INTER COUNTY SERVICE GROUP LTD

Active
Company number 03687428Private limited companyIncorporated 1998

Key figures

£1,565,497+26.2%
Net assets 2024/25
+28.5%
Average annual growth 2019/20–2024/25
0500 k1 m1.5 m2 m2019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25

Like most small UK companies, INTER COUNTY SERVICE GROUP LTD does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 38110

Where the company stands among the 6,472 active companies whose first SIC code is 38110 (Collection of non-hazardous waste).

Net assets£1,565,497
Higher than 91% · median £14,303
Total assets£2,144,770
Higher than 88% · median £73,808
Cash£1,313,462
Higher than 94% · median £33,838
Employees258
Higher than 99% · median 2
Company age27.9 years
Older than 95% · median 4.1 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. BIFFA LANDFILL SOLUTIONS LIMITED£336m
  2. BIFFA HOLDINGS LIMITED£335.7m
  3. SUEZ RECYCLING AND RECOVERY UK LTD£205.7m
  4. GRUNDON WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED£191.6m
  5. BIFFA UK GROUP LIMITED£189.3m
  6. S. NORTON & CO LIMITED£153.4m
  7. VEOLIA ES HAMPSHIRE LTD£121m
  8. POWERDAY PLC£97.3m
  9. SUEZ RECYCLING AND RECOVERY LANCASHIRE LTD£88.3m
  10. VEOLIA ES SHEFFIELD LIMITED£83.9m

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 6,472. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: INTER COUNTY SERVICE GROUP LTD

What kind of company is it?

INTER COUNTY SERVICE GROUP LTD is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 03687428. It was incorporated on 23 Dec 1998. Its status is active. The registered office is in Northamptonshire (NN10). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is collection of non-hazardous waste (38110), collection of hazardous waste (38120), other building and industrial cleaning activities (81229).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Apr 2025); the company files small company accounts. Net assets were £1,565,497, up 26.2% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £1,313,462. The company had an average of 258 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 6,472 active companies whose first SIC code is 38110: By net assets it ranks higher than 91% of them (median £14,303). By total assets it ranks higher than 88% of them (median £73,808). By cash it ranks higher than 94% of them (median £33,838). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 2). It is older than 95% of them (median age 4.1 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 2026. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £354.4k. Its most frequent buyer is North Northamptonshire Council (2 contracts). 1 of the awards is shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 3 current directors. 2 persons with significant control are registered.

When are its next filings due?

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

Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
Cash at bank and in hand524,431419,924614,927665,4901,313,462
Total assets1,333,1561,154,6901,386,6321,787,0612,144,770
Total liabilities743,467362,670395,195414,512—
Net assets / total equity544,149726,266922,9101,240,0991,565,497
Average number of employees321285305273258

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

INTER COUNTY SERVICE GROUP LTD is named as a supplier in 4 public contract award notices from 3 public sector buyers since 2026. The 3 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £354.4k. 1 award is shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Main buyers3
North Northamptonshire Council
2 contracts · £310.5k
Bedford College
1 contract · £43.9k
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO
1 contract
Contracts
  1. Contract for the provision of short term cleaning for North Northamptonshire sitesNorth Northamptonshire Council · £227,988 · runs until Mar 2027
  2. Provision of Window Cleaning Services‡Bedford College · £43,915 · runs until Jul 2027
  3. Cleaning Services for Chester House Estate including the ArcNorth Northamptonshire Council · £82,500 · runs until Jun 2027
  4. 379_26 Waste Collection and Disposal ServicesLeicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO · shared by 11 suppliers, up to £125,000,000 in total · runs until Apr 2028

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.

History

18 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £1.6m, 258 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £1.2m, 273 employees
  3. Callum Thomas NICHOLSON appointedDirector
  4. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £922.9k, 305 employees
  5. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £726.3k, 285 employees
  6. Name changed to INTER COUNTY SERVICE GROUP LTDPreviously INTER COUNTY CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED
  7. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £544.1k, 321 employees
  8. Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets £447k, 321 employees
Earlier events (10)
  1. Mr Keith Michael Nicholson registered as a person with significant control
  2. Ms Lorna Dawn Nicholson registered as a person with significant control
  3. Name changed to INTER COUNTY CLEANING SERVICES LIMITEDPreviously INTER COUNTY CLEANING SERVICE LIMITED
  4. Name changed to INTER COUNTY CLEANING SERVICE LIMITEDPreviously INTER COUNTY SERVICE GROUP LIMITED
  5. Lorna Dawn NICHOLSON appointedDirector
  6. SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedNominee secretary (corporate)
  7. Lorna Dawn NICHOLSON appointedSecretary
  8. Keith Michael NICHOLSON appointedDirector
  9. SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedNominee secretary (corporate)
  10. 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.