Socotec UK Limited

Active02880501 Private limited company

Incorporated: 14 December 1993 (32 years)
Previously known as: Environmental Scientifics Group Limited (until 16 October 2017)
Environmental Services Group Limited (until 30 April 2010)
Tes Bretby Limited (until 31 December 1995)
Earlier: Shelfco (No.911) Limited
Industry: Technical testing and analysis (71200)
Directors: Isabell Holling
James Clay
Richard Anthony Hildick-Smith
all 7 directors
Owned by: Inspicio Environmental Services Group Limited
Accounts type: Full
Address: Socotec House Bretby Business Park
Ashby Road
Bretby
DE15 0YZ

Website & contact details

Website: socotec.co.uk

Filing status

Accounts due: 30 September 2027
Last accounts: 31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due: 12 November 2027
Last conf. stmt: 29 October 2026

Charges

Total: 8
Outstanding: 2
Part satisfied: 0
Satisfied: 6

Officers 7 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Holling, Isabell

Director · Appointed 1 June 2026

British

Born July 1986 (40)

Clay, James

Director · Appointed 14 October 2024

Also at Socotec Forensic Services Limited

British

Born April 1980 (46)

Hildick-Smith, Richard Anthony

Director · Appointed 14 October 2024

Also at LSTC Holdings Ltd, Socotec Monitoring UK Limited, LSTC Group Ltd · more companies

British

Born November 1986

Marriott, Matthew Giles Thomas

Director · Appointed 14 October 2024

Also at Socotec Building & Real Estate Holdings Limited, Trenton Fire Limited, Inspicio Holdings Limited · more companies

British

Born August 1971 (55)

Gough, David

Director · Appointed 6 October 2021

Also at Socotec Forensic Services Limited, Ietg Holdings Limited, Ietg Limited · more companies

British

Born July 1968 (58)

Harper, Nicholas

Director · Appointed 6 October 2021

Also at Socotec Building & Real Estate Holdings Limited, Hutton + Rostron Environmental Investigations Limited

British

Born January 1969 (57)

Goodwin, Jason Richard

Director · Appointed 24 March 2020

Also at Socotec Building & Real Estate Holdings Limited, Trenton Fire Limited, Inspicio Holdings Limited · more companies

British

Born September 1974 (52)

Officer history (48 former)

1 June 2026

Appointed Holling, Isabell as Director

14 October 2024

Resigned Detchepare, Nicolas Louis as Director

14 October 2024

Appointed Clay, James as Director

14 October 2024

Appointed Hildick-Smith, Richard Anthony as Director

14 October 2024

Appointed Marriott, Matthew Giles Thomas as Director

31 October 2023

Resigned Coen, Daniel John as Director

24 February 2023

Resigned Ball, Philip John Henry as Director

31 January 2023

Resigned Kristiansen, Lars as Secretary

30 April 2022

Resigned Macfarlane, James as Director

31 October 2021

Resigned Wallis, Christopher as Director

6 October 2021

Appointed Gough, David as Director

6 October 2021

Appointed Harper, Nicholas as Director

5 October 2021

Appointed Kristiansen, Lars as Secretary

30 June 2021

Resigned Sleeth, Norman as Director

31 March 2021

Resigned Sparks, Ian Austin as Director

29 March 2021

Appointed Detchepare, Nicolas Louis as Director

12 March 2021

Appointed Wallis, Christopher as Director

17 April 2020

Resigned Bolter, Andrew Christopher as Director

24 March 2020

Appointed Goodwin, Jason Richard as Director

16 January 2020

Resigned Murphy, James Robert as Director

16 January 2020

Appointed Coen, Daniel John as Director

16 January 2020

Appointed Macfarlane, James as Director

25 July 2017

Resigned Hammond, Sarah Louise as Director

14 July 2014

Resigned Walters, Nicholas John Cordeaux as Director

1 May 2014

Appointed Murphy, James Robert as Director

22 April 2014

Appointed Bolter, Andrew Christopher as Director

28 January 2014

Resigned Hastie, Robin Barry as Director

31 October 2013

Resigned Lynas, Stephen Charles as Director

3 July 2013

Appointed Sparks, Ian Austin as Director

29 June 2013

Resigned Sleeth, Alexander as Director

28 June 2013

Appointed Walters, Nicholas John Cordeaux as Director

28 June 2013

Resigned Louden, Nicholas William as Secretary

28 June 2013

Resigned Louden, Nicholas William as Director

1 January 2013

Appointed Ball, Philip John Henry as Director

31 December 2012

Resigned Clay, David William as Director

10 August 2012

Resigned Weston, Mandy as Director

3 July 2012

Appointed Lynas, Stephen Charles as Director

3 July 2012

Appointed Hammond, Sarah Louise as Director

11 May 2012

Resigned Watson, David George as Director

3 September 2010

Resigned Mcbride, Richard Anthony as Director

1 May 2010

Appointed Watson, David George as Director

1 May 2010

Appointed Hastie, Robin Barry as Director

1 May 2010

Appointed Sleeth, Norman as Director

31 July 2009

Resigned Cave, Paul as Director

31 July 2009

Appointed Louden, Nicholas William as Secretary

31 July 2009

Resigned Cave, Paul as Secretary

26 March 2009

Appointed Louden, Nicholas William as Director

26 March 2009

Appointed Weston, Mandy as Director

23 March 2009

Appointed Sleeth, Alexander as Director

12 February 2008

Appointed Mcbride, Richard Anthony as Director

12 February 2007

Resigned Watts, Mark Irvine John as Director

17 November 2006

Appointed Cave, Paul as Director

26 May 2006

Resigned Swales, Jonathan Mark as Director

27 April 2006

Appointed Watts, Mark Irvine John as Director

27 April 2006

Resigned Mowlem Secretariat Limited as Corporate Secretary

27 April 2006

Resigned Mainwaring, Paul Richard as Director

27 April 2006

Resigned Mowlem Management Limited as Corporate Director

27 April 2006

Resigned Moore, Arthur Harold as Director

27 April 2006

Appointed Cave, Paul as Secretary

9 November 2005

Appointed Mowlem Secretariat Limited as Corporate Secretary

9 November 2005

Resigned Ellson, Hilary Myra as Secretary

31 May 2005

Appointed Mainwaring, Paul Richard as Director

31 May 2005

Appointed Mowlem Management Limited as Corporate Director

31 May 2005

Resigned Brown, Gerald Thornton as Director

22 April 2005

Resigned Gains, Sir John Christopher as Director

29 July 2003

Resigned Scarrow, John Arthur as Director

28 July 2003

Resigned Warlow, David as Director

21 June 2002

Appointed Moore, Arthur Harold as Director

6 June 2002

Appointed Swales, Jonathan Mark as Director

31 March 2002

Resigned Jenkins, Robert David as Director

22 March 2002

Appointed Clay, David William as Director

30 June 2000

Resigned Stephenson, David John as Director

3 November 1999

Appointed Warlow, David as Director

1 September 1999

Appointed Ellson, Hilary Myra as Secretary

1 September 1999

Resigned Pearce, John Harold as Secretary

11 January 1996

Appointed Pearce, John Harold as Secretary

11 January 1996

Resigned Mowlem Secretariat Limited as Corporate Secretary

11 January 1996

Appointed Jenkins, Robert David as Director

1 January 1995

Appointed Stephenson, David John as Director

22 December 1994

Appointed Gains, Sir John Christopher as Director

22 December 1994

Appointed Mowlem Secretariat Limited as Corporate Secretary

22 December 1994

Appointed Brown, Gerald Thornton as Director

22 December 1994

Resigned Stephenson, David John as Director

22 December 1994

Resigned Handley, Peter as Secretary

22 December 1994

Appointed Scarrow, John Arthur as Director

22 December 1994

Resigned Garrett, George Martin as Director

22 December 1994

Resigned Mcnamara, Michael as Director

22 December 1994

Resigned Wardle, Alan John as Director

31 October 1994

Appointed Handley, Peter as Secretary

31 October 1994

Resigned Wood, Alistair Nicholas as Secretary

26 May 1994

Appointed Wood, Alistair Nicholas as Secretary

26 May 1994

Appointed Wardle, Alan John as Director

26 May 1994

Appointed Stephenson, David John as Director

26 May 1994

Resigned Garrett, George Martin as Secretary

26 May 1994

Resigned Pollard, Martin Lewis as Director

26 May 1994

Appointed Mcnamara, Michael as Director

24 March 1994

Appointed Garrett, George Martin as Secretary

24 March 1994

Appointed Pollard, Martin Lewis as Director

24 March 1994

Appointed Garrett, George Martin as Director

24 March 1994

Resigned E P S Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary

24 March 1994

Resigned Mikjon Limited as Corporate Nominee Director

14 December 1993

Appointed E P S Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary

14 December 1993

Appointed Mikjon Limited as Corporate Nominee Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Inspicio Environmental Services Group Limited

Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016

Owns 75–100% of shares

Holds 75–100% of voting rights

Right to appoint and remove directors

Private Limited Company

Group structure 18 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Socotec UK Limited This company

Aspect Surveys Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Aspect Land and Hydrographic Surveys Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Datum Monitoring Ireland Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Ietg Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

40Seven Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Impulse Geophysics Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Lloyd Acoustics Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Lloyds Datum Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

LSTC Holdings Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares

LSTC Group Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares

Earthing Risk Management Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Transmission and Distribution Innovations Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares

Scientifics Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Socotec Asbestos Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Socotec Advisory Limited Owns 75–100% of shares (as a firm)

Socotec Forensic Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

United Kingdom Testing & Certification Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings 233

Date	Description	Made Up To
29 October 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	29 October 2026
7 October 2026	Full accounts	31 December 2025
3 June 2026	Appointment of a director
3 June 2026	Director's details changed
15 October 2025	Confirmation statement with no updates	15 October 2025