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Earlcoate Construction and Plant Hire Ltd

ActiveTotal exemption (full) accountsCivil engineeringFordingbridge
Company number
04196599
Incorporated
9 Apr 200125 years trading
Registered office
Folds Farm, Godshillwood, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, SP6 2LU
Nature of business
Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Accounts due in
444 days
31 Dec 2027
Net assets
£1.9M▲
+0.9% on the year before
Cash at bank
£472K▼
At 31 Mar 2026
Employees
11
Average during the year
From the Companies House register, 1 Oct 2026

Earlcoate Construction and Plant Hire Ltd is a 25-year-old private limited company registered in Fordingbridge, company number 04196599, one of 11 civil engineering contractors in Fordingbridge. Its next accounts are due at Companies House on 31 December 2027, and the CT600 for the period to 31 March 2027 is due at HMRC on 31 March 2028.

Key dates

Worked out from the year end and filing history on the Companies House register.

Accounts due
31 Dec 2027
in 444 days
For the period to 31 Mar 2027
CT600 due
31 Mar 2028
in 535 days
Period 1 Apr 2026 to 31 Mar 2027
Corporation tax payment
1 Jan 2028
in 445 days
9 months and 1 day after the period end
Confirmation statement
14 Apr 2027
in 183 days
Last made up to 31 Mar 2026

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Finances

From each year's balance sheet filed at Companies House. Small companies do not have to publish turnover or profit, so these are balance sheet figures.

  • Net assets up £17K (+0.9%) on the year before, to £1.9M.
  • Net assets rose in 8 of 9 year-on-year comparisons on record.
  • Current assets of £4.4M against £2.7M owed within a year: 1.6 times cover.
  • 11 employees on average, up from 10 the year before.
  • Balance sheets on record for 10 years, 2017 to 2026.

Net assets by year

Net assets at each year end, 2017 to 2026£0£1M31 March 2017: net assets £399K£399K201731 March 2018: net assets £524K£524K201831 March 2019: net assets £503K£503K201931 March 2020: net assets £661K£661K202031 March 2021: net assets £663K£663K202131 March 2022: net assets £671K£671K202231 March 2023: net assets £839K£839K202331 March 2024: net assets £1.1M£1.1M202431 March 2025: net assets £1.8M£1.8M202531 March 2026: net assets £1.9M£1.9M2026
Net assets at each year end, 2017 to 2026£0£1M31 March 2017: net assets £399K£399K'1731 March 2018: net assets £524K£524K'1831 March 2019: net assets £503K£503K'1931 March 2020: net assets £661K£661K'2031 March 2021: net assets £663K£663K'2131 March 2022: net assets £671K£671K'2231 March 2023: net assets £839K£839K'2331 March 2024: net assets £1.1M£1.1M'2431 March 2025: net assets £1.8M£1.8M'2531 March 2026: net assets £1.9M£1.9M'26
Year endNet assetsCashCurrent assetsOwed within a yearEmployees
31 Mar 2026£1.9M£472K£4.4M£2.7M11
31 Mar 2025£1.8M£907K£4.9M£3.2M10
31 Mar 2024£1.1M£886K£4.1M£3.2M10
31 Mar 2023£839K£796K£3.6M£2.8M7
31 Mar 2022£671K£756K£3.6M£2.9M8
31 Mar 2021£663K£698K£2.2M£1.5M10
31 Mar 2020£661K£370K£2.1M£1.4M11
31 Mar 2019£503K£77K£1.8M£1.3M12
31 Mar 2018£524K£225K£1.8M£1.3M8
31 Mar 2017£399K£105K£2.1M£1.7M6

Public contracts won

Earlcoate Construction and Plant Hire Ltd has 5 public sector contract awards on record; the ones with their own published value total £986K, from 2022 to 2025. Source: Contracts Finder and Find a Tender award notices. For 2 of them the published figure is a shared or multi-year ceiling (a framework place, a multi-supplier award, or more than a small company could hold alone), so no value is shown. 1 of these were matched by the company's exact name because the notice gave no company number.

Awards by year

20222
20242
20251

Main buyers

  • Home Office2 awards
  • Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council1 award
  • Fareham Borough Council1 award
  • Portsmouth City Council1 award
BuyerContractValueAwarded
Home OfficeRN Electrical Infrastructure£120K21 Feb 2025
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole CouncilLake Pier Poole - Pier Repair and Harbour Defence Works£280K8 Oct 2024
Home OfficeRNSP Roadway and Ground Works£586K18 Jun 2024
Portsmouth City CouncilExtension to Coastal Engineering Minor Works Framework Agreement: Southern Coastal Group and SCOPAC (Southern England)Ceiling, not shown15 Apr 2022
Fareham Borough CouncilSalterns and Monks Hill Timber Groyne MaintenanceCeiling, not shown15 Apr 2022

Where Earlcoate Construction and Plant Hire Ltd is registered

Earlcoate Construction and Plant Hire Ltd's registered office on a map of the UK

The registered office is in Fordingbridge (SP6), in the New Forest local authority area, South East. Show SP6 2LU on a map.

Other trade companies in SP6

Also registered at this address

4 other companies use the same registered office as Earlcoate Construction and Plant Hire Ltd.

What happens if Earlcoate Construction and Plant Hire Ltd files late

Companies House charges an automatic penalty the day after the deadline, and it rises the longer the accounts are late. These are the dates for this company's accounts due on 31 December 2027.

Companies HouseAccounts deliveredPenalty
Up to 1 month late1 Jan 2028 to 31 Jan 2028£150
1 to 3 months late1 Feb 2028 to 31 Mar 2028£375
3 to 6 months late1 Apr 2028 to 30 Jun 2028£750
More than 6 months lateFrom 1 Jul 2028£1,500

Penalties double if the accounts were also late the year before.

HMRC (CT600)FromPenalty
1 day late1 Apr 2028£200
3 months late30 Jun 2028another £200
6 months late30 Sep 2028HMRC estimates the tax and adds 10% of the unpaid tax
12 months late31 Mar 2029another 10% of any unpaid tax

For returns filed on or after 1 April 2026. Late three times in a row and the £200 penalties become £1,000 each.

Company details

As held on the Companies House register.

Company number
04196599
Status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
9 April 2001 (25 years ago)
Registered office
Folds Farm, Godshillwood, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, SP6 2LU
Nature of business
Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c. (SIC 42990)
Year end
31 March (accounting reference date)
Accounts type
Total exemption (full)
Last accounts made up to
31 March 2026
Last confirmation statement
31 March 2026
Charges (mortgages)
3 outstanding of 7 registered

Filing notes for civil engineering contractors

Civil engineering contractors usually carry plant and machinery, so capital allowances (the annual investment allowance and the main pool) do much of the work in the corporation tax computation.

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Frequently asked questions

When are Earlcoate Construction and Plant Hire Ltd's accounts due?

Earlcoate Construction and Plant Hire Ltd's next accounts are due at Companies House by 31 December 2027 (in 444 days), covering the period to 31 March 2027.

When is Earlcoate Construction and Plant Hire Ltd's CT600 due?

The CT600 for the period to 31 March 2027 is due at HMRC by 31 March 2028, 12 months after the period end. The corporation tax itself is payable earlier, by 1 January 2028.

Is Earlcoate Construction and Plant Hire Ltd still trading?

Earlcoate Construction and Plant Hire Ltd is listed as active on the Companies House register as of 1 Oct 2026. Active means it has not been dissolved or entered insolvency; it does not show whether it is currently taking on work.

What does Earlcoate Construction and Plant Hire Ltd do?

Earlcoate Construction and Plant Hire Ltd is registered under Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c. (SIC 42990).

How old is Earlcoate Construction and Plant Hire Ltd?

Earlcoate Construction and Plant Hire Ltd was incorporated on 9 April 2001, 25 years ago.

Has Earlcoate Construction and Plant Hire Ltd won public sector contracts?

Yes. Earlcoate Construction and Plant Hire Ltd has 5 contract awards from public bodies on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender (those with their own published value total £986K), most recently from Home Office.

What is the penalty if Earlcoate Construction and Plant Hire Ltd files its accounts late?

Companies House charges £150 if the accounts are up to 1 month late, £375 up to 3 months, £750 up to 6 months and £1,500 after that, doubled if the previous year's accounts were also late. HMRC charges £200 for a CT600 filed a day late and another £200 at 3 months.

Official records

View Earlcoate Construction and Plant Hire Ltd on Companies House for filed documents, officers and the full history.

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Based on the Companies House register (snapshot 1 Oct 2026). Deadlines are worked out from the register and assume a standard accounting period; a change of year end or a short period moves them. This page is general information, not tax or accountancy advice.

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