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Company description
AWE PLC is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Public Limited Company”. Incorporated on 6 November 1992; registered for 33 years; registered office reported in READING, ENGLAND. Its primary declared activity is 32990 · Other manufacturing n.e.c..
This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 17 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
- AWE PLC
- Company number
- 02763902
- Company type
- Public 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 March 2025Next accounts due
31 December 2026Last statement made up to
17 October 2025Next statement due
31 October 2026BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- 17.0%
- Mean bonus gap
- 15.0%
- Women receiving bonus
- 92.4%
- Men receiving bonus
- 90.0%
- Women in top quartile
- 18.8%
- Women in upper middle quartile
- 22.8%
- Women in lower middle quartile
- 30.8%
- Women in lower quartile
- 37.2%
Earlier reporting years (8)
- 5000 to 19,99916.5% median hourly gap
- 5000 to 19,99916.7% median hourly gap
- 5000 to 19,99918.6% median hourly gap
- 5000 to 19,99917.9% median hourly gap
- 5000 to 19,99917.5% median hourly gap
- 5000 to 19,99918.6% median hourly gap
- 5000 to 19,99915.0% median hourly gap
- 5000 to 19,99916.7% 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 October 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Filed
- 1 May 2026
- Shortest standard term
- 30 days
- Longest standard term
- Not supplied
- E-invoicing offered
- No
- Supply-chain finance
- Not offered
- Payment codes
- No
- Construction retentions
- No retention clauses reported
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
- £1,008,669,421
- Invoice value paid in 31–60 days
- £47,884,583
- Invoice value paid after 60 days
- £6,908,097
- Invoice value paid outside agreed terms
- £54,792,680
- Invoices paid in 31–60 days
- 6.0%
- Invoices unpaid due to dispute
- 0.0%
- Maximum contractual payment period
- 30 days
- Supplier-list charging policy
- No
- Supplier-list charges made
- No
- Retention in all contracts
- No
- Retention in standard terms
- No
- Retention threshold
- Not supplied
- Standard retention rate
- Not supplied
- Retention compared with client
- Not supplied
- Retention compared with payments
- Not supplied
Reported terms and dispute process
- Standard payment terms
For an invoice to be held as valid the supplier should invoice for the contract price payable in accordance with the contract after the end of the month in which the goods or services have been provided. AWE pays all amounts due to the contractor within 30 days after receipt of a valid invoice.
- Dispute resolution process
In accordance with our internal dispute resolution process, disputes will be first reviewed by the Category Manager and where possible a resolution will be agreed between the Category Manager and supplier. The contract will be reviewed to ensure that any dispute resolution terms are adhered to.
Earlier payment reports (11 shown)
- 30.0 average days to pay7.0% outside terms
- 23.0 average days to pay7.0% outside terms
- 24.0 average days to pay8.0% outside terms
- 25.0 average days to pay8.0% outside terms
- 24.0 average days to pay7.0% outside terms
- 23.0 average days to pay6.0% outside terms
- 24.0 average days to pay6.0% outside terms
- 25.0 average days to pay9.0% outside terms
- 27.0 average days to pay13.0% outside terms
- 27.0 average days to pay16.0% outside terms
- 27.0 average days to pay21.0% 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
AWE PLC
LEI 549300HC5M263HYS1U72 · jurisdiction GB
- Legal form
- B6ES
- Entity category
- GENERAL
- Entity created
- Not supplied
- Initial LEI registration
- 4 January 2018
- LEI last updated
- 31 July 2023
- Next renewal
- 22 September 2021
- Managing LOU
- 213800WAVVOPS85N2205
- Legal address
- ROOM 20, BUILDING F161.2 ATOMIC WEAPONS ESTABLISHMENT, ALDERMASTON, READING, GB-RDG, RG7 4PR, GB
- Headquarters address
- ROOM 20, BUILDING F161.2 ATOMIC WEAPONS ESTABLISHMENT, ALDERMASTON, READING, GB-RDG, RG7 4PR, GB
GLEIF parent-reporting exceptions
DIRECT ACCOUNTING CONSOLIDATION PARENT
NO_KNOWN_PERSON
ULTIMATE ACCOUNTING CONSOLIDATION PARENT
NO_KNOWN_PERSON
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
- AWE PLC
- Group submission
- Yes
- Statement period
- 1 January 2020 – 31 December 2020
- Approved
- 29 June 2021
- Sectors
- Defence and aerospace
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
- Over £500 million
- Years producing statements
- 1 to 5 years
- ILO indicators included
- Not answered
- Registry record updated
- 16 August 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.
07 Environmental regulation
Environment Agency records
AWE plc
QB3535DR · RG7 4PR
- Permit or record holder
- AWE plc
- Record date
- 1 September 2019
- Local authority
- Not supplied
- Regulated site or public record address
- AWE Aldermaston, Reading, RG7 4PR
- Activity
- Disposal of Radioactive Waste
- Grid reference
- Site R51L.
- Easting
- 459895.000
- Northing
- 163055.000
- All populated source fields
- Permit Number: QB3535DR; Permit Holder Name: AWE plc; Approved Date: 2019-09-01; Permit Type: Disposal of Radioactive Waste; Site Address: AWE Aldermaston, Reading, RG7 4PR; Site Postcode: RG7 4PR; Site Reference: Site R51L.; Easting: 459895; Northing: 163055
AWE PLC
TH/EPRGB3794RG/001 · RG7 4PR
- Permit or record holder
- AWE PLC
- Record date
- 26 October 2017
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Regulated site or public record address
- AWE PLC, ATOMIC WEAPONS ESTABLISHMENT, ALDERMASTON, READING, BERKSHIRE, RG7 4PR
- Activity
- Public administration and defence; compulsory social security · Trade - Process
- Grid reference
- SU5945064360
- Easting
- 459450.000
- Northing
- 164360.000
- All populated source fields
- Permit Number: TH/EPRGB3794RG/001; Permit Holder Name: AWE PLC; Site Name: AWE PLC; Site Type: Public administration and defence; compulsory social security; Effluent Type: Trade - Process; Site Address: AWE PLC, ATOMIC WEAPONS ESTABLISHMENT, ALDERMASTON, READING, BERKSHIRE, RG7 4PR; Site Postcode: RG7 4PR; Site Grid Reference: SU5945064360; Easting: 459450; Northing: 164360; Local Authority: West Berkshire; Start Date: 2017-10-26
AWE PLC
EPR/BK5746IC · RG7 4PR
- Permit or record holder
- AWE PLC
- Record date
- 31 January 2008
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Regulated site or public record address
- AWE Aldermaston, AWE Aldermaston EPR/BK5746IC/V003, Aldermaston, Reading, West Berkshire, RG7 4PR
- Activity
- Inorganic Chemicals; Recovering any compound of cadmium or mercury - 4.2 A(1) d)|Directly Associated Activity (Included)
- Grid reference
- SU5979963000
- Easting
- 459799.000
- Northing
- 163000.000
- All populated source fields
- Permission Number: EPR/BK5746IC; Name: AWE PLC; Activity Type Description: Inorganic Chemicals; Recovering any compound of cadmium or mercury - 4.2 A(1) d)|Directly Associated Activity (Included); Site Address: AWE Aldermaston, AWE Aldermaston EPR/BK5746IC/V003, Aldermaston, Reading, West Berkshire, RG7 4PR; Site Postcode: RG7 4PR; Site Grid Reference: SU5979963000; Easting: 459799; Northing: 163000; Local Authority: West Berkshire; Permission Date: 2008-01-31
AWE PLC
EPR/VP3436UY · RG7 4PR
- Permit or record holder
- AWE PLC
- Record date
- 31 January 2008
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Regulated site or public record address
- AWE Plc, AWE, Aldermaston, Reading, West Berkshire, RG7 4PR
- Activity
- Directly Associated Activity (Included)|Combustion; Any Fuel =>50MW - 1.1 A(1) a)
- Grid reference
- SU5988063040
- Easting
- 459880.000
- Northing
- 163040.000
- All populated source fields
- Permission Number: EPR/VP3436UY; Name: AWE PLC; Activity Type Description: Directly Associated Activity (Included)|Combustion; Any Fuel =>50MW - 1.1 A(1) a); Site Address: AWE Plc, AWE, Aldermaston, Reading, West Berkshire, RG7 4PR; Site Postcode: RG7 4PR; Site Grid Reference: SU5988063040; Easting: 459880; Northing: 163040; Local Authority: West Berkshire; Permission Date: 2008-01-31
AWE PLC
EPR/WP3436UJ · RG7 4PR
- Permit or record holder
- AWE PLC
- Record date
- 25 January 2008
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Regulated site or public record address
- AWE Aldermaston, Aldermaston Carbon Activity EPR/WP3436UJ, Aldermaston, Reading, West Berkshire, RG7 4PR
- Activity
- Carbon; Producing Carbon Etc By Incineration/Graphitisation - 6.2 A(1) a)|Inorganic Chemicals; Using Halogens Etc If Release To Air/Water (Unless Otherwise Prescribed) (Unless Chlorination Of Water) - 4.2 A(1) b)
- Grid reference
- SU5980063000
- Easting
- 459800.000
- Northing
- 163000.000
- All populated source fields
- Permission Number: EPR/WP3436UJ; Name: AWE PLC; Activity Type Description: Carbon; Producing Carbon Etc By Incineration/Graphitisation - 6.2 A(1) a)|Inorganic Chemicals; Using Halogens Etc If Release To Air/Water (Unless Otherwise Prescribed) (Unless Chlorination Of Water) - 4.2 A(1) b); Document URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rg7-4pr-awe-plc-environmental-permit-issued; Site Address: AWE Aldermaston, Aldermaston Carbon Activity EPR/WP3436UJ, Aldermaston, Reading, West Berkshire, RG7 4PR; Site Postcode: RG7 4PR; Site Grid Reference: SU5980063000; Easting: 459800; Northing: 163000; Local Authority: West Berkshire; Permission Date: 2008-01-25
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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.
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11 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
Provision for Radiation Services
Department for Transport · updated 25 March 2025
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Cost Consultancy Services
Atomic Weapons Establishment · updated 11 May 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
LYRA Delivery Partner
Atomic Weapons Establishment · updated 29 April 2026
- Tender value
- £400,000,000
- Awards
- 1
Sustainment Delivery Partnership
AWE PLC · updated 20 January 2025
- Tender value
- £950,000,000
- Awards
- 0
AWE Solar Programme - Burghfield (AWE(B))
AWE PLC · updated 15 January 2025
- Tender value
- £48,000,000
- Awards
- 0
Purchase of Specialist Precision Lathe System
AWE PLC · updated 10 January 2025
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Industrial, Medical and Special Gases and Associated Equipment and Services
AWE PLC · updated 19 December 2024
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Water and Wastewater Network
AWE PLC · updated 22 August 2024
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 0
AWE Energy Management - UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)
AWE PLC · updated 10 July 2024
- Tender value
- £4,000,000
- Awards
- 0
AWE Spares, Tools and Consumables Framework
AWE PLC · updated 18 June 2024
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 24
Maintenance of the SILWAS
AWE PLC · updated 29 May 2024
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
NEW TEST SETS
AWE PLC · updated 29 May 2024
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Fire Appliances
AWE PLC · updated 29 May 2024
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 2
Future Infrastructure Programme (FIP) Client Partnership Framework
AWE PLC · updated 22 April 2024
- Tender value
- £900,000,000
- Awards
- 0
Provision of PPE, Workwear, Janitorial goods and associated services
AWE PLC · updated 11 January 2024
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Front-End Delivery (FED) (Infrastructure) Services Framework Agreement
AWE PLC · updated 2 May 2023
- Tender value
- £18,400,000
- Awards
- 0
Front-End Delivery Services (PP&E) Framework Agreement
AWE PLC · updated 2 May 2023
- Tender value
- £15,400,000
- Awards
- 0
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
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
17 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.
Annual statement summaries linked by exact source company number.
Candidate permit and enforcement associations based on a unique exact holder-name and postcode match.
Daily England and Wales extract matched only by the official company registration number.
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Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.
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Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.
Financial regulation and licences.
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