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Company description
KARCHER (U.K.) LIMITED is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Private Limited Company”. Incorporated on 26 January 1978; registered for 48 years; registered office reported in BANBURY, ENGLAND. Its primary declared activity is 46140 · Agents involved in the sale of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft, with 1 additional SIC activity reported.
This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 1 PSC record, 20 procurement records, 1 waste registration. 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
- KARCHER (U.K.) LIMITED
- Company number
- 01350233
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- GROUP
- Mortgage charges
- 4 total · 0 outstanding · 4 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 2024Next accounts due
31 December 2026Last statement made up to
11 May 2026Next statement due
25 May 2027BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- 28.5%
- Mean bonus gap
- 75.6%
- Women receiving bonus
- 94.5%
- Men receiving bonus
- 96.2%
- Women in top quartile
- 32.0%
- Women in upper middle quartile
- 17.3%
- Women in lower middle quartile
- 32.4%
- Women in lower quartile
- 57.3%
Earlier reporting years (7)
- 250 to 49918.8% median hourly gap
- 250 to 49924.2% median hourly gap
- 250 to 49927.3% median hourly gap
- 250 to 49920.0% median hourly gap
- 250 to 49926.6% median hourly gap
- 250 to 49916.3% median hourly gap
- 250 to 49915.7% 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 2023 – 31 December 2023
- Filed
- 10 May 2024
- Shortest standard term
- 15 days
- Longest standard term
- 90 days
- 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-1
- Financial period started
- Not supplied
- Qualifying contracts
- Yes
- Payments made
- Yes
- Invoice value paid outside agreed terms
- £0
- Invoices paid in 31–60 days
- 15.0%
- Invoices unpaid due to dispute
- 0.0%
- Maximum contractual payment period
- 90 days
- Supplier-list charging policy
- No
- Supplier-list charges made
- No
Maximum contractual payment information
n/a
Reported terms and dispute process
- Standard payment terms
30 days end of month
- Dispute resolution process
Customer helpline will try to resolve and failing that,
considered by internal legal department and external advice sourced if required.
Earlier payment reports (3 shown)
- Average time not suppliedLate-payment rate not supplied
- Average time not suppliedLate-payment rate not supplied
- 27.0 average days to pay25.0% 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 Global legal identity
Legal Entity Identifier
KARCHER (U.K.) LIMITED
LEI 529900BHL85LTVMZEM11 · jurisdiction GB
- Legal form
- H0PO
- Entity category
- GENERAL
- Entity created
- Not supplied
- Initial LEI registration
- 4 December 2013
- LEI last updated
- 15 July 2021
- Next renewal
- 4 December 2020
- Managing LOU
- 5299000J2N45DDNE4Y28
- Legal address
- Kärcher House Brookhill Way, Banbury, GB-OXF, OX16 3ED, GB
- Headquarters address
- Kärcher House Brookhill Way, Banbury, GB-OXF, OX16 3ED, GB
GLEIF Level 2 relationships
IS DIRECTLY CONSOLIDATED BY
From LEI 529900BHL85LTVMZEM11 to LEI 5299001537PU7RGC0E80
- Initial registration
- 1 December 2017
- Last updated
- 4 December 2020
- Next renewal
- 4 December 2020
- Validation sources
- FULLY_CORROBORATED
- Validation documents
- ACCOUNTS_FILING
- Relationship periods
- Start: 2018-01-01T00:00:00+01:00; End: 2018-12-31T00:00:00+01:00; Type: ACCOUNTING_PERIOD; Start: 2017-10-23T00:00:00+02:00; Type: RELATIONSHIP_PERIOD; Start: 2018-03-22T00:00:00+01:00; Type: DOCUMENT_FILING_PERIOD
- Validation reference
- Not supplied
IS ULTIMATELY CONSOLIDATED BY
From LEI 529900BHL85LTVMZEM11 to LEI 5299001537PU7RGC0E80
- Initial registration
- 1 December 2017
- Last updated
- 4 December 2020
- Next renewal
- 4 December 2020
- Validation sources
- FULLY_CORROBORATED
- Validation documents
- ACCOUNTS_FILING
- Relationship periods
- Start: 2017-01-01T00:00:00+01:00; End: 2017-12-31T00:00:00+01:00; Type: ACCOUNTING_PERIOD; Start: 2017-10-23T00:00:00+02:00; Type: RELATIONSHIP_PERIOD; Start: 2018-03-22T00:00:00+01:00; Type: DOCUMENT_FILING_PERIOD
- Validation reference
- Not supplied
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 Public procurement
Contracts Finder awards
ENQ1374 - 3 Year Maintenance Arrangement for Pavement Sweepers
DERBY CITY COUNCIL · ocds-b5fd17-7f65c926-3ba4-436d-9914-649fbe5d4423
- Supplier named in award
- KARCHER (U.K.) LIMITED
- Award value
- £45,000
- Contract period
- 28 August 2026 – 27 August 2029
- Published
- 3 September 2026
- Procedure
- Other - Direct Award via Framework
- Main CPV
- 34000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-7f65c926-3ba4-436d-9914-649fbe5d4423-2026-09-03T12:44:04+01:00
215_24 Specialist Vehicles (outright purchase)
Espo · ocds-b5fd17-8d84c691-fc64-4f64-b240-443a0af1ba82
- Supplier named in award
- KARCHER (U.K.) LIMITED
- Award value
- £400,000,000
- Contract period
- 3 December 2024 – 30 November 2028
- Published
- 11 March 2025
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 34100000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-8d84c691-fc64-4f64-b240-443a0af1ba82-2025-03-11T11:05:27Z
BE25038 - Floor cleaner and service contract
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · ocds-b5fd17-eeaf689b-5e7e-434f-b1da-a3900c611be6
- Supplier named in award
- Karcher UK Ltd
- Award value
- £45,964.16
- Contract period
- 20 February 2025 – 31 March 2025
- Published
- 3 March 2025
- Procedure
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 39831300
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-eeaf689b-5e7e-434f-b1da-a3900c611be6-2025-03-03T11:21:58Z
Cleaning Equipment Supplies & Associated Products 2024
NHS Supply Chain · ocds-b5fd17-138b6f5f-ac77-4fa4-970d-927ebeb8578a
- Supplier named in award
- Karcher UK Ltd
- Award value
- £19,157,500
- Contract period
- 16 June 2025 – 15 June 2029
- Published
- 5 December 2024
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 39830000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-138b6f5f-ac77-4fa4-970d-927ebeb8578a-2024-12-05T09:18:28Z
Road Sweeper - Awarded to Karcher Ltd
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council · ocds-b5fd17-a581446b-94be-4d59-862b-965f406d4dd3
- Supplier named in award
- KARCHER (U.K.) LIMITED
- Award value
- £470,832
- Contract period
- 5 January 2024 – 4 January 2028
- Published
- 3 May 2024
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 34921100
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-a581446b-94be-4d59-862b-965f406d4dd3-2024-05-03T17:42:23+01:00
69_24 Floor Cleaning/Maintenance Machines and Accessories
Espo · ocds-b5fd17-38a5f6dc-53ed-4972-9f9e-e5c9bef6cb6d
- Supplier named in award
- Karcher (UK) Limited
- Award value
- £3,120,000
- Contract period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2026
- Published
- 10 November 2023
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 39713400
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-38a5f6dc-53ed-4972-9f9e-e5c9bef6cb6d-2023-11-10T12:48:34Z
YPO - 001170 Specialist Vehicles
Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation · ocds-b5fd17-1ea6f6fd-f41a-4242-8fe4-5f9735ff5d4d
- Supplier named in award
- KARCHER (U.K.) LIMITED
- Award value
- £500,000,000
- Contract period
- 2 October 2023 – 1 October 2027
- Published
- 12 October 2023
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 34100000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-1ea6f6fd-f41a-4242-8fe4-5f9735ff5d4d-2023-10-12T11:40:50+01:00
Purchase of 1x Karcher MIC 35 Road Sweeper. ESPO 215_20
LIVERPOOL STREETSCENE SERVICES LIMITED · ocds-b5fd17-1a3ccf38-7bb9-4ce2-8860-e0aa3ba554b0
- Supplier named in award
- KARCHER (U.K.) LIMITED
- Award value
- £68,200
- Contract period
- 18 August 2023 – 18 August 2024
- Published
- 10 October 2023
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 34921100
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-1a3ccf38-7bb9-4ce2-8860-e0aa3ba554b0-2023-10-10T10:57:31+01:00
UoS_Estates Cleaning Equipment & Machinery
UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE) · ocds-b5fd17-d11e4213-130f-45aa-bf18-cb2d84fde24f
- Supplier named in award
- KARCHER (U.K.) LIMITED
- Award value
- £29,221.04
- Contract period
- 31 July 2023 – 31 July 2024
- Published
- 21 July 2023
- Procedure
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 39713410
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-d11e4213-130f-45aa-bf18-cb2d84fde24f-2023-07-21T12:50:41+01:00
Grounds Maintenance, Plant and Handheld Equipment
THE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EAST COUNCILS LIMITED · ocds-b5fd17-6e2a5cee-4e63-4599-a040-2d04c336f978
- Supplier named in award
- Karcher UK
- 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
Cleaning Equipment Supplies & Associated Products
North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) · ocds-b5fd17-fa606f99-cb9b-4a5b-a8e4-586be889f43c
- Supplier named in award
- Karcher UK Limited
- Award value
- £0
- Contract period
- 9 August 2021 – 8 August 2023
- Published
- 19 May 2021
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 39830000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-fa606f99-cb9b-4a5b-a8e4-586be889f43c-2021-05-19T17:57:32+01:00
Cleaning Equipment Supplies & Associated Products
North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) · ocds-b5fd17-fa606f99-cb9b-4a5b-a8e4-586be889f43c
- Supplier named in award
- Karcher UK Limited
- Award value
- £71,180,000
- Contract period
- 9 August 2021 – 8 August 2023
- Published
- 19 May 2021
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 39830000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-fa606f99-cb9b-4a5b-a8e4-586be889f43c-2021-05-19T17:57:32+01:00
Compact sweeper
STEVENAGE BOROUGH COUNCIL · ocds-b5fd17-e812f2bc-f780-4d5c-bc86-f73701ef8c01
- Supplier named in award
- KARCHER (U.K.) LIMITED
- Award value
- £63,266.53
- Contract period
- 16 April 2020 – 17 July 2020
- Published
- 6 July 2020
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 34921100
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-e812f2bc-f780-4d5c-bc86-f73701ef8c01-2020-07-06T13:24:49+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.
07 Ownership and control
People with significant control
Kärcher Beteiligungs-Gmbh
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Country registered
- Germany
- Legal authority
- Code Of Commerce / German Gaap
- Legal form
- Imited Liability Company
- Place registered
- Commercial Registry
- Registration number
- Hrb 261825
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
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.
08 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.
09 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.
10 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.
11 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
YPO - 001308 Floor Cleaning Machines & Robotics
Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation · updated 15 September 2026
- Tender value
- £880,000
- Awards
- 8
TD2415 - Footway Sweepers for Street Cleansing
Derby City Council · updated 5 August 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
EBCT 438 Purchase of a small sweeper
Erewash Borough Council · updated 6 July 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Further Competition for the Purchase of 16 tonne Refuse Collection Vehicles
Powys County Council · updated 29 October 2025
- Tender value
- £400,000,000
- Awards
- 17
Vehicle Rental - Various Road Sweepers
NORWICH CITY SERVICES LIMITED · updated 28 July 2025
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Award of WLC Purchase of Mowers for NETs
West Lothian Council · updated 25 November 2024
- Tender value
- £125,000,000
- Awards
- 133
69_24 Floor Cleaning/Maintenance Machines and Accessories
ESPO · updated 10 November 2023
- Tender value
- £3,120,000
- Awards
- 1
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.
12 Environmental register
Environment Agency waste registrations
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.
13 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
Non-specialised wholesale trade
14 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
7 procurement processes linked by exact GB-COH identifier.
Waste register
1 exact company-number registration.
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.
15 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Detected change
Accounts due date: 2026-09-30 → 2026-12-31
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
16 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.
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.