MARSTON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
Company number 04305487 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
MARSTON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED is a dominant, private equity-backed market leader in the highly regulated UK judicial and enforcement support sector, operating well beyond the scale of typical industry peers. The company benefits from structural macroeconomic tailwinds that increase demand for debt recovery services, though it must navigate intense regulatory scrutiny and the inherent reputational risks of SIC 84230 activities. Its sophisticated governance structure and massive capital base secure its position as a preferred partner for government bodies, provided it can effectively manage the leverage typical of Bidco-owned consolidations.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2001-10-16
- Registered office
- 77 Shaftesbury Avenue, 3rd Floor, London, United Kingdom, W1D 5DU
- Postcode
- W1D 5DU
- Capital
- 163,054,529 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 9 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-05-31
- Next due by
- 2027-02-28
- Financial year end
- 31 May
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-10-16
- Next due by
- 2026-10-30
Nature of business (SIC)
- 82990 Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified
- 84230 Justice and judicial activities
Officers 12 current · 29 resigned
Group structure 20 subsidiaries
Controlled by MAGENTA BIDCO LIMITED — since 2016-07-29
Showing 12 of 20.
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 29
£1,853,892,782 total awarded value where published.
Showing the 5 most recent of 29.
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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 2025 (period to 2025-05-31) — 6 years on the registry.
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA054553 (Tier 3), registered since 2014.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
11.4%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Contact details
- Website
- marstonholdings.co.uk
- Phone
- 03333201822, 03333206200, 03333201100
We support the government, utilities and private sectors through the delivery of market leading integrated technology-enabled solutions from design and implementation to management and recovery.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| THE BRIDGMAN GROUP LIMITED | 2013-03-27 |
| DRAKES GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED | 2003-06-25 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| WEBBER HOUSE 26-28 MARKET STREET, ALTRINCHAM, CHESHIRE, WA14 1PF | 2013-11-15 |
| 100 BARBIROLLI SQUARE, MANCHESTER, M2 3AB | 2009-12-04 |
| 50 BROADWAY, WESTMINSTER, LONDON, SW1H 0BL | 2003-08-28 |
| 1 DEAN FARRAR STREET, LONDON, SW1H 0DY | 2002-06-02 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 8,974 similar companies in W, trading since 2001
The class of 2001
29%
of the 5,962 companies in this sector incorporated in 2001 are still active today; 69% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 9 titles
- Leasehold
- 9
- Most recent registration
- 2025-09-25
- Where
- Greater Manchester (3), Merthyr Tydfil (3), Greater London (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAN462389 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2025-09-25 | — |
| ST398017 | Somerset | Leasehold | 2025-08-04 | — |
| MAN451707 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2025-02-13 | — |
| MAN428947 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2023-10-17 | — |
| BGL170552 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2022-06-30 | — |
| AGL540005 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2021-07-22 | — |
| CYM651714 | Merthyr Tydfil | Leasehold | 2015-06-12 | — |
| CYM643981 | Merthyr Tydfil | Leasehold | 2015-03-13 | — |
| CYM612891 | Merthyr Tydfil | Leasehold | 2014-03-14 | — |
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