SAFETY-KLEEN U.K. LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
† SAFETY-KLEEN 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
2025Sector comparison
SIC 33190Where the company stands among the 5,902 active companies whose first SIC code is 33190 (Repair of other equipment).
- SAFETY-KLEEN U.K. LIMITED£115.2m
- PTSG ACCESS AND SAFETY LIMITED£85.9m
- MARKEM-IMAJE INDUSTRIES LIMITED£47.1m
- ROLLS-ROYCE SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED£39.5m
- TEAM INDUSTRIAL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED£37.1m
- PICKERINGS EUROPE LIMITED£33.1m
- FURMANITE LIMITED£25.6m
- ATLAS CRANES UK LIMITED£24.5m
- JACKSON LIFT SERVICES LIMITED£19.4m
- HOERBIGER UK LIMITED£16.7m
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 5,902. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: SAFETY-KLEEN U.K. LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
SAFETY-KLEEN U.K. LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01190039. It was incorporated on 8 Nov 1974. Its status is active. The registered office is in Brentford (TW8). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is repair of other equipment (33190), installation of industrial machinery and equipment (33200), collection of non-hazardous waste (38110), collection of hazardous waste (38120).
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 £99,172,000. Net assets were £115,193,000, up 9.7% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £3,218,000. Total assets were £156,124,000 and total liabilities £40,931,000. The company had an average of 511 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 5,902 active companies whose first SIC code is 33190: By turnover it ranks higher than 99% of the 101 that publish turnover (median £733,063). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £22,025). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £72,696). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £33,449). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 2). It is older than 99% of them (median age 11.7 years).
Does it supply the public sector?
The company is named as a supplier in 15 public contract award notices from 11 public sector buyers since 2016. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £1.7m. Its most frequent buyer is Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (2 contracts). 4 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly miscellaneous chemicals, machinery, electrical equipment. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly soaps and waxes, machinery, electrical equipment. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 63 days to pay suppliers, and 75% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 1% higher than for men.
Who runs and controls the company?
One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 8 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 11 Jun 2027.
Filed accounts2024–2025
| 2024 † | 2025 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 94,286,000 | 99,172,000 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 2,146,000 | 3,218,000 |
| Total assets | 142,858,000 | 156,124,000 |
| Total liabilities | 37,895,000 | 40,931,000 |
| Net assets / total equity | 104,963,000 | 115,193,000 |
| Average number of employees | 507 | 511 |
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
15 contractsSAFETY-KLEEN U.K. LIMITED is named as a supplier in 15 public contract award notices from 11 public sector buyers since 2016. The 10 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £1.7m. 4 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.
- Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime
- 2 contracts · £1.1m
- South Gloucestershire Council
- 2 contracts · £160k
- Bradford Metropolitan District Council
- 2 contracts · £54k
- ESPO
- 2 contracts
- Wales & West Utilities Limited
- 1 contract · £343.8k
- Collection and Disposal of Waste Oil & ContainersSouth Gloucestershire Council · £110,000 · runs until Jul 2028
- Pest Control - House Crickets‡United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · £15,780 · runs until Feb 2027
- Vehicle Workshop Parts Cleaning & Waste Management Services‡Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority · £50,000 · runs until Jul 2028
- The Provision of Hazardous Waste Management ServicesMayor's Office for Policing and Crime · £1,000,000 · runs until Apr 2029
- Hire of component cleaning systems, andprovision of environmental waste removalservices for the above period, including waste collections.Wales & West Utilities Limited · £343,847 · runs until Jan 2030
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- Provision of Hazardous Waste Collection and Equipment ManagementMayor's Office for Policing and Crime · £50,000
- TFW0919.00 - Waste Management Services‡Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer) · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £1,269,354 in total · runs until Oct 2028
- Hazardous Waste Removal ServicesPLYMOUTH COMMUNITY HOMES LIMITED · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £763,890 in total · 2 lots · runs until Sep 2029
- Disposal of Hazardous IBCs‡South Gloucestershire Council · £50,000
- Provision of Hazardous Waste at Workshops‡Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Authority · runs until Apr 2028
- Provision of Oil Collection Service‡Dounreay Site Restoration Limited · £25,000
- Tender for Provision of Hazardous Waste Collections and Vehicle Parts-wash facilities.‡Bradford Metropolitan District Council · £28,000
- 378B_21 Hazardous Waste Collection and Disposal Services‡ESPO · shared by 11 suppliers, up to £2,500,000 in total
- Provision of Hazardous Waste Collections and Vehicle Parts-wash facilities.‡Bradford Metropolitan District Council · £26,000
- 378_16 Specialist Waste Services‡Espo · shared by 10 suppliers, up to £2,000,000 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
- Average time taken to pay invoices
- 63 days
- Invoices not paid within agreed terms
- 75%
- Standard payment terms
- 30–60 days
- Member of a payment code
- No
- Within 30 days 8%
- 31 to 60 days 43%
- After 60 days 49%
- Median hourly pay
- women 1% higher
- Mean hourly pay
- women 10.3% higher
- Median bonus pay
- women 60% lower
- Employer size
- 500 to 999 employees
Earlier years (7)
- Year
- Median hourly pay
- Mean hourly pay
- 2024/25
- women 3.4% lower
- women 0.3% lower
- 2023/24
- women 2.1% higher
- women 3.5% lower
- 2022/23
- women 5% higher
- women 7% lower
- 2021/22
- women 10% lower
- women 4% lower
- 2020/21
- women 4% lower
- women 1% lower
- 2018/19
- women 0.6% higher
- women 2.4% higher
- 2017/18
- women 16% higher
- women 15% higher
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
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: miscellaneous chemicals, machinery, electrical equipment, iron and steel articles and organic chemicals.
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: soaps and waxes, machinery, electrical equipment, iron and steel articles 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- Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £99.2m, net assets £115.2m, 511 employees
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £94.3m, net assets £105m, 507 employees
- Wp Sk Ltd registered as a person with significant control
- 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.