CH2M HILL UNITED KINGDOM

Active
Company number 02533469Private unlimited companyIncorporated 1990

No accounts in digital format (iXBRL) since 2019. Paper or PDF accounts are available at Companies House.

Sector comparison

SIC 71129

Where the company stands among the 26,451 active companies whose first SIC code is 71129 (Other engineering activities).

Company age36.2 years
Older than 98% · median 5.5 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC£629.3m
  2. MOTT MACDONALD GROUP LIMITED£523.3m
  3. MOTT MACDONALD LIMITED£509.3m
  4. JACOBS U.K. LIMITED£337.2m
  5. LOCKHEED MARTIN HELICOPTER COMPANY LTD£152.8m
  6. WILLIAMS GRAND PRIX ENGINEERING LIMITED£98.6m
  7. EXXONMOBIL ENGINEERING EUROPE LIMITED£77.9m
  8. TETRA TECH LIMITED£70.8m
  9. FRAZER-NASH CONSULTANCY LIMITED£64.8m
  10. CAPITA PROPERTY AND INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED£60.2m

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: CH2M HILL UNITED KINGDOM

What kind of company is it?

CH2M HILL UNITED KINGDOM is a private unlimited company registered with Companies House under company number 02533469. It was incorporated on 22 Aug 1990. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (SE1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other engineering activities (71129).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 26,451 active companies whose first SIC code is 71129: It is older than 98% of them (median age 5.5 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 72 public contract award notices from 9 public sector buyers since 2016. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £9.2m. Its most frequent buyer is Highways Agency (34 contracts). 3 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of 2 central government grants worth £37.6k, from Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

What do public registers and reports show?

In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 21 days to pay suppliers, and 0% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2020/21 shows median hourly pay for women 26.5% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 6 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

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

When are its next filings due?

The next confirmation statement is due by 28 Aug 2027.

Public contracts

72 contracts

CH2M HILL UNITED KINGDOM is named as a supplier in 72 public contract award notices from 9 public sector buyers since 2016. The 57 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £9.2m. 3 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers9
Highways Agency
34 contracts · £717.5k
HIGHWAYS ENGLAND COMPANY LIMITED
25 contracts · £1.3m
Highways England
4 contracts · £108.4k
Transport for London
3 contracts · £5.5m
THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT
2 contracts · £24.7k
Contracts
  1. Technical AdvisorMINISTRY OF HOUSING, COMMUNITIES & LOCAL GOVERNMENT · £1,474,840
  2. SW159 19/20CH2M Gloucestershire HEAT toolHIGHWAYS ENGLAND COMPANY LIMITED · £19,940
  3. M5 J12 Scheme developmentHIGHWAYS ENGLAND COMPANY LIMITED · £10,167
  4. A38 Plymouth Parkway models updateHIGHWAYS ENGLAND COMPANY LIMITED · £53,692
  5. A30 Crowlas crossroads feasibility studyHIGHWAYS ENGLAND COMPANY LIMITED · £18,200
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  1. A46 Route CongestionHIGHWAYS ENGLAND COMPANY LIMITED · £42,115
  2. A36 - Salisbury: College Roundabout to PetersfingerHIGHWAYS ENGLAND COMPANY LIMITED · £22,482
  3. M5 J22 and J23 Paramics updateHIGHWAYS ENGLAND COMPANY LIMITED · £39,886
  4. A36 Plymouth Parkway models updateHIGHWAYS ENGLAND COMPANY LIMITED · £50,421
  5. M5 J19 strategic optionsHIGHWAYS ENGLAND COMPANY LIMITED · £68,678
  6. M4/A419 Micro simulation updateHIGHWAYS ENGLAND COMPANY LIMITED · £13,589
  7. M5 J29/J30 VISSIM modelHIGHWAYS ENGLAND COMPANY LIMITED · £72,843
  8. M5 J11 Improvement schemeHIGHWAYS ENGLAND COMPANY LIMITED · £45,750
  9. Severe impact definition - studyHIGHWAYS ENGLAND COMPANY LIMITED · £33,356
  10. A46 Route CongestionHIGHWAYS ENGLAND COMPANY LIMITED · £38,286
  11. Development Planning Tasks - Area Based SupportHIGHWAYS ENGLAND COMPANY LIMITED · £185,175
  12. SW 142 18-19 M5J12 Scheme DevelopmentHIGHWAYS ENGLAND COMPANY LIMITED · £20,779
  13. M5 J29 & J30 VISSIM ModelHIGHWAYS ENGLAND COMPANY LIMITED · £28,237
  14. A38 Plymouth Parkway ModelsHIGHWAYS ENGLAND COMPANY LIMITED · £12,947
  15. Local Authority Liaison: Newcastle and Gateshead‡Highways Agency
  16. Local Authority Liaison: Sunderland‡Highways Agency
  17. Local Authority Liasion: South Tyneside‡Highways Agency
  18. Alston Flood Study - WEM lot 3‡Cumbria County Council · £79,849
  19. A19/A1231 Through-About Scheme Review‡Highways Agency
  20. SW 125 18-19 M4-A419 Micro-Simulation UpdateHIGHWAYS ENGLAND COMPANY LIMITED · £20,212
  21. South and East Yorkshire Strategic sites review‡Highways Agency
  22. A19 Seaton Burn- Moor Farm AIMSUN Modelling‡Highways Agency
  23. Newcastle International Airport Masterplan‡Highways Agency
  24. RIS Scheme support 2‡Highways Agency
  25. South Tyneside Infrastructure Study‡Highways Agency
  26. Doxford Park to Seaton Lane Phase 2‡Highways Agency
  27. Sunderland Infrastructure Study‡Highways Agency
  28. Chester Road to Doxford Park Phase 2‡Highways Agency
  29. SPF Contract ManagementHIGHWAYS ENGLAND COMPANY LIMITED · £24,839
  30. SW 125 18-19 M4-A419 Micro-Simulation UpdateHIGHWAYS ENGLAND COMPANY LIMITED · £10,490
  31. SW 99 18-19 M5J9 to J14 & A40 S-Paramics UpdateHIGHWAYS ENGLAND COMPANY LIMITED · £31,008
  32. SW 133 18-19 Development Planning Tasks ABSHIGHWAYS ENGLAND COMPANY LIMITED · £195,034
  33. SW 134 18-19 Spatial Planning Tasks ABSHIGHWAYS ENGLAND COMPANY LIMITED · £195,530
  34. M5 J29 VISSIM ModelHIGHWAYS ENGLAND COMPANY LIMITED · £31,776
  35. Spatial Planning YNE CTO M18 Doncaster Surveys (Part 1)‡Highways England · £26,307
  36. Spatial planning YNE CTO A19 Sunderland / A1231 / Ferryboat Lane / SSTC‡Highways England · £50,744
  37. Spatial Planning YNE CTO M18 Doncaster Surveys (Part 2)‡Highways England · £18,487
  38. Spatial planning YNE CTO: Competing Routes Scheme Delivery Analysis - Modelling‡Highways England · £12,904
  39. Sunderland Infrastructure Study‡Highways Agency · £25,152
  40. South Tyneside Infrastructure Study‡Highways Agency · £28,739
  41. South Tyneside support‡Highways Agency · £14,340
  42. North Tyneside support‡Highways Agency · £14,800
  43. Sunderland Support‡Highways Agency · £15,633
  44. South Tyneside NPIF Bid‡Highways Agency · £11,892
  45. New Trees Crossing (Forecasting and Economics)‡Highways Agency · £60,400
  46. A19 / A690 "Doxford" Subnetwork Modelling (Aimsun)‡Highways Agency · £21,241
  47. Doncaster Infrastructure Study‡Highways Agency · £21,982
  48. Asset Delivery (AD) Area 14 Maintenance & Response (M&R) Contract‡National Highways · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £165,630,000 in total
  49. MAT additional tasks and maintenance‡Highways Agency · £17,438
  50. Engineering Vehicles: Design & Supply of Materials‡Transport for London · £5,324,787
  51. A194 / A184 Whitemare Pool Subnetwork Modelling (Aimsun)‡Highways Agency · £28,125
  52. Installation - HADECS 3 for Manchester Smart Motorways‡Highways Agency · £251,786
  53. A19 Safety and Capacity Study South of Doxford‡Highways Agency · £18,133
  54. A19 / A174 Parkway Modelling (Aimsun)‡Highways Agency · £10,737
  55. Ad Hoc Tasks 2016/17‡Highways Agency · £21,491
  56. A19 / A690 Doxford Park PCF Stage 0 Junction Study‡Highways Agency · £52,606
  57. Northumberland Plan - Review of Dissington Garden Village Transport Assessment Report‡Highways Agency · £7,766
  58. GHF M1 Jct 36 Birdwell‡Highways Agency · £10,963
  59. Expressway Preliminary Project Control Framework‡Highways Agency · £30,800
  60. A19/A690 Doxford Park Interim Scheme‡Highways Agency · £13,500
  61. Contract Management (2016/2017)‡Highways Agency · £25,000
  62. OPA Professional Services Framework‡THE OIL & PIPELINES AGENCY · shared by 19 suppliers, up to £4,000,000 in total
  63. A1 Kingston Park / Fawdon Road, Newcastle - GHF‡Highways Agency · £14,991
  64. 481795.JM.01.19 M5 J25 Study‡THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT · £12,505
  65. Cycle Tracks and Footways Research‡Transport for London · £170,000
  66. PSF Multi Disciplinary Services‡Transport for London · shared by 45 suppliers
  67. 481795.HD.04.77 - Ad Hoc Tasks‡THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT · £12,225

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

2 grants

CH2M HILL UNITED KINGDOM is recorded as the recipient of 2 central government grants since 2018, together worth £37.6k.

Grants
  1. PileSense - Innovative ultra-sonic guided wave technology for intelligent sensing of defects in steel sheet pile infrastructureDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · −£4,053 · UKRI - Innovate UK - Scheme 22/23
  2. ALB - UKRI - PileSense - Innovative ultra-sonic guided wave technology for intelligent sensing of defects in steel sheet pile infrastructureDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £37,586 · 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
21 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
0%
Standard payment terms
7–60 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 88%
  • 31 to 60 days 12%
  • After 60 days 0%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
19
92%
32%
30 Jun 2025
18
93%
14%
31 Dec 2024
28
83%
24%
30 Jun 2024
29
77%
26%
31 Dec 2023
28
77%
25%
30 Jun 2023
35
75%
38%
31 Dec 2022
27
77%
38%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2020/21
Median hourly pay
women 26.5% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 29.9% lower
Median bonus pay
women 55.3% lower
Employer size
250 to 499 employees
Lower pay quarter50% womenLower middle30% womenUpper middle18.6% womenUpper pay quarter8.3% women
Earlier years (3)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2019/20
women 29.2% lower
women 30% lower
2018/19
women 29.2% lower
women 30% lower
2017/18
women 33.5% lower
women 31.3% 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 statements6
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (JACOBS U.K. LIMITED)
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (JACOBS U.K. LIMITED)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (JACOBS U.K. LIMITED)
Earlier years (3)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (JACOBS U.K. LIMITED)
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (JACOBS U.K. LIMITED)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (JACOBS U.K. 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.

History

3 events
  1. Financial year endedAccounts filed at Companies House
  2. Ch2m Hill Europe Limited registered as a person with significant control
  3. Company incorporatedPrivate unlimited 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.