LES SEARLE EARTHMOVING LIMITED

Active
Company number 01442513Private limited companyIncorporated 1979

Key figures

£1,119,270+74.5%
Net assets 2025/26
-13.3%
Average annual change 2020/21–2025/26
01 m2 m3 m2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/252025/26

Like most small UK companies, LES SEARLE EARTHMOVING LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2025/26

Sector comparison

SIC 42990

Where the company stands among the 14,244 active companies whose first SIC code is 42990 (Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.).

Net assets£1,119,270
Higher than 91% · median £29,244
Total assets£2,175,626
Higher than 91% · median £83,400
Cash£457,636
Higher than 82% · median £40,654
Employees29
Higher than 96% · median 1
Company age47.3 years
Older than 97% · median 9.1 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. BAZALGETTE HOLDINGS LIMITED£925.7m
  2. NETWORK PLUS SERVICES LTD£150.5m
  3. KIER INFRASTRUCTURE AND OVERSEAS LIMITED£140.4m
  4. BECHTEL LIMITED£110.7m
  5. MCDERMOTT ENERGY SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED£96m
  6. EGN PROJECTS LIMITED£90.6m
  7. VAN OORD UK LIMITED£82.9m
  8. J. MURPHY & SONS (APAC HOLDINGS) LIMITED£70.4m
  9. BILFINGER UK LIMITED£61.9m
  10. I. & H. BROWN LIMITED£57.3m

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 14,244. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: LES SEARLE EARTHMOVING LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

LES SEARLE EARTHMOVING LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01442513. It was incorporated on 8 Aug 1979. Its status is active. The registered office is in Horsham (RH12). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c. (42990), site preparation (43120).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025/26 (period ending 31 May 2026); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £1,119,270, up 74.5% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £457,636. Total assets were £2,175,626 and total liabilities £2,811,027. The company had an average of 29 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2020/21–2025/26).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 14,244 active companies whose first SIC code is 42990: By net assets it ranks higher than 91% of them (median £29,244). By total assets it ranks higher than 91% of them (median £83,400). By cash it ranks higher than 82% of them (median £40,654). By number of employees it ranks higher than 96% of them (median 1). It is older than 97% of them (median age 9.1 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 9 public contract award notices from 7 public sector buyers since 2016. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £6.1m. Its most frequent buyer is Chichester District Council (2 contracts). 1 of the awards is shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 2 current directors. One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 1 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 28 Feb 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 14 Jan 2027.

Filed accounts2020/21–2025/26
2021/222022/232023/242024/252025/26
Cash at bank and in hand517,493346,661542,641446,938457,636
Total assets2,119,8982,583,6842,342,1181,900,5762,175,626
Total liabilities1,643,7382,187,1103,111,3832,676,4812,811,027
Net assets / total equity1,329,0161,766,4621,170,272641,5411,119,270
Average number of employees2928332929

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

9 contracts

LES SEARLE EARTHMOVING LIMITED is named as a supplier in 9 public contract award notices from 7 public sector buyers since 2016. The 7 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £6.1m. 1 award is shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers7
Chichester District Council
2 contracts · £702k
SE Shared Services
2 contracts · £107.7k
Fareham Borough Council
1 contract · £2.7m
Havant Borough Council
1 contract · £2m
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
1 contract · £399.5k
Contracts
  1. South Hayling Beach ManagementHavant Borough Council · £2,000,000
  2. Selsey and Wittering Beach Management Plan: Shingle Recharge Danefield Road/Hillfield Road Selsey 2024 - 2026HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · £399,498
  3. Extension to Coastal Engineering Minor Works Framework Agreement: Southern Coastal Group and SCOPAC (Southern England)Portsmouth City Council · shared by 6 suppliers, up to £10,350,000 in total
  4. Salterns and Monks Hill Timber Groyne MaintenanceFareham Borough Council · £2,700,000
  5. CDC - Shingle for Costal Protection (foreshore refresh)Chichester District Council · £547,950
Show 4 more
  1. South Hayling Beach Management PlanEast Hampshire District Council · £189,778
  2. Supply and Placement of Shingle - Danefield Road, Selsey - AWARD‡Chichester District Council · £154,050
  3. Chichester District Council: Beach Management Mini Competition - AWARD‡SE Shared Services · £107,650
  4. Chichester District Council - Selsey and Wittering Beach Management Plan: Shingle Recharge 2017 - Danefield Road, Selsey - AWARD‡SE Shared Services

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.

History

19 events
  1. Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: net assets £1.1m, 29 employees
  2. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £641.5k, 29 employees
  3. Name changed to LES SEARLE EARTHMOVING LIMITEDPreviously LES SEARLE PLANT HIRE & SALES LIMITED
  4. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £1.2m, 33 employees
  5. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £1.8m, 28 employees
  6. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £1.3m, 29 employees
  7. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £2.3m, 28 employees
  8. Leslie Herbert SEARLE resignedDirector
Earlier events (11)
  1. Les Searle Group Limited registered as a person with significant control
  2. Mrs Denise Joyce Searle ceased to be a person with significant control
  3. Mr Leslie David Searle ceased to be a person with significant control
  4. Mrs Denise Joyce Searle registered as a person with significant control
  5. Mr Leslie David Searle registered as a person with significant control
  6. Janet Mary SEARLE resignedDirector
  7. Janet Mary SEARLE resignedSecretary
  8. Denise Joyce SEARLE appointedSecretary
  9. Denise Joyce SEARLE appointedDirector
  10. Leslie David SEARLE appointedDirector
  11. 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.