HARBOURVEST PARTNERS (U.K.) LIMITED

Active
Company number 02512083Private limited companyIncorporated 1990

Key figures

£7,190,289
Net assets 2023

† HARBOURVEST PARTNERS (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

2023

Sector comparison

SIC 82990

Where the company stands among the 160,475 active companies whose first SIC code is 82990 (Other business support service activities n.e.c.).

Company age36.4 years
Older than 97% · median 10.2 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
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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. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: HARBOURVEST PARTNERS (U.K.) LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

HARBOURVEST PARTNERS (U.K.) LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02512083. It was incorporated on 14 Jun 1990. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (W1B). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other business support service activities n.e.c. (82990).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2023 (period ending 31 Dec 2023); the company files group accounts. Turnover was £151,554,967. Profit for the year was £3,945,657. Net assets were £7,190,289. The company had an average of 147 employees.

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 160,475 active companies whose first SIC code is 82990: It is older than 97% of them (median age 10.2 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as the supplier in one public contract award notice, from HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL.

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 plastics, machinery, electrical equipment. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly machinery, electrical equipment.

Who runs and controls the company?

1 of 1 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 28 Jun 2027.

Filed accounts2023
2023 †
Turnover151,554,967
Profit for the year3,945,657
Total assets—
Total liabilities—
Net assets / total equity7,190,289
Average number of employees147

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

1 contract

HARBOURVEST PARTNERS (U.K.) LIMITED is named as a supplier in 1 public contract award notice from HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL.

Contract
  1. ACCESS Private Equity AllocatorsHAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · £1,000,000,000

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. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

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 2 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: plastics, machinery and electrical equipment.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 2 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: machinery and electrical equipment.

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

3 events
  1. Financial year endedAccounts filed at Companies House
  2. Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: turnover £151.6m, net assets £7.2m, 147 employees
  3. 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.