{"name":"COMMERCIAL SERVICES KENT LIMITED","company_number":"05858177","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"2006-06-26","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"CORPORATE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT, 1 Abbey Wood Road, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4YT","postcode":"ME19 4YT","sic_codes":[{"code":38210,"description":"Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste"},{"code":78200,"description":"Temporary employment agency activities"},{"code":78300,"description":"Human resources provision and management of human resources functions"}],"principal_activity":null,"previous_names":[{"name":"KENT COUNTY SUPPLIES LTD","changed_on":"2012-07-05"}],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Full","year_end":"31 March","last_made_up_to":"2025-03-31","next_due":"2026-12-31"},"employees":null,"financials":[],"officers":{"current":12,"resigned":38,"complete":true,"note":"Names and details of individual officers are on the People page (subscriber-only on this site) and free at Companies House."},"charges":{"total":0,"outstanding":0},"gazette_notices":[],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_summary":"Commercial Services Kent Limited is a local authority trading company wholly owned by the Kent County Council group, operating across waste management, temporary staffing, and HR services—sectors collectively worth over £35bn in the UK. Its structural positioning as a captive provider gives it guaranteed revenue flows and public sector credibility, but constrains margin generation and capital investment compared to private sector incumbents. With an unusually large board reflecting public governance requirements rather than commercial necessity, and operating in sectors facing significant regulatory and financial headwinds, the company's competitive relevance is firmly anchored to its council relationship rather than broader market contestability.","website":"https://commercialservicesgroup.com/","links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/commercial-services-kent","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/commercial-services-kent/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/commercial-services-kent/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05858177","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/commercial-services-kent/control","pay_gap":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/commercial-services-kent/pay-gap","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/commercial-services-kent/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/commercial-services-kent"}