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Company description
HUGH STEEPER LIMITED is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Private Limited Company”. Incorporated on 23 March 1921; registered for 105 years; registered office reported in LEEDS, ENGLAND. Its primary declared activity is 32500 · Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies, with 1 additional SIC activity reported.
This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 4 PSC records, 11 procurement records. This description is assembled from public data, is not a reliability assessment, and should be checked against the cited sources before a legally significant decision.
Web facts are never added from a name match alone. Internet enrichment requires the exact Companies House ID in Wikidata, and ambiguous results are excluded.
01 Company overview
Identity and registration
- Official name
- HUGH STEEPER LIMITED
- Company number
- 00173865
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- FULL
- Mortgage charges
- 12 total · 1 outstanding · 11 satisfied
- Limited partnership members
- 0 general · 0 limited
A registered office is not necessarily a trading location. The address is reproduced from the Companies House bulk record and should be interpreted in that legal context.
02 Filing dates
Accounts and statements
Last accounts made up to
30 September 2025Next accounts due
30 June 2027Last statement made up to
12 June 2026Next statement due
26 June 2027BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- 37.7%
- Mean bonus gap
- 29.2%
- Women receiving bonus
- 14.0%
- Men receiving bonus
- 16.0%
- Women in top quartile
- 36.0%
- Women in upper middle quartile
- 30.0%
- Women in lower middle quartile
- 36.0%
- Women in lower quartile
- 53.0%
Earlier reporting years (7)
- 250 to 4992.0% median hourly gap
- 250 to 4993.4% median hourly gap
- 250 to 4995.5% median hourly gap
- 250 to 4999.9% median hourly gap
- 250 to 4994.1% median hourly gap
- 250 to 49910.8% median hourly gap
- 250 to 4998.6% median hourly gap
Positive gaps mean men were paid more; negative gaps mean women were paid more. These figures are employer-reported and describe the workforce distribution, not equal pay for the same job. The company link uses the exact Companies House number supplied by the service.
04 Supplier payments
Payment practices and performance
- Reporting period
- 1 October 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Filed
- 14 April 2026
- Shortest standard term
- 60 days
- Longest standard term
- Not supplied
- E-invoicing offered
- No
- Supply-chain finance
- Not offered
- Payment codes
- No
- Construction retentions
- No qualifying construction contracts
Complete reported payment fields
- Policy regime
- Regime-3
- Financial period started
- 1 October 2025
- Qualifying contracts
- Yes
- Payments made
- Yes
- Invoice value paid within 30 days
- £3,990,014
- Invoice value paid in 31–60 days
- £7,070,332
- Invoice value paid after 60 days
- £1,609,984
- Invoice value paid outside agreed terms
- £5,630,554
- Invoices paid in 31–60 days
- 64.0%
- Invoices unpaid due to dispute
- 5.0%
- Maximum contractual payment period
- 60 days
- Supplier-list charging policy
- No
- Supplier-list charges made
- No
Reported terms and dispute process
- Standard payment terms
Standard payment terms are 60 days from invoice date. Payment runs are performed on a weekly basis.
- Other payment-term information
Payments may fall up to 6 days outside of terms due to payment runs operating on a weekly basis. Payments made outside of terms decrease from 45% to 11% when this is taken into account.
- Dispute resolution process
The Accounts Payable department can be contacted regarding any payment queries or disputes via phone or email. Resolution is achieved as quickly as possible but timescales depend on the nature of the query. Disputes are escalated to the Finance Director where necessary.
Earlier payment reports (11 shown)
- 38.0 average days to pay41.0% outside terms
- 38.0 average days to pay37.0% outside terms
- 37.0 average days to pay20.0% outside terms
- 35.0 average days to pay25.0% outside terms
- 36.0 average days to pay23.0% outside terms
- 35.0 average days to pay22.0% outside terms
- 37.0 average days to pay21.0% outside terms
- 38.0 average days to pay22.0% outside terms
- 42.0 average days to pay28.0% outside terms
- 41.0 average days to pay23.0% outside terms
- 42.0 average days to pay31.0% outside terms
This is a company-submitted statutory disclosure, not a credit rating. BritDB preserves the reporting period and links the report only through the Companies House number supplied by the official service. Percentages describe payments made during that period and may change in later reports.
05 Public procurement
Contracts Finder awards
CF - Artificial Limbs, Components and Associated Products
Supply Chain Coordination Limited · ocds-b5fd17-dde34ee1-0433-4319-8136-824d8e9bd481
- Supplier named in award
- Hugh Steeper Limited
- Award value
- £157,000,000
- Contract period
- 24 November 2025 – 23 November 2027
- Published
- 19 November 2025
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 33184000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-dde34ee1-0433-4319-8136-824d8e9bd481-2025-11-19T16:16:54Z
Child Orthotic Service, Bespoke and Stock Products
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust · ocds-b5fd17-25cba309-4c60-4e21-bdaa-77d192847c0a
- Supplier named in award
- HUGH STEEPER LIMITED
- Award value
- £93,600
- Contract period
- 8 August 2025 – 7 August 2026
- Published
- 12 September 2025
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 85111600
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-25cba309-4c60-4e21-bdaa-77d192847c0a-2025-09-12T16:04:15+01:00
Orthotic Service, Bespoke and Stock Products
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust · ocds-b5fd17-2d91e4f5-c93c-4f4a-83d8-f6d65ba2d337
- Supplier named in award
- HUGH STEEPER LIMITED
- Award value
- £1,709,603.08
- Contract period
- 1 September 2025 – 31 August 2026
- Published
- 12 September 2025
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 85111600
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-2d91e4f5-c93c-4f4a-83d8-f6d65ba2d337-2025-09-12T16:08:06+01:00
Orthoses, Podiatry and Immobilisation 2025
NHS Supply Chain · ocds-b5fd17-389dec84-68cf-4f14-abdc-7709c5cf777b
- Supplier named in award
- Hugh Steeper Limited
- Award value
- £714,000,000
- Contract period
- 3 March 2025 – 2 March 2027
- Published
- 17 March 2025
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 18832000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-389dec84-68cf-4f14-abdc-7709c5cf777b-2025-03-17T15:47:19Z
Patient Mobility Products and Services - 2024
HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting on behalf of · ocds-b5fd17-18b99097-432e-4d7a-8b7a-c95b7a35e4e1
- Supplier named in award
- Hugh Steeper Ltd (trading as 'RSLSteeper')
- Award value
- £10,000,000
- Contract period
- 1 November 2024 – 1 November 2027
- Published
- 7 November 2024
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 33180000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-18b99097-432e-4d7a-8b7a-c95b7a35e4e1-2024-11-07T11:21:54Z
ORTHOTIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (INCLUDING PROSTHETIC SERVICES) (SBS10247)
NHS Shared Business Services · ocds-b5fd17-87619fb1-6b51-4a50-9e89-369562f6724e
- Supplier named in award
- HUGH STEEPER LIMITED
- Award value
- £200,000,000
- Contract period
- 9 October 2023 – 8 October 2027
- Published
- 27 October 2023
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 33140000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-87619fb1-6b51-4a50-9e89-369562f6724e-2023-10-27T14:53:21+01:00
Artificial Limb Components and Associated Products
NHS SUPPLY CHAIN · ocds-b5fd17-bbbf7f67-58ee-4cee-87ca-73b2f1a58d1c
- Supplier named in award
- Hugh Steeper Limited (Trading as RSLSteeper)
- Award value
- £0
- Contract period
- 1 April 2018 – 31 March 2022
- Published
- 24 January 2018
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 33184000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-bbbf7f67-58ee-4cee-87ca-73b2f1a58d1c-2018-01-24T13:57:34Z
Orthoses Consumables and Orthotic Services Framework
North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) · ocds-b5fd17-4176e39f-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b
- Supplier named in award
- Hugh Steeper Ltd
- Award value
- £0
- Contract period
- 10 March 2017 – 9 March 2021
- Published
- 19 December 2017
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 33000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-4176e39f-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b-2017-12-19T13:39:19Z
The supplier link is exact, but the award remains buyer-published procurement data. BritDB requires the GB-COH identifier supplied in the Contracts Finder OCDS release and does not infer suppliers from similar names.
06 Ownership and control
People with significant control
Ortho Dev Uk Limited
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Country registered
- England
- Legal authority
- Companies Act
- Legal form
- Limited Company
- Place registered
- Companies House
- Registration number
- 14677693
- Notified
- 28 May 2026
Meditech Group Limited
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Country registered
- England
- Legal authority
- Companies Act 2006
- Legal form
- Private Limited Company
- Place registered
- Companies House
- Registration number
- 03039649
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Ceased
- 28 May 2026
Mr John Antony MidgleySee 11 companies with this PSC name →
- Has significant influence or control
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- United Kingdom
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Ceased
- 8 March 2023
Mr Paul Martin SteeperSee 10 companies with this PSC name →
- Has significant influence or control
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Ceased
- 8 March 2023
PSC records are company-filed public-register information. When the exact same displayed individual name occurs at multiple companies, BritDB offers a non-indexed cross-reference page. It is a name match only, not proof that the records describe the same person. Service addresses and partial dates of birth are deliberately omitted.
07 Charity register
Charity Commission links
No exact company-number link in this snapshot
The Charity Commission extract did not explicitly associate this Companies House number with a charity. BritDB does not use a name-only match to fill the gap.
This company-level check covers the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Links are accepted only when the official extract supplies this exact company registration number. Scottish charities now have separate OSCR profiles, but OSCR’s bulk fields do not provide a Companies House number, so BritDB does not infer a company link.
08 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
The CCNI source number did not resolve uniquely to this Companies House record. BritDB did not use a name or address match.
CCNI publishes company numbers without a jurisdiction prefix. BritDB links only when the plausible padded UK and NI candidates resolve to exactly one Companies House company.
09 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
The imported UK Sanctions List did not supply this Companies House number as a UK-linked business identifier. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
No exact link is not sanctions clearance. UK restrictions can apply through ownership or control even where an entity is not separately named. Always use the current official list and obtain appropriate advice for a legally significant decision.
10 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
Orthotic Services - East Riding of Yorkshire
NHS HUMBER AND NORTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD · updated 15 April 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Complex Disability Equipment - Prosthetic Specialised Services For People Of All Ages With Limb Loss on behalf of NHS England South East
NHS England · updated 4 June 2025
- Tender value
- £16,442,002.50
- Awards
- 1
ORTHOTIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (INCLUDING PROSTHETIC SERVICES) (SBS10247)
NHS Shared Business Services Limited · updated 27 October 2023
- Tender value
- £200,000,000
- Awards
- 30
These links use only the GB-COH identifier supplied in the procurement record. A company may have other public-sector work that is absent, older, below publication thresholds or published without a Companies House identifier.
11 Environmental register
Environment Agency waste registrations
No exact company-number registration linked
The licensed Environment Agency subset did not contain this exact Companies House number. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
This is a privacy-reduced, exact-company subset. The full official register also includes sole traders and applicants without a matching Companies House number. Check the current Environment Agency register before relying on registration status.
12 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
Other human health activities
13 Connected public record
Checks beyond the company register
Charity Commission
0 exact company-number links.
Northern Ireland charities
0 unambiguous company-number links.
Public contracts
3 procurement processes linked by exact GB-COH identifier.
Waste register
0 exact company-number registrations.
Corporate notices
The Gazette is not yet connected.
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link in this report.
A checked source with no exact link is not a clean bill of health. Unchecked sources remain unknown, while sanctions may also apply through ownership or control of a listed person or entity.
14 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
15 Provenance
Sources for this profile
Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.
Annual employer reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Statutory supplier-payment reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Historic awards linked by exact source-supplied GB-COH company identifier.
Current and ceased significant-control records joined by exact company number.
Daily England and Wales extract matched only by the official company registration number.
Daily CCNI export with company links only where the source number resolves unambiguously.
Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.
Procurement parties checked only through exact GB-COH identifiers.
Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.
Financial regulation and licences.
Companies House, Charity Commission, OSCR and UK Sanctions List information is public-register data. BritDB reproduces and organises it with source-specific limits; official external links are kept on the dedicated source pages.