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Relative Groundwork Limited

ActiveTotal exemption (full) accountsFinishing tradesOrpington
Company number
04392972
Incorporated
12 Mar 200224 years trading
Registered office
Relative House, 5 Roberts Mews, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0JP
Nature of business
Other building completion and finishing
Accounts due in
80 days
31 Dec 2026
Net assets
£2M▲
+13.3% on the year before
Cash at bank
£667K▲
At 31 Mar 2025
Employees
59
Average during the year
From the Companies House register, 1 Oct 2026

Relative Groundwork Limited is a 24-year-old private limited company registered in Orpington, company number 04392972, one of 88 building finishing companies in Orpington. Its next accounts are due at Companies House on 31 December 2026, and the CT600 for the period to 31 March 2026 is due at HMRC on 31 March 2027.

Key dates

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

Accounts due
31 Dec 2026
in 80 days
For the period to 31 Mar 2026
CT600 due
31 Mar 2027
in 170 days
Period 1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2026
Corporation tax payment
1 Jan 2027
in 81 days
9 months and 1 day after the period end
Confirmation statement
26 Mar 2027
in 165 days
Last made up to 12 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 £234K (+13.3%) on the year before, to £2M.
  • Net assets rose in 9 of 9 year-on-year comparisons on record.
  • Current assets of £1.9M against £911K owed within a year: 2.1 times cover.
  • 59 employees on average, down from 62 the year before.
  • Balance sheets on record for 10 years, 2016 to 2025.

Net assets by year

Net assets at each year end, 2016 to 2025£0£1M31 March 2016: net assets £575K£575K201631 March 2017: net assets £649K£649K201731 March 2018: net assets £740K£740K201831 March 2019: net assets £781K£781K201931 March 2020: net assets £982K£982K202031 March 2021: net assets £1.4M£1.4M202131 March 2022: net assets £1.6M£1.6M202231 March 2023: net assets £1.7M£1.7M202331 March 2024: net assets £1.8M£1.8M202431 March 2025: net assets £2M£2M2025
Net assets at each year end, 2016 to 2025£0£1M31 March 2016: net assets £575K£575K'1631 March 2017: net assets £649K£649K'1731 March 2018: net assets £740K£740K'1831 March 2019: net assets £781K£781K'1931 March 2020: net assets £982K£982K'2031 March 2021: net assets £1.4M£1.4M'2131 March 2022: net assets £1.6M£1.6M'2231 March 2023: net assets £1.7M£1.7M'2331 March 2024: net assets £1.8M£1.8M'2431 March 2025: net assets £2M£2M'25
Year endNet assetsCashCurrent assetsOwed within a yearEmployees
31 Mar 2025£2M£667K£1.9M£911K59
31 Mar 2024£1.8M£168K£1.3M£535K62
31 Mar 2023£1.7M£515K£1.6M£925K58
31 Mar 2022£1.6M£337K£1M£313K62
31 Mar 2021£1.4M£435K£1.3M£422K54
31 Mar 2020£982K£121K£1.1M£521K58
31 Mar 2019£781K£31K£1.1M£693K58
31 Mar 2018£740K£57K£1.1M£617K53
31 Mar 2017£649K£13K£971K£587K54
31 Mar 2016£575K£11K£758K£417K

Who runs and owns Relative Groundwork Limited

From the Companies House register. Individuals are shown by initials only; the full register is on Companies House.

Officers (3)

NameRoleAppointed
D*** K***DirectorMar 2002
S*** K***DirectorApr 2018
D*** K***SecretaryMar 2002
2 former officers
NameRoleAppointedLeft
Chettleburghs Secretarial LtdCorporate Nominee SecretaryMar 2002Mar 2002
N*** A***DirectorMar 2002Oct 2017

People with significant control (2)

Individual · since Apr 2018
S*** K***
Owns 25% to 50% of the shares
Holds 25% to 50% of the votes
Can appoint and remove directors
Individual · since Apr 2016
D*** K***
Owns 25% to 50% of the shares
Holds 25% to 50% of the votes
Can appoint and remove directors

Charges (secured borrowing)

4 of 4 registered charges are outstanding. A charge is security a lender takes over a company's assets, typically for a loan, mortgage or asset finance.

LenderStatusRegistered
RBS Invoice Finance LimitedOutstandingApr 2016
Lloyds Commercial Finance LimitedOutstandingNov 2014
HSBC Bank PLCOutstandingJan 2014
HSBC Bank PLCOutstandingJun 2012

Public contracts won

Relative Groundwork Limited has 7 public sector contract awards on record; the ones with their own published value total £179K, from 2021 to 2026. Source: Contracts Finder and Find a Tender award notices. For 4 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. 4 of these were matched by the company's exact name because the notice gave no company number.

Awards by year

20215
20221
20261

Main buyers

  • Wandle Housing Association Limited1 award
  • Islington & Shoreditch Housing Association Limited1 award
  • London Borough Of Bromley1 award
  • Sutton Housing Partnership1 award
  • Echelon Consultancy Ltd1 award
BuyerContractValueAwarded
Wandle Housing Association LimitedSupply Chain Partners (Trades) FrameworkCeiling, not shown25 Mar 2026
Islington & Shoreditch Housing Association LimitedRelative Ground Work Limited£30K1 Nov 2022
London Borough Of BromleyPlumbing and Drainage Reactive Maintenance 2021£50K30 Sep 2021
Sutton Housing PartnershipPanel for Minor WorksCeiling, not shown9 Jun 2021
Echelon Consultancy LtdLewisham Homes DLO Repairs Support ContractsCeiling, not shown1 May 2021
London Borough of SouthwarkSpecialist Private Sector Building Safety Surveyor Consultant£99K29 Mar 2021
Tandridge District CouncilTDC RP Responsive Repairs Contractor Framework - AWARDCeiling, not shown1 Mar 2021

Where Relative Groundwork Limited is registered

Relative Groundwork Limited's registered office on a map of the UK

The registered office is in Orpington (BR6), in the Bromley local authority area, London. Show BR6 0JP on a map.

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What happens if Relative Groundwork Limited 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 2026.

Companies HouseAccounts deliveredPenalty
Up to 1 month late1 Jan 2027 to 31 Jan 2027£150
1 to 3 months late1 Feb 2027 to 31 Mar 2027£375
3 to 6 months late1 Apr 2027 to 30 Jun 2027£750
More than 6 months lateFrom 1 Jul 2027£1,500

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

HMRC (CT600)FromPenalty
1 day late1 Apr 2027£200
3 months late30 Jun 2027another £200
6 months late30 Sep 2027HMRC estimates the tax and adds 10% of the unpaid tax
12 months late31 Mar 2028another 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
04392972
Status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
12 March 2002 (24 years ago)
Registered office
Relative House, 5 Roberts Mews, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0JP
Nature of business
Other building completion and finishing (SIC 43390)
Year end
31 March (accounting reference date)
Accounts type
Total exemption (full)
Last accounts made up to
31 March 2025
Last confirmation statement
12 March 2026
Charges (mortgages)
4 outstanding of 4 registered

Filing notes for building finishing companies

Finishing trade companies cover a wide range of work. Most are micro-entities with simple accounts and a straightforward CT600.

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Frequently asked questions

When are Relative Groundwork Limited's accounts due?

Relative Groundwork Limited's next accounts are due at Companies House by 31 December 2026 (in 80 days), covering the period to 31 March 2026.

When is Relative Groundwork Limited's CT600 due?

The CT600 for the period to 31 March 2026 is due at HMRC by 31 March 2027, 12 months after the period end. The corporation tax itself is payable earlier, by 1 January 2027.

Is Relative Groundwork Limited still trading?

Relative Groundwork Limited 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 Relative Groundwork Limited do?

Relative Groundwork Limited is registered under Other building completion and finishing (SIC 43390).

How old is Relative Groundwork Limited?

Relative Groundwork Limited was incorporated on 12 March 2002, 24 years ago.

Who runs Relative Groundwork Limited?

Relative Groundwork Limited has 2 active directors, the longest-serving appointed in Mar 2002. Their names and service addresses are on the Companies House register.

Who owns Relative Groundwork Limited?

2 people or companies have significant control of Relative Groundwork Limited: an individual (owns 25% to 50% of the shares); an individual (owns 25% to 50% of the shares).

Has Relative Groundwork Limited won public sector contracts?

Yes. Relative Groundwork Limited has 7 contract awards from public bodies on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender (those with their own published value total £179K), most recently from Wandle Housing Association Limited.

What is the penalty if Relative Groundwork Limited 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 Relative Groundwork Limited 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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