BRITISH ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED
Company number 09299724 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
British Engineering Services Limited operates as a private equity-backed consolidator within the UK's resilient Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TIC) sector, leveraging a substantial capital base of over £26 million to execute a buy-and-build strategy. While the firm benefits from strong corporate governance, a trusted brand, and tailwinds from increasing regulatory complexity, its competitive edge is balanced by the integration risks and debt-servicing pressures inherent to the leveraged roll-up model. Ultimately, its market positioning is defined less by traditional operational metrics and more by its strategic role as an aggressive acquirer in a highly fragmented industry.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2014-11-06
- Registered office
- British Engineering Services Unit 718 Eddington Way, Birchwood Park, Warrington, United Kingdom, WA3 6BA
- Postcode
- WA3 6BA
- Capital
- 26,100,327 GBP
- Accounts category
- Audit Exemption Subsidiary
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-11-06
- Next due by
- 2026-11-20
Nature of business (SIC)
- 71200 Technical testing and analysis
Officers 6 current · 13 resigned
Group structure 3 subsidiaries
Controlled by BRITISH ENGINEERING SERVICES HOLDCO LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 10
£4,893,590 total awarded value where published.
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Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2021 (period to 2020-12-31) — 2 years on the registry.
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA148622 (Tier 3), registered since 2015.
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Gender pay gap
29.5%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · in the bottom quarter for parity
Contact details
BES Group are an industry leading risk management inspection, testing, certification, and consultancy provider. Visit our page to learn more!
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| VERTIGO BIDCO LIMITED | 2015-10-28 |
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 9 MANDEVILLE PLACE LONDON, W1U 3AY | 2016-03-14 |
The class of 2014
25%
of the 600 companies in this sector incorporated in 2014 are still active today; 69% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 7 titles
- Leasehold
- 7
- Most recent registration
- 2022-11-04
- Price paid, where recorded
- £549,163
- Where
- Greater Manchester (6), Warrington (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GM372655 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2022-11-04 | — |
| GM376215 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2022-11-04 | £63,500 |
| GM439152 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2022-11-04 | £65,000 |
| GM622454 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2022-11-04 | £125,000 |
| GM882247 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2022-11-04 | £60,000 |
| MAN398612 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2022-04-05 | £235,663 |
| CH697683 | Warrington | Leasehold | 2020-10-26 | — |
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