# Foster Contracting Limited

## Details

- **Company number:** [00116726](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00116726)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 10 Jul 1911
- **Registered office:** MALDON ROAD, KELVEDON, COLCHESTER, CO5 9BA
- **Nature of business:** [42110](/sic/42110) Construction of roads and motorways, [43999](/sic/43999) Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
- **Corporate group:** [Foster Contracting Holdings Limited](/group/69072) (3 companies)


## Previous names

- Essex Highway Contracts Limited (until 27 Mar 2003)
- Essex Plant And Contracts Limited (until 19 Aug 1997)




## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foster Contracting Holdings Limited | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent | 11 Sep 2026 |  |
| Mr Thomas Julian Wilson Foster | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent | 1 Jul 2016 | 11 Sep 2026 |
| Mrs Zita Mary Foster | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent | 1 Jul 2016 | 11 Sep 2026 |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Net assets | Cash | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £5,674,097 | £2,441,511 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £4,438,804 | £2,153,452 | 21 |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £4,089,255 | £1,723,823 | 21 |
| 31 Dec 2022 | - | £2,306,874 | 24 |
| 31 Dec 2021 | - | £1,372,999 | 22 |
| 31 Dec 2020 | £3,275,077 | £1,368,326 | 26 |
| 31 Dec 2019 | £3,061,564 | £1,509,672 | - |
| 31 Dec 2014 | £1,317,914 | £285,584 | - |
| 31 Dec 2013 | £1,099,615 | £217,297 | - |



## Owned by

Foster Contracting Limited → [Foster Contracting Holdings Limited](/company/10930010)





## Companies at the same address

- [Casserly Foster Property Limited](/company/13397160) (13397160)
- [Foster Contracting Holdings Limited](/company/10930010) (10930010)