ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Active
Company number OC300001Limited liability partnershipIncorporated 2001

Key figures

£18
Net assets 2024/25

† ERNST & YOUNG LLP 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.

ERNST & YOUNG LLP does not disclose its turnover in its latest accounts; the profit for the year is as stated in the accounts.

Ratios

2024/25

Comparison with all companies

Where the company stands among all 5,179,256 active companies on the register.

Net assets£18
Lower than 74% · median £8,212
Total assets£2,211
Lower than 88% · median £50,786
Cash£191
Lower than 91% · median £18,671
Company age25.6 years
Older than 92% · median 5.7 years

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 5,179,256. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: ERNST & YOUNG LLP

What kind of company is it?

ERNST & YOUNG LLP is a limited liability partnership registered with Companies House under company number OC300001. It was incorporated on 6 Apr 2001. Its status is active.

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 27 Jun 2025); the company files group accounts. Profit for the year was £722. Net assets were £18. Cash at bank and in hand was £191. Total assets were £2,211 and total liabilities £1,444.

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with all 5,179,256 active companies on the register: By net assets it ranks lower than 74% of them (median £8,212). By total assets it ranks lower than 88% of them (median £50,786). By cash it ranks lower than 91% of them (median £18,671). It is older than 92% of them (median age 5.7 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 823 public contract award notices from 284 public sector buyers since 2011. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £2.4bn. Its most frequent buyer is Crown Commercial Service (81 contracts). 89 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of 4 central government grants worth £7.3m, mainly from Department for Education.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly machinery, electrical equipment, miscellaneous food preparations. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly machinery, electrical equipment, paper and paperboard. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 11 days to pay suppliers, and 13% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 8.7% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 3 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

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

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Mar 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 23 Jul 2027.

Filed accounts2024/25
2024/25 †
Profit for the year722
Cash at bank and in hand191
Total assets2,211
Total liabilities1,444
Net assets / total equity18

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

823 contracts

ERNST & YOUNG LLP is named as a supplier in 823 public contract award notices from 284 public sector buyers since 2011. The 683 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £2.4bn. 89 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers284
Crown Commercial Service
81 contracts · £277.6m
DfTc - Department for Transport
22 contracts · £17.6m
Ministry of Defence
21 contracts · £27.7m
Ministry of Justice
17 contracts · £26.7m
Department of Health and Social Care (T&T)
16 contracts · £27.4m
Latest 100 contracts
  1. Precise Policing 2Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime · shared by 61 suppliers
  2. Independent Monitor - Thames WaterThe Water Services Regulation Authority · £13,000,000 · runs until May 2029
  3. File ReviewFCA · £184,500 · 2 lots · runs until Dec 2026
  4. Provision of Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) Managed ServicesNHS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED · £269,500 · runs until Oct 2030
  5. Service Mapping (Adjudicator Bankruptcy)The Insolvency Service
Show 95 more
  1. FRAME Data TeamFinancial Conduct Authority · £290,000 · runs until Feb 2027
  2. Regulatory Experience: Validation of Dimensions and ScorecardFinancial Conduct Authority · £214,284 · 2 lots · runs until Oct 2027
  3. Centralised Civil Service Learning and Training ServicesCabinet Office · £114,000,000 · runs until Mar 2028
  4. Smart Places BlueprintLiverpool City Region Combined Authority · £75,000 · runs until Mar 2027
  5. Internal Audit ResourcePension Protection Fund · £1,500,000 · runs until Sep 2029
  6. EY Support Contract 2026/27London and South East University Group · runs until Aug 2027
  7. Development to the Langarth Garden Village Business Case‡Cornwall Council · £295,000 · runs until Dec 2026
  8. Lower Thames Crossing Vendor Due Diligence - Business Readiness AssessmentNational Highways Limited · £1,445,000 · runs until Dec 2027
  9. Organisational Productivity Interim Support‡United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · £810,000
  10. BICS Implementation Support ServicesDepartment for Business & Trade · £82,875 · runs until Nov 2026
  11. KMICB GPIT ReviewNHS KENT AND MEDWAY ICB · £50,000
  12. ID 6194064 - DfE Invest NI - Economics Services Framework AgreementInvest Northern Ireland · shared by 10 suppliers, up to £450,000 in total · 2 lots · runs until Aug 2028
  13. Digital Transformation of HR Processes Consultation‡Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust · £180,000 · 2 lots · runs until Jun 2027
  14. G Cloud 15‡Government Commercial Agency · shared by 2,744 suppliers, up to £28,000,000,000 in total · 2 lots · runs until Aug 2030
  15. Pathways to Work: Innovation Fund Administration - Call off under the RM6322 - Fund Administration and Disbursement Services (FAADS) Dynamic Purchasing System…‡Department for Work & Pensions · £11,500,000
  16. Business Management ConsultancySouthern Water Services Limited · shared by 22 suppliers, up to £27,200,000 in total · 2 lots · runs until Aug 2034
  17. Executive Group CoachingGovernment Property Agency · £34,950
  18. Executive Coaching 2026/27National Audit Office · £24,000 · runs until Jun 2027
  19. Executive Master in Public Policy - Level 3 of the Policy Profession StandardsDepartment for Work & Pensions · £16,579 · runs until Aug 2027
  20. CA297 - IT Delivery Partners‡Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Ltd · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £31,000,000 in total · 3 lots
  21. Records Management SMEs 26+‡FCA · £8,993,623 · runs until Aug 2027
  22. Provision of Independent Auditor Services for ISAE3402 - 2026 - 2031HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · £271,500 · runs until Sep 2031
  23. Financial Services FrameworkManchester City Council · shared by 8 suppliers · 2 lots · runs until Jul 2029
  24. Carbon Capture Usage and Storage (CCUS) Financial Advisory SupportDESNZ · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £15,000,000 in total · runs until Jun 2030
  25. T142 - Internal Audit Resource‡NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED · £2,000,000 · runs until Jun 2030
  26. Remediation Plan and ExecutionNS&I · £950,000
  27. The Our Future Probation Service (OFPS) programme - Delivery Partner‡Ministry of Justice · £5,000,000 · runs until May 2028
  28. Property, Financial and Development Services Framework Homes EnglandHomes England · shared by 13 suppliers, up to £15,000,000 in total · runs until May 2030
  29. Great British Energy Commercial & Financial Due Diligence Advisors 2026-2029Great British Energy · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £10,000,000 in total · runs until Apr 2029
  30. Strategic and Operational Delivery of Bus Industry InterventionDfTc - Department for Transport · £2,849,809 · runs until Mar 2027
  31. National Equality Standard Re-accreditationPolice and Crime Commissioner for South Wales · £70,000
  32. BICS Implementation and Project Management ServicesDepartment for Business & Trade · £77,000
  33. Industrial Strategy Jobs Plans ImplementationDepartment for Business & Trade · £108,000
  34. Framework for the provision of internal audit and finance servicesThe Crown Estate · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £2,400,000 in total · 3 lots · runs until Apr 2030
  35. Bath and North East Somerset Council - Aequus Independent Financial ReviewBath & North East Somerset Council · £30,000
  36. 5879 - provision Machine-Readable DVS Register Build and SupportDSIT · £3,057,000 · runs until Mar 2028
  37. DNO 513 - Career SwitchersMinistry of Defence · £1,900,000 · runs until Mar 2031
  38. Coaching Services (con_31412)‡Department for Education · £11,275 · runs until Apr 2027
  39. TROP89-B08 Financial Advisors to Support Rail Contracts & Projects‡DfTc - Department for Transport · £575,450 · runs until Aug 2027
  40. Implementation Partner for Integrated People Services Management SolutionSUSSEX PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · £1,090,000 · runs until Oct 2027
  41. Financial and Operational Due DiligenceUK Space Agency · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £410,000 in total
  42. NEPRO x Financial ResilienceThe Association of North East Councils Limited · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £4,000,000,000 in total · runs until Mar 2030
  43. Training Course for Future SEO‡MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency · £24,430
  44. CPT_25_02 Financial Audit and Assurance Services ContractNational Audit Office · £9,836,213 · 3 lots · runs until Aug 2029
  45. TROP89-B07 Financial Advisors to Support Rail Contracts & Projects‡DfTc - Department for Transport · £249,600 · runs until Aug 2027
  46. AI Strategy & Gen AI Proof of Concept‡Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust · £99,202 · runs until Feb 2027
  47. Consultancy & Skilled Persons Framework 3‡Financial Conduct Authority · shared by 89 suppliers, up to £170,000,000 in total · runs until Mar 2030
  48. YPO 1253 - SUPPLY OF CRM SOLUTION FOR YPOYorkshire Purchasing Organisation · shared by 12 suppliers · runs until Mar 2027
  49. Provision of Internal Audit Services Co-SourcedOffice for National Statistics · £600,000 · runs until Mar 2028
  50. Medical Integrated Job Planning‡United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · £285,000
  51. Sustainable Aviation Fuel - Expert Panel Member, Finance and BankingDepartment for Transport · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £108,000 in total · runs until Feb 2027
  52. Culture - Leadership Capability Accelerator programme design and delivery‡Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) · £325,000 · runs until Jan 2027
  53. BICS Specialist Project Management and Business Analysis Expertise‡Department for Business & Trade · £110,000
  54. ISS & RICs SupportGambling Commission · £8,836,000 · runs until Dec 2027
  55. Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7Crown Commercial Service · shared by 1,624 suppliers, up to £9,940,000,000 in total · 2 lots · runs until Jul 2027
  56. Insurance File Review‡FCA · £142,330 · runs until Jan 2027
  57. Financial Advisers for Major ProjectsO F W A T · £1,166,667 · runs until Dec 2028
  58. Bus Franchise Pilot EY‡Cheshire west and Chester Borough Council · £200,000
  59. C1185 - Specialist Accounting ServicesNATIONAL WEALTH FUND LIMITED · £200,000 · runs until Apr 2027
  60. Proof of Concept Development ServicesGENOMICS ENGLAND LIMITED · £378,000
  61. Technology Services 4Crown Commercial Service · shared by 263 suppliers, up to £16,000,000,000 in total · 9 lots · runs until Jun 2028
  62. Marine Programme Delivery Framework (including WP1)The Crown Estate · £5,000,000 · runs until Oct 2028
  63. Software Engineering ServicesGENOMICS ENGLAND LIMITED · £233,625
  64. TROP89-B06 Financial Advisors to Support Rail Contracts & Projects‡DfTc - Department for Transport · £148,600
  65. Audit Services for Health (SBS10517)N H S Shared Business Services · shared by 33 suppliers, up to £150,000,000 in total · runs until Sep 2029
  66. Audit Services for Health (SBS10517)NHS Shared Business Services Limited · shared by 22 suppliers, up to £600,000,000 in total · 4 lots
  67. Digital Verification Service (DVS) Register: Public Beta PhaseDepartment for Science, Innovation & Technology · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £833,333 in total
  68. Provision of Transformation Professional ServicesDESNZ · £4,500,000 · runs until Nov 2028
  69. Bus Franchising - Procurement & Commercial Services Support - Contract Award NoticeWest Midlands Combined Authority · £1,125,000 · runs until Mar 2027
  70. 664_25 Consultancy ServicesEspo · shared by 280 suppliers, up to £320,000,000 in total · runs until Aug 2027
  71. Management Consultancy Dynamic Market‡United Utilities Water Limited · shared by 76 suppliers
  72. NWUHG EPR Programme - Internal Assurance Panel‡Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · £39,500
  73. CPT_25_03 Specialist Audit Services FrameworkNational Audit Office · shared by 4 suppliers, up to £11,000,000 in total · 3 lots · runs until Dec 2029
  74. CA260 (2024) - Provision of Engineering, Data, Strategy and Management Services‡Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £13,860,000 in total · 6 lots
  75. TROP0085 Financial Advisors for the West Coast Partnership‡DfTc - Department for Transport · £600,000
  76. Estate Management Services 2Crown Commercial Service · shared by 45 suppliers, up to £117,000,000 in total · 2 lots · runs until Oct 2029
  77. Executive Master in Public Policy - Level 3 of the Policy Profession StandardsDepartment for Work & Pensions · £15,943
  78. Transport TechnologyCrown Commercial Service · shared by 106 suppliers, up to £400,000,000 in total · runs until Oct 2027
  79. Framework for Workforce Technology SystemsGUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · shared by 18 suppliers, up to £1,000,000,000 in total
  80. Cash Position Review‡Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust · £25,000
  81. Provision of Consultancy for Strategic and Operational Delivery of £3 National Bus Fare Cap‡DfTc - Department for Transport · £3,000,000 · runs until Dec 2027
  82. Forensic Accountancy PanelThe Insolvency Service · £500,000 · runs until Sep 2027
  83. Waste Inventory Management System (WIMS) 2.0‡NRS · £526,550
  84. Homes England - Culture - Leadership Capability interventions‡Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) · £140,000
  85. CA299 (2024) - Programme & Project Services Resource Augmentation‡Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £29,000,000 in total · 3 lots
  86. VCAS Financial Model Assurance & Maintenance ServicesHome Office · £250,000
  87. Industrial Strategy Implementation‡Department for Business & Trade · £45,000
  88. Provision of independent auditor servicesHAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · £90,250
  89. Liverpool City Council ERP Solution_25‡Liverpool City Council · £7,466,593 · runs until Dec 2032
  90. CA14899 - RFH - 5338-18 - Royal Free London Provision of External Audit Services‡Partners Procurement Service (PPS) · £2,416,250 · runs until Mar 2028
  91. Customer Management Cluster ICF Client Side DesignH M REVENUE & CUSTOMS · £350,000
  92. W672- External Audit WorkDerby City Council · £44,477
  93. TROP89-B05 Financial Advisors to support Rail Contracts & Projects‡DfTc - Department for Transport · £419,505
  94. Contingency Planning For The University Of KentThe University Of Kent · £150,000
  95. W605- Housing Benefit External AuditDerby City Council · £31,300

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

ERNST & YOUNG LLP is recorded as the recipient of 4 central government grants since 2020, together worth £7.3m.

Funders
Department for Education
3 grants · £7.1m
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
1 grant · £144.9k
Grants
  1. Q-REALM WindDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology · £144,864 · UKRI - Innovate UK - Scheme
  2. Apprenticeships Participation 16 - 18Department for Education · £1,130,138
  3. Apprenticeships Participation 16 - 18Department for Education · £659,455
  4. Apprenticeships Participation 18+Department for Education · £5,328,130

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
11 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
13%
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 93%
  • 31 to 60 days 6%
  • After 60 days 1%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
12
91%
12%
30 Jun 2025
13
87%
24%
31 Dec 2024
11
87%
22%
30 Jun 2024
16
83%
23%
31 Dec 2023
14
85%
26%
30 Jun 2023
10
90%
20%
31 Dec 2022
12
88%
19%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 8.7% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 12.8% lower
Median bonus pay
women 12.9% lower
Employer size
5000 to 19,999 employees
Lower pay quarter50.5% womenLower middle51.9% womenUpper middle49.5% womenUpper pay quarter41% women
Earlier years (1)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 10.1% lower
women 13.9% 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 statements3
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement

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

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 8 of the last 12 months on record, most recently June 2026. Main goods: machinery, electrical equipment and miscellaneous food preparations.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 8 of the last 12 months on record, most recently July 2026. Main goods: machinery, electrical equipment, paper and paperboard, woven clothing and knitted clothing.

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 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £18
  2. Ernst & Young Europe Llp registered as a person with significant control
  3. Company incorporatedLimited liability partnership

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.