NPL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Company number 02937881 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
NPL Management Limited is an APPROVE credit decision with minimal risk profile. As the operator of the UK's National Physical Laboratory and wholly owned by Government departments (BEIS/DSIT), the credit risk is effectively sovereign. The company has operated since 1994 with substantial share capital of £115.4M, exemplary filing compliance, and a high-calibre board. The only monitoring points are the interim leadership positions and ongoing government funding arrangements, neither of which materially diminish the creditworthiness of this strategically important national institution.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1994-06-10
- Registered office
- National Physical Laboratory, Hampton Road, Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 0LW
- Postcode
- TW11 0LW
- Capital
- 115,400,002 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 1 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
- 2026-06-01
- Next due by
- 2027-06-15
Nature of business (SIC)
- 96090 Other service activities not elsewhere classified
Officers 15 current · 55 resigned
Group structure 4 subsidiaries
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CELSIUS HEALTH LTD Dissolved
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NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY LIMITED Active - Proposal to Strike off
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NPL LABORATORIES LIMITED Active - Proposal to Strike off
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 6
£1,600,450,995 total awarded value where published.
Showing the 5 most recent of 6.
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Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Government Authorised Exchange (Temporary Worker (A rating)), Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2025-12-31) — 7 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Gender pay gap
16.96%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Contact details
- Website
- npl.co.uk
- Phone
- 02089773222, +44 2089437070, 03031231113
National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is the UK’s National Metrology Institute, providing the measurement capability that underpins the UK’s prosperity and quality of life.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| VERBAY LIMITED | 1995-02-10 |
Previous registered addresses 5
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| SERCO HOUSE 16 BARTLEY WOOD, BUSINESS PARK BARTLEY WAY, HOOK, HAMPSHIRE, RG27 9UY | 2015-01-09 |
| NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY, TEDDINGTON, MIDDLESEX TW11 0LW | 2005-05-13 |
| SERCO HOUSE, HAYES ROAD, SOUTHALL, MIDDLESEX UB2 5NJ | 1998-03-11 |
| SERCO HOUSE, HAYES ROAD, SOUTHALL, MIDDLESEX UB2 5NJ | 1998-03-11 |
| 2 PENYDARREN ROAD, MERTHYR TYDFIL, MID GLAMORGAN, CF47 9AH | 1995-02-13 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 949 similar companies in TW, trading since 1994
The class of 1994
38%
of the 1,094 companies in this sector incorporated in 1994 are still active today; 59% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2008-08-13
- Where
- Greater London
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TGL312659 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2008-08-13 | — |
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