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Company description
GROUND CONTROL LIMITED is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Private Limited Company”. Incorporated on 27 February 1984; registered for 42 years; registered office reported in BILLERICAY, ESSEX. Its primary declared activity is 81300 · Landscape service activities.
This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 2 PSC records, 6 trade marks, 31 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
- GROUND CONTROL LIMITED
- Company number
- 01795094
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- FULL
- Mortgage charges
- 10 total · 1 outstanding · 9 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 March 2026Next accounts due
31 December 2027Last statement made up to
18 May 2026Next statement due
1 June 2027BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- 3.2%
- Mean bonus gap
- 50.6%
- Women receiving bonus
- 66.0%
- Men receiving bonus
- 42.2%
- Women in top quartile
- 23.5%
- Women in upper middle quartile
- 24.2%
- Women in lower middle quartile
- 43.0%
- Women in lower quartile
- 19.5%
Earlier reporting years (7)
- 500 to 9994.4% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49992.4% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49996.7% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49996.7% median hourly gap
- 500 to 9991.3% median hourly gap
- 250 to 4999.7% median hourly gap
- 250 to 49910.5% 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
- 24 April 2026
- Shortest standard term
- 7 days
- Longest standard term
- 60 days
- E-invoicing offered
- No
- Supply-chain finance
- Not offered
- Payment codes
- No
- Construction retentions
- Reported as used
Complete reported payment fields
- Policy regime
- Regime-3
- Financial period started
- 1 April 2025
- Qualifying contracts
- Yes
- Payments made
- Yes
- Invoice value paid within 30 days
- £43,560,000
- Invoice value paid in 31–60 days
- £5,950,000
- Invoice value paid after 60 days
- £2,320,000
- Invoice value paid outside agreed terms
- £77,000
- Invoices paid in 31–60 days
- 20.0%
- Invoices unpaid due to dispute
- 1.0%
- Maximum contractual payment period
- 90 days
- Supplier-list charging policy
- No
- Supplier-list charges made
- No
Retention circumstances
If required by the client.
Retention release
Retention is applied for via a payment application. Upon approval from the client, a payment advice is issued. An invoice is the raised releasing the retention.
Retention release stages
After 1 year / after 3 years
- Retention in all contracts
- No
- Retention in standard terms
- No
- Retention threshold
- Not supplied
- Standard retention rate
- 2.0%
- Retention compared with client
- 2.0%
- Retention compared with payments
- 0.0%
Reported terms and dispute process
- Standard payment terms
60 days end of month following date of invoice.
- Dispute resolution process
Rasied directly with relevant department, escalated to Manager within department, then Senior Manager, then Director .
Earlier payment reports (4 shown)
- 20.0 average days to pay3.0% outside terms
- 19.0 average days to pay1.0% outside terms
- 19.0 average days to pay0.0% outside terms
- 20.0 average days to pay0.0% 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 Supply-chain transparency
Modern slavery statement
- Organisation
- GROUND CONTROL LIMITED
- Group submission
- Yes
- Parent organisation
- GROUND CONTROL HOLDINGS LIMITED
- Statement period
- 1 July 2024 – 2 July 2025
- Approved
- 10 July 2025
- Sectors
- Construction, civil engineering and building products
Organisation structure
Covered in the statement
Policies
Covered in the statement
Risk assessment
Covered in the statement
Due diligence
Covered in the statement
Training
Covered in the statement
Goals and KPIs
Covered in the statement
Full statement information supplied to the registry
- Reported turnover band
- £100 million to £500 million
- Years producing statements
- More than 5 years
- ILO indicators included
- Not answered
- Registry record updated
- 7 October 2025
Policies described
Freedom of workers to terminate employment Prohibits any threat of violence, harassment and intimidation Prohibits the use of worker-paid recruitment fees Prohibits compulsory overtime Prohibits child labour Prohibits discrimination Prohibits confiscation of workers' original identification documents Provides access to remedy, compensation and justice for victims of modern slavery
Training described
Your whole organisation
Worker engagement and working conditions
Your suppliers Civil society organisations Professional auditors Workers within your organisation Workers within your supply chain
Social audits
Audit conducted by your staff Third party audit arranged by your organisation Announced audit Unannounced audit
Grievance mechanisms
Using anonymous whistleblowing services, such as a helpline or mobile phone app
Other monitoring
Risk assessments, audits and supplier reviews. Independent review completed by Unseen UK
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.
06 Data protection
ICO fee-payer registration
Ground Control Limited
Registration ZA072628
- Registered from
- 27 August 2014
- Current end date
- 26 August 2027
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.
07 Public procurement
Contracts Finder awards
Proposed New Cemetery Tingewick Road, Buckingham
Buckingham Town Council · ocds-b5fd17-7d4c591f-86ed-4195-af3c-adff67a29396
- Supplier named in award
- Ground Control Limited
- Award value
- £990,370
- Contract period
- 5 May 2025 – 20 October 2025
- Published
- 18 March 2025
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 45000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-7d4c591f-86ed-4195-af3c-adff67a29396-2025-03-18T13:38:56Z
NUNCON -- Grounds Maintenance Services (Gritting) - Espo Contract 245 Lot 1 - Mini Competition
Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council · ocds-b5fd17-bd9c1cba-ff20-4bdd-94b8-73a81e6dc8f7
- Supplier named in award
- Ground Control Ltd
- Award value
- £70,000
- Contract period
- 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2029
- Published
- 17 April 2025
- Procedure
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 77314000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-bd9c1cba-ff20-4bdd-94b8-73a81e6dc8f7-2025-04-17T16:15:52+01:00
Talacre Town green play area improvements
THE LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN · ocds-b5fd17-79150837-ea21-4fc6-8fb1-3689e016d679
- Supplier named in award
- Ground Control Limited
- Award value
- £344,724.14
- Contract period
- 1 March 2025 – 1 August 2025
- Published
- 29 August 2025
- Procedure
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 45112700
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-79150837-ea21-4fc6-8fb1-3689e016d679-2025-08-29T15:56:16+01:00
Kilburn Grange Park green spaces improvements
THE LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN · ocds-b5fd17-bd3fd132-fb6c-4406-800a-641de993b470
- Supplier named in award
- Ground Control Limited
- Award value
- £320,990.50
- Contract period
- 1 January 2025 – 1 May 2025
- Published
- 27 August 2025
- Procedure
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 45112710
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-bd3fd132-fb6c-4406-800a-641de993b470-2025-08-27T14:43:00+01:00
Soft Landscaping - A CALL OFF from ESPO FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT 245_21 GROUNDS MAINTENANCE SERVICES - Lot 2 Arboriculture Services
LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY · ocds-b5fd17-033fc5de-759d-4860-859b-ae4b81c248d9
- Supplier named in award
- GROUND CONTROL LIMITED
- Award value
- £39,978
- Contract period
- 22 August 2024 – 30 September 2024
- Published
- 22 August 2024
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 45112700
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-033fc5de-759d-4860-859b-ae4b81c248d9-2024-08-22T09:32:33+01:00
Review of National Highways' biodiversity plan
OFFICE OF RAIL AND ROAD · ocds-b5fd17-5c49f64d-c948-4e6c-a231-7f1419d7fe02
- Supplier named in award
- GROUND CONTROL LIMITED
- Award value
- £11,290
- Contract period
- 26 September 2022 – 18 November 2022
- Published
- 30 September 2022
- Procedure
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 72221000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-5c49f64d-c948-4e6c-a231-7f1419d7fe02-2022-09-30T13:07:03+01:00
Greenspace Management
Lincolnshire Housing Partnership · ocds-b5fd17-49443a6b-a10c-4dbf-979b-d75d75abb0d8
- Supplier named in award
- GROUND CONTROL LIMITED
- Award value
- £147,000
- Contract period
- 1 April 2022 – 30 September 2022
- Published
- 7 April 2022
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 77314000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-49443a6b-a10c-4dbf-979b-d75d75abb0d8-2022-04-07T15:08:55+01:00
Landscaping - Landscaping miscellaneous (20% VAT)
Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew · ocds-b5fd17-9f38052c-30bb-470a-a40e-fb4776d5bddb
- Supplier named in award
- Ground Control Limited
- Award value
- £149,860.57
- Contract period
- 14 February 2022 – 31 May 2022
- Published
- 8 February 2022
- Procedure
- Restricted procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 45000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-9f38052c-30bb-470a-a40e-fb4776d5bddb-2022-02-08T10:20:57Z
ENQ683 - DARLEY PLAYING FIELDS - OVERFLOW CAR PARK
Derby City Council · ocds-b5fd17-8bad31db-50b5-466b-9733-96fc814dfb6e
- Supplier named in award
- GROUND CONTROL LIMITED
- Award value
- £55,368.37
- Contract period
- 24 September 2021 – 5 November 2021
- Published
- 19 October 2021
- Procedure
- Other - Restricted Quote
- Main CPV
- 45000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-8bad31db-50b5-466b-9733-96fc814dfb6e-2021-10-19T10:29:30+01:00
Aster Property Ltd - Estate Services
RAND ASSOCIATES CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED · ocds-b5fd17-036c3eb9-2daf-4260-b29e-abe2cfc9127d
- Supplier named in award
- Ground Control Ltd
- Award value
- £9,958,273
- Contract period
- 1 November 2021 – 30 October 2028
- Published
- 29 September 2021
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 77314000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-036c3eb9-2daf-4260-b29e-abe2cfc9127d-2021-09-29T10:59:28+01:00
RBGKEW/936 Repair of play equipment in the Children's Garden
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW · ocds-b5fd17-a204e8c5-ca41-4d96-b0be-b2de1e4d83ad
- Supplier named in award
- GROUND CONTROL LIMITED
- Award value
- £20,000
- Contract period
- 12 April 2021 – 11 July 2021
- Published
- 28 April 2021
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 37535200
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-a204e8c5-ca41-4d96-b0be-b2de1e4d83ad-2021-04-28T07:47:23+01:00
HMCTS: Grounds Maintenance
ENGIE SERVICES LIMITED · ocds-b5fd17-d214cda7-a457-48ef-b322-f24b9b511862
- Supplier named in award
- GROUND CONTROL LIMITED
- Award value
- £310,000
- Contract period
- 1 April 2021 – 31 March 2023
- Published
- 24 June 2021
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 77314000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-d214cda7-a457-48ef-b322-f24b9b511862-2021-06-24T20:44:32+01:00
Contract for the Redevelopment, Project Management and Design of Play Facilities at Holmcroft Open Space
Staffordshire County Council · ocds-b5fd17-334a438f-db5b-44cf-94b4-db85351427e9
- Supplier named in award
- Ground Control Limited
- Award value
- £434,813.12
- Contract period
- 28 September 2020 – 5 March 2021
- Published
- 17 August 2020
- Procedure
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 45112720
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-334a438f-db5b-44cf-94b4-db85351427e9-2020-08-17T12:20:04+01:00
Landscaping works for Evolution Garden
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW · ocds-b5fd17-86da9544-ed25-4723-8156-4701610baaf3
- Supplier named in award
- GROUND CONTROL LIMITED
- Award value
- £280,000
- Contract period
- 26 November 2018 – 29 March 2019
- Published
- 23 November 2018
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 45112700
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-86da9544-ed25-4723-8156-4701610baaf3-2018-11-23T14:32:47Z
Landscaping works for evolution garden (variation to the contract for Landscaping works to the Children's Garden)
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW · ocds-b5fd17-2ae836b5-2cec-47d6-9ae8-1539404a362e
- Supplier named in award
- GROUND CONTROL (GROUNDS & GARDENS MAINTENANCE)
- Award value
- £280,000
- Contract period
- 25 October 2018 – 29 March 2019
- Published
- 16 April 2019
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 45112700
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-2ae836b5-2cec-47d6-9ae8-1539404a362e-2019-04-16T17:01:08+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.
TM UK trade marks
Exact owner-name matches
Permafill
Owner Ground Control Limited · classes 19,37
- Filed / designated
- 12 May 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 12 May 2027
Ground Control
Owner Ground Control Limited · classes 37,42
- Filed / designated
- 24 February 2015
- Valid until / renewal due
- 24 February 2025
Ground Control
Owner Ground Control Limited · classes 44
- Filed / designated
- 21 August 2014
- Valid until / renewal due
- 21 August 2024
TotalView
Owner Ground Control Limited · classes 9,35,44
- Filed / designated
- 11 December 2013
- Valid until / renewal due
- 11 December 2023
TotalView
Owner Ground Control Limited · classes 9,35,44
- Filed / designated
- 11 December 2013
- Valid until / renewal due
- 11 December 2023
Ground Control
Owner Ground Control Limited · classes 44
- Filed / designated
- 21 August 2014
- Valid until / renewal due
- Not supplied
This is an exact normalised company-name match, not a registrar-confirmed ownership link. Another legal entity can have the same or a very similar name. UKIPO data is a historical 2018 snapshot; verify the owner and current status before relying on it.
08 Ownership and control
People with significant control
Ziggy Stardust
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Legal authority
- United Kingdom
- Legal form
- Private Company
- Notified
- 28 June 2023
Ground Control Holdings Limited
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Country registered
- England And Wales
- Legal authority
- United Kingdom (England And Wales)
- Legal form
- Limited By Shares
- Place registered
- Companies House
- Registration number
- 5064182
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Ceased
- 28 June 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.
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
CM3107 Lightning Protection Supply and Inspection Services
YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED · updated 18 September 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 672
Services Beyond the Meter
CADENT GAS LIMITED · updated 10 September 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 70
DBC (EE) Easy Access Routes for Bunkers Park and Chipperfield Common
Dacorum Borough Council · updated 8 September 2026
- Tender value
- £358,333
- Awards
- 1
HO - Pavement Resurfacing
Mining Remediation Authority · updated 3 July 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Public Rights of Way Loxley Valley - SHE 436A
Sheffield City Council · updated 3 June 2026
- Tender value
- £80,000
- Awards
- 1
NUN – Lot 1 Coronation Walk Lot 2 Sandon Park footpath/cycleway
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council · updated 17 April 2026
- Tender value
- £500,000
- Awards
- 1
Grounds Maintenance
Met Office · updated 17 March 2026
- Tender value
- £1,530,000
- Awards
- 4
PLACE650H Supply of Owner Operator Plant
Derbyshire County Council · updated 16 February 2026
- Tender value
- £38,000,000
- Awards
- 10
PAN3266 - Gilroes Cemetery Improvement Works
Leicester City Council · updated 23 December 2025
- Tender value
- £600,000
- Awards
- 1
Parks Play Areas Refurbishments Phase 3 – Design & Build
London Borough of Hackney · updated 18 December 2025
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
SuDS in Schools - Alexandra Primary School and Kingsley Academy
London Borough of Hounslow · updated 24 November 2025
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Deangate Community Parkland Works
Medway Council · updated 20 October 2025
- Tender value
- £700,000
- Awards
- 1
Grounds Maintenance
NORTHUMBRIAN WATER GROUP LIMITED · updated 4 April 2023
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 6
Grounds Maintenance
Beyond Housing Limited · updated 3 August 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 3
Pier Gardens Principal Contractor
North East Lincolnshire Borough Council · updated 4 February 2026
- Tender value
- £5,850,000
- Awards
- 1
250018 - Contract for the Provision of Grounds Maintenance Services
Queen's University Belfast · updated 10 October 2025
- Tender value
- £250,000
- 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.
13 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.
14 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
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
16 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.
16 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Detected change
Accounts due date: 2026-12-31 → 2027-12-31
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- 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.
Annual statement summaries linked by exact source company number.
Privacy-reduced candidate associations based on a unique exact name-and-postcode match.
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.