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 2023 rank 2022 rank CompanyTurnover Yearly changePre-tax profit Year endPre-tax marginsActivity split No. employedAverage wageHighest paid directorHouse Sales/Completions
Latest (£k)Previous (£k)Latest (£k)Previous (£k)Latest (%)Previous (%)Contracting (£k)Housing (£k)Property (£k)Services (£k)Other (£k) LatestPreviousLatestPreviousLatestPreviousLatestPrevious
1 1 Balfour Beatty Group 8,931,000 8,263,000 8.1 287,000 87,000 Dec-22 3.2 1.1 7,482,000     989,000 460,000 £ 1,259,000,000 25,230 18,157 £ 49,900.9 65,374 £ 4,107,186 2,942,943    
2 2 Barratt Developments 5,321,400 5,267,900 1.0 705,100 642,300 Jun-23 13.3 12.2   5,321,400       £ 527,200,000 6,728 6,564 £ 78,359.1 61,350 £ 1,756,000 2,903,000 17,206 17,908
3 3 Taylor Wimpey 4,199,000 4,284,900 -2.0 827900 679,600 Dec-22 19.7 15.9   4,199,000       £ 305,400,000 5,236 5,358 £ 58,327.0 51,885 £ 1,602,000 2,764,000 14,154 14,087
4 4 Mitie 4,055,100 3,996,800 1.5 105,500 52,300 Mar-23 2.6 1.3       4,055,100   £ 1,996,000,000 61320 68,078 £ 32,550.6 28,326 £ 5,851,399 3,869,476    
5 5 Persimmon 3,815,800 3,610,500 5.7 1,012,300 966,800 Dec-22 26.5 26.8   3,815,800       £ 259,200,000 5554 5,121 £ 46,669.1 42,394 £ 2,736,352 2,578,902 14868 14,551
6 8 Morgan Sindall 3,612,000 3,212,800 12.4 85,500 126,200 Dec-22 2.4 3.9 1,569,000 696,000   163,000 1,212,000 £ 507,000,000 7203 6,666 £ 70,387.3 70,297 £ 2,013,087 2,766,000   1,653
7 9 Laing O’Rourke 1 3,604,700 3,096,300 16.4 -288,100 2,700 Mar-23 -8.0 0.1 3,604,700         £513,600,000 10,603 10,256 £48,439 £45,339 na na    
8 6 Bellway 3,406,600 3,536,800 -3.7 483,000 304,200 Jul-23 14.2 8.6   3,406,600       £ 191,500,000 2,979 na £ 64,283.3 na £ 1,088,625 na 10,945 11,198
9 7 Kier Group 2 3,405,400 3,256,500 4.6 51,900 15,900 Jun-23 1.5 0.5 3,364,800   37,600   3,000 £ 648,000,000 10210 10,267 £ 63,467.2 50,920 £ 2,153,000 2,245,000    
10 14 Keller 2,944,600 2,224,400 32.4 56,300 67,500 Dec-22 1.9 3.0 2,944,600         £ 606,700,000 9821 9,724 £ 61,775.8 51,995 £ 1,797,000 1,691,000    
11 11 Vistry Group 2,729,432 2,359,042 15.7 247484 319,536 Dec-22 9.1 13.5   2,729,432       £ 235,870,000 3,544 3,143 £ 66,554.7 57,453 £ 2,484,000 2,363,000 11,951 8,639
12 12 Berkeley Group 2,550,200 2,348,000 8.6 604,000 551,500 Apr-23 23.7 23.5   2,550,200       £ 253,800,000 2,802 2,911 £ 90,578.2 81,965 £ 8,043,000 8,043,000 4,043 3,760
13 10 Amey Group 2,224,198 2,406,823 -7.6 86,420 -97,972 Dec-22 3.9 -4.1       2,471,463   £ 479,279,000 10,540 13,848 £ 45,472.4 33,005 £ 1,012,000 732,000    
14 13 ISG 2,185,100 2,263,700 -3.5 11,500 18,500 Dec-22 0.5 0.8 1,196,400       988,700 £ 225,800,000 3073 2,982 £ 73,478.7 74,078 na na    
15 15 Redrow Group 2,127,000 2,140,000 -0.6 395,000 410,000 Jun-23 18.6 19.2   2,127,000       £ 121,000,000 2270 2,247 £ 53,304.0 53,405 £ 1,339,000 1,609,000 5436 5,715
16 16 Bam UK 3 1,969,367 1,991,869 -1.1 26,014 46,593 Dec-22 1.3 2.3 1,969,367         n/a na na na na £1,136,000 £759,000    
17 17 Mace 1,936,488 1,933,017 0.2 50,993 53,816 Dec-22 2.6 2.8 1,381,975   10,732 543,776   £ 511,281,000 6700 5,616 £ 76,310.6 79,927 £ 2,176,000 2,388,000    
18 18 Wates Group 4 1,894,071 1,626,026 16.5 33,664 32,601 Dec-22 1.8 2.0 958,200 310,000   310,000 3,640 £ 255,595,000 4021 3,810 £ 63,565.0 59,842 £ 491,000 1,581,000 739 500
19 19 Minerva Equity 5 1,864,600 1,545,300 20.7 -79,300 -30,400 Mar-23 -4.3 -2.0       1,864,600   £ 506,900,000 10,819 9,517 £ 46,852.8 43,280 £ 500,000 800,000    
20 22 J Murphy Group 1,490,782 1,274,352 17.0   61,659 Dec-22 0.0 4.8 1,490,782         £ 253,749,000 3688 3,579 £ 68,804.0 65,533 £ 1,398,000 1,283,000    
21 29 Costain 1,421,400 1,135,200 25.2 32,800 -13,300 Dec-22 2.3 -1.2 1,421,400         £ 230,400,000 3469 3,311 £ 66,416.8 60,495 £ 443,250 980,793    
22 30 Skanska UK 1,400,200 1,122,698 24.7 55,002 34,746 Dec-22 3.9 3.1 1,400,200         £ 229,287,000 3,435 3,856 £ 66,750.2 57,782 £ 757,930 438,648    
23 24 Galliford Try 1,393,700 1,237,200 12.6 10,100 5,400 Jun-23 0.7 0.4 1,387,900       5,800 £ 206,000,000 3,747 3,254 £ 54,977.3 52,704 £ 2,429,000 1,957,000    
24 23 Bloor Homes 1,366,341 1,253,589 9.0 317,608 261,814 Jun-22 23.2 20.9   1,253,589           na #DIV/0! na £ 193,000 174,000   4,075
25 28 VolkerWessels UK 1,348,765 1,151,852 17.1 37,699 27,095 Dec-22 2.8 2.4 116,585     199,311 32,869 £ 220,544,000 3690 3,514 £ 59,768.0 57,573 £ 858,000 780,000    
26 25 Cala Group 1,324,966 1,197,573 10.6 169,177 104,569 Dec-22 12.8 8.7   1,324,966           1,215 #DIV/0! 67,352   1,195,000 3027 2,904
27 27 Vinci 6 1,286,811 1,173,839 9.6 -44,193 26,058 Dec-22 -3.4 2.2 843,979     444,424 9,039 £ 162,093,000 3885 3,712 £ 41,722.8 40,398 £ 369,000 264,000    
28 33 Winvic Group 1,217,423 1,029,249 18.3 10,499 16,510 Jan-23 0.9 1.6 1,217,423           537 464 £ - 68,836 £ 211,000 204,000    
29 34 Newarthill 1,184,735 1,022,336 15.9 4,762 9,172 Oct-22 0.4 0.9 1,090,255   42,480   52,000 £ 170,788,000 2377 2,332 £ 71,850.2 72,939 £ 512,000 488,000    
30 32 Miller Homes 1,150,110 1,045,800 10.0 209,900 145,200 Dec-22 18.3 13.9   1,150,110       £ 72,800,000 1142 1,063 £ 63,747.8 65,663 £ 819,000 1,196,000   3,921
31 33 Willmott Dixon 1,147,248 1,101,468 4.2 811 11,211 Dec-22 0.1 1.0 1,013,746       133,432 £ 133,213,000 2086 2,034 £ 63,860.5 70,450 £ 645,000 782,000    
32 25 Bowmer & Kirkland 1,146,456 1,178,117 -2.7 63,135 65,325 Aug-22 5.5 5.5 1,146,456         £ 92,228,000 1625 1,554 £ 56,755.7 54,417 £ 4,437,000 3,238,000    
33 35 John Graham 984,035 948,320 3.8 7,982 19,026 Mar-23 0.8 2.0 984,035         £ 89,322,000 1627 2,212 £ 54,899.8 46,028 £ 667,000 659,000    
34 36 Mears Group 956,600 878,420 8.9 34,944 16,333 Dec-22 3.7 1.9       956,600   £ 165,348,000 4990 5,397 £ 33,135.9 30,814 £ 863,000 838,000    
35 41 Crest Nicholson 913,900 786,600 16.2 137,800 86,900 Oct-22 15.1 11.0   913,900       £ 49,000,000 797 661 £ 61,480.6 66,263 £ 1,756,095 1,422,000 2,734 2,407
36 38 Eurovia UK 912,066 838,746 8.7 37,520 26,876 Dec-22 4.1 3.2       912,066   £ 112,829,000 2799 2,893 £ 40,310.5 39,111 £ 648,000 316,000    
37 37 Equans Regeneration 869,849 622,623 39.7 62,607 -78,794 Dec-21 7.2 -12.7 622,623           2,746 2,826 41,456 40,848 na na    
38 40 Renew Holdings 849,048 790,995 7.3 49,455 40,752 Sep-22 5.8 5.2       849,048   £ 192,895,000 3,959 3,696 £ 48,723.2 45,761 £ 1,918,000 1,010,000    
39 42 Lend Lease Europe 802,183 763,835 5.0 -230,393 -20,679 Jun-22 -28.7 -2.7 579,665 130,260     5,836 £ 112,465,000 1195 1,298 £ 94,113.0 84,552 £ 844,000 855,000   240
40 44 Keepmoat Homes 778,100 701,600 10.9 92,200 29,700 Oct-22 11.8 4.2   778,100       £ 66,200,000 1113 1,070 £ 59,478.9 94,112 £ 2,900,000 16,000,000 3,776 3,915
41 45 JRL Group 761,043 609,984 24.8 10,890 26,807 Dec-22 1.4 4.4 648,821     7,442 104,779 £ 102,858,548 2097 1,649 £ 49,050.3 49,428 £ 413,475 308,536    
42 50 McLaren Construction Group 751,652 541,038 38.9 2,213 -12,440 Jul-22 0.3 -2.3 751,652         £ 57,416,431 734 664 £ 78,224.0 78,224 £ 314,924 580,295    
43 48 ESSCI/Imtech 720,912 561,917 28.3 11,846 3,287 Dec-22 1.6 0.6 507,161     213,743   £ 189,827,000 3,396 2,945 £ 55,897.2 53,385 £ 715,000 640,000    
44 43 Hill Holdings 716,115 753,268 -4.9 65,631 65,069 Dec-22 9.2 8.6   716,115       £ 52,466,000 758 687 £ 69,216.4 70,555 £ 823,000 780,000 2,203 2,000
45 51 Avant Homes 7 667,011 505,336 32.0 na -3,082 Jul-22 na -0.6   667,011       £ 43,856,000 692 734 £ 63,375.7 59,700 £ 535,000 1,424,000 2675 1,921
46 46 Robertson Group (Holdings) 594,671 588,305 1.1 21,223 16,880 Jun-22 3.6 2.9 456,703     117,095 20,873 £ 93,389,000 2521 2,607 £ 37,044.4 34,946   1,085,000    
47 39 Multiplex Construction Europe 561,928 793,017 -29.1 11,066 2,641 Dec-22 2.0 0.3 561,928         £ 62,987,000 652 725 £ 96,605.8 93,094 £ 570,674 568,713    
48 55 FM Conway 535,290 478,099 12.0 15,488 17,178 Mar-23 2.9 3.6       535,290   £ 102,938,000 2084 1,990 £ 49,394.4 47,688 £ 808,000 757,000    
49 52 NG Bailey Group 531,600 499,500 6.4 -15,700 3,000 Feb-23 -3.0 0.6 531,600         £ 161,300,000 3216 3,062 £ 50,155.5 49,118 £ 776,000 1,111,000    
50 62 Keltbray Group 527,861 389,516 35.5 3,241 -4,222 Oct-22 0.6 -1.1 527,861         £ 96,099,942 1660 1,544 £ 57,891.5 52,196 £ 1,605,990 1,581,000    
51 56 Ferrovial Construction 8 493,216 456,298 8.1 -30,070 5,380 Dec-22 -6.1 1.2 449,341     43,875   £ 50,989,000 589 584 £ 86,568.8 79,651 £ 420,000 381,000    
52 59 Severfield 491,753 403,563 21.9 32,476 21,000 Mar-23 6.6 5.2 491,753         £ 86,131,000 1719 1,578 £ 50,105.3 46,822 £ 1,123,000 521,000    
53 63 Caddick Group 491,582 383,670 28.1 57,720 17,106 Aug-22 11.7 4.5 180,095   300,179   11,308 £ 31,002,000 523 445 £ 59,277.2 58,101 £ 1,573,000 301,000    
54 54 McLaughlin & Harvey 9 469,089 480,345 -2.3 7,182 5,875 Dec-22 1.5 1.2 422,329   468   46,292 £ 40,214,000 486 800 £ 82,744.9 53,081 £ 758,000 670,000    
55 49 TSL 455,343 548,038 -16.9 6,786 10,034 Dec-22 1.5 1.8 455,343         £ 13,957,000 196 200 £ 71,209.2 73,725 £ 215,336 223,618    
56 67 United Living 436,522 361,323 20.8 -20,902 -21,145 Mar-22 -4.8 -5.9   180,837   255,685   £ 49,030,000 1147 1,004 £ 42,746.3 43,438 £ 290,000 318,000    
57 58 Ardmore Construction 434,072 403,636 7.5 1,574 12,598 Sep-22 0.4 3.1 434,072         £ 28,571,000 432 351 £ 66,136.6 63,900 £ 500,000 743,343    
58 70 McCarthy & Stone 8 434,000 335,500 29.4 -35,000 -37,500 Oct-22 -8.1 -11.2   434,000       £ 87,600,000 2605 2,549 £ 33,627.6 35,308 £ 1,300,000 1,100,000   1,210
59 71 T Clarke 426,000 327,100 30.2 10,300 7,800 Dec-22 2.4 2.4 426,000         £ 76,000,000 1294 1,204 £ 58,732.6 54,568 £ 1,657,604 1,016,420    
60 68 Readie Construction 421,132 345,010 22.1 1,739 5,523 Mar-23 0.4 1.6 421,132         £ 16,097,124 260 219 £ 61,912.0 66,795 £ 496,031 553,291    
61 130 Glencar Construction 417,849 160,404 160.5 809 2,290 Sep-22 0.2 1.4 417,849         £ 14,732,630 212 108 £ 69,493.5 66,231 £ 150,000 na    
62 94 Network Plus 409,849 241,972 69.4 18,131 1,105 Mar-22 4.4 0.5       409,849   £ 85,596,859 2291 1,170 £ 37,362.2 41,068 £ 366,076 454,269    
63 75 MV Kelly 407,468 321,620 26.7 22,988 23,361 May-22 5.6 7.3 407,468         £ 24,546,000 291 207 £ 84,350.5 73,386 £ 1,830,000 725,000    
64 57 Watkin Jones & Sons 407,076 430,211 -5.4 18,393 51,121 Sep-22 4.5 11.9 190,200 180,000   23,600   £ 28,894,000 709 711 £ 40,753.2 39,527 £ 718,000 784,735   3,271
65 89 M&J Evans Construction 9 405,780 250,638 61.9 23,401 17,599 Dec-22 5.8 7.0 405,780         £ 22,250,579 318 99 £ 69,970.4 80,879 £ - 3,522    
66 61 McAleer & Rushe Contracts 404,348 400,534 1.0 12,101 15,020 Dec-22 3.0 3.7 404,348         £ 23,893,348 372 359 £ 64,229.4 59,908 £ 355,000 356,000    
67 66 Emcor Group UK 384,993 371,241 3.7 23,943 20,235 Dec-22 6.2 5.5       384,993   £ 126,480,000 3607 4,103 £ 35,065.2 31,524 £ 844,000 813,000    
68 53 Bouygues 382,600 483,616 -20.9 -41,878 835 Dec-22 -10.9 0.2 382,600         £ 135,924,000 1957 1,748 £ 69,455.3 65,747 £ 604,000 604,000    
69 69 Carey Group 366,331 344,011 6.5 42,752 16,057 Sep-22 11.7 4.7 348,828 2,002     15,501 £ 59,459,000 966 994 £ 61,551.8 63,854 £ 374,000 506,000    
70 new GMI Construction Group 360,255 120,737 198.4 -2,343 1,011 Sep-22 -0.7 0.8 360,255         £ 13,340,835 216 121 £ 61,763.1   £ 256,155 172,977    
71 78 Integral UK 351,630 310,614 13.2 -14,450 -21,567 Dec-22 -4.1 -6.9       351,630   £ 97,619,000 2245 2,259 £ 43,482.9 41,143 £ 258,000 906,000    
72 64 John Sisk & Son 350,704 382,886 -8.4 -2,536 8,434 Dec-22 -0.7 2.2 350,704         £ 44,812,000 656 622 £ 68,311.0 62,900 £ 682,000 758,000    
73 81 OHOB Holdings 348,273 292,918 18.9 20,339 21,569 Mar-22 5.8 7.4 297,947 21,497 24,800   4,028 £ 23,248,570 213 122 £ 109,148.2 104,352 £ 2,847,971 1,232,586 na 87
74 97 Henry Boot 341,419 230,598 48.1 45,595 35,142 Dec-22 13.4 15.2 97,571 70,631 135,575   37,642 £ 29,671,000   533 #DIV/0! 55,825 £ 938,000 983,000 175 120
75 84 Wain Group 340,027 276,588 22.9 57,586 53,377 Sep-22 16.9 19.3   313,246   26,781   £ 22,150,000 373 360 £ 59,383.4 48,883 £ 514,000 3,010,000 1,169 1,105
76 93 HG Group Holdings 335,668 242,978 38.1 15,288 23,920 Dec-22 4.6 9.8 335,668         £ 13,996,000 175 130 £ 79,977.1 74,285 £ 497,000 420,000    
77 72 Emerson Developments 332,882 327,015 1.8 104,043 24,683 Apr-22 31.3 7.5   144,709 188,114   12,709 £ 30,229,000 780 781 £ 38,755.1 38,164 £ 1,138,000 439,000 426 511
78 87 Springfield Properties 332,132 257,095 29.2 15,289 19,726 May-23 4.6 7.7   332,132       £ 39,266,000 876 764 £ 44,824.2 38,308 £ 346,000 518,000   1,446
79 76 Ogilvie Group 331,786 318,667 4.1 22,867 10,181 Jun-22 6.9 3.2 75,187 49,672     206,929 £ 23,807,000 558 589 £ 42,664.9 39,584 £ 607,000 574,000 124 242
80 65 MJ Gleeson Group 328,319 373,409 -12.1 31,489 42,620 Jun-23 9.6 11.4   328,319       £ 42,349,000 806 748 £ 52,542.2 #DIV/0! £ 422,000 1,292,000 1723 2,000
81 73 Osborne 10 325,808 na na na na Sep-21 na na                 na          
82 85 Fairview (Holdings) 317,490 275,046 15.4 940 -10,732 Dec-22 0.3 -3.9   317,490       £ 19,815,000 241 236 £ 82,219.9 81,716 £ 2,441,000 10,944,000   977
83 77 St Modwen Homes 312,802 263,367 18.8 38,385 26,279 Dec-21 12.3 10.0   312,802         na na 472,854 349,801     1,116 931
84 73 Morris Homes 306,327 322,428 -5.0 20,243 21,764 Apr-22 6.6 6.8   306,327       £ 22,700,000 283 277 £ 80,212.0 68,968 £ 2,713,000 678,000 833 1,033
85 86 RG Carter 304,083 244,683 24.3 962 10,552 Dec-22 0.3 4.3 304,083         £ 8,811,000 209 117 £ 42,157.9   £ 222,000 241,000    
86 80 Telford Homes 296,300 303,402 -2.3 -192,615 -14,195 Dec-22 -65.0 -4.7   296,300       £ 26,704,000 285 335 £ 93,698.2 75,669 na na    
87 105 OCU Group 295,151 219,693 34.3 40,457 22,714 Apr-22 13.7 10.3       295,151   £ 18,917,982 420 331 £ 45,042.8 38,940 na na    
88 88 Clancy Group 292,989 255,216 14.8 10,630 11,068 Mar-22 3.6 4.3 na     292,989   £ 94,471,000 2294 2,229 £ 41,181.8 39,574 £ 512,000 479,000    
89 82 Esh Holdings 286,811 277,987 3.2 2,048 3,023 Dec-22 0.7 1.1 216,052 23,438   21,307   £ 33,692,000 715 765 £ 47,121.7 43,137 £ 384,042 288,489    
90 91 Enerveo (formerly SSE Contracting) 278,900 246,700 13.1 -26,800 -22,600 Mar-22 -9.6 -9.2 278,900         £ 70,800,000 1731 1,878 £ 40,901.2 39,510 £ 200,000 200,000    
91 91 London Square 277,555 158,761 74.8 21,958 9,173 Mar-22 7.9 5.8   277,555       £ 18,881,000 163 130 £ 115,834.4   £ 923,000 875,000 502 328
92 92 Sureserve Group (previously Lakehouse) 275,096 244,014 12.7 15,574 13,777 Sep-22 5.7 5.6       275,096   £ 87,181,000 2673 2,354 £ 32,615.4 34,826 £ 508,000 1,083,000    
93 99 JN Bentley 263,469 227,927 15.6 6,389 841 Dec-22 2.4 0.4 263,469         £ 71,252,000 1338 1,282 £ 53,252.6 46,712 £ 450,858 376,547    
94 102 Gilbert-Ash 262,437 219,293 19.7 4,291 11,955 Dec-22 1.6 5.5 262,437         £ 12,553,987 199 189 £ 63,085.4 62,921 £ 442,934 411,329    
95 95 William Hare 248,321 239,510 3.7 -853 -2,215 Dec-22 -0.3 -0.9 248,321         £ 56,793,000 1771 1,761 £ 32,068.3 31,047 £ 654,000 980,000    
96 90 Cruden Holdings 247,381 191,492 29.2 4,941 302 Mar-23 2.0 0.2 197,452 23,378 10,125       577 587 46,189 43,101 548,622 437,822 174 159
97 104 Beacon Hill Group 245,685 204,900 19.9 22,631 28,712 Dec-22 9.2 14.0   245,685       £ 22,940,000 395 355 £ 58,075.9 55,927 £ 571,000 665,000 769 695
98 112 Hopkins Homes 11 245,394 194,264 26.3 40,938 34,486 Jun-22 16.7 17.8   245,394       £ 19,137,000 196 197 £ 97,637.8 58,569 £ 2,287,000 483,000   804
99 108 Mount Anvil 245,087 200,625 22.2 6,291 3,956 Dec-22 2.6 2.0   245,087       £ 20,934,000 212 196 £ 98,745.3 95,898 £ 536,000 610,600   386
100 117 Story Homes 240,708 179,891 33.8 28,708 7,684 Mar-22 11.9 4.3   240,708       £ 18,537,662 376 397 £ 49,302.3 45,955 £ 522,333 283,950   846
101 103 Weston Group 240,142 214,144 12.1 18,202 2,460 Jul-22 7.6 1.1   240,142       £ 22,418,000 348 439 £ 64,419.5 49,492 £ 1,650,000 532,000   754
102 105 Croudace Homes 235,465 204,542 15.1 29,799 25,482 Dec-22 12.7 12.5   235,465       £ 19,674,000 334 328 £ 58,904.2 58,134 £ 795,000 779,000 605 602
103 96 Briggs & Forrester 229,247 234,154 -2.1 1,628 3,201 Oct-22 0.7 1.4 229,247         £ 43,997,252 874 897 £ 50,340.1 51,320 £ 259,950 408,581    
104 132 RGCM 223,412 156,669 42.6 1,275 862 Dec-22 0.6 0.6 223,412         £ 9,794,894 133 127 £ 73,645.8 74,425 £ 323,010 265,661    
105 111 Anwyl Group 218,148 195,872 11.4 18,413 20,706 Sep-22 8.4 10.6   218,148       £ 16,156,281 282 255 £ 57,291.8 53,486 n/a na   763
106 137 BW Workplace Experts 216,323 145,109 49.1 1,832 -177 Dec-22 0.8 -0.1         216,323 £ 19,541,179 214 179 £ 91,313.9 90,419 £ 535,912 482,000    
107 98 Colas 212,237 229,799 -7.6 7,930 -2,774 Dec-21 3.7 -1.2       212,237   £ 43,558,000 968 1,098 £ 44,997.9 46,432 £ 476,000 370,000    
108 113 RJ McLeod (Contractors) 210,272 192,293 9.3 18,603 24,977 Nov-22 8.8 13.0 210,272         £ 29,455,504 441 473 £ 66,792.5 69,774 £ 1,352,541 1,639,893    
109 136 Higgins Group 210,257 151,115 39.1 -5,443 203 Jul-22 -2.6 0.1 190,598 19,658       £ 21,620,000 318 230 £ 67,987.4 82,535 £ 1,018,000 1,020,124   61
110 122 Erith 208,287 175,688 18.6 -13,768 11,330 Sep-22 -6.6 6.4 208,287         £ 31,873,000 599 574 £ 53,210.4 53,699 £ 147,000 185,000    
111 107 Morrisroe Group 203,859 201,629 1.1 -6,859 2,688 Oct-22 -3.4 1.3 203£859         £ 21,599,069 349 334 £ 61,888.4 64,611 na na    
112 131 Churchill Retirement 200,140 160,049 25.0 34,649 38,865 Jun-22 17.3 24.3   200140       £ 25,393,000 699 601 £ 36,327.6 33,990 £ 1,202,000 1,470,000   543
113 118 Harron Homes 199,579 179,299 11.3 40,137 30,128 Dec-22 20.1 16.8   199,579       £ 12,070,000 252 234 £ 47,896.8 44,940 £ 69,000 133,000    
114 121 Mulalley & Company 193,299 175,870 9.9 3,072 -3,301 Mar-23 1.6 -1.9 193,299         £ 31,284,661 529 519 £ 59,139.2 56,430 £ 229,367 238,117    
115 115 Forth Holdco 192,410 181,791 5.8 13,499 11,496 Aug-22 7.0 6.3       192,410   £ 52,470,000 1523 1,452 £ 34,451.7 33,580 na 942,000    
116 114 Axis Europe 191,160 147,875 29.3 14,033 8,252 Mar-23 7.3 5.6 191,160           978 952 37,141 36,517 614,931 394,207    
117 140 Novus Property Solutions 185,872 142,315 30.6 1,557 778 Dec-22 0.8 0.5 185,872         £ 29,419,000 752 738 £ 39,121.0 36,123 £ 294,212 355,000    
118 124 Lindum Construction Company 185,131 169,489 9.2 7,841 8,597 Nov-22 4.2 5.1 155,590 21,329     8,209 £ 25,814,802 610 602 £ 42,319.3 38,407 £ 248,802 266,945    
119 79 Stewart Milne 183,507 305,538 -39.9 16,576 -8,102 Oct-22 9.0 -2.7   165,901     17,606 £ 27,765,000 486 887 £ 57,129.6 51,563 £ 1,018,000 858,000 583 828
120 125 Tide Construction 177,530 166,932 6.3 11,103 10,946 Aug-22 6.3 6.6 177530         £ 2,831,685 38 36 £ 74,518.0 66,972 na na    
121 147 Renaker Build 176,677 130,340 35.6 5,952 4,805 Oct-22 3.4 3.7 176677         £ 18,020,000 340 325 £ 53,000.0 46,625 £ 139,000 132,000    
122 123 Abbey Developments 175,188 164,459 6.5 50,606 41,126 Apr-23 28.9 25.0   175,188         72 72 66,222 63,736 582,752 526,148 509 502
123 145 Nexus Infrastructure 173,403 136,955 26.6 na 3,757 Sep-22 na 2.7 98,400     75,000   £ 35,592,000 713 700 £ 49,918.7 53,983 £ 460,000 471,000    
124 109 J Coffey Group 171,077 198,682 -13.9 4,602 9,957 Sep-22 2.7 5.0 171,077         £ 26,241,576 282 243 £ 93,055.2 82,683 £ 217,154 222,537    
125 133 Bewley Homes 170,364 155,998 9.2 18,273 19,087 Sep-22 10.7 12.2   170364       £ 11,366,784 134 114 £ 84,826.7 78,746 £ 482,441 425,162   437
126 100 Seddon Group 169,774 225,294 -24.6 -15,543 8,551 Dec-22 -9.2 3.8 149,658 1,274     2,926 £ 25,976,000 521 618 £ 49,858.0 49,594 £ 234,000 649,000   174
127 128 Henmead 168,627 163,853 2.9 4,910 13,202 Dec-22 2.9 8.1 119,476 10,300 9,700 21,143 5,942 £ 35,898,000 785 692 £ 45,729.9 42,665 £ 1,276,000 1,114,000    
128 126 Strata Homes 167,793 166,867 0.6 12,472 13,772 Jun-22 7.4 8.3   167793       £ 9,863,000 194 206 £ 50,840.2 51,631 £ 278,000 442,000   603
129 141 Dodd Group 167,479 142,082 17.9 2,727 4,836 Mar-22 1.6 3.4 167,479         £ 34,887,000 850 848 £ 41,043.5 40,948 £ 248,000 509,000    
130 106 Galliard 167,120 203,776 -18.0 11,033 4,594 Mar-23 6.6 2.3 2,293 164,827       £ 34,560,000 485 505 £ 71,257.7 76,840 2,278,000 9,201,000 920 1,103
131 127 CJ O’Shea 167,034 165,055 1.2 24,929 15,577 Mar-22 14.9 9.4 167034         £ 10,162,249 168 170 £ 60,489.6 59,200 £ 1,001,057 1,001,072    
132 119 SDC Builders 167,015 179,121 -6.8 1,771 2,140 Sep-22 1.1 1.2 167,015         £ 20,393,563 362 353 £ 56,335.8 51,739 £ 193,087 167,561    
133 138 EW Beard 165,515 144,654 14.4 3,303 3,057 Dec-22 2.0 2.1 165,515         £ 20,600,000 308 290 £ 66,883.1 67,421 £ 367,000 1,358,000    
134 new One Group Construction 164,511 160,445 2.5 7,093 6,988 Dec-22 4.3 4.4 164511         £ 22,458,312 538 495 £ 41,744.1 42,820 £ 211,196 230,524    
135 143 Phoenix ME 160,055 140,143 14.2 7,363 4,957 Sep-22 4.6 3.5 160,055         £ 24,255,000 311 307 £ 77,990.4 75,440 £ 2,341,000 1,173,000    
136 134 Story Contracting 158,429 155,688 1.8 8,818 11,301 Mar-22 5.6 7.3 157,100 1,400           690 #DIV/0! 50,275   150,000    
137 139 Byrne Group 152,741 142,696 7.0 6,389 5,080 Jun-22 4.2 3.6 152741         £ 17,380,012 219 244 £ 79,360.8 79,549 £ 417,409 371,813    
138 new Lorne Stewart 149,309 117,743 26.8 612 326 Dec-22 0.4 0.3       149,309   £ 25,470,000 547 625 £ 46,563.1   £ 234,000 208,000    
139 new Emerson Developments 12 144,709 171,037 -15.4 18,001 19,368 Apr-22 12.4 11.3   144,709       £ 30,229,000 780 781 £ 38,755.1   £ 1,138,000 2,415,000    
140 142 William Davis/Broadthrope 139,894 140,476 -0.4 15,453 16,857 May-22 11.0 12.0   139,894       £ 14,385,000 316 310 £ 45,522.2 41,181 £ 1,799,000 894,000   474
141 149 Permasteelisa (UK) 137,559 122,672 12.1 994 -13,709 Mar-22 0.7 -11.2 137,559         £ 6,234,651 88 89 £ 70,848.3 80,393 £ 349,346 808,720    
142 new Masterson Holdings 136,695 102,569 33.3 6,720 6,110 Aug-22 4.9 6.0 136,695         £ 19,987,594 243 240 £ 82,253.5   £ 565,170 560,557    
143 144 Durkan Holdings 133,259 136,969 -2.7 -12,414 603 Nov-22 -9.3 0.4 133,259         £ 12,460,000 162 145 £ 76,913.6 77,345 £ 445,069 483,339    
144 new Gratte Brothers 124,636 152,120 -18.1 na 1,670 Mar-22 na 1.1 124,636         £ 24,614,506 443 460 £ 55,563.2 54,554 £ 221,205 211,479    
145 new Stepnell Holdings 124,096 107,875 15.0 1,556 958 Mar-22 1.3 0.9 124,096         £ 11,321,229 154 144 £ 73,514.5   £ 313,868 293,489    
146 new 8Build 122,959 117,877 4.3 1,029 -389 Mar-23 0.8 -0.3 122,959         £ 16,043,000 217 211 £ 73,930.9   £ 257,000 278,000    
147 new Domis Property Group 117,151 87,916 33.3 9,527 7,048 Apr-22 8.1 8.0           £ 10,508,640 252 138 £ 41,701.0   £ 239,966 151,024    
148 new Jelson Holdings 113,501 111,608 1.7 17,883 15,519 Sep-22 15.8 13.9       113,501   £ 24,111,113 614 656 £ 39,268.9   £ 791,634 753,928    
149 new M Lambe Construction 108,762 97,569 11.5 6,089 1,723 Oct-22 5.6 1.8 108,762         £ 7,536,000 178 165 £ 42,337.1   £ 186,033 180,033    
150 new CG Fry and Son 107,543 108,408 -0.8 13,144 11,727 Dec-22 12.2 10.8 25,899 81,643       £ 10,432,143 193 183 £ 54,052.6   £ 595,620 538,770    

METHODOLOGY

This analysis refers to those companies identified as the top 150 for which contracting, housing and facilities management account for roughly 50% or more of turnover, based on data from latest report and accounts listed up to 15 November (for time periods for year ending December 2021 onwards – (except Osborne, which is for the year to September 2021). The top housebuilders listing refers to firms that refer to themselves as housebuilders, and so includes developers and social housebuilders; it does not include housing associations, some of which are involved in building.

Operating profit (included where data is available) refers to profit before pre-exceptional items etc.

Turnover includes joint ventures.

Data concerning activities is as reported by firms, but the data is not totally representative especially when viewing contracting as many private companies include other activities – such as plant hire, property, in total contracting sales data, and these affect margins.

On the contractors table, in some instances operating profit includes activities other than contracting, so the data are not strictly comparable. Similarly, on the FM table, in some instances operating profit includes activities other than services, and so the data are not strictly comparable.

For housebuilders, house price and sale data are not directly comparable as some refer to all housing, while some exclude affordable housing. Not all firms report housing profits or sales, hence gaps in the table.

Firms with any questions about the survey or wishing to be included in the survey for 2024, should contact top150@assemblemediagroup.co.uk.

NOTES

1. Laing O’Rourke: Loss due to losses on projects in UK and historic claim on a project in Australia subject to arbitration. Laing O’Rourke’s rating in last year’s top 150 was based on its results for the year to March 2021

2. Kier Group: Most operations are overseas

3. Minerva Equity: Loss due to costs on two water contracts and restructuring

4. Vinci: Loss due to problems on fixed-price construction work and FM on PFI project

5. Avant Homes: Parent company bought by JV of Berkeley de Vere and Elliott Advisors in April 2021 – accounting period changed for figure for 62 weeks to July 2022

6. Ferrovial Construction: Losses declared on one project

7. McLaughlin & Harvey: Last figure for 18 months – changed year end

8. McCarthy & Stone: Bought in 2021 by Mastiff Bidco – retains trading name

9. M&J Evans Construction: Bought Flynn in 2022

10. Osborne: Company has not submitted accounts after December 2021 so only limited data is published for this year

11. Hopkins Homes: Results are for 14-month period

12. Emerson Developments: Staff global, turnover UK onlys

13. London Square: Average price only for private units only

14. Hopkins Homes: Results ar for 14-month period

15. Watkin Jones & Sons: Recognised housing revenue differently

16. Elivia Homes: Changed accounting period – results for 18 months

17. Kier breakdown is based on its construction segment breakdown

18. Kier facilities figures based on its infrastructure segment breakdown