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Company description
SPENCER RAIL ENGINEERING LIMITED is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Private Limited Company”. Incorporated on 11 January 1989; registered for 37 years; registered office reported in HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE. Its primary declared activity is 42990 · Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c..
This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 2 PSC records, 9 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.
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01 Company overview
Identity and registration
- Official name
- SPENCER RAIL ENGINEERING LIMITED
- Company number
- 02334308
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- GROUP
- Mortgage charges
- 29 total · 6 outstanding · 23 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 2025Next accounts due
31 December 2026Last statement made up to
4 May 2026Next statement due
18 May 2027BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- 15.0%
- Mean bonus gap
- -52.5%
- Women receiving bonus
- 85.0%
- Men receiving bonus
- 65.0%
- Women in top quartile
- 5.0%
- Women in upper middle quartile
- 10.0%
- Women in lower middle quartile
- 26.0%
- Women in lower quartile
- 36.0%
Earlier reporting years (6)
- Less than 25035.0% median hourly gap
- Less than 25035.0% median hourly gap
- Less than 25030.0% median hourly gap
- Less than 25036.0% median hourly gap
- 250 to 49936.0% median hourly gap
- 250 to 49941.0% 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
- 30 April 2026
- Shortest standard term
- 0 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
- £8,941,659
- Invoice value paid in 31–60 days
- £5,089,702
- Invoice value paid after 60 days
- £1,344,180
- Invoice value paid outside agreed terms
- £8,396,601
- Invoices paid in 31–60 days
- 48.0%
- Invoices unpaid due to dispute
- 1.0%
- Maximum contractual payment period
- 60 days
- Supplier-list charging policy
- No
- Supplier-list charges made
- No
Retention circumstances
In our main contracts with our clients and generally in subcontracts, retention clauses are included for the execution and performance of construction works and services.
As a business, we apply a standard retention on subcontracts although exceptions are made on occasion during the negotiation of terms and conditions.
Retention release
Subcontractor retention release is linked to our quality management procedures based on a two stage retention release process as outlined in the provisions of the Main Contract and Subcontract.
Retention release stages
The first half of retention held is released upon practical completion of the Subcontractor’s works, subject to a satisfactory handover of the works and quality documents.
The second half of retention is released at the end of the agreed defects liability period after the Practical Completion date. The defects liability period is detailed within the subcontract documents and is typically 12 months.
- Retention in all contracts
- No
- Retention in standard terms
- No
- Retention threshold
- Not supplied
- Standard retention rate
- 5.0%
- Retention compared with client
- 23.0%
- Retention compared with payments
- 7.0%
Reported terms and dispute process
- Standard payment terms
Standard payment terms are 30,45 and 60 days month end as agreed with the individual supplier. We embrace the various payment requirements of our clients and recognise the importance of prompt payments to our supply chain.
- Dispute resolution process
The Spencer Group are committed to fair and transparent treatment of its supply partners.
Complaints, disagreements, and disputes regarding payment are initially progressed within the project teams. Where this fails to secure an acceptable outcome, escalation of matters to nominated Senior Representatives, in accordance with the contract provisions, are engaged to seek resolution.
In the unlikely event that matters are not concluded the case can be referred to mediation or adjudication and ultimately litigation as directed by the dispute procedure protocol outlined in the relevant contract.
Earlier payment reports (11 shown)
- 43.0 average days to pay55.0% outside terms
- 52.0 average days to pay72.0% outside terms
- 51.0 average days to pay59.0% outside terms
- 52.0 average days to pay71.0% outside terms
- 60.0 average days to pay86.0% outside terms
- 48.0 average days to pay43.0% outside terms
- Average time not suppliedLate-payment rate not supplied
- 53.0 average days to pay35.0% outside terms
- 49.0 average days to pay50.0% outside terms
- 47.0 average days to pay24.0% outside terms
- 52.0 average days to pay55.0% 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
- SPENCER RAIL ENGINEERING LIMITED
- Group submission
- Yes
- Parent organisation
- SPENCER ENGINEERING GROUP LIMITED
- Statement period
- 1 April 2020 – 31 March 2021
- Approved
- 1 April 2021
- 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
- £36 million to £60 million
- Years producing statements
- 1 to 5 years
- ILO indicators included
- Not answered
- Registry record updated
- 2 August 2021
Earlier linked statements (1)
- SPENCER RAIL ENGINEERING LIMITED31 March 2021
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06 Data protection
ICO fee-payer registration
Spencer Rail Engineering Limited
Registration Z8134174
- Registered from
- 26 August 2003
- Current end date
- 25 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
Civil Engineering and Infrastructure Works
THE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EAST COUNCILS LIMITED · ocds-b5fd17-9250e269-967b-4915-98ee-408a5cec1f82
- Supplier named in award
- C SPENCER LIMITED
- Award value
- £1,000,000,000
- Contract period
- 3 March 2025 – 2 March 2031
- Published
- 20 February 2025
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 45200000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-9250e269-967b-4915-98ee-408a5cec1f82-2025-02-20T14:15:26Z
HD009-20-1 Corporation Bridge Refurbishment
NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL · ocds-b5fd17-63aeb2d0-091e-42ea-a903-20fa095961ca
- Supplier named in award
- C SPENCER LIMITED
- Award value
- £3,700,000
- Contract period
- 10 August 2022 – 1 November 2023
- Published
- 27 May 2022
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 45000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-63aeb2d0-091e-42ea-a903-20fa095961ca-2022-05-27T15:00:28+01:00
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08 Ownership and control
People with significant control
Spencer Engineering Group Limited
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Country registered
- England
- Legal authority
- Companies Act 2006
- Legal form
- Private Limited Company
- Place registered
- Companies House
- Registration number
- 08670410
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
Mr Charles SpencerSee 25 companies with this PSC name →
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Ceased
- 6 April 2016
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09 Charity register
Charity Commission links
No exact company-number link in this snapshot
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10 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
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11 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
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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
Civil Engineering & Infrastructure Works
THE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EAST COUNCILS LIMITED · updated 2 September 2026
- Tender value
- £1,000,000,000
- Awards
- 1
Scotland's Railway Surfacing Framework
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd · updated 28 August 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 43
North West Contractor Framework
Wirral Council · updated 20 August 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 13
UVDB Powered by Achilles QUDM for Goods, Works and Services
AFFINITY WATER LIMITED · updated 19 August 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Construction Framework
MERSEYRAIL ELECTRICS 2002 LIMITED · updated 24 July 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 11
Minor Engineering Works Framework Contract 2026-2030
Devon County Council · updated 13 April 2026
- Tender value
- £65,000,000
- Awards
- 6
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13 Environmental register
Environment Agency waste registrations
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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
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.
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16 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Company name
Previous name: C SPENCER LIMITED
- 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.
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