UTILITY SUPPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Company number 07661510 · Monitor this company
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.
Shareholders' funds
£4,699,067
Balance sheet as at 2024-12-31
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
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-06-08
- Next due by
- 2027-06-22
Nature of business (SIC)
- 42110 Construction of roads and motorways
Officers 1 current · 6 resigned
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZC252541 (Tier 2), registered since 2026.
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Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| NEW COUNTY ROAD SURFACING (UK) LIMITED | 2013-12-27 |
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| PENSHAW WAY PORTOBELLO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, CHESTER-LE-STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DL3 2SA, UNITED KINGDOM | 2014-01-10 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 30 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.
The class of 2011
20%
of the 450,455 companies incorporated in 2011 are still active today; 78% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Freehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2025-03-05
- Price paid, where recorded
- £282,500
- Where
- Tyne And Wear
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TY512532 | Tyne And Wear | Freehold | 2025-03-05 | £282,500 |
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