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Company description
THE FREEDOM GROUP OF COMPANIES LTD. is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Private Limited Company”. Incorporated on 1 November 1993; registered for 32 years; registered office reported in LEEDS, ENGLAND. Its primary declared activity is 35130 · Distribution of electricity, with 3 additional SIC activities reported.
This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 2 PSC records, 1 trade mark, 1 procurement record, 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
- THE FREEDOM GROUP OF COMPANIES LTD.
- Company number
- 02867838
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- FULL
- Mortgage charges
- 9 total · 1 outstanding · 8 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
27 February 2026Next accounts due
30 November 2027Last statement made up to
30 July 2026Next statement due
13 August 2027BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- 37.7%
- Mean bonus gap
- 59.7%
- Women receiving bonus
- 8.5%
- Men receiving bonus
- 11.7%
- Women in top quartile
- 9.8%
- Women in upper middle quartile
- 13.0%
- Women in lower middle quartile
- 10.3%
- Women in lower quartile
- 37.5%
Earlier reporting years (8)
- 500 to 99928.7% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99931.4% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99935.9% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99930.1% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99935.1% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99931.8% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99933.7% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99927.8% 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
- 28 February 2026 – 27 August 2026
- Filed
- 25 September 2026
- Shortest standard term
- 7 days
- Longest standard term
- 60 days
- E-invoicing offered
- Yes
- Supply-chain finance
- Not offered
- Payment codes
- No
- Construction retentions
- Reported as used
Complete reported payment fields
- Policy regime
- Regime-3
- Financial period started
- 28 February 2026
- Qualifying contracts
- Yes
- Payments made
- Yes
- Invoice value paid within 30 days
- £91,114,685
- Invoice value paid in 31–60 days
- £15,924,924
- Invoice value paid after 60 days
- £154,325
- Invoice value paid outside agreed terms
- £6,936,427
- Invoices paid in 31–60 days
- 36.0%
- Invoices unpaid due to dispute
- 100.0%
- Maximum contractual payment period
- 60 days
- Supplier-list charging policy
- No
- Supplier-list charges made
- No
Retention circumstances
Retention clauses are standard in engineering and construction contracts, but their inclusion depends on contract type and client requirements.
Retention parity policy
We generally aligns retention clauses for subcontractors with those applied to us under the same contract, although the approach may differ depending on the specific contract or project. Our KPIs demonstrate that, in practice, we often hold less retention against our subcontractors than is held against us, reflecting our commitment to fair and balanced contract management.
Retention release
Most cases retention periods are agreed upfront in the construction contract either linked to fixed time periods or upon completion of specific activities.
Retention release stages
Retention is withheld at the contractually stated percentage until practical completion, at which point half is released. The remainder is held until the end of the Defects Liability Period (usually 12 months) and rectification of defects, with deductions possible for unresolved defects. Arrangements may vary depending on the contract or project.
- Retention in all contracts
- No
- Retention in standard terms
- No
- Retention threshold
- Not supplied
- Standard retention rate
- 5.0%
- Retention compared with client
- 7.0%
- Retention compared with payments
- 0.0%
Reported terms and dispute process
- Standard payment terms
Payment terms are agreed with suppliers and subcontractors as part of contract negotiations. Payment runs are typically done on a weekly basis.
- Dispute resolution process
Freedom Group of Companies Limited takes prides in developing open and long lasting relationships with its suppliers and subcontractors. Freedom Group of Companies Limited actively seeks to resolve disputes by discussing them with the relevant supplier or subcontractor. This typically involves members of the procurement, accounts payable and commercial teams. Where necessary it is escalated to members of management. Where it is not possible to reach an agreement, a number of potential dispute resolution methods may be used, e.g. adjudication, mediation, litigation or arbitration.
Earlier payment reports (11 shown)
- 24.0 average days to pay7.0% outside terms
- 24.0 average days to pay6.0% outside terms
- 26.0 average days to pay7.0% outside terms
- 28.0 average days to pay11.0% outside terms
- 27.0 average days to pay11.0% outside terms
- 29.0 average days to pay11.0% outside terms
- 32.0 average days to pay13.0% outside terms
- 31.0 average days to pay10.0% outside terms
- 31.0 average days to pay10.0% outside terms
- 32.0 average days to pay10.0% outside terms
- 28.0 average days to pay16.0% 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
- THE FREEDOM GROUP OF COMPANIES LTD.
- Group submission
- Yes
- Parent organisation
- NG BAILEY GROUP LIMITED
- Statement period
- 1 March 2025 – 28 February 2026
- Approved
- 31 August 2026
- Sectors
- Construction, civil engineering and building products Utilities: gas, water and electricity
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
- More than 5 years
- ILO indicators included
- Not answered
- Registry record updated
- 16 September 2026
Policies described
Freedom of workers to terminate employment Freedom of movement Freedom of association 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 Human resources Procurement staff Your suppliers
Worker engagement and working conditions
Your suppliers Businesses in your industry or sector
Social audits
Audit conducted by your staff Third party audit arranged by your organisation
Grievance mechanisms
Using anonymous whistleblowing services, such as a helpline or mobile phone app Through trade unions or other worker representative groups
Demonstrated progress
Our modern slavery working group set key performance indicators (KPIs) for the 2025/26 year. We are pleased to report strong progress, with the “Spot the Signs” campaign underway and progressing towards full rollout in 2026/27, and all other KPIs met. We recognise the importance of continuing to build on this progress. As a result, we have set new KPIs for 2026/27 to drive further progress and encourage continuous improvement.
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06 Data protection
ICO fee-payer registration
The Freedom Group Of Companies Ltd.
Registration ZA281462
- Registered from
- 27 September 2017
- Current end date
- 26 September 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.
TM UK trade marks
Exact owner-name matches
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07 Ownership and control
People with significant control
Ngbf Holdings Limited
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Country registered
- England
- Legal authority
- English Law
- Legal form
- Private Limited Company
- Place registered
- Companies House Uk
- Registration number
- 11234665
- Notified
- 13 February 2019
Enserve 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
- English
- Legal form
- Limited Company
- Place registered
- Companies House
- Registration number
- 3250709
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Ceased
- 13 February 2019
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08 Charity register
Charity Commission links
No exact company-number link in this snapshot
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09 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
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10 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
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11 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
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12 Environmental register
Environment Agency waste registrations
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13 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications
Environmental consulting activities
Other service activities n.e.c.
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
1 procurement process 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
- 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.
Annual statement summaries linked by exact source company number.
Privacy-reduced candidate associations based on a unique exact name-and-postcode match.
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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