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Building Businesses in Greater Manchester

Explore the Greater Manchester's Building sector. From regional hotspots to turnover breakdowns, discover key intelligence on company performance, market concentration, and growth opportunities across the UK.

202
Businesses
79.2%
Active
10.9 yrs
Avg company age
BOLTON
Top Location · 58
Analysis

What the numbers actually tell us

10.4% of building survive beyond 20 years – vs 12.5% cross-sector average. Established players are rarer here than across the UK economy as a whole.

Market: new incorporations, six-year view

New company registrations for Building, 2021-2026 (2026 shown year-to-date). The sector added more companies in 2022 than any year on record.

SOURCE: COMPANIES HOUSE INCORPORATION DATA · SIC 43390 · SYNCED DAILY

Outlook: sector signals

A composite view across six dimensions, scored 0–100.

    What the score means

    Business profile: who runs UK agencies

    Active companies by Building. The sector is overwhelmingly founder-owned private companies

      Structure & age: a young sector

      Age distribution of active businesses. – are under five years old - and only – make it past twenty.

      UK CROSS-SECTOR AVERAGE AGE: 10.6 YRS · AGENCIES: 10.9 YRS

      Key companies

      Largest active Building by latest reported turnover. Click through for filings, directors and group structure.

      Where they are: top locations

      Ranked by the number of active Building businesses registered in each location.

      01Bolton5828.7% of sector
      02Manchester4019.8% of sector
      03Altrincham2813.9% of sector
      04Cheadle2110.4% of sector
      05Stockport178.4% of sector

      Towns in Greater Manchester

      Drill down further - view Building business data for individual towns within this county.