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Company description
CITATION LIMITED is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Private Limited Company”. Incorporated on 1 September 1995; registered for 31 years; registered office reported in WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE. Its primary declared activity is 70229 · Management consultancy activities other than financial management, with 1 additional SIC activity reported.
This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 1 PSC record, 17 trade marks, 1 procurement record. 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
- CITATION LIMITED
- Company number
- 03097504
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- AUDIT EXEMPTION SUBSIDIARY
- 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 December 2024Next accounts due
30 September 2026Last statement made up to
19 January 2026Next statement due
2 February 2027BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- -28.0%
- Mean bonus gap
- 51.0%
- Women receiving bonus
- 53.0%
- Men receiving bonus
- 72.0%
- Women in top quartile
- 32.0%
- Women in upper middle quartile
- 51.0%
- Women in lower middle quartile
- 53.0%
- Women in lower quartile
- 59.0%
Earlier reporting years (7)
- 500 to 99918.0% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99923.0% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99913.0% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99912.0% median hourly gap
- 250 to 49912.0% median hourly gap
- 250 to 49910.0% median hourly gap
- 250 to 49910.0% 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 January 2026 – 30 June 2026
- Filed
- 30 July 2026
- Shortest standard term
- 0 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-3
- Financial period started
- 1 January 2026
- Qualifying contracts
- Yes
- Payments made
- Yes
- Invoice value paid within 30 days
- £5,542,760
- Invoice value paid in 31–60 days
- £2,280,256
- Invoice value paid after 60 days
- £357,766
- Invoice value paid outside agreed terms
- £2,447,332
- Invoices paid in 31–60 days
- 54.0%
- Invoices unpaid due to dispute
- 0.0%
- Maximum contractual payment period
- 90 days
- Supplier-list charging policy
- No
- Supplier-list charges made
- No
Reported terms and dispute process
- Standard payment terms
Payment terms of 30 days are most commonly used with suppliers, which are agreed beforehand.
- Other payment-term information
Bi-monthly supplier payment runs are produced for payments due on or prior to the payment dates, subject to receiving the invoice on time and being approved. Invoices due between payment runs will be paid in the next one; the majority of supplier payments are therefore paid within 7 days of their due date.
- Dispute resolution process
All disputes with suppliers are considered by the department who is responsible for the ordering of goods or services. Disputes are usually flagged to suppliers within a week by the purchase ledger clerk and will usually result in a credit note being raised, or payment to be made. Disputes are usually dealt with by the next payment run.
Earlier payment reports (11 shown)
- 13.0 average days to pay50.0% outside terms
- 11.0 average days to pay22.0% outside terms
- 18.0 average days to pay23.0% outside terms
- 13.0 average days to pay39.0% outside terms
- 15.0 average days to pay62.0% outside terms
- 0.0 average days to pay67.0% outside terms
- 26.0 average days to pay67.0% outside terms
- 17.0 average days to pay50.0% outside terms
- 15.0 average days to pay38.0% outside terms
- 20.0 average days to pay39.0% outside terms
- 17.0 average days to pay43.0% 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
CITATION LIMITED
LEI 213800J1EWWN11W6EV12 · jurisdiction GB
- Legal form
- H0PO
- Entity category
- GENERAL
- Entity created
- Not supplied
- Initial LEI registration
- 19 February 2014
- LEI last updated
- 19 February 2014
- Next renewal
- 19 February 2016
- Managing LOU
- 213800WAVVOPS85N2205
- Other legal names
- CITATION PLC
- Legal address
- CITATION HOUSE, 1 MACCLESFIELD ROAD, WILMSLOW, SK9 1BZ, GB
- Headquarters address
- CITATION HOUSE, 1 MACCLESFIELD ROAD, WILMSLOW, SK9 1BZ, 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 Public procurement
Contracts Finder awards
Health and Safety, and HR support services, and legal expenses insurance
Stroud Town Council · ocds-b5fd17-d0f1b210-5e21-4543-9bf1-24e942817a92
- Supplier named in award
- Citation Limited
- Award value
- £8,593.77
- Contract period
- 1 March 2024 – 28 February 2027
- Published
- 5 March 2024
- Procedure
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 66513000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-d0f1b210-5e21-4543-9bf1-24e942817a92-2024-03-05T10:45:05Z
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
atlas THE CITATION PLATFORM
Owner Citation Limited · classes 9,35,41,42,45
- Filed / designated
- 21 September 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 21 September 2026
A
Owner Citation Limited · classes 9,35,41,42,45
- Filed / designated
- 14 June 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 14 June 2026
CITTRAINER
Owner Citation Limited · classes 41
- Filed / designated
- 18 December 2012
- Valid until / renewal due
- 18 December 2022
Figurative mark
Owner Citation Limited · classes 9,35,36,41,42,45
- Filed / designated
- 17 August 2011
- Valid until / renewal due
- 17 August 2021
pay go
Owner Citation Limited · classes 35,41,42,45
- Filed / designated
- 20 October 2009
- Valid until / renewal due
- 20 October 2019
CI Health & Safety systems Citation Approved REGISTERED MEMBER
Owner Citation Limited · classes 35,36,41,42,45
- Filed / designated
- 3 June 2008
- Valid until / renewal due
- 3 June 2018
CITNET
Owner Citation Limited · classes 9,35,45
- Filed / designated
- 3 June 2008
- Valid until / renewal due
- 3 June 2018
CI Personnel & Employment Law Citation Approved REGISTERED MEMBER
Owner Citation Limited · classes 35,36,41,42,45
- Filed / designated
- 3 June 2008
- Valid until / renewal due
- 3 June 2018
CITMANAGER
Owner Citation Limited · classes 9,35,42,45
- Filed / designated
- 3 June 2008
- Valid until / renewal due
- 3 June 2018
Ci
Owner Citation Limited · classes 35,36,41,42,45
- Filed / designated
- 3 June 2008
- Valid until / renewal due
- 3 June 2018
CITASSESS
Owner Citation Limited · classes 9,16,42
- Filed / designated
- 21 September 2004
- Valid until / renewal due
- 21 September 2024
ci
Owner Citation Limited · classes 35,36,41,42
- Filed / designated
- 3 February 2004
- Valid until / renewal due
- 3 February 2024
CITATION
Owner Citation Limited · classes 35,36,41,42
- Filed / designated
- 3 February 2004
- Valid until / renewal due
- 3 February 2024
ci Health & Safety Systems Citation Approved Registered Member
Owner Citation Limited · classes 35,36,41,42
- Filed / designated
- 3 February 2004
- Valid until / renewal due
- 3 February 2024
ci Health & Safety Systems Citation Approved Registered Member www.citation.co.uk
Owner Citation Limited · classes 35,36,41,42
- Filed / designated
- 3 February 2004
- Valid until / renewal due
- 3 February 2024
Atlas THE CITATION PLATFORM
Owner Citation Limited · classes 9,35,41,42,45
- Filed / designated
- 6 June 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- Not supplied
CQC Pro
Owner Citation Limited · classes 35,45
- Filed / designated
- 18 September 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.
07 Ownership and control
People with significant control
Citation Holdings Limited
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Country registered
- England And Wales
- Legal authority
- Companies Act 2006
- Legal form
- Company Limited By Shares
- Place registered
- Companies House
- Registration number
- 4104682
- 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
No exact GB-COH link in this snapshot
Find a Tender did not explicitly identify this Companies House number in a procurement party. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
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
No exact company-number registration linked
The licensed Environment Agency subset did not contain this exact Companies House number. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
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
Other business support 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
0 procurement processes linked by exact GB-COH identifier.
Waste register
0 exact company-number registrations.
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.
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.