WOOD GROUP UK LIMITED

Active
Company number SC296737Private limited companyIncorporated 2006

Key figures

−£212,182,000-8.4%
Net assets 2024
-300 m-200 m-100 m020232024

† WOOD GROUP UK 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

Sector comparison

SIC 09100

Where the company stands among the 2,881 active companies whose first SIC code is 09100 (Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction).

Turnover£1,170,268,000
Higher than 99% · median £7,890,000 among 137 that publish turnover
Net assets−£212,182,000
Lower than 99% · median £18,317
Total assets£691,641,000
Higher than 99% · median £51,672
Cash£2,887,000
Higher than 95% · median £35,907
Employees5,022
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age20.8 years
Older than 85% · median 8.8 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. WOOD MACKENZIE LIMITED£1.1bn
  2. FORTUNE OIL LIMITED£728.7m
  3. SPIRIT ENERGY SOUTHERN NORTH SEA LIMITED£690.8m
  4. HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS (U.K.) LIMITED£690.5m
  5. BAKER HUGHES LIMITED£542.1m
  6. HELIX OFFSHORE SERVICES LIMITED£514.9m
  7. TECHNIPFMC UK LIMITED£318.4m
  8. NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO UK LIMITED£318.3m
  9. CATS NORTH SEA LIMITED£288.5m
  10. NSMP OPERATIONS LIMITED£286.1m

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 2,881. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: WOOD GROUP UK LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

WOOD GROUP UK LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number SC296737. It was incorporated on 7 Feb 2006. Its status is active. The registered office is in Aberdeen (AB12). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction (09100), other engineering activities (71129).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024 (period ending 31 Dec 2024); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £1,170,268,000. Loss for the year was £15,758,000. Net assets were −£212,182,000, down 8.4% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £2,887,000. Total assets were £691,641,000 and total liabilities £861,959,000. The company had an average of 5,022 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023–2024).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 2,881 active companies whose first SIC code is 09100: By turnover it ranks higher than 99% of the 137 that publish turnover (median £7,890,000). By net assets it ranks lower than 99% of them (median £18,317). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £51,672). By cash it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £35,907). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 85% of them (median age 8.8 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 55 public contract award notices from 37 public sector buyers since 2019. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £22.7m. Its most frequent buyer is Defra Network eTendering Portal (8 contracts). 14 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of 9 central government grants worth £3.5m, mainly from Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly machinery, optical, medical and measuring instruments, electrical equipment. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly optical, medical and measuring instruments, electrical equipment, iron and steel articles. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 34 days to pay suppliers, and 78% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 33.8% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 4 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 4 of 6 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 20 Aug 2027.

Filed accounts2023–2024
2023 †2024 †
Turnover1,034,822,0001,170,268,000
Profit for the year-181,608,000-15,758,000
Cash at bank and in hand7,561,0002,887,000
Total assets691,008,000691,641,000
Total liabilities211,233,000861,959,000
Net assets / total equity-195,666,000-212,182,000
Average number of employees4,6785,022

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

55 contracts

WOOD GROUP UK LIMITED is named as a supplier in 55 public contract award notices from 37 public sector buyers since 2019. The 40 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £22.7m. 14 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers37
Defra Network eTendering Portal
8 contracts · £473.5k
Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
4 contracts · £251k
Defence Information Infrastructure
3 contracts · £108.8k
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS
3 contracts · £91.6k
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
2 contracts · £588.8k
Contracts
  1. Marine Consultancy FrameworkNATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED · £4,500,000
  2. LiDAR Rental‡Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult · £86,700
  3. Creation of a wind resource model for the UK Celtic SeaCELTIC SEA POWER LIMITED · £30,000
  4. ENVIRONMENT & TRANSPORT – COMMISSIONING FRAMEWORK (E&T-CF) Lots 1,2 and 3‡Leicestershire County Council · shared by 6 suppliers, up to £8,000,000 in total
  5. Assessment of value of chemical content management to UK Circular Economy‡DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS · £32,314
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  1. Overview of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - UV Filters in Cosmetic‡DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS · £31,514
  2. Project Management and Technical Advice for Waste Collection Tender to support waste collection and street cleansing tenderSouthend-on-sea Borough Council · £150,000
  3. research into the socioeconomic impacts of incinerating POPs contaminated soft furnishing waste‡Defra Network eTendering Portal · £69,640
  4. Hydrogen BECCS Innovation Programme: Phase 1 (Notice 2 of 2)Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy · shared by 9 suppliers, up to £4,066,854 in total · 2 lots
  5. Defra contract for Radionuclide resuspension in the urban environment: literature review‡Defra Network eTendering Portal · £31,255
  6. Dynamic Purchasing System - Innovation Advisory Services Framework‡Connected Places Catapult · shared by 33 suppliers, up to £8,000,000 in total
  7. Options Appraisal for Future of the joint Waste contract including the changes to services from the Governments Consultation outcomesBasingstoke & Deane Borough Council · £48,000
  8. CPU 4551 Shepshed Public Realm - Street Works Procurement Advice‡Charnwood Borough Council · £27,240
  9. 2700_22 Estates Management Professional Services‡ESPO · shared by 17 suppliers, up to £20,000,000 in total
  10. HWRC Strategy Consultancy‡Oxfordshire County Council · £24,364
  11. Villiers Road Redevelopment Options Appraisal‡The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames · £54,814
  12. RGN 065 Stourbridge Master Planning‡DUDLEY MBC · £41,500
  13. RGN-049‡DUDLEY MBC · £39,500
  14. Defra Research Development and Evidence Framework Award‡Defra Network eTendering Portal · shared by 29 suppliers, up to £80,000,000 in total
  15. Research Development and Evidence Framework‡Defra Network eTendering Portal · shared by 6 suppliers, up to £21,333,333 in total · 4 lots
  16. Lowestoft Kirkley Waterfront Utilities and Hydrogen Connection Strategy‡Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) · £40,497
  17. Homes England - Multidisciplinary Investigations - Horwich Loco - Horwich‡Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) · £187,844
  18. Rutland County Council: Quotation for Habitat Regulations Assessment (Local Plan)‡Rutland County Council · £33,045
  19. Site Evaluation Support FrameworkRadioactive Waste Management (now Nuclear Waste Services Ltd) · £7,200,000 · 2 lots
  20. SITE EVALUATION SUPPORT FRAMEWORK‡Radioactive Waste Management · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £7,200,000 in total · 2 lots
  21. Ant Broads and Marshes - Support to the Environment Agency 2021/22‡Defra Network eTendering Portal · £179,997
  22. Provision of Technical Service Provider for Non-Infantry Basic Training Assessment Study.‡MINISTRY OF DEFENCE · £448,343
  23. Environment Agency: Groundwater Hydro-ecology toolDEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS · £27,742
  24. Provision of Environmental and Conventional Health & Safety Services‡CTM Portal for the NDA Shared Services Alliance · shared by 7 suppliers, up to £5,000,000 in total
  25. ESSR 276 - Provision of DSEAR Assessments‡Sellafield Ltd · £6,000,000 · 2 lots
  26. OxCam New and Expanded Settlements - Scoping StudyMINISTRY OF HOUSING, COMMUNITIES & LOCAL GOVERNMENT · £36,945
  27. HCC April 2021 - Framework Agreement for the Provision of Professional Consultant Services‡Hertfordshire County Council · shared by 6 suppliers, up to £3,500,000 in total · 2 lots
  28. Yazor Groundwater Model Update 2021‡Defra Network eTendering Portal · £62,330
  29. HCC April 2021 - Framework Agreement for the Provision of Professional Consultant Services - AWARD‡HCC - Resources · shared by 25 suppliers, up to £10,500,000 in total
  30. RM3741-PMFDTS-CPS-10010-2021_701575483-Independent Feasibility Study‡Ministry of Defence · £140,473
  31. 664_21 Consultancy Services‡Espo · shared by 177 suppliers, up to £600,000,000 in total · 3 lots
  32. ESPO Consultancy Framework - Cared for Children Consultancy Programme (CAFS/2025/294)‡Stoke-on-Trent City Council · shared by 51 suppliers, up to £35,714,285 in total · 5 lots
  33. Newton Road Upgrade Feasibility Study‡Liverpool City Council · £33,000
  34. GB-Sutton Coldfield: Chatham and Warminster‡Defence Information Infrastructure · £63,344
  35. DfE Capital Technical Advisory Services 2021 (con_10921)Department For Education · £1,000,000
  36. Technical Advisory Consultancy services for GMCA Waste and Recycling‡Greater Manchester Combined Authority
  37. 29581 - Environmental Risk Assessment and Management Services for Chemicals (ERAS2)‡Defra Network eTendering Portal · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £300,000 in total
  38. GB-Sutton Coldfield: Binn Hill Rifle Range‡Defence Information Infrastructure · £11,948
  39. Local Authority Waste & Resources Support Framework‡Waste & Resources Action Programme · shared by 18 suppliers, up to £7,500,000 in total
  40. KMCSW-002- Technical consultancy via espo 664‡Kirklees Council · £462,373
  41. Electrolyser Technology Review‡Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult · £57,682
  42. Lidar Measurement Campaign‡Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult · £56,575
  43. Model development to assess the vulnerability of the Cayman Islands to storm surge and inland flooding, and the role and value of natural capital in mitigating…JNCC SUPPORT CO · £116,974
  44. TRSS10106 Delivery of Environmental Services‡DfTc - Department for Transport · £11,964
  45. Wessex Basin Groundwater Model Update‡Defra Network eTendering Portal · £130,302
  46. GB-Sutton Coldfield: Kendrew Barracks QRA‡Defence Information Infrastructure · £33,478
  47. Technical Assessment Services for the Army Basing Programme Phosphorous Offsetting on Salisbury PlainDefence Infrastructure Organisation · £25,003
  48. Safety Risk Library - Use Case 2‡Health & Safety Executive · £409,700
  49. Award of Contract for Digital Twinning Offshore Wind ReviewOFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY CATAPULT · £50,000
  50. Hydrogen Supply ProgrammeBusiness Energy and Industrial Strategy · £738,932 · 4 lots

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

9 grants

WOOD GROUP UK LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 9 central government grants since 2018, together worth £3.5m.

Funders
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
7 grants · £3.2m
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
2 grants · £311.3k
Grants
  1. ReNew Wilton Hydrothermal Upgrading Demonstration PlantDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £844,270 · UKRI - ISCF - Scheme 22/23
  2. Offshore Infrastructure Robotic Inspection System (OSIRIS) DemonstratorDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £398 · UKRI - ISCF - Scheme 22/23
  3. National Clean Maritime Demonstration HubDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £9,274 · UKRI - Innovate - Scheme 21/22
  4. A34 Catenary Cable System Demonstrator Feasibility StudyDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £42,808 · UKRI - Innovate - Scheme 21/22
  5. Scotland's Net Zero Roadmap (SNZR)Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £65,013 · ALB - UKRI - Innovate UK grant awards in 20-21
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  1. ReNew Wilton Hydrothermal Upgrading Demonstration PlantDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £2,259,587 · ALB - UKRI - Innovate UK grant awards in 20-21
  2. ReNew Wilton Hydrothermal Upgrading Demonstration PlantDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology · £12,917 · UKRI - ISCF - Scheme
  3. ReNew Wilton Hydrothermal Upgrading Demonstration PlantDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology · £298,400 · UKRI - ISCF - Scheme
  4. ALB - UKRI - Offshore Infrastructure Robotic Inspection System (OSIRIS) DemonstratorDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £9,985 · 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
34 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
78%
Standard payment terms
0–60 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 57%
  • 31 to 60 days 19%
  • After 60 days 24%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
36
55%
76%
30 Jun 2025
53
24%
77%
31 Dec 2024
50
30%
51%
30 Jun 2024
49
28%
58%
31 Dec 2023
49
30%
54%
30 Jun 2023
49
26%
59%
31 Dec 2022
50
29%
45%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 33.8% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 25.9% lower
Median bonus pay
women 20% lower
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter41% womenLower middle25% womenUpper middle15% womenUpper pay quarter9% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 33.6% lower
women 24.5% lower
2023/24
women 31.4% lower
women 23.3% lower
2022/23
women 33.4% lower
women 26.3% lower
2021/22
women 34.9% lower
women 26.3% lower
2020/21
women 36.2% lower
women 28.3% lower
2019/20
women 32.5% lower
women 26.6% lower
2018/19
women 32% lower
women 28.7% lower
2017/18
women 23.1% lower
women 16.6% 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 statements4
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (JOHN WOOD GROUP LIMITED)
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (JOHN WOOD GROUP LIMITED)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (JOHN WOOD GROUP LIMITED)
Earlier years (1)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (JOHN WOOD GROUP 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.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Temporary Worker (A rating), Worker (A rating)
Routes
Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, 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 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: machinery, optical, medical and measuring instruments, electrical equipment, plastics and iron and steel articles.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: optical, medical and measuring instruments, electrical equipment, iron and steel articles, ores 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

9 events
  1. Financial year endedAccounts filed at Companies House
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £1.2bn, net assets −£212.2m, 5,022 employees
  3. Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: turnover £1bn, net assets −£195.7m, 4,678 employees
  4. Name changed to WOOD GROUP UK LIMITEDPreviously WOOD GROUP PSN LIMITED
  5. Wgpsn (Holdings) Limited registered as a person with significant control
  6. Wgpsn (Holdings) Limited registered as a person with significant control
  7. Wgpsn (Holdings) Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  8. Name changed to WOOD GROUP PSN LIMITEDPreviously PRODUCTION SERVICES NETWORK (ABERDEEN) LIMITED
Earlier events (1)
  1. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.