SGS UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED, CH65 3EN : Companies House Number 01193985

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Overview

Company type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 1974-12-16
Registered office: Rossmore Business Park, Ellesmere Port, South Wirral, Cheshire, CH65 3EN
Postcode: CH65 3EN
Capital: 8 GBP
Accounts category: Full

Accounts

Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Next due by: 2027-09-30
Financial year end: 31 December

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated: 2025-09-15
Next due by: 2026-09-29

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Nature of business (SIC)

74909 Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified

Officers 3 current · 17 resigned

MR Michael BOYD Director

Appointed 2019-04-01

MR James MCGURK Director

Appointed 2018-07-01

CATHERINE ANNE ALDAG Secretary

SOLICITOR Appointed 2007-01-01

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Group structure 17 subsidiaries

Controlled by SGS HOLDING UK LTD — since 2016-04-06

SGS MIS TESTING LTD
SGS VITROLOGY LIMITED
AUTO MARINE SPECIALISTS LIMITED Dissolved
SGS BASEEFA LIMITED Dissolved
SGS CORREL RAIL LIMITED Dissolved
SGS DMW ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY LIMITED Dissolved
SGS EMICS LIMITED Dissolved
SGS I2I INFINITY LIMITED Dissolved
SGS INSPECTION SERVICES LIMITED Dissolved
SGS LEICESTER LIMITED Dissolved
SGS MINERALS SERVICES UK LTD Dissolved
SGS MIS ENVIRONMENTAL LTD Liquidation

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From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Public contracts won 40

£1,543,498,345 total awarded value where published.

Fusion21 Building Safety & Compliance Framework - CF Award Notice

Fusion21 Members Consortium 2025-04-15 £800,000,000
OPSS Testing of Washer-Dryers

Department for Business and Trade 2025-03-12 £68,400
198_25 Water System Risk Assessment and Water Hygiene Monitoring Services

Espo 2025-01-20 £10,000,000
NHS SBS BUILDING SAFETY AND FIRE COMPLIANCE FRAMEWORK

N H S Shared Business Services 2025-01-06 £200,000,000
FRAMEWORK FOR DEMOLITION WORKS & ASBESTOS SURVEYING

THE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EAST COUNCILS LIMITED 2024-12-23 £100,000,000

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Contracts Finder).

Licensed visa sponsor

Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker (Worker (A rating)), Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).

Matched by registered name to the register of licensed sponsors (Home Office, updated daily) — check the register itself before relying on it. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Modern slavery statement

Registered a modern slavery statement for 2020 (period to 2019-12-31).

Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z7914612 (Tier 3), registered since 2003.

Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Gender pay gap

9.93%

Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity

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Contact details

Website: sgs.co.uk
Phone: 01274303080, 01244837000, 01954782791

We are the world's leading Testing, Inspection and Certification company.

Previous company names

Name	Date changed
SGS INSPECTION SERVICES LIMITED	1992-01-01
SGS (UNITED KINGDOM) LIMITED	1989-11-09
SGS FREIGHT SERVICES LIMITED	1989-02-20
SPEDICO (U.K.) LIMITED	1978-12-31

Previous registered addresses 2

Address	Changed on
SGS HOUSE217-221 LONDON ROAD, CAMBERLEY SURREY, GU15 3EY	2001-12-24
ORCHARD LEA., WINKFIELD., NR. WINDSOR, BERKS SL4 4RT	1989-05-12

Among its peers

3rd oldest

of 585 similar companies in CH, trading since 1974

The class of 1974

54%

of the 5,336 companies incorporated in 1974 are still active today; 39% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

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Property in England & Wales 10 titles

Freehold: 3
Leasehold: 7
Most recent registration: 2025-06-30
Price paid, where recorded: £2,375,176
Where: Derbyshire (1), Somerset (1), West Midlands (1)

Title number	County	Tenure	Registered	Price paid
DY358897	Derbyshire	Freehold	2025-06-30	£1,075,176
WS74279	Somerset	Leasehold	2023-12-06	—
MM197873	West Midlands	Leasehold	2023-04-11	—
YY120336	West Yorkshire	Leasehold	2022-12-06	—
SY887744	Surrey	Leasehold	2022-07-20	—
CE231998	Middlesbrough	Freehold	2017-03-09	£1,300,000
NT516589	City Of Nottingham	Leasehold	2015-11-20	—
DU334419	County Durham	Leasehold	2012-10-03	—
EX767369	Thurrock	Freehold	2007-02-14	—
CH448472	Cheshire West And Chester	Leasehold	2000-02-02	—

For addresses and the authoritative register entry, use HM Land Registry's official search (£3 per title).