UPS LIMITED

Active
Company number 01933173Private limited companyIncorporated 1985

Key figures

£595,378,000-3.6%
Net assets 2024
-3.6%
Average annual change 2023–2024
0200 m400 m600 m800 m20232024

† UPS 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

2024

Sector comparison

SIC 53202

Where the company stands among the 6,475 active companies whose first SIC code is 53202 (Unlicensed carrier).

Turnover£1,008,043,000
Higher than 99% · median £50,598 among 117 that publish turnover
Net assets£595,378,000
Higher than 99% · median £2,311
Total assets£968,649,000
Higher than 99% · median £14,619
Employees7,405
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age41.3 years
Older than 99% · median 3.3 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. UPS LIMITED£595.4m
  2. ARAMEX (UK) LIMITED£119.7m
  3. THE ALTERNATIVE PARCELS COMPANY LIMITED£55.4m
  4. CITYSPRINT (UK) LIMITED£53.9m
  5. ROYAL MAIL COURIER SERVICES LTD£20.9m
  6. YOURWAY TRANSPORT LIMITED£16.6m
  7. WHISTL (DOORDROP MEDIA) LIMITED£15.7m
  8. AIR BUSINESS LIMITED£12.9m
  9. PARCELHUB LIMITED£8.5m
  10. SKYNET WORLDWIDE EXPRESS LIMITED£8m

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 6,475. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: UPS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

UPS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01933173. It was incorporated on 24 Jul 1985. Its status is active. The registered office is in Staines-upon-thames (TW18). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is unlicensed carrier (53202).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024 (period ending 31 Dec 2024); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £1,008,043,000. Profit for the year was £32,003,000. Net assets were £595,378,000, down 3.6% on the previous year. Total assets were £968,649,000 and total liabilities £448,356,000. The company had an average of 7,405 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023–2024).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 6,475 active companies whose first SIC code is 53202: By turnover it ranks higher than 99% of the 117 that publish turnover (median £50,598). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £2,311). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £14,619). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 99% of them (median age 3.3 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 3 public contract award notices from 3 public sector buyers since 2019. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £7.3m. 1 of the awards is shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of 4 central government grants worth £101.7k, mainly from Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly machinery, paper and paperboard, plastics. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly machinery, electrical equipment, knitted clothing. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 35 days to pay suppliers, and 19% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 9.6% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 5 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 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 15 Apr 2027.

Filed accounts2023–2024
2023 †2024 †
Turnover1,112,200,0001,008,043,000
Profit for the year61,054,00032,003,000
Cash at bank and in hand528,000—
Total assets909,878,000968,649,000
Total liabilities360,435,000448,356,000
Net assets / total equity617,751,000595,378,000
Average number of employees7,8917,405

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

3 contracts

UPS LIMITED is named as a supplier in 3 public contract award notices from 3 public sector buyers since 2019. The 1 contract awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £7.3m. 1 award is shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers3
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
1 contract · £7.3m
Department of Health and Social Care
1 contract
MHRA
1 contract
Contracts
  1. Courier Services Lot 2 and Lot 4‡Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency · £7,300,000 · runs until Jun 2028
  2. Courier Service Lot 2 and Lot 4‡MHRA
  3. Express Freight ServicesDepartment of Health and Social Care · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £3,939,000 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

4 grants

UPS LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 4 central government grants since 2018, together worth £101.7k.

Funders
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
2 grants · £79.8k
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
2 grants · £21.9k
Grants
  1. Autonomous CargoDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology · £60,368 · UKRI - Innovate UK - Scheme
  2. Autonomous CargoDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology · £19,446 · UKRI-CCAV-Scheme
  3. EV Fleet-Centred Local Energy SystemDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £17,144 · ALB - UKRI - Innovate UK grant awards in 20-21
  4. ALB - UKRI - Wireless Electric FleetsDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £4,788 · ALB - Innovate UK - Innovation grants 18-19

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
35 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
19%
Standard payment terms
5–90 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 62%
  • 31 to 60 days 31%
  • After 60 days 7%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
38
62%
20%
30 Jun 2025
41
65%
22%
31 Dec 2024
34
69%
15%
30 Jun 2024
39
68%
17%
31 Dec 2023
45
65%
20%
30 Jun 2023
48
62%
25%
31 Dec 2022
40
64%
23%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 9.6% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 3% lower
Median bonus pay
women 68.1% higher
Employer size
5000 to 19,999 employees
Lower pay quarter26.1% womenLower middle21.4% womenUpper middle10.4% womenUpper pay quarter13.9% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 10.3% lower
women 4.7% lower
2023/24
women 9% lower
women 4.9% lower
2022/23
women 12.4% lower
women 7.4% lower
2021/22
women 8.7% lower
women 7.8% lower
2020/21
women 12.3% lower
women 8.3% lower
2019/20
women 11.7% lower
women 6.6% lower
2018/19
women 9% lower
women 8.2% lower
2017/18
women 19.8% lower
women 1.6% 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 statements5
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (UPS GLOBAL TREASURY PLC)
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (UPS GLOBAL TREASURY PLC)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (UPS GLOBAL TREASURY PLC)
Earlier years (2)
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (UPS GLOBAL TREASURY PLC)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (UPS GLOBAL TREASURY 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

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Routes
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

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: machinery, paper and paperboard, plastics, electrical equipment and coated textiles.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 6 of the last 12 months on record, most recently July 2026. Main goods: machinery, electrical equipment, knitted clothing, glass and optical, medical and measuring instruments.

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 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £1bn, net assets £595.4m, 7,405 employees
  2. Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: turnover £1.1bn, net assets £617.8m, 7,891 employees
  3. Ups (Uk Holding) 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.