ITS TESTING SERVICES (UK) LIMITED

Active
Company number 01408264Private limited companyIncorporated 1979

Key figures

£25,194,000-44.4%
Net assets 2025
-44.4%
Average annual change 2024–2025
020 m40 m60 m20242025

† ITS TESTING SERVICES (UK) 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

Sector comparison

SIC 71200

Where the company stands among the 4,429 active companies whose first SIC code is 71200 (Technical testing and analysis).

Turnover£146,487,000
Higher than 99% · median £2,252,000 among 133 that publish turnover
Net assets£25,194,000
Higher than 99% · median £14,689
Total assets£180,517,000
Higher than 99% · median £51,942
Cash£6,897,000
Higher than 99% · median £36,150
Employees1,694
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age47.8 years
Older than 99% · median 7.8 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. TUV RHEINLAND UK LIMITED£80.8m
  2. COSMETIC WARRIORS LIMITED£41.3m
  3. SOCOTEC UK LIMITED£36.4m
  4. BRITISH ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED£35.7m
  5. ALS LABORATORIES (UK) LIMITED£34.5m
  6. AS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION LTD£34.1m
  7. INSPECTORATE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£32.9m
  8. ALMAC SCIENCES LIMITED£29.5m
  9. ITS TESTING SERVICES (UK) LIMITED£25.2m
  10. BRE GLOBAL LIMITED£24.5m

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 4,429. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: ITS TESTING SERVICES (UK) LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

ITS TESTING SERVICES (UK) LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01408264. It was incorporated on 10 Jan 1979. Its status is active. The registered office is in Brentwood (CM14). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is technical testing and analysis (71200).

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 £146,487,000. Profit for the year was £970,000. Net assets were £25,194,000, down 44.4% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £6,897,000. Total assets were £180,517,000 and total liabilities £155,323,000. The company had an average of 1,694 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 4,429 active companies whose first SIC code is 71200: By turnover it ranks higher than 99% of the 133 that publish turnover (median £2,252,000). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £14,689). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £51,942). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £36,150). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 99% of them (median age 7.8 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 13 public contract award notices from 8 public sector buyers since 2016. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £11.9m. Its most frequent buyer is MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (4 contracts). 2 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of one central government grant worth £39.9k, from Department for Work and Pensions.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly optical, medical and measuring instruments, miscellaneous chemicals, plastics. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly miscellaneous chemicals, machinery, aircraft. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 50 days to pay suppliers, and 68% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 10.4% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 7 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 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 17 Apr 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover150,119,000146,487,000
Profit for the year4,818,000970,000
Cash at bank and in hand3,850,0006,897,000
Total assets193,317,000180,517,000
Total liabilities145,945,000155,323,000
Net assets / total equity45,352,00025,194,000
Average number of employees1,7201,694

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

13 contracts

ITS TESTING SERVICES (UK) LIMITED is named as a supplier in 13 public contract award notices from 8 public sector buyers since 2016. The 10 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £11.9m. 2 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers8
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
4 contracts · £2m
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
3 contracts · £58.6k
Ministry of Defence, Ships, Other
1 contract · £9.1m
OEA Team
1 contract · £832.7k
UK Research and Innovation
1 contract · £12.4k
Contracts
  1. CSP26771 - Recertification testing of Halley avtur drumsUK Research and Innovation · £12,420 · runs until Nov 2026
  2. Vehicle Components Testing Framework‡Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency · shared by 9 suppliers, up to £9,200,000 in total · runs until Sep 2029
  3. Defence Standards Review 2026-2031OEA Team · £832,700 · runs until Mar 2031
  4. Framework for QC Analytical Testing Requirements - AWARD‡CPI (Centre for Process Innovation) · shared by 6 suppliers, up to £10,000,000 in total · runs until Apr 2029
  5. Analytical Testing Support 2025 - 20230MINISTRY OF DEFENCE · £1,312,000 · runs until Mar 2030
Show 8 more
  1. RE21621 - BEIS - Baseline Non-Compliance of Products Purchased by Consumers: Coin Battery- Invitation to QuoteUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £27,860
  2. RE21625 - BEIS - Baseline Non-Compliance of Products Purchased by Consumers: Dolls - Invitation to QuoteUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £17,000
  3. RE21626 - BEIS - Baseline Non-Compliance of Products Purchased by Consumers: Childs Scooter (non-electronic)- Invitation to QuoteUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £13,750
  4. Provision of Analytical Support for Defence FuelsMINISTRY OF DEFENCE · £16,989
  5. Personal Load Carriage Equipment (PLCE) Component Testing FATS5 - DCC Survivability‡MINISTRY OF DEFENCE · £22,933
  6. Spares Inclusive Upkeep: In-service Support for Testing of Marine Fuels and Lubricants, including Provision and Refurbishment of Fuels and Lubricant Test Kits‡Ministry of Defence, Ships, Other · £9,071,000
  7. Gasoline Engine Dynamometer Testing - AWARD‡The University of Warwick
  8. Analytical Testing - Contract Award Notice‡MINISTRY OF DEFENCE · £600,000

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

ITS TESTING SERVICES (UK) LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 1 central government grant, worth £39.9k.

Grant
  1. ITS TESTING SERVICES UKDepartment for Work and Pensions · £39,929 · Kickstart Scheme

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 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
50 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
68%
Standard payment terms
0–60 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 36%
  • 31 to 60 days 43%
  • After 60 days 21%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
49
32%
71%
30 Jun 2025
42
46%
60%
31 Dec 2024
51
33%
76%
30 Jun 2024
51
29%
73%
31 Dec 2023
56
32%
87%
30 Jun 2023
51
28%
80%
31 Dec 2022
69
37%
75%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 10.4% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 15.2% lower
Median bonus pay
women 4.7% lower
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter45.4% womenLower middle42.1% womenUpper middle33.8% womenUpper pay quarter31% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 12.9% lower
women 15.9% lower
2023/24
women 10.5% lower
women 17.2% lower
2022/23
women 12.4% lower
women 18.8% lower
2021/22
women 15.3% lower
women 19.8% lower
2020/21
women 13% lower
women 17% lower
2019/20
women 18.6% lower
women 19.9% lower
2018/19
women 19.2% lower
women 22.4% lower
2017/18
women 17.8% lower
women 13% 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

Modern slavery statements7
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (INTERTEK GROUP PLC)
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (INTERTEK GROUP PLC)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (INTERTEK GROUP PLC)
Earlier years (4)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (INTERTEK GROUP PLC)
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (INTERTEK GROUP PLC)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (INTERTEK GROUP PLC)
2020
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (INTERTEK GROUP PLC)

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: optical, medical and measuring instruments, miscellaneous chemicals, plastics, machinery 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: miscellaneous chemicals, machinery, aircraft, optical, medical and measuring instruments and iron and steel articles.

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 £146.5m, net assets £25.2m, 1,694 employees
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £150.1m, net assets £45.4m, 1,720 employees
  3. Intertek Uk Holdings 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.