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Building Businesses in UK

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

Businesses in the UK

40,254

90.5% active

Avg age

10.5 yrs

Average company age

Top location

London

5,032 active businesses

01 - Market

Building market shaped by new incorporations.

New company registrations for Building businesses over the last six years.

02 - Outlook

Sector signals.

A composite view of Building businesses in the UK across six key dimensions.

Opportunity score · composite (0-100)

5-year forecast · new incorporations

03 - Business profile

Business profile.

Breakdown of active Building companies by category.

  • Private Limited Company 28,288 companies
  • Ltd 11,897 companies
  • PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, Limited By Guarantee, No Share Capital) 33 companies
  • Private Limited Guarant Nsc 22 companies
  • Private Unlimited Company 4 companies

04 - Economics

Structure & age.

Company status split and age distribution for Building.

Status split

Distribution of company statuses across all records.

Company age bands

0-2 years
1,479
2-5 years
8,656
5-10 years
12,615
10-20 years
11,493
20+ years
4,644

Age distribution

05 - Competitors

Key companies.

Company Status Date of Incorporation
#1

TAYMOUTH HOLDINGS LTD

11655173 • LONDON

Total Assets: £178,122,368

Active 01/11/2018
#2

TIP TOP BUILDING SERVICES LTD

SC640556 • ABERDEEN

Total Assets: £99,054,026

Active 03/09/2019
#3

SIZE GROUP (CONSTRUCTION) LTD

06995506 • LONDON

Total Assets: £64,095,873

Active 19/08/2009
#4

PORTVIEW FIT-OUT LIMITED

NI010862 • Belfast

Total Assets: £48,509,639

Active 05/09/1975

06 - Locations

Where they are.

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

  1. 01

    London

    5,032 active businesses

    12.5% of sector 5,032
  2. 02

    Birmingham

    581 active businesses

    1.4% of sector 581
  3. 03

    Manchester

    576 active businesses

    1.4% of sector 576
  4. 04

    Bristol

    485 active businesses

    1.2% of sector 485
  5. 05

    Nottingham

    365 active businesses

    0.9% of sector 365