GROUND CONTROL LIMITED

Active
Company number 01795094Private limited companyIncorporated 1984

Key figures

£51,331,640-41.2%
Net assets 2025/26
-41.2%
Average annual change 2024/25–2025/26
025 m50 m75 m100 m2024/252025/26

† GROUND CONTROL 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.

GROUND CONTROL LIMITED does not disclose its turnover in its latest accounts; the profit for the year is as stated in the accounts.

Ratios

2025/26

Sector comparison

SIC 81300

Where the company stands among the 16,984 active companies whose first SIC code is 81300 (Landscape service activities).

Net assets£51,331,640
Higher than 99% · median £7,994
Total assets£105,228,528
Higher than 99% · median £35,218
Cash£346,639
Higher than 95% · median £13,226
Employees988
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age42.7 years
Older than 99% · median 5.4 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. MILTON KEYNES PARKS TRUST LIMITED£158.8m
  2. IDVERDE LIMITED£65.2m
  3. GROUND CONTROL LIMITED£51.3m
  4. FRONTBENCH LIMITED£36.8m
  5. MITIE LANDSCAPES LIMITED£33.5m
  6. KRINKELS UK LIMITED£14.2m
  7. CLOVER GROW LIMITED£13.6m
  8. COUNTRYWIDE GROUNDS MAINTENANCE LIMITED£11.5m
  9. G F P (AGRICULTURE) LIMITED£9.2m
  10. THE PRODUCE CONNECTION LIMITED£7.6m

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 16,984. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: GROUND CONTROL LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

GROUND CONTROL LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01795094. It was incorporated on 27 Feb 1984. Its status is active. The registered office is in Billericay (CM12). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is landscape service activities (81300).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025/26 (period ending 31 Mar 2026); the company files full accounts. Profit for the year was £13,991,947. Net assets were £51,331,640, down 41.2% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £346,639. Total assets were £105,228,528 and total liabilities £52,889,573. The company had an average of 988 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024/25–2025/26).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 16,984 active companies whose first SIC code is 81300: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £7,994). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £35,218). By cash it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £13,226). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 99% of them (median age 5.4 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 179 public contract award notices from 115 public sector buyers since 2013. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £327.8m. Its most frequent buyer is Environment Agency (25 contracts). 34 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of 12 central government grants worth £32.2k, from Department for Transport.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly live plants and flowers, iron and steel articles, machinery. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 21 days to pay suppliers, and 3% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 6.3% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 3 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 10 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 1 Jun 2027.

Filed accounts2024/25–2025/26
2024/25 †2025/26 †
Turnover190,700,458—
Profit for the year13,110,64913,991,947
Cash at bank and in hand4,398,061346,639
Total assets146,192,001105,228,528
Total liabilities56,670,53852,889,573
Net assets / total equity87,339,69351,331,640
Average number of employees1,011988

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

179 contracts

GROUND CONTROL LIMITED is named as a supplier in 179 public contract award notices from 115 public sector buyers since 2013. The 128 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £327.8m. 34 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers115
Environment Agency
25 contracts · £4.5m
DEFRA
8 contracts · £2.2m
HIGHWAYS ENGLAND COMPANY LIMITED
6 contracts · £5.1m
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd
3 contracts · £50.8m
Highways England
3 contracts · £8.9m
Latest 100 contracts
  1. BSS26003 - Nature Recovery Framework‡Barcud Shared Services · shared by 8 suppliers, up to £4,594,667 in total · 2 lots · runs until Oct 2029
  2. Transport Infrastructure Grounds MaintenanceWest Midlands Combined Authority · £3,474,637 · runs until Mar 2031
  3. Winter Gritting ServicesAFFINITY WATER LIMITED · shared by 3 suppliers · runs until Nov 2028
  4. EAN - AOMR Lot 3 Water Land and Biodiversity Routine Maintenance 2026-28_GC‡Environment Agency · £126,121 · runs until Mar 2027
  5. Schools Property Flood Resilience: Regional Providers (Design and Build)‡Department for Education · £40,000,000 · 2 lots · runs until Aug 2029
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  1. Wales CEFA Lot 1 (Tunnels) & Lot 2 (Structures) - Direct Call off‡NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED · £3,659,071 · runs until Mar 2027
  2. DBC (EE) Easy Access Routes for Bunkers Park and Chipperfield CommonDacorum Borough Council · runs until Nov 2026
  3. HO - Pavement ResurfacingMining Remediation Authority · £30,668
  4. Specialised CivilsNATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED
  5. Scotland's Railway Lineside (Vegetation & Boundary Management) Framework Lots 1-3‡Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd · £50,100,000
  6. Central - AOMR Lot 3 Incident Response - DA - 2026-27 - WMD - Ground Control‡DEFRA · £50,000
  7. Public Rights of Way Loxley Valley - SHE 436ASheffield City Council · £29,260
  8. Project & Contract Central - AOMR Lot 3 Incident Response Direct Award- 2026-27 - EMD - GC‡DEFRA · £50,000
  9. SE - AOMR Lot 3 - Vegetation Maintenance Works - IoW‡Environment Agency · £151,609 · runs until Apr 2027
  10. Civils Examination Framework Agreement - Structures - Wales and Western‡NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £103,402,462 in total · runs until Jun 2031
  11. YNE AOMR Lot 3 Routine Asset Maintenance Ground control FY26-27‡Environment Agency · £31,153 · runs until Mar 2027
  12. Central - AOMR Lot 3 Direct Award 2026-27 - EMD North - Ground Control‡DEFRA · £950,000
  13. Central - AOMR Lot 3 Direct Award 2026-27 - EMD South - Ground Control‡DEFRA · £950,000
  14. EAN - AOMR - Cambs and Beds Routine Maintenance 26-27 - Ground Control‡Environment Agency · £46,457 · runs until Mar 2027
  15. EAN - AOMR - Essex, Norfolk & Suffolk TSC 26-27 - Ground Control‡Environment Agency · £91,508 · runs until Mar 2027
  16. NUN – Lot 1 Coronation Walk Lot 2 Sandon Park footpath/cyclewayNuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council · £427,079 · runs until Dec 2026
  17. Cuddington Recreation Ground Flood Alleviation Scheme - London Borough of Sutton‡London Borough of Sutton · £600,000 · runs until Oct 2027
  18. UKPN Website Maintenance & Development tenderUK POWER NETWORKS (OPERATIONS) LIMITED
  19. EAN - AOMR - Godmanchester and Hemingford Lock Channel reinstatement‡Environment Agency · £180,873
  20. UK7 - Contract Details Notice‡National Highways Limited · £62,250
  21. SE - AOMR - Leigh BNG and Tree Works‡Environment Agency · £340,142
  22. Parks Play Areas Refurbishments Phase 3 – Design & BuildLondon Borough of Hackney · £2,332,375 · runs until Jun 2027
  23. Eastern Region Examinations Contract - Structures Framework‡Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd
  24. Grounds MaintenanceMet Office · £117,836 · runs until Jan 2029
  25. Deangate Community Parkland WorksMedway Council
  26. Stanney Brook NFM - AOMR Lot 3‡Environment Agency · £250,195
  27. HNL - AOMR - Incident Response - Ground Control Ltd‡Environment Agency · £100,000 · runs until Mar 2027
  28. PLACE650H Supply of Owner Operator PlantDerbyshire County Council · shared by 10 suppliers, up to £38,000,000 in total · runs until Oct 2027
  29. EEAST - Winter Gritting Consumables (250606)‡East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust · £40,000 · runs until Oct 2028
  30. DESIGN AND BUILD OF PARKLETS‡London Borough of Wandsworth · £336,500 · runs until Oct 2027
  31. SSD - AOMR Lot 3 - IoW Incident Response‡Environment Agency · £124,875
  32. PAN3266 - Gilroes Cemetery Improvement WorksLeicester City Council · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £582,475 in total
  33. HCC May 2025 - The Provision of Design and Installation of Flood Management and Drainage Systems at the Pix Brook - AWARD‡Hertfordshire County Council - Growth and Environment · £1,200,000
  34. SuDS in Schools - Alexandra Primary School and Kingsley AcademyLondon Borough of Hounslow · £80,861
  35. Framework for Tree Surgery and Tree Safety works – Central England Forest District‡Forestry Commission, acting through Forestry England (hereinafter referred to as Forestry… · £264,444 · 6 lots
  36. YNE - NE AOMR WLB Lot 3 Routine Asset Maintenance Ground Control FY25-26‡Environment Agency · £17,021
  37. Phase 1 and 2 Landscaping - Somerford Place‡GREENSQUAREACCORD LIMITED · £102,162 · runs until Feb 2027
  38. Phase 1 and 2 Landscaping - Somerford‡GREENSQUAREACCORD LIMITED · £102,162 · runs until Feb 2027
  39. YNE - AOMR Lot 3 Incident Response Ground control FY25-26‡defra · £1
  40. Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk - Routine Maintenance - Ground Control Limited‡DgC · £154,998
  41. SE - AOMR Lot 3 - Vegetation Maintenance KSL 25/26‡Environment Agency · £97,493
  42. SE - AOMR Lot 3 - Vegetation Maintenance KSL 25/26‡Environment Agency · £61,280
  43. EMD North AOMR Lot 3 Direct Awards - GC‡Environment Agency · £950,000
  44. NE AOMR lot 3 Ground control‡defra · £167,000
  45. EMD South GC‡Environment Agency · £357,000 · 2 lots
  46. Landscaping - Somerford Place‡GREENSQUAREACCORD LIMITED · £49,940 · runs until Aug 2027
  47. EAN - AOMR - Cambs and Beds Routine Maintenance - Ground Control‡Environment Agency · £45,166 · runs until Mar 2027
  48. Proposed New Cemetery Tingewick Road, BuckinghamBuckingham Town Council · £990,370
  49. NUN - Grounds Maintenance Services (Gritting) - Espo Contract 245 Lot 1 - Mini Competition - AWARD‡Nuneaton and Bedworth BC (NUN) · £70,000 · runs until Sep 2027
  50. NUNCON -- Grounds Maintenance Services (Gritting) - Espo Contract 245 Lot 1 - Mini CompetitionNuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council · £70,000 · runs until Sep 2029
  51. Destination Parks - Berry Hill‡Nottinghamshire County Council · £3,149,830
  52. Talacre Town green play area improvementsTHE LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN · £344,724
  53. EAN - AOMR - ENS Routine Maintenance - Ground Control Limited‡Defra group Commercial · £380,264
  54. Kilburn Grange Park green spaces improvementsTHE LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN · £320,990
  55. YNE - AOMR Lot 3 NE Incident Response Ground Control‡Environment Agency · £100,000
  56. Essex, Norfolk & Suffolk Incident Response Ground Control Ltd‡Defra · £2 · 2 lots
  57. The Royal Parks Landscape Construction Works Framework 2024-27/29‡The Royal Parks Ltd · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £30,000,000 in total
  58. EAN - AOMR Lot 3 - Waterways Maintenance 2024-25 Ground Control‡Environment Agency · £119,686
  59. Cambs & Beds Incident Response Ground Control Ltd‡Defra · £1
  60. YNE - AOMR Lot 3 WLB Routine Asset Maintenance‡Environment Agency · £100,000
  61. EAN - AOMR - WLB Routine Maintenance - Ground Control‡Environment Agency · £1
  62. HNL - AOMR Lot 3 - Routine Maintenance Term Service Contract 24-25‡Defra group Commercial · £7,078
  63. GB-London Borough of Barnet London Borough of Harrow: Silkstream Main Contractor Works - Watling Park and Chandos Park‡London Borough of Barnet · £1,457,642
  64. GB-London Borough of Barnet London Borough of Harrow: Silkstream Main Contractor Works - Watling Park and Chandos Park‡London Borough of Harrow · £2,091,475
  65. YNE - AOMR Lot 3 Routine Asset Maintenance‡Environment Agency · £100,000
  66. Soft Landscaping - A CALL OFF from ESPO FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT 245_21 GROUNDS MAINTENANCE SERVICES - Lot 2 Arboriculture ServicesLEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY · £39,978
  67. SE - AOMR - Routine Maintenance Isle of Wight‡Environment Agency · £41,273
  68. WMD AOMR Lot 3 Vegetation Clearance 24-25‡Environment Agency · £650,000
  69. EMD AOMR Lot 3 Vegetation Clearance 24-25‡EA · £1,660,000
  70. Cambs and Beds - Ely - Ground Control TSC‡Defra group Commercial · £104,759
  71. GB-Worthing: Worthing Crematorium Extension to Memorial Garden 2023/24‡Worthing Borough Council · £236,295
  72. Beaversfield Park & Wellington Road North‡London Borough of Hounslow · £968,985
  73. Asset Operation Maintenance and Response Framework‡ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (Defra Network eTendering Portal) · £148,742,000
  74. Asset Operation, Maintenance and Response Framework‡Environment Agency (Defra Group Commercial) · shared by 27 suppliers, up to £600,000,000 in total · runs until Mar 2028
  75. Woodland Planting and Maintenance‡Cheshire East Borough Council · £179,962
  76. Flood Risk Reduction Works at Cranford Park Estate ( LB Hillingdon)‡London Borough of Hillingdon · £299,940
  77. EEM0069-23 Facilities Services Framework‡E E M Ltd · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £250,000,000 in total
  78. NUN - Buttermere Park Redevelopment - AWARD‡Nuneaton and Bedworth BC (NUN) · £440,000
  79. Winter Maintenance Service‡West Lancashire Borough Council · £144,000 · runs until Mar 2027
  80. Provision of Winter Related Services - Education & Corporate Estate‡North Lanarkshire Council · £400,000 · 2 lots
  81. Y230623 - Supply Winter Maintenance and Associated Services‡Kent County Council (T/A Procurement Services) · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £1 in total
  82. Washlands Enhancements‡East Staffordshire Borough Council · £2,150,000
  83. SCC - Multi-Disciplined Landscape Consultancy for Parks and Play Improvement Programme within the City of Southend on Sea‡Southend City Council · £148,500
  84. English Heritage Grounds Maintenance Service - London Territory - Lot 9A - London Mansions Group - AWARD‡English Heritage-Estates · £2,319,173 · runs until Apr 2028
  85. English Heritage Grounds Maintenance Service - London Territory - Lot 9A - London Mansions Group‡English Heritage Trust · £2,319,173
  86. Planning Arboricultural Advice Framework 1 June 2023-31 May 2026 - AWARD‡South Downs National Park Authority
  87. Specialist Landscape Management - AWARD‡Milton Keynes Council · £86,567 · runs until Mar 2027
  88. Environment Agency Landscape Requirements‡Environment Agency · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £742,678 in total · runs until Mar 2033
  89. Environment Agency Landscape Requirements‡ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (Defra Network eTendering Portal) · £168,044
  90. Grounds Maintenance and Arboriculture Services‡The Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex · £339,318
  91. GMMC Veg Maintenance 23-24 Primary Supplier‡Environment Agency · £434,430
  92. CO-Services- Environmental Clerk of Works - Western Isles- 0631Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc · 5 lots
  93. Supply Winter Maintenance and Associated Services Y23027‡Kent County Council (t/a KCS) · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £50,000,000 in total · runs until Feb 2027
  94. Southwold Static Caravan Park Landscape and Layout Design - AWARD‡East Suffolk Council · £6,862
  95. FW Services - Tree Maintenance South - Multi Site 0928‡Southern Electric Power Distribution Plc · 4 lots

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

12 grants

GROUND CONTROL LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 12 central government grants since 2021, together worth £32.2k.

Grants
  1. EVHS / Home Chargers 21/3220Department for Transport · £1,050 · EVHS / Home Chargers 21/22
  2. EVHS / Home Chargers 21/3860Department for Transport · £1,050 · EVHS / Home Chargers 21/22
  3. EVHS / Home Chargers 21/3221Department for Transport · £1,400 · EVHS / Home Chargers 21/22
  4. EVHS / Home Chargers 21/3593Department for Transport · £1,750 · EVHS / Home Chargers 21/22
  5. EVHS / Home Chargers 21/4360Department for Transport · £2,100 · EVHS / Home Chargers 21/22
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  1. EVHS / Home Chargers 21/3219Department for Transport · £2,450 · EVHS / Home Chargers 21/22
  2. EVHS / Home Chargers 21/5162Department for Transport · £2,450 · EVHS / Home Chargers 21/22
  3. EVHS / Home Chargers 21/3859Department for Transport · £5,600 · EVHS / Home Chargers 21/22
  4. Workplace Charge Points 21/22Department for Transport · £700 · Workplace Charging Scheme 21/22
  5. Workplace Charge Points 21/22Department for Transport · £1,050 · Workplace Charging Scheme 21/22
  6. Workplace Charge Points 21/22Department for Transport · £2,100 · Workplace Charging Scheme 21/22
  7. Workplace Charge Points 21/22Department for Transport · £10,500 · Workplace Charging Scheme 21/22

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
Average time taken to pay invoices
21 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
3%
Standard payment terms
30–60 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 97%
  • 31 to 60 days 2%
  • After 60 days 1%
Earlier periods (5)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Mar 2026
27
74%
0%
30 Sep 2025
20
83%
3%
31 Mar 2025
19
85%
1%
30 Sep 2024
19
86%
0%
31 Mar 2024
20
82%
0%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 6.3% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 6.4% lower
Median bonus pay
women 3.2% lower
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter19.5% womenLower middle43% womenUpper middle24.2% womenUpper pay quarter23.5% women
Earlier years (7)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 4.4% lower
women 3% lower
2023/24
women 2.4% lower
women 1.4% lower
2022/23
women 6.7% lower
women 3% lower
2021/22
women 6.7% lower
women 2.9% lower
2020/21
women 1.3% lower
women 0.6% lower
2018/19
women 9.7% lower
women 11.5% lower
2017/18
women 10.5% lower
women 10.4% 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 statements3
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (GROUND CONTROL HOLDINGS LIMITED)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (GROUND CONTROL HOLDINGS LIMITED)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (GROUND CONTROL HOLDINGS LIMITED)

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 2 of the last 12 months on record, most recently November 2025. Main goods: live plants and flowers, iron and steel articles, machinery and ships and boats.

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

6 events
  1. Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: net assets £51.3m, 988 employees
  2. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £190.7m, net assets £87.3m, 1,011 employees
  3. Ziggy Stardust registered as a person with significant control
  4. Ground Control Holdings Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  5. Ground Control Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
  6. 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.