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Company description
ERNEST DOE & SONS LIMITED is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Private Limited Company”. Incorporated on 15 March 1947; registered for 79 years; registered office reported in ESSEX. Its primary declared activity is 45190 · Sale of other motor vehicles, with 3 additional SIC activities reported.
This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 24 procurement records, 1 other public-register record. 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
- ERNEST DOE & SONS LIMITED
- Company number
- 00431173
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- FULL
- Mortgage charges
- 1 total · 0 outstanding · 1 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
31 December 2025Next accounts due
30 September 2027Last statement made up to
3 December 2025Next statement due
17 December 2026BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- -5.6%
- Mean bonus gap
- 71.2%
- Women receiving bonus
- 14.0%
- Men receiving bonus
- 55.0%
- Women in top quartile
- 4.0%
- Women in upper middle quartile
- 9.0%
- Women in lower middle quartile
- 23.0%
- Women in lower quartile
- 46.0%
Earlier reporting years (8)
- 500 to 99927.0% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99929.0% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99927.3% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99928.0% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99925.6% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99926.5% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99924.9% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99926.3% 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 January 2026 – 30 June 2026
- Filed
- 23 July 2026
- Shortest standard term
- 1 days
- Longest standard term
- Not supplied
- E-invoicing offered
- Yes
- 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 January 2026
- Qualifying contracts
- Yes
- Payments made
- Yes
- Invoice value paid within 30 days
- £36,500,571
- Invoice value paid in 31–60 days
- £33,594,043
- Invoice value paid after 60 days
- £15,410,311
- Invoice value paid outside agreed terms
- £19,444,749
- Invoices paid in 31–60 days
- 71.0%
- Invoices unpaid due to dispute
- 1.0%
- Maximum contractual payment period
- 365 days
- Supplier-list charging policy
- No
- Supplier-list charges made
- No
Maximum contractual payment information
Primary activities of Ernest Does & Sons are sale, distribution and servicing of Agricultural, Construction and Groundcare machinery, with retail/trade parts and hardware sales. Majority of supplier payment terms for parts and hardware vary from 30 to 60 days from invoice/end month. Payment terms for Machinery usually would be longer from 60 days to 365 days.
Reported terms and dispute process
- Standard payment terms
The company's standard payment terms to suppliers are based on supplier terms and the company's monthly BACS run which runs twice a month, mid month and end of month. For example, if due date of the supplier invoice is the 17th of the month it would be picked up for the payment at the end of the month. Our suppliers are advised that Ernest Doe & Sons raises 2 BACS payments monthly. On the assumption that this is accepted, the percentage of invoices considered to be late would be reduced from 59% to 29%.
- Dispute resolution process
Disputes would be resolved between a member of Ernest Doe & Sons Ltd purchasing team or purchase ledger team and their counterpart at the supplier.
Earlier payment reports (11 shown)
- 48.0 average days to pay59.0% outside terms
- 49.0 average days to pay1.0% outside terms
- 52.0 average days to pay1.0% outside terms
- Average time not suppliedLate-payment rate not supplied
- 48.0 average days to pay1.0% outside terms
- 52.0 average days to pay1.0% outside terms
- 50.0 average days to pay2.0% outside terms
- 51.0 average days to pay94.0% outside terms
- 52.0 average days to pay11.0% outside terms
- 51.0 average days to pay45.0% outside terms
- Average time not suppliedLate-payment rate not supplied
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 Global legal identity
Legal Entity Identifier
ERNEST DOE & SONS LIMITED
LEI 213800SRYRKYCQJU6N07 · jurisdiction GB
- Legal form
- H0PO
- Entity category
- GENERAL
- Entity created
- 15 March 1947
- Initial LEI registration
- 26 September 2017
- LEI last updated
- 6 August 2026
- Next renewal
- 27 September 2027
- Managing LOU
- 213800WAVVOPS85N2205
- Other legal names
- ERNEST DOE & SONS,LIMITED
- Legal address
- ULTING, MALDON, GB-ESS, CM9 6QH, GB
- Headquarters address
- ULTING, MALDON, GB-ESS, CM9 6QH, GB
GLEIF parent-reporting exceptions
DIRECT ACCOUNTING CONSOLIDATION PARENT
NO_LEI
ULTIMATE ACCOUNTING CONSOLIDATION PARENT
NO_LEI
LEI data provides global legal identity and source-reported relationships, not a credit or regulatory approval. BritDB links Level 1 identities only through GLEIF’s Companies House registration-authority identifier and exact company number; Level 2 parent and fund relationships and reporting exceptions are reproduced as supplied by GLEIF.
06 Supply-chain transparency
Modern slavery statement
- Organisation
- ERNEST DOE & SONS LIMITED
- Group submission
- No
- Statement period
- 12 April 2019 – 11 April 2020
- Approved
- 2 November 2020
- Sectors
- Automotive, machinery and heavy electrical equipment
Organisation structure
Covered in the statement
Policies
Covered in the statement
Risk assessment
Covered in the statement
Due diligence
Covered in the statement
Training
Not reported as covered
Goals and KPIs
Not reported as covered
Full statement information supplied to the registry
- Reported turnover band
- £100 million to £500 million
- Years producing statements
- 1 to 5 years
- ILO indicators included
- Not answered
- Registry record updated
- 7 April 2021
A registry entry records what the organisation declared in its statement. It is not an independent audit. Group statements can cover several companies; BritDB preserves each exact source-supplied company-number link and excludes approver names and email addresses.
UK Additional public registers
Schools, childcare, care and HSE records
Ernest Doe & Sons Limited
20 November 2014 · Total service industries
Identity methods differ by source. DfE links use source-supplied company numbers. Ofsted and Scottish care links are unique exact name-and-postcode candidates. HSE links require one unique exact Companies House organisation name. Verify candidate associations independently.
07 Data protection
ICO fee-payer registration
Ernest Doe & Sons Limited
Registration Z7100451
- Registered from
- 13 September 2002
- Current end date
- 12 September 2027
- Trading names
- ERNEST DOE, COTIL, ERNEST DOE POWER, COLCHESTER TILLAGE
This is a candidate association, not an official Companies House link. The ICO file supplies no company number. The organisation name and postcode uniquely matched this company in the current snapshot. BritDB excludes all DPO contact fields and does not publish unmatched personal entries.
08 Public procurement
Contracts Finder awards
The Provision of Ride on Lawn Mowers
Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk · ocds-b5fd17-65b9065a-95d2-4496-ab26-10ec2241bc89
- Supplier named in award
- ERNEST DOE & SONS LIMITED
- Award value
- £449,427
- Contract period
- 26 May 2025 – 25 August 2025
- Published
- 26 May 2025
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 16310000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-65b9065a-95d2-4496-ab26-10ec2241bc89-2025-05-26T18:29:24+01:00
Great Yarmouth Borough Council - Purchase of 1 x T5.110 Electro Command Tractor & 1 x T4.75 New Holland Tractor
Suffolk Coastal District Council and Waveney District Council · ocds-b5fd17-35b057ff-6b9b-4675-96a9-6ec24f3bb744
- Supplier named in award
- ERNEST DOE & SONS LIMITED
- Award value
- £138,645
- Contract period
- 19 March 2025 – 19 March 2025
- Published
- 14 April 2025
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 16700000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-35b057ff-6b9b-4675-96a9-6ec24f3bb744-2025-04-14T17:08:37+01:00
Mowers-Lot 1
Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils · ocds-b5fd17-aad288d5-79f6-46c0-ab41-9f720ed888e5
- Supplier named in award
- ERNEST DOE & SONS LIMITED
- Award value
- £66,028
- Contract period
- 27 February 2025 – 26 June 2025
- Published
- 4 March 2025
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 43325100
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-aad288d5-79f6-46c0-ab41-9f720ed888e5-2025-03-04T11:55:31Z
Estate Services Equipment, Supply and Maintain
ORWELL HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED · ocds-b5fd17-974f3d31-dbe4-4b5e-8357-48e10989afe3
- Supplier named in award
- Ernest Doe and Sons Ltd
- Award value
- £237,540
- Contract period
- 1 March 2025 – 29 February 2028
- Published
- 13 February 2025
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 16000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-974f3d31-dbe4-4b5e-8357-48e10989afe3-2025-02-13T13:35:45Z
Utility vehicles under NEPO214 Grounds Maintenance, Plant and Handheld Equipment (Lot 1) via TPPL
Southend-on-sea Borough Council · ocds-b5fd17-7e50bf42-def0-465e-9535-9187c224e1e5
- Supplier named in award
- ERNEST DOE & SONS LIMITED
- Award value
- £36,386.90
- Contract period
- 27 May 2024 – 26 June 2025
- Published
- 20 June 2024
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 34144700
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-7e50bf42-def0-465e-9535-9187c224e1e5-2024-06-20T12:28:24+01:00
RBGKEW1288 - Raymo Remote Mower
Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew · ocds-b5fd17-207eeba9-30c0-4335-a85e-2e2871cb699b
- Supplier named in award
- ERNEST DOE & SONS LIMITED
- Award value
- £33,570
- Contract period
- 15 February 2024 – 14 February 2026
- Published
- 22 January 2025
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 16310000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-207eeba9-30c0-4335-a85e-2e2871cb699b-2025-01-22T14:49:29Z
Grounds Maintenance Equipment
EAST SUFFOLK COUNCIL · ocds-b5fd17-8e0d3a3a-d27f-4bb8-8afa-2a6a7afe35e8
- Supplier named in award
- ERNEST DOE & SONS LIMITED
- Award value
- £32,981
- Contract period
- 6 June 2023 – 14 July 2023
- Published
- 3 August 2023
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 43325100
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-8e0d3a3a-d27f-4bb8-8afa-2a6a7afe35e8-2023-08-03T09:57:23+01:00
Further Competition for Pedestrian Mowers, under TPPL framework Lot 1 (ref NEPO214)
Runnymede Borough Council · ocds-b5fd17-d7c33578-5929-404b-98c1-e3b83e4133be
- Supplier named in award
- ERNEST DOE & SONS LIMITED
- Award value
- £22,490
- Contract period
- 30 November 2022 – 31 January 2023
- Published
- 31 October 2023
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 16310000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-d7c33578-5929-404b-98c1-e3b83e4133be-2023-10-31T10:25:54Z
Grounds Maintenance, Plant and Handheld Equipment
THE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EAST COUNCILS LIMITED · ocds-b5fd17-6e2a5cee-4e63-4599-a040-2d04c336f978
- Supplier named in award
- Ernest Doe and Sons Ltd
- Award value
- £125,000,000
- Contract period
- 2 September 2022 – 3 September 2026
- Published
- 2 August 2022
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 43325100
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-6e2a5cee-4e63-4599-a040-2d04c336f978-2022-08-02T18:22:20+01:00
Operations Mower
Saffron Walden Town Council · ocds-b5fd17-af5890b9-2ebd-4dd9-8c53-00cb1f1e6f98
- Supplier named in award
- ERNEST DOE & SONS LIMITED
- Award value
- £41,950
- Contract period
- 22 November 2021 – 29 November 2021
- Published
- 16 February 2022
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 16310000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-af5890b9-2ebd-4dd9-8c53-00cb1f1e6f98-2022-02-16T15:07:38Z
Norwich City Services Limited - Environmental Supplies Multi Lot
EASTERN PROCUREMENT LIMITED · ocds-b5fd17-8cf10915-ca80-421f-a4fc-10226eb2a8e5
- Supplier named in award
- ERNEST DOE & SONS LIMITED
- Award value
- £3,717,638.85
- Contract period
- 16 March 2021 – 31 January 2029
- Published
- 9 April 2021
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 03451000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-8cf10915-ca80-421f-a4fc-10226eb2a8e5-2021-04-09T15:41:32+01:00
NCSL/0021 - Grounds Maintenance Machinery
Norwich City Council · ocds-b5fd17-2b7beee8-0726-45aa-862f-87c50eb91ce9
- Supplier named in award
- ERNEST DOE & SONS LIMITED
- Award value
- £75,259
- Contract period
- 14 March 2021 – 31 March 2021
- Published
- 14 April 2021
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 43325100
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-2b7beee8-0726-45aa-862f-87c50eb91ce9-2021-04-14T15:13:49+01:00
Husqvarna battery equipment
Saffron Walden Town Council · ocds-b5fd17-1f7fbe34-e7d6-43db-b548-2b6117789898
- Supplier named in award
- Ernest Doe Ltd
- Award value
- £6,275
- Contract period
- 3 April 2019 – 31 March 2020
- Published
- 4 June 2019
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 16160000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-1f7fbe34-e7d6-43db-b548-2b6117789898-2019-06-04T09:57:17+01:00
Hedge Trimmer
Saffron Walden Town Council · ocds-b5fd17-53cb714a-fb3e-49c4-986a-62d9f48a0079
- Supplier named in award
- ERNEST DOE & SONS LIMITED
- Award value
- £18,950
- Contract period
- 3 September 2018 – 7 September 2018
- Published
- 21 January 2019
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 16000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-53cb714a-fb3e-49c4-986a-62d9f48a0079-2019-01-21T12:15:17Z
Mowing Machines
Kings Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council · ocds-b5fd17-f7130357-5f1a-419b-a074-7784e30adcf2
- Supplier named in award
- Ernest Doe & Sons Ltd
- Award value
- £3,444
- Contract period
- 3 May 2018 – 25 May 2018
- Published
- 23 May 2018
- Procedure
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 16310000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-f7130357-5f1a-419b-a074-7784e30adcf2-2018-05-23T17:17:09+01:00
9729 - Grounds maintenance equipment
Norwich City Council · ocds-b5fd17-1a1036be-dea8-45b2-9a08-85174c65af90
- Supplier named in award
- ERNEST DOE & SONS LIMITED
- Award value
- £465,567
- Contract period
- 10 April 2018 – 30 April 2018
- Published
- 29 March 2018
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 77314000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-1a1036be-dea8-45b2-9a08-85174c65af90-2018-03-29T16:03:59+01:00
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.
09 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.
10 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.
11 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.
12 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
NEPO214 - Grounds Maintenance, Equipment & Plant
The Association of North East Councils Limited · updated 10 September 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 4
HH annual order service and repair to plant and machinery inc tractors, trailers
The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London · updated 5 June 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Purchase of C1800CH Super- heavy duty flail collector
Natural England · updated 25 February 2026
- Tender value
- £19,515
- Awards
- 1
Suffolk coast NNR small tractor purchase
Natural England · updated 19 February 2026
- Tender value
- £30,000
- Awards
- 1
EPP0061 Grounds Maintenance Equipment and Associated Services Framework
Braintree District Council · updated 13 February 2026
- Tender value
- £4,000,000
- Awards
- 1
Supply of x2 Amazone Propelled Mowers
Dacorum Borough Council · updated 10 September 2025
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Purchase of a Fleet of New Ride on Mowers
North East Lincolnshire Borough Council · updated 10 September 2025
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 4
Award of WLC Purchase of Mowers for NETs
West Lothian Council · updated 25 November 2024
- Tender value
- £125,000,000
- Awards
- 133
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.
13 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.
14 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles
Agents involved in the sale of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft
Wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies
15 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
8 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.
16 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Detected change
Accounts due date: 2026-09-30 → 2027-09-30
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Company name
Previous name: ERNEST DOE & SONS,LIMITED
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
17 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.
Global legal identities linked through Companies House registration authority RA000585.
Annual statement summaries linked by exact source company number.
Organisation enforcement records linked by one unique exact company name.
Privacy-reduced candidate associations based on a unique exact name-and-postcode match.
Historic awards linked by exact source-supplied GB-COH company identifier.
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.