BABCOCK SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED

Active
Company number SC099884Private limited companyIncorporated 1986

Key figures

£416,163,000+7.6%
Net assets 2024/25
+7.6%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
0200 m400 m600 m2023/242024/25

† BABCOCK SUPPORT SERVICES 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

2024/25

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.).

Turnover£31,286,000
Higher than 82% · median £2,514,512 among 4,598 that publish turnover
Net assets£416,163,000
Higher than 99% · median £13,199
Total assets£685,065,000
Higher than 99% · median £59,905
Employees275
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age40.4 years
Older than 98% · median 10.2 years
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  3. ASTRAZENECA INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LIMITED£88.4bn
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  5. ASTRAZENECA SWEDEN INVESTMENTS LIMITED£24.1bn
  6. WILLIS GROUP LIMITED£16.8bn
  7. GLAXOSMITHKLINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED£16bn
  8. WPP SPHINX LIMITED£15.6bn
  9. NATIONAL GRID (US) HOLDINGS LIMITED£10.1bn
  10. VIRGIN MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED£5.3bn

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 160,475. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: BABCOCK SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

BABCOCK SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number SC099884. It was incorporated on 3 Jul 1986. Its status is active. The registered office is in Glasgow (G2). 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 2024/25 (period ending 31 Mar 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £31,286,000. Profit for the year was £33,471,000. Net assets were £416,163,000, up 7.6% on the previous year. Total assets were £685,065,000 and total liabilities £268,902,000. The company had an average of 275 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 160,475 active companies whose first SIC code is 82990: By turnover it ranks higher than 82% of the 4,598 that publish turnover (median £2,514,512). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £13,199). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £59,905). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 98% 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 H M Revenue & Customs. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £750k.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly machinery, electrical equipment, toys, games and sports goods. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly machinery. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 33 days to pay suppliers, and 14% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 7 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 9 Mar 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover—31,286,000
Profit for the year—33,471,000
Total assets652,958,000685,065,000
Total liabilities266,142,000268,902,000
Net assets / total equity386,816,000416,163,000
Average number of employees298275

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

BABCOCK SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED is named as a supplier in 1 public contract award notice from H M Revenue & Customs. Its published value is £750k.

Contract
  1. Vehicle Conversions‡H M Revenue & Customs · £750,000

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. 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 Apr 2026 – 30 Sep 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
33 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
14%
Standard payment terms
7–60 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 75%
  • 31 to 60 days 23%
  • After 60 days 2%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Mar 2026
30
75%
21%
30 Sep 2025
32
76%
16%
31 Mar 2025
29
70%
18%
30 Sep 2024
23
75%
23%
31 Mar 2024
26
85%
19%
30 Sep 2023
25
78%
22%
31 Mar 2023
58
57%
36%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Modern slavery statements7
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC)
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC)
Earlier years (4)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC)
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC)
2020
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC)

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 August 2026. Main goods: machinery, electrical equipment, toys, games and sports goods and miscellaneous manufactures.

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

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

4 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £31.3m, net assets £416.2m, 275 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £386.8m, 298 employees
  3. Babcock Defence & Security Holdings Llp registered as a person with significant control
  4. 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.