UTILITY SUPPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Company number 07661510 ·

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Executive summary

Utility Support Solutions Limited has established itself as a financially robust niche operator in the UK utilities civils and highway reinstatement sector, with net assets growing from a deficit position to £4.7m over eight years and current gross margins of 31% that significantly exceed typical sector benchmarks of 15-25%. However, the company's 29% revenue decline from its 2021 peak of £14.7m contrasts with broader civil engineering output growth, suggesting either strategic withdrawal from lower-margin work or competitive market share erosion that warrants monitoring. With exceptional liquidity of 259% and a strong balance sheet, the company is well-positioned to capitalise on forthcoming utilities infrastructure spending cycles (AMP8, RIIO-2), though its single-director governance structure and regional concentration present structural limitations to scalable growth.

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Shareholders' funds

£4,699,067

Balance sheet as at 2024-12-31

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What it does

Civils and reinstatement of roads/pathway surfaces

The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.

Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
2011-06-08
Employees
60 (2024 accounts · was 72 in 2023)
Registered office
Penshaw Way, Portobello Industrial Estate, Chester Le Street, County Durham, DH3 2SA
Postcode
DH3 2SA
Capital
100 GBP
Accounts category
Medium
Charges
0 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2024-12-31
Next due by
2026-09-30
Financial year end
31 December

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-06-08
Next due by
2027-06-22
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 42110 Construction of roads and motorways

Officers 1 current · 6 resigned

MR Ian MCDONALD Director
Appointed 2019-09-23

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Previous company names

NameDate changed
NEW COUNTY ROAD SURFACING (UK) LIMITED2013-12-27

Previous registered addresses 1

AddressChanged on
PENSHAW WAY PORTOBELLO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, CHESTER-LE-STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DL3 2SA, UNITED KINGDOM2014-01-10

Among its peers

Top 5%

by shareholders' funds, of 28 similar companies in DH

The largest employer among its local peers (60 staff).

Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2011.

No.1 of the largest construction of roads and motorways companies in Durham →

Competitors Durham

This company ranks 1 among construction of roads and motorways in Durham.

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The class of 2011

20%

of the 450,454 companies incorporated in 2011 are still active today; 77% have since been dissolved.

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

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