
  55. Surgical Mesh‡Supply Chain Coordination Limited · shared by 11 suppliers, up to £70,000,000 in total · 3 lots
  56. service contract quote 76129THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM · £67,293 · runs until Sep 2027
  57. Becton Dickinson - 4 No Site-Rite 8 with 3CG maintenance‡Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · £13,556
  58. CA15718 - Maint-6698-WH-Rowa‡Partners Procurement Service (PPS) · £22,067
  59. UKRI-4976 Service Contract for Flow Cytometers‡UK Research and Innovation · £60,561
  60. CA15754 - MAINT5587-RFL- Bactec FX40 Analyser maintenance‡Partners Procurement Service (PPS) · £14,760 · runs until Nov 2028
  61. IV Admin & Accessories‡The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) · shared by 10 suppliers, up to £308,000,000 in total · 14 lots
  62. CF CAN Advanced Wound CareSupply Chain Coordination Limited · shared by 57 suppliers, up to £1,467,008,032 in total · runs until Aug 2027
  63. Advanced Wound Care‡Supply Chain Coordination Limited · shared by 56 suppliers, up to £880,204,819 in total
  64. UKRI-4874 Service Contract for Fusion Fib Instrument‡UK Research and Innovation · £87,127 · runs until Mar 2028
  65. NP68424 Interventional Radiology‡The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) · shared by 26 suppliers, up to £405,000,000 in total · 9 lots
  66. Bactec Platform and Microbiology Blood Culture And TB Testing System‡HULL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST · £79,230 · runs until Mar 2028
  67. Endoscopy, Endourology & Oncology Ablation Consumables & Associated Products‡Supply Chain Coordination Limited · shared by 40 suppliers, up to £415,000,000 in total · 2 lots
  68. Hypodermic Needles & Syringes‡The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £45,000 in total
  69. Flow Cytometry Unit Bundle Service ContractTHE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM · £434,478
  70. Blood Draw Tools and AccessoriesSupply Chain Coordination Limited · shared by 34 suppliers, up to £44,000,000 in total · runs until May 2027
  71. NHSSC Led Mini Competition for Safety Finger Lancets Via Lot 2 Blood Lancets of the Blood Draw Tools and Accessories Framework Agreement.‡Supply Chain Coordination Limited · shared by 25 suppliers, up to £40,000,000 in total · 2 lots
  72. CF CAN Heart Valves and VADSNHS Supply Chain · shared by 10 suppliers, up to £120,000,000 in total · runs until Jun 2029
  73. Structural Heart & VAD’s 2025‡NHS Supply Chain · shared by 9 suppliers
  74. UKHSA_Scientific- Provision of Becton Dickinson Maintenance for Clinical and FW&E labs, 2024-26‡UK Health Security Agency · £1,372,231
  75. Infusion Device‡The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) · shared by 8 suppliers, up to £18,600,000 in total · 3 lots
  76. Arctic Sun Advantage Program Agreement‡Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · £107,980 · runs until Sep 2027
  77. S8 FACS Discovery‡University Of Edinburgh · £1,459,645
  78. Purchase of FACSDiscovery S8‡Cardiff University · £534,628
  79. Pharmacy Consumables and Miscellaneous Items‡Procurement and Logistics Service · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £100,000,000 in total · 2 lots
  80. Becton Dickinson BACTEC MGIT Consumables for UKHSA Laboratories‡UK Health Security Agency · £1,400,000
  81. CLI-OJEU-54789 All Wales Blood Collection Systems‡NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University… · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £1,780,000 in total · 3 lots
  82. UKRI-3986 Flow Cytometry Repair and Maintenance Services‡BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED · £124,145
  83. UKRI-3986 Flow Cytometry Repair and Maintenance Services‡UK Research & Innovation · £124,145
  84. Patient Cooling (Arctic Sun)‡Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust · £158,234 · runs until May 2027
  85. Provision of an Aseptic Preparation Service Prescribing and Compounding Software‡NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde · £180,000
  86. Maintenance of Arctic Sun Temperature Management Systems‡United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust · £44,541 · runs until Apr 2028
  87. RFL- PR9811- Body Guard PumpsPartners Procurement Service · £30,780
  88. Indwelling Urinary Catheters & Drainage Bags‡The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") · shared by 12 suppliers, up to £6,290,011 in total · 23 lots
  89. MED-OJEU-53804 Skin and Wound Closure‡NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University… · shared by 10 suppliers, up to £1,123,203 in total · 8 lots
  90. APHA CapEx (23/24): BACTEC FX40 Automated Blood Culture System‡Animal and Plant Health Agency · £23,062 · runs until Mar 2029
  91. VACUUM BIOPSY SYSTEM AND CONSUMABLES‡HULL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST · £97,903 · runs until Feb 2027
  92. Veterinary Supplies and Associated Consumables, Equipment and Software‡APUC LTD · shared by 12 suppliers, up to £20,000,000 in total
  93. CLINICAL MANAGED SERVICES, INCLUDING MANAGED MAINTENANCE SERVICES (SBS10251)NHS Shared Business Services Limited · £652,500,000
  94. PURCH2314 Provision Of Contract For A High Specification Flow Cytometric‡University of Glasgow · £387,000
  95. Pre-Operative Skin Preparation Equipment and ConsumablesNHS Supply Chain · shared by 10 suppliers, up to £8,300,000 in total · runs until Jan 2028

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.

Government grants

1 grant

BECTON, DICKINSON U.K. LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 1 central government grant, worth £1,500.

Grant
  1. Apprenticeships Participation 16 - 18Department for Education · £1,500

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Apr 2026 – 30 Sep 2026

No payments to suppliers were reported for this period.

Earlier periods (6)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Mar 2026
44
31%
26%
30 Sep 2025
37
30%
24%
31 Mar 2025
45
30%
42%
30 Sep 2024
51
23%
47%
31 Mar 2024
48
30%
40%
30 Sep 2023
53
25%
46%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 0.5% higher
Mean hourly pay
women 0.1% lower
Median bonus pay
women 34.5% higher
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter47.2% womenLower middle31.1% womenUpper middle34.3% womenUpper pay quarter44.1% women
Earlier years (7)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 2.3% higher
women 0.8% lower
2023/24
women 1.2% higher
women 3.5% lower
2022/23
women 1.4% lower
women 1.3% lower
2021/22
women 3.6% lower
women 3.3% lower
2020/21
women 1.9% lower
women 2.6% lower
2018/19
women 6% lower
women 7.7% lower
2017/18
women 12.9% lower
women 0.6% 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. This report was submitted after the deadline. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements4
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
Earlier years (1)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement

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

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: furniture and lighting, miscellaneous manufactures, optical, medical and measuring instruments, machinery and electrical equipment.

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

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

7 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £589m, net assets £776.5m
  2. Bard Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
  3. Becton Dickinson And Company ceased to be a person with significant control
  4. Becton Dickinson And Company registered as a person with significant control
  5. Bd Uk Holdings Ltd ceased to be a person with significant control
  6. Bd Uk Holdings Ltd registered as a person with significant control
  7. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.