PETERSON (UNITED KINGDOM) LIMITED

Active
Company number 03311077Private limited companyIncorporated 1997

Key figures

£14,886,256+47.5%
Net assets 2025
+47.5%
Average annual growth 2024–2025
05 m10 m15 m20242025

† PETERSON (UNITED KINGDOM) 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

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 52103

Where the company stands among the 5,536 active companies whose first SIC code is 52103 (Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities).

Turnover£182,333,333
Higher than 95% · median £8,478,000 among 154 that publish turnover
Net assets£14,886,256
Higher than 98% · median £17,642
Total assets£33,825,008
Higher than 98% · median £81,611
Cash£4,249,637
Higher than 98% · median £28,571
Company age29.8 years
Older than 92% · median 5.5 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. NEXT DISTRIBUTION LIMITED£600.3m
  2. IRON MOUNTAIN (UK) PLC£237.5m
  3. HOWARD TENENS LIMITED£147.9m
  4. CULINA LOGISTICS LIMITED£109.2m
  5. GREAT BEAR DISTRIBUTION LIMITED£101m
  6. P.J.H. GROUP LIMITED£99.9m
  7. FOWLER WELCH LIMITED£78.9m
  8. THINVENTORY LIMITED£59.7m
  9. PENTAGON FREIGHT SERVICES PLC£48.1m
  10. SEKO LOGISTICS (LONDON) LIMITED£45.7m

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 5,536. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: PETERSON (UNITED KINGDOM) LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

PETERSON (UNITED KINGDOM) LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 03311077. It was incorporated on 31 Jan 1997. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (EC4M). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities (52103), other service activities incidental to land transportation, n.e.c. (52219), cargo handling for air transport activities (52242).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £182,333,333. Loss for the year was £204,244. Net assets were £14,886,256, up 47.5% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £4,249,637. Total assets were £33,825,008 and total liabilities £16,954,548. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 5,536 active companies whose first SIC code is 52103: By turnover it ranks higher than 95% of the 154 that publish turnover (median £8,478,000). By net assets it ranks higher than 98% of them (median £17,642). By total assets it ranks higher than 98% of them (median £81,611). By cash it ranks higher than 98% of them (median £28,571). It is older than 92% of them (median age 5.5 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 4 public contract award notices from 3 public sector buyers since 2020. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £9.4m. Its most frequent buyer is CTM Portal for the NDA Shared Services Alliance (2 contracts). 1 of the awards is shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

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, electrical equipment, iron and steel articles. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly iron and steel articles, railway equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 44 days to pay suppliers, and 0% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 11.2% lower than for men. It has a modern slavery statement on the government registry.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 2 of 15 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 14 Sep 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover221,182,499182,333,333
Profit for the year5,716,296-204,244
Cash at bank and in hand1,691,6544,249,637
Total assets48,425,14833,825,008
Total liabilities36,180,60716,954,548
Net assets / total equity10,090,50014,886,256
Average number of employees406—

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

4 contracts

PETERSON (UNITED KINGDOM) LIMITED is named as a supplier in 4 public contract award notices from 3 public sector buyers since 2020. The 3 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £9.4m. 1 award is shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers3
CTM Portal for the NDA Shared Services Alliance
2 contracts · £9.1m
Sellafield Limited
1 contract · £330k
Crown Commercial Service
1 contract
Contracts
  1. VOR Application as part of the Petersons transfer to SLSellafield Limited · £330,000 · runs until May 2028
  2. Provision of a Logistics Service Provider‡CTM Portal for the NDA Shared Services Alliance · £7,750,000
  3. Logistics and WarehousingCrown Commercial Service · shared by 25 suppliers, up to £2,500,000,000 in total
  4. Logistics Service‡CTM Portal for the NDA Shared Services Alliance · £1,369,400

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.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
44 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
0%
Standard payment terms
14–45 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 27%
  • 31 to 60 days 65%
  • After 60 days 8%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
30 Jun 2025
44
25%
28%
31 Dec 2024
44
20%
38%
30 Jun 2024
46
16%
47%
31 Dec 2023
46
19%
47%
30 Jun 2023
46
17%
44%
31 Dec 2022
53
11%
63%
30 Jun 2022
55
12%
56%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 11.2% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 12.9% lower
Median bonus pay
women 36% lower
Employer size
250 to 499 employees
Lower pay quarter15.3% womenLower middle28.2% womenUpper middle16.5% womenUpper pay quarter35.3% women
Earlier years (7)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 0.7% lower
women 14.2% higher
2023/24
women 8.2% higher
women 8% higher
2022/23
women 7.3% higher
women 8.2% higher
2021/22
women 2.6% lower
women 1.6% lower
2020/21
women 1.2% lower
women 3.4% higher
2018/19
women 6% lower
women 2% lower
2017/18
women 16.8% lower
women 18.6% 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. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements1
2020
Statement · summary on GOV.UK

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 7 of the last 12 months on record, most recently May 2026. Main goods: machinery, electrical equipment, iron and steel articles, miscellaneous chemicals and clocks and watches.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 3 of the last 12 months on record, most recently July 2026. Main goods: iron and steel articles, railway equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments and miscellaneous manufactures.

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 endedAccounts: turnover £182.3m, net assets £14.9m
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £221.2m, net assets £10.1m, 406 employees
  3. Cai Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Name changed to PETERSON (UNITED KINGDOM) LIMITEDPreviously PETERSON SBS LIMITED
  5. Name changed to PETERSON SBS LIMITEDPreviously SBS LOGISTICS LIMITED
  6. 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.