UL VS LIMITED
Company number 02117901 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
UL VS Limited is the UK EMC and wireless testing operation of UL Solutions, carrying the legacy of RFI — one of Britain's original EMC test houses — into a global top-five TIC platform. Its full-accounts filing status, near-40-year history and disciplined compliance place it firmly among the large players in a fragmented UK sector, well ahead of typical independent test house benchmarks. Exposure to secular growth drivers (wireless proliferation, energy transition, cybersecurity regulation) is strong, though the entity's fortunes remain tethered to parent-level strategy in an increasingly consolidated market.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1987-03-31
- Registered office
- Unit 1-4 Horizon Wade Road, Kingsland Business Park, Basingstoke, Hampshire, United Kingdom, RG24 8AH
- Postcode
- RG24 8AH
- Capital
- 74 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 4 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
- 2026-06-11
- Next due by
- 2027-06-25
Nature of business (SIC)
- 71200 Technical testing and analysis
Officers 1 current · 23 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by UL INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED — since 2016-10-20
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HBI COMPLIANCE LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 5
£768,284 total awarded value where published.
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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)).
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA780895 (Tier 2), registered since 2020.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
14.4%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Contact details
- Website
- http://www.ul.com
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| UL VERIFICATION SERVICES LTD | 2013-04-15 |
| RFI GLOBAL SERVICES LTD | 2013-03-28 |
| RADIO FREQUENCY INVESTIGATION LIMITED | 2004-06-17 |
| FLUXION LIMITED | 1987-06-03 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| PAVILION A ASHWOOD PARK, ASHWOOD WAY, BASINGSTOKE, HAMPSHIRE, RG23 8BG | 2019-04-26 |
| EWHURST PARK, RAMSDELL, BASINGSTOKE, HAMPSHIRE RG26 5RQ | 2004-06-30 |
| 165 QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, LONDON, EC4V 4DD | 1997-01-28 |
| 70 FINSBURY PAVEMENT, LONDON, EC2A 1SX | 1987-09-17 |
Among its peers
2nd oldest
of 51 similar companies in RG, trading since 1987
The class of 1987
51%
of the 20,107 companies incorporated in 1987 are still active today; 43% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 6 titles
- Leasehold
- 6
- Most recent registration
- 2024-09-13
- Where
- Hampshire (3), Nottinghamshire (2), Wokingham (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BK524277 | Wokingham | Leasehold | 2024-09-13 | — |
| NT514421 | Nottinghamshire | Leasehold | 2020-08-05 | — |
| NT528856 | Nottinghamshire | Leasehold | 2020-08-05 | — |
| HP816900 | Hampshire | Leasehold | 2018-03-13 | — |
| HP816901 | Hampshire | Leasehold | 2018-03-13 | — |
| HP699488 | Hampshire | Leasehold | 2008-02-13 | — |
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