IAN WILLIAMS LIMITED

Active
Company number 00879464Private limited companyIncorporated 1966

Key figures

£25,365,000+9.0%
Net assets 2025/26
+9.0%
Average annual growth 2024/25–2025/26
010 m20 m30 m2024/252025/26

† IAN WILLIAMS 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

2025/26

Sector comparison

SIC 43341

Where the company stands among the 10,996 active companies whose first SIC code is 43341 (Painting).

Turnover£170,554,000
Higher than 97% · median £54,129 among 146 that publish turnover
Net assets£25,365,000
Higher than 99% · median £6,866
Total assets£56,566,000
Higher than 99% · median £27,387
Cash£12,051,000
Higher than 99% · median £11,673
Company age60.5 years
Older than 99% · median 5.0 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. IAN WILLIAMS LIMITED£25.4m
  2. BELL GROUP LTD£23.3m
  3. BELL GLOBAL PROPERTY SERVICES (UK) LTD£20.2m
  4. NOVUS PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LIMITED£19.2m
  5. TAZIKER INDUSTRIAL LIMITED£18.1m
  6. P.B.P. SERVICES (SCOTLAND) LTD.£8.6m
  7. ANDREW EVANS PAINTING CONTRACTORS LIMITED£8.2m
  8. D P LAWLESS PAINTING & DECORATING SERVICES LIMITED£8m
  9. HAYTON & LAMB LIMITED£7.1m
  10. BEAUMONT HOLDINGS ROMFORD LTD£6.5m

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 10,996. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: IAN WILLIAMS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

IAN WILLIAMS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00879464. It was incorporated on 17 May 1966. Its status is active. The registered office is in Bristol (BS37). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is painting (43341), other specialised construction activities n.e.c. (43999), combined facilities support activities (81100).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025/26 (period ending 5 Apr 2026); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £170,554,000. Profit for the year was £6,178,000. Net assets were £25,365,000, up 9% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £12,051,000. Total assets were £56,566,000 and total liabilities £28,940,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024/25–2025/26).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 10,996 active companies whose first SIC code is 43341: By turnover it ranks higher than 97% of the 146 that publish turnover (median £54,129). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £6,866). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £27,387). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £11,673). It is older than 99% of them (median age 5.0 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 221 public contract award notices from 128 public sector buyers since 2015. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £3.4bn. Its most frequent buyer is Trinity House (10 contracts). 98 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of 2 central government grants worth £12.3k, from Department for Education.

What do public registers and reports show?

In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 19 days to pay suppliers, and 2% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 0.7% lower than for men.

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 31 Dec 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 14 Apr 2027.

Filed accounts2024/25–2025/26
2024/25 †2025/26 †
Turnover166,696,000170,554,000
Profit for the year8,834,0006,178,000
Cash at bank and in hand18,115,00012,051,000
Total assets58,098,00056,566,000
Total liabilities32,320,00028,940,000
Net assets / total equity23,269,00025,365,000

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

221 contracts

IAN WILLIAMS LIMITED is named as a supplier in 221 public contract award notices from 128 public sector buyers since 2015. The 109 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £3.4bn. 98 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers128
Trinity House
10 contracts · £487.8k
Fusion21 Members Consortium
10 contracts
WESTWORKS PROCUREMENT LIMITED
8 contracts · £2.3m
UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH
7 contracts · £2.3m
Echelon Consultancy Ltd
5 contracts · £162.7m
Latest 100 contracts
  1. Estates Works and Capital Projects Dynamic Market‡Embark Multi Academy Trust · shared by 131 suppliers
  2. Refurbishment to External Windows, Doors and Fascias at Elm Grove, KingsclereVIVID Housing Ltd · runs until Feb 2027
  3. POW-ITT-63800 - Ty Cloc Windows and Flooring‡Powys Teaching Health Board · £189,413 · runs until Mar 2027
  4. Repairs and Maintenance Dynamic MarketSEC PROCUREMENT LIMITED T/A SOUTH EAST CONSORTIUM · shared by 40 suppliers · 5 lots
  5. TRIV2026 - Passive Fire Protection‡Trivallis · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £1,000,000 in total · runs until Sep 2030
Show 95 more
  1. Supply & Installation of Kitchens & BathroomsVIVID Housing Ltd · £70,000
  2. Fusion21 Responsive Repairs & Void Property Framework (2026-30)Fusion 21 Foundation · shared by 54 suppliers, up to £335,000,000 in total · 3 lots · runs until Sep 2030
  3. Minor Works, Repairs and Refurbishment Framework‡United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · shared by 6 suppliers, up to £2,000,000 in total · 2 lots · runs until Sep 2029
  4. ID602 External Cyclical DecorationsAspire Housing · shared by 2 suppliers · runs until Aug 2027
  5. Provision of Kitchen Replacements to New Forest District Council owned propertiesNew Forest District Council · runs until Jul 2028
  6. PfH - Responsive Repairs, Disrepair Works and Void Services‡Procurement for Housing · shared by 31 suppliers, up to £480,000,000 in total · 4 lots · runs until Jul 2029
  7. Framework for Planned Works to Domestic Properties‡Cardiff Council · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £37,200,000 in total · runs until Jul 2028
  8. Repairs Maintenance and Empty HomesORBIT GROUP LIMITED · 2 lots · runs until Mar 2032
  9. Retrofit Works - ID646‡Two Rivers Housing · £9,600,000 · runs until Mar 2030
  10. Windsor Estate External Redecorations and Refurbishment‡The Royal Household · runs until Jun 2030
  11. Planned Investment Works FrameworkMAGENTA LIVING · shared by 7 suppliers, up to £30,833,332 in total · 2 lots · runs until Jun 2030
  12. Maintain Framework‡Echelon Consultancy · shared by 21 suppliers, up to £1,420,000,000 in total · runs until Apr 2030
  13. VIVID Fire Stopping and Compartmentation WorksVIVID Housing Ltd · £3,500,000 · runs until Aug 2029
  14. Fire Remediation Works for Aster GroupASTER GROUP LIMITED · £1,600,000 · runs until Apr 2028
  15. Commercial Kitchens ReplacementsHOUSING 21 · £95,561
  16. Projects 5 and 6‡Yorkshire Housing Limited · £1,000,000 · runs until Apr 2030
  17. Commercial Kitchen refurbishment worksHOUSING 21 · £211,859
  18. Installation of Solar PV on Social Housing 2026-28Folkestone & Hythe District Council · £2,200,000 · runs until Mar 2028
  19. CM75 Casquets Lighthouse Painting‡Trinity House · £90,320
  20. CM78 - Flamborough Lighthouse Painting‡Trinity House · £109,851
  21. Stroud District Council - Planned External Works 2026-2029‡Stroud District Council · £7,500,000 · runs until May 2029
  22. Residential Improvement Works 2026The University Of Kent
  23. Painting and Decorating Framework - AWARD‡Lancaster University · shared by 3 suppliers · runs until Mar 2031
  24. Painting and Decorating FrameworkUNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £937,500 in total · runs until Mar 2028
  25. Cyclical Decorations Programme (Leaseholders)VIVID Housing Ltd · £850,000 · runs until Dec 2026
  26. CHIC Decoration Works Framework 2025-29‡Communities and Housing Investment Consortium Limited · shared by 26 suppliers · runs until Dec 2029
  27. Direct Award - Lot 1 - Loft Insulation Services FrameworkThe Council of the Borough of Kirklees · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £500,000 in total · runs until Oct 2027
  28. Hard Landscaping Works Including Decorative Walls and Paving‡HOUSING 21 · £31,035
  29. LiveWest Energy Efficiency Retrofit Contracts‡Echelon Consultancy · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £274,300,000 in total · runs until Feb 2039
  30. King Stephen Close, Exeter‡LiveWest Homes Limited · £68,159
  31. Major Repair Works in Occupied Domestic Properties‡Leeds City Council · £1,500,000
  32. CHIC Multiple Elements of the Built Environment Framework [2025-2029]‡Communities and Housing Investment Consortium Limited · shared by 22 suppliers, up to £970,000,000 in total · 2 lots
  33. Framework For Adapted Bathrooms, Standard Bathrooms and Communal & Wetroom Anti-Slip Flooring‡Kirklees Council · shared by 7 suppliers, up to £11,320,000 in total · runs until Jul 2029
  34. Framework for Adapted Bathrooms, Standard Bathrooms and Communal & Wetroom anti-slip FlooringThe Council of the Borough of Kirklees · shared by 4 suppliers, up to £9,790,000 in total · 3 lots
  35. Replacement of facias and rainwater goodsHOUSING 21 · £72,502
  36. NHMF Frameworx Planned Maintenance, Net Zero carbon and Passive Fire Safety Works Framework Agreements Version 8 2025NHMF (NPC) LIMITED · £150,000,000
  37. Cyclical Decorations - General NeedsVIVID Housing Ltd · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £8,000,000 in total · runs until Aug 2029
  38. Provision of Painting & Decorating Services Framework‡Nottingham Trent University (NTU) · £650,000
  39. Repairs and Maintenance Works Framework‡Notting Hill Genesis · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £1,500,000,000 in total
  40. Fascia and Soffits and Rain Water GoodsHOUSING 21 · £88,097
  41. Loft Insulation and LED LightingPLYMOUTH COMMUNITY HOMES LIMITED
  42. Planned Maintenance WorksACCENT HOUSING LIMITED · £3,149,000 · runs until Jun 2028
  43. Capital Investment Framework Agreement‡Procurement Assist Limited c/o Integrated Facilities Management Bolton Ltd (iFM Bolton) · shared by 10 suppliers, up to £1,010,000,000 in total · 4 lots
  44. Planned Maintenance Program‡Westward Housing Group · £12,000,000 · 3 lots
  45. NHMF Frameworx Responsive Maintenance and Void Property Works Framework Agreements 2025NHMF (NPC) LIMITED · £1,200,000,000
  46. Investment Works Framework‡PROSPER · shared by 8 suppliers, up to £250,000,000 in total
  47. Fusion21 Decarbonisation Framework‡Fusion21 Members Consortium · shared by 29 suppliers, up to £1,000,000,000 in total
  48. Kitchens and Bathrooms‡Moat Homes Limited · £52,000,000 · 2 lots · runs until May 2030
  49. Fusion21 Decarbonisation Framework - CF Award NoticeFusion21 Members Consortium · shared by 36 suppliers, up to £1,500,000,000 in total · runs until Apr 2029
  50. CP2549-24: Devon and Somerset Standing List of Approved Contractors (SLoAC) 2025‡Devon County Council · shared by 100 suppliers, up to £60,000,000 in total
  51. Kitchens and Bathrooms Replacement Planned Works – North West Region‡Accent Housing Ltd · £60,000
  52. Cyclical Maintenance - Redecoration Works - 2024-25‡SOMERSET COUNCIL · shared by 3 suppliers
  53. Eldene Health Centre - Multiple room refurbishment for change of useNHS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED · £35,624
  54. Retrofit and Decarbonisation Framework‡LHC Procurement Group for the Welsh Procurement Alliance (WPA) · shared by 11 suppliers, up to £240,000,000 in total · 3 lots
  55. Retrofit and Decarbonisation FrameworkLHC Procurement Group · shared by 94 suppliers, up to £460,000,000 in total
  56. Brighter Places Repairs and Voids Contract‡Echelon Consultancy Ltd · £93,750,000 · runs until Mar 2040
  57. Brighter Places Repairs and Voids Contract‡Brighter Places · £93,750,000
  58. Fire Risk Assessments, Kingston Upon Hull‡Hull City Council · shared by 74 suppliers, up to £325,000,000 in total
  59. Passive Fire Protection Works‡Swindon Borough Council · £4,026,777 · runs until Mar 2027
  60. Cyclical Decorations 24/25RICHMOND HOUSING PARTNERSHIP LIMITED · £880,000
  61. LiveWest Energy Efficiency Retrofit Contracts‡LiveWest Homes Limited · £114,100,000 · 2 lots
  62. Internal Decent Homes Works Including Aids and Adaptations and Communal Works - AWARD‡Cheltenham Borough Council · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £17,250,000 in total · runs until Dec 2029
  63. Internal Decent Homes Works Including Aids and Adaptations and Communal Works‡Cheltenham Borough Council · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £37,526,821 in total
  64. PFH Fire Safety Works Framework‡Procurement for Housing · shared by 21 suppliers, up to £100,000,000 in total · 2 lots
  65. AHG_000055 - Responsive Repairs and Planned Works‡Anchor Hanover Group · £198,604,267
  66. Approved Contractors Framework List v2 (ACFL)‡University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust · shared by 62 suppliers, up to £500,000,000 in total · runs until Oct 2028
  67. Approved Contractors Framework List v2 (ACFL v2)‡University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust · £1
  68. Repairs and Maintenance to Void Properties‡Kirklees Council · £400,000
  69. HIA works‡Cheshire west and Chester Borough Council · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £1,000,000 in total · runs until Nov 2026
  70. South East & Mid Wales Collaborative Construction Framework (SEWSCAP) 4‡Cardiff Council · shared by 8 suppliers, up to £127,000,000 in total · 4 lots
  71. Bathroom Replacement Planned Works - East, South & Yorkshire - AWARD‡Accent Housing- e-Tendering System · shared by 2 suppliers · runs until Sep 2027
  72. Bathroom Replacement Planned Works in East, South and Yorkshire Regions‡Accent Housing Ltd · £3,000,000 · 2 lots
  73. Decoration and Minor Pre-decoration Repairs Framework 2024HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · £25,000,000 · 2 lots
  74. Saffron Gardens Care Home - External Decoration - AWARD‡Brunelcare
  75. Procurement for Housing: Planned Works Framework‡Procurement for Housing · shared by 67 suppliers · runs until Jul 2028
  76. Supply of kitchens‡Lancaster City Council · shared by 23 suppliers, up to £275,000,000 in total · 4 lots
  77. PP254 Westcombe Lodge‡ANCHOR HANOVER GROUP · £250,093
  78. CA14375 - Provision of Painting & Decorating Services for Harper Adams University‡Harper Adams University · £48,333
  79. Hiscocks Refurbishment Work‡BATH SPA UNIVERSITY · £108,006
  80. G&R/HRA/ External Maintenance Framework‡Bristol City Council · shared by 7 suppliers, up to £40,000,000 in total
  81. Cyclical Decorations - General needs‡LiveWest Homes Limited · £1,995,175
  82. Painting Railings at Mount Grounds, Fleetwood‡Wyre Council · £27,490
  83. Rosewarne Towns Fund Enterprise Units - Conversion of Engineering Workshop to Horticulture Business Units‡Cornwall College · £208,447
  84. Supply of Property Refurbishment, Maintenance and Management‡Kent County Council (T/A Procurement Services) · shared by 10 suppliers, up to £1 in total
  85. Investment Framework 2024 - 2028‡Great Places Housing Group · £100,000,000 · 2 lots
  86. T0422 - Coquet Lighthouse Painting‡Trinity House · £49,650
  87. Fire Safety FrameworkLHC · shared by 12 suppliers, up to £110,000,000 in total
  88. Fire Safety Framework‡LHC Procurement Group Ltd on behalf of the Welsh Procurement Alliance · shared by 8 suppliers, up to £2,600,000 in total · 2 lots
  89. Housing Stock Reactive, Cyclical and Planned Repairs and Maintenance‡North Kesteven District Council · £75,000,000
  90. Window Replacement Works at Upton Health CentreNHS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED · £64,571
  91. General and Specialist Building Works Including: Ventilation, Aids & Adaptations, Extensions and Specialist Works for High-Risk Buildings (HRBs).Hull City Council · 3 lots
  92. EN:Procure - Framework for Installation, Servicing, Maintenance and Repair Works (GEN4)‡EN Procure Ltd · shared by 100 suppliers, up to £3,249,000,000 in total · runs until Feb 2028
  93. Refurbishment and Modernisation Framework AgreementLHC · shared by 26 suppliers, up to £1,470,000,000 in total · 7 lots
  94. Refurbishment and Modernisation Framework Agreement‡LHC for the Welsh Procurement Alliance (WPA) · shared by 12 suppliers, up to £350,000,000 in total · 7 lots
  95. Planned Building Maintenance, Repair and Minor Works‡Cyngor Gwynedd Council · shared by 6 suppliers, up to £200,000 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.

Government grants

2 grants

IAN WILLIAMS LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 2 central government grants since 2020, together worth £12.3k.

Grants
  1. Apprenticeships Participation 16 - 18Department for Education · £7,000
  2. Apprenticeships Participation 18+Department for Education · £5,250

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 practices6 Apr 2026 – 5 Oct 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
19 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
2%
Standard payment terms
7–40 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 84%
  • 31 to 60 days 15%
  • After 60 days 1%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
5 Apr 2026
19
82%
2%
29 Sep 2025
20
82%
3%
30 Mar 2025
20
83%
10%
5 Oct 2024
21
82%
12%
4 Apr 2024
22
82%
11%
4 Oct 2023
22
80%
11%
4 Apr 2023
25
81%
17%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 0.7% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 2.8% lower
Median bonus pay
women 101.4% higher
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter21% womenLower middle10% womenUpper middle15% womenUpper pay quarter15% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 7.7% lower
women 4.5% lower
2023/24
women 7% lower
women 5.8% lower
2022/23
women 8.9% lower
women 7.8% lower
2021/22
women 14.5% lower
women 15.8% lower
2020/21
women 9.7% lower
women 17.1% lower
2019/20
women 18.5% lower
women 12.6% lower
2018/19
women 18.4% lower
women 15.2% lower
2017/18
women 19.6% 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.

History

4 events
  1. Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: turnover £170.6m, net assets £25.4m
  2. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £166.7m, net assets £23.3m
  3. Mr William John Williams 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.