Top 100 Construction Companies in the UK | 2026

Lily Ruaah,
 30 April 2026

UK construction companies raised £924m in 2025 — the second-strongest year on record, behind only the £1.30b raised in 2021. Annual investment has now sat above £880m every year since 2018, marking the longest sustained funding plateau of any sector we’ve analysed. In total, construction companies in the UK have raised £10.4b across all equity fundraisings tracked by Beauhurst, with 56% of that total arriving since the start of 2020.

We’ve ranked the top 100 construction companies by total equity raised (all data sourced from the Beauhurst platform).

An overview of the construction sector

The UK construction sector covers companies that design, build, and develop the physical built environment — from housebuilders and commercial developers through civil engineering and infrastructure to specialist trades, materials suppliers, and construction technology businesses.

This article covers the full Property Development and Construction industry classification on the Beauhurst platform, encompassing residential and commercial property development, build-to-rent operators, REITs, decommissioning and remediation specialists, energy infrastructure builders, and the modern construction-tech firms applying robotics, sensors, and software to the built environment.

Beauhurst tracks 366,041 active construction companies in the UK, up from 123,159 in the final quarter of 2015 — a 197% increase over the decade and one of the largest active company populations of any UK sector.

Together, these companies generated £500b in turnover according to latest financials and support an estimated 2.15m employees, making construction one of the largest contributors to UK economic activity. Across all time, construction companies have raised £10.4b in equity funding tracked on the platform, with 2024 (£1.00b) and 2025 (£924m) sitting just below the 2021 peak.

Key findings

  • Fidra Energy tops the ranking with £445m raised. The London-based company develops and operates large-scale battery energy storage projects, and accounts for 4.3% of all UK construction equity raised to date. Its venture-stage classification reflects how recently the company has scaled.
  • Able UK (£339m, North East) takes second place with marine decommissioning, demolition, and the Able Marine Energy Park, followed by Our Habitas (£338m, London) in hospitality property development, Downing (£271m, North West) in student accommodation and commercial development, and Pocket Living (£209m, London) in intermediate-affordable London housing. The top five account for 15% of all equity raised in UK construction — by far the most diversified leadership tier of any sector we’ve analysed.
  • London hosts 31 of the top 100, followed by the South East (15), North West (12), South West (10), and the North East and Yorkshire & Humber (six each). The top 100 spans 14 UK regions in total — including all four nations and both Scottish urban regions — making construction the most geographically distributed top 100 in the series.
  • Established companies dominate the top 100 with 61 entries, alongside 17 venture-stage, 16 growth-stage, two seed-stage, two exited, and two zombie. The 63 mature names (established and exited combined) make construction the most established top 100 of any sector we’ve analysed — a profile that reflects a sector built on long-running businesses rather than recent fundraising momentum.
  • The top 100 collectively raised £5.30b — 51% of the sector’s all-time total. The rest is distributed across the long tail.

Methodology

To be included in this list of edtech companies, companies must be:

  • Headquartered in the UK
  • Operating in the ‘Property Development and Construction’ Beauhurst industry classification
  • Listed as ‘Active’ on Companies House
We’ve then ranked these companies by total equity raised. If you’re a Beauhurst subscriber, you can view this list directly in the platform and apply additional filters to refine the results. Analysis accurate as of 30 April 2026. The table below is updated weekly to reflect the most recent data from the Beauhurst platform.

Top 100 construction companies in the UK

10.

Total amount raised: £185m
Total equity rounds: 5
Established: 2014
Location: Oxford

Oxa develops software designed to power driverless vehicles, with technology that uses features such as cameras and lasers in order to sense and navigate the surrounding environment. In 2023, the UK government announced that Oxa had been included in their Advanced Manufacturing Plan, setting out £150m of investment to supercharge the self-driving vehicle sector. They have received £185m to date through five rounds of fundraising, including £113m in December 2022, aimed at selling its software to a wider range of industries and growing worldwide.

9. Callsign

Total amount raised: £215m
Total equity rounds: 5
Established: 2010
Location: City of London

Focusing on creating smooth customer interactions, AI company Callsign has produced technology for passive authentication, fraud prevention, and intelligence. Its proprietary technology uses artificial intelligence to mimic how humans recognise each other. In October 2021, Visa choseCallsign as their preferred behavioural biometric and device intelligence identity partner across Europe. Callsign is the world’s fastest-growing behavioural authentication and intelligence company. It has raised a total of £215m in investment, across five funding rounds. The company’s main investors include JP Morgan, AllegisCyber, and NightDragon Security.

8. Lendable

Total amount raised: £216m
Total equity rounds: 7
Established: 2014
Location: Hackney

Lendable is a fintech company developing a peer-to-peer lending platform for consumer finance. The company’s AI software matches users with appropriate investors, leveraging artificial intelligence and automated underwriting to quickly approve loans. Lendable also offers loans to those with lower credit scores to provide a fairer borrowing solution. Lendable has raised £216m, across seven funding rounds, since 2014. It’s expanded to offices in New York, Nairobi, and Singapore, and has featured in several high growth lists: 2022’s FT 1000, the Deloitte Fast 50 in both 2019 and 2020, and the Fast Tech Track 100, also in 2019 and 2020. Additionally, in 2018, Lendable participated in Addleshaw Goddard’s AG Elevate accelerator programme for scaling fintech startups.

7. Huma

Total amount raised: £236m
Total equity rounds: 10
Established: 2011
Location: Westminster

​​Huma (previously Medopad) is developing a web-based portal for hospitals and healthcare professionals to contain, manage, and collect health records. This data is then accessible to patients through a mobile app. Alongside its main goal of managing healthcare data, Huma also works on digital health insights and has developed wearable technology to detect digital biomarkers and assess health in real-time. Huma has been working with many organisations around the world, including the NHS, to monitor COVID-19 patients remotely. The AI company has secured £236m in fundraisings, from investors including Healthbox, Nexus Investments, Bayer, and NWS Holdings. In 2020, the company acquired two businesses: stress and productivity biometric startup BioBeats, and Tarilian, an optoelectronic sensor company that makes technology for measuring blood pressure and heart monitoring. They have since acquired Alcedis, developers of a platform for the digitisation of clinical trials that can be integrated with third-party systems, and iPLATO, developers of an app that improves patients’ access to GP practices through an online booking system, and provides a platform for healthcare campaigns.

6. Patsnap

Total amount raised: £251m
Total equity rounds: 4
Established: 2007
Location: Southwark

Patsnap has created a web-based platform to help clients assess intellectual property patents, with access to patent expiry dates, licensing, renewal, and legal information for tech companies. The lawtech company’s platform is powered by artificial intelligence algorithms and natural language processing, to parse patents and IP, as well as extract and cross-match critical information. It can even analyse more complex documents, like clinical trials, chemical structures patents, and litigation records. Patsnap has over 10k customers in over 50 countries, including big names like Tesla, Dyson, and NASA. So far, the company has secured £251m in investment, across four funding rounds.

5. Quantexa

Total amount raised: £286m
Total equity rounds: 6
Established: 2016
Location: Lambeth

Quantexa is a cybersecurity firm that develops AI technology to secure organisations’ data and flag illegal activity. It works closely with industries that handle large datasets (such as banking, e-commerce, and the public sector), to create analytical models that uncover data risk, reveal opportunities, and enhance decision making. The company is backed by AlbionVC, Dawn Capital, HSBC Enterprise Fund, and Accenture, among others. In its latest funding round, Quantexa raised £104m in investment. This took the company’s total fundraisings to £286m. Quantexa has attended both the Microsoft ScaleUp accelerator and Tech Nation’s Future Fifty accelerator. It has also appeared on several high-growth lists, including The Telegraph’s Tech Hot 100, Fast Track’s Tech Track 100, InsurTech 100, and the 2021 edition of The Regtech 100.

4. Gousto

Total amount raised: £321m
Total equity rounds: 14
Established: 2012
Location: Shepherds Bush

Gousto is a meal kit delivery service that provides exact ingredients and portions to customers with instructions on how to prepare the dish. The food tech unicorn, backed by celebrity fitness coach, Joe Wicks, and Japanese investment giant SoftBank, is powered by AI, a technology used since its founding. They have received £321m in funding to date, through 14 rounds of funding. The most recent of these was in February 2023, which saw £50m invested to support them during times of economic uncertainty. Their post-money valuation was listed as £239m. They have been named on a number of high-growth lists, including the FT 1000, Fast Track Tech Track 100, and Top 100 – Britain’s Fastest Growing Businesses. They also attended the Future Fifty accelerator in 2017.

3. Cera

Total amount raised: £366m
Total equity rounds: 9
Established: 2015
Location: Islington

Cera provides homecare, telehealth consultations, and prescription services, which can be managed through a mobile app, which also allows users to book appointments with nurses on demand. To date, they have secured £366m through nine rounds of fundraising. In August 2022, they raised £81.3m to invest in increasing their capacity to help more patients, a project that was invested into by 8090 Partners, Evolve Healthcare Partners, Guinness Ventures, and Jane Street, amongst others. They have attended DigitalHealth.London Accelerator, PwC Scale Programmes, and Govstart.

2. Thought Machine

Total amount raised: £392m
Total equity rounds: 8
Established: 2011
Location: Islington

Thought Machine develops fintech software Vault, which enables banks and financial services providers to centrally manage a range of products. Its core banking platforms can be used to run day-to-day operations, improving the cost, speed, and adaptability of legacy systems. Thought Machine’s software is accessed through an API and has a large artificial intelligence component. The AI company has raised £398m in growth capital so far, across seven funding rounds, with the likes of Molten Ventures (previously Draper Esprit), IQ Capital, Playfair Capital, and British Patient Capital. Its most recent fundraising, secured in July 2020, saw the company valued at £221m pre-money. Alongside new investors ING Ventures, JP Morgan Chase Strategic Investments, and Standard Charter Investments, this latest raise also saw Thought Machine reach unicorn status.

1. Graphcore

Total amount raised: £528m
Total equity rounds: 9
Established: 2016
Location: City of Bristol

Graphcore operates in the semiconductor processing chip industry, developing and manufacturing chips made specifically to accelerate artificial intelligence and machine learning tasks. Graphcore’s chips use Intelligence Process Unit (IPU) technology, housing 1,472 separate IPU-Cores, capable of executing 8,832 separate parallel computing threads. The Bristol-based AI startup has grown from strength to strength since 2016, with a total of nine funding rounds under its belt, which saw it reach unicorn status after just four years of trading. Graphcore has raised more than half a billion pounds in investment, and is partnered with large tech companies such as Microsoft and Dell Technologies. The company has offices in London, Cambridge, Oslo, Beijing, Seoul, and across the US.
Last Updated: 30 April 2026
# Company Region Stage Employees Total Raised
1 Fidra Energy London Venture 10-24 £445,000,000

Fidra Energy

Fidra Energy develops, builds, and operates large-scale energy storage projects.

https://fidraenergy.com/
Industries Energy management and reduction Energy storage Energy utilities Property development and construction Renewable energy
2 Able UK North East Established 50-99 £339,300,000

Able UK

Able UK manages a marine decommissioning and demolition company, which provides land development, waste management services and operates a number of ports, notable the Able Marine Energy Park (AMEP).

https://www.ableuk.com/
Industries Boats and ships Demolition and decommissioning Electricity generation Freight and haulage Heavy equipment and machinery Oil and gas Ports, docks and marine infrastructure Property development and construction Waste management and recycling
3 Our Habitas London Growth 500-999 £338,322,175

Our Habitas

Our Habitas operates a hospitality group that designs, develops and manages a series of hotels and resorts.

https://www.ourhabitas.com/
Industries Event management, booking and ticketing Hotels, B&Bs and other short-term accommodation Property development and construction Tours, excursions and experiences Travel agencies, travel planning and organisation
4 Downing North West Established 100-249 £270,600,000

Downing

Downing operates a property construction and development company, specialising in building university accommodation and commercial office spaces.

https://www.downing.com/
Industries Office space Property development and construction Student accommodation Tradespeople and trade services
5 Pocket Living London Established 25-49 £208,668,000

Pocket Living

Pocket Living is a property developer specialising in "intermediate affordable" one-bedroom apartments. They thus target singles and couples earning too much for social housing but not enough to purchase other private London property.

https://www.pocketliving.com/
Industries Estate agencies Property development and construction
6 HarperCrewe London Venture 50-99 £200,000,000

HarperCrewe

HarperCrewe designs, builds and sells houses.

https://www.harpercrewe.com/
Industries Architecture Estate agencies Property development and construction
7 Assura North West Established 50-99 £182,000,000

Assura

Assura operates as an investment trust, which invests in and manages a number of medical centres.

https://www.assuraplc.com/
Industries Architecture Hospitals and clinics Property and land assets investment Property and land assets management Property development and construction Tradespeople and trade services
8 GB Bank London Growth 50-99 £143,468,690

GB Bank

GB Bank operates a bank, aimed at providing property development finance to typically underserved regions.

https://gbbank.co.uk/
Industries Banking Budgeting and financial management Loans, debt and grants Property and land assets investment Property development and construction
9 Hammerson London Established 100-249 £139,000,000

Hammerson

Hammerson operates a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), with a focus on shopping centers and retail parks.

https://www.hammerson.com/
Industries Estate agencies Property and land assets investment Property and land assets management Property development and construction
10 Renaker North West Established 250-499 £125,000,000

Renaker

Renaker operates a property development and real estate business, focused on the development of residential building on a large scale.

https://renaker.com/
Industries Property and land assets management Property development and construction
11 Causeway South East Established 500-999 £120,000,000

Causeway

Causeway supplies businesses in the construction and engineering industries with a variety of software that are used in the design, building and maintenance processes.

https://www.causeway.com/
Industries Application software Data management Property development and construction
12 Purplebricks London Growth 500-999 £113,934,270

Purplebricks

Purplebricks operates an online estate agency.

https://www.purplebricks.co.uk/
Industries Estate agencies Management and strategy consultancy Property development and construction
13 Manhattan Loft Corporation London Established 250-499 £110,000,000

Manhattan Loft Corporation

Manhattan Loft Corporation offers property development services, specialising in apartments.

https://www.manhattanloft.co.uk/
Industries Property development and construction
14 Phenna Group London Growth 100-249 £100,000,000

Phenna Group

Phenna Group operates as a holding company for a range of companies in the testing, inspection, certification, and compliance (TICC) sector.

https://phennagroup.com/
Industries Civil engineering Environmental consultancy Health and safety Investment banking and corporate finance Physical product design, testing and quality assurance Property development and construction Risk and compliance Wealth, asset and investment management
15 Nicolas James Group South East Established 10-24 £98,500,010

Nicolas James Group

Nicolas James Group operates a group companies in the property construction, investment and management sectors.

https://njg.co.uk/
Industries Hotels, B&Bs and other short-term accommodation Property and land assets investment Property and land assets management Property development and construction Restaurants, pubs, cafes and takeaways
16 honey Yorkshire and The Humber Venture 50-99 £97,747,040

honey

honey designs and builds residential homes within a range of spaces and for a variety of consumers.

https://www.homesbyhoney.co.uk/
Industries Architecture Home and garden Interior design Property development and construction Tradespeople and trade services
17 Kensa Group South West Established 100-249 £91,800,000

Kensa Group

Kensa Group operates a group of manufacture and installation companies, including Kensa Contracting, Kensa Utilities and Kensa Heat Pumps.

https://kensa.co.uk/
Industries Energy utilities Heating, ventilation, air conditioning and mechanical and electrical systems Property development and construction Tradespeople and trade services
18 Hayfield Homes West Midlands Established 100-249 £85,000,000

Hayfield Homes

Hayfield Homes provides property development and housebuilding services.

https://www.hayfieldhomes.co.uk/
Industries Property development and construction
19 Dransfield Properties Yorkshire and The Humber Established 25-49 £75,220,000

Dransfield Properties

Dransfield Properties operates a property investment and development company, specialising in regeneration schemes that are constructing and refurbishing buildings for use within the retail sector.

https://www.dransfield.co.uk/
Industries Property and land assets investment Property development and construction Tradespeople and trade services
20 Glenhawk London Growth 25-49 £75,000,000

Glenhawk

Glenhawk provides bridging loans for real estate and property construction projects.

https://glenhawk.com/
Industries Investment banking and corporate finance Loans, debt and grants Property development and construction
21 Malhotra Group North East Established >1000 £67,260,000

Malhotra Group

Malhotra Group manages a property portfolio consisting of housing, office space, care homes and a leisure branch which includes hotels, bars and restaurants.

https://malhotragroup.co.uk/
Industries Care homes Hotels, B&Bs and other short-term accommodation Office space Property and land assets investment Property and land assets management Property development and construction Restaurants, pubs, cafes and takeaways
22 FYLD London Growth 50-99 £62,922,939

FYLD

FYLD operates a digital platform for businesses in the construction industry, providing services such as site safety analysis and administration support.

https://www.fyld.ai/
Industries Application software Assistants, secretaries and administrative support Data provision and analysis Health and safety Human resources Property development and construction
23 Hubber London Seed <5 £60,000,000

Hubber

Hubber develops electric vehicle charging infrastructure and related urban energy services.

https://hubber-infra.co.uk/
Industries Cars, motorcycles and other road vehicles Civil engineering Electricity generation Energy storage Property development and construction Renewable energy
24 Bewley Homes South East Established 100-249 £55,000,000

Bewley Homes

Bewley Homes operates a property construction company, specialising in homes in desirable areas.

https://www.bewley.co.uk/
Industries Property development and construction
25 Hodson Developments London Zombie 5-9 £53,800,000

Hodson Developments

Hodson Developments develops and sells residential properties.

https://www.hodsondevelopments.com/
Industries Estate agencies Property and land assets investment Property development and construction
26 Leekes Wales Established 500-999 £53,000,000

Leekes

Leekes supplies home and garden products as well as offering installation services and property extensions.

https://www.leekes.co.uk/
Industries Appliances and kitchenware Building materials, tools and accessories Furniture, furnishings and fixtures Gifts, cards and stationery Home and garden Lighting Online retailing Physical retailing Property development and construction Supermarkets and department stores
27 Backhouse Housing South West Venture 50-99 £52,920,924

Backhouse Housing

Backhouse Housing develops and builds a range of residential housing.

https://www.backhousehousing.com/
Industries Property development and construction Tradespeople and trade services
28 Arora Group London Established >1000 £50,000,000

Arora Group

Arora Group operates a group of companies in the property, construction and hotel sectors.

https://thearoragroup.com/
Industries Hotels, B&Bs and other short-term accommodation Property and land assets investment Property development and construction
29 Groveworld London Established 10-24 £50,000,000

Groveworld

Groveworld develops commercial and residential properties.

https://groveworld.co.uk/
Industries Property development and construction
30 Malcolm Group West of Scotland Established >1000 £50,000,000

Malcolm Group

Malcolm Group is the parent company of four subsidiary companies, providing a variety of services such as logistics and fleet management.

https://www.malcolmgroup.co.uk/
Industries Civil engineering Freight and haulage Heavy equipment and machinery Product rental and hire Property development and construction Repair, maintenance and servicing Trains and trams Warehouses (bonded and non-bonded) Waste management and recycling
31 Mount Anvil London Established 100-249 £50,000,000

Mount Anvil

Mount Anvil operates a residential development company, specialising in the interior design of high-end properties.

https://mountanvil.com/
Industries Interior design Property development and construction
32 Molson Group South West Established 250-499 £43,933,004

Molson Group

Molson Group supplies machinery and equipment for the construction industry.

https://molsongroup.com/
Industries Distribution and wholesale Heavy equipment and machinery Loans, debt and grants Manufacturing Property development and construction Second-hand and antique items
33 Chancerygate London Established 50-99 £43,660,000

Chancerygate

Chancerygate develops industrial warehouses throughout the UK. The company also runs an asset management and investment division, specialising in development and property.

https://www.chancerygate.com/
Industries Property and land assets management Property development and construction Warehouses (bonded and non-bonded)
34 Aura Power South West Venture 50-99 £43,000,000

Aura Power

Aura Power develops renewable energy projects including battery storage systems and solar farms.

https://www.aurapower.com/
Industries Energy management and reduction Energy storage Property development and construction Renewable energy
35 Antler Homes South East Established 25-49 £41,754,000

Antler Homes

Antler Homes designs and builds housing developments.

https://www.antlerhomes.co.uk/
Industries Estate agencies Property development and construction
36 Converge West Midlands Growth 50-99 £40,976,954

Converge

Converge develops sensors and software that collates the information collected from these sensors, so that the data can be analysed in real-time. The sensors are able to monitor a multitude of metrics, dependent on the user's requirements.

https://www.converge.io/
Industries Application software Data aggregation Data provision and analysis Electronics hardware Energy management and reduction Property development and construction Sensors
37 Gladman North West Established 100-249 £40,000,000

Gladman

Gladman operates a property development business specialising in retirement homes, offices and industrial spaces.

https://www.gladman.co.uk/
Industries Property development and construction
38 Ridge and Partners South East Established >1000 £40,000,000

Ridge and Partners

Ridge and Partners provides a range of construction consultancy.

https://ridge.co.uk/
Industries Architecture Civil engineering Environmental consultancy Property and environmental survey Property development and construction
39 Placefirst London Growth 50-99 £36,890,250

Placefirst

Placefirst operates a build-to-rent, residential lettings company which designs, builds and maintains its own neighbourhoods.

https://www.placefirst.co.uk/
Industries Estate agencies Property and land assets investment Property and land assets management Property development and construction
40 GEL South West Established 10-24 £34,211,101

GEL

GEL develops and operates geothermal energy power plants.

https://gel.energy/
Industries Electricity generation Property development and construction Renewable energy
41 NBS North East Established 100-249 £31,800,000

NBS

NBS provides a range of tools, services and information to the construction industry.

https://www.thenbs.com/
Industries Application software Architecture Data management Property development and construction
42 Clouston Group North East Established 100-249 £31,700,000

Clouston Group

Clouston Group provides property development and refurbishment services.

https://clouston-group.com/
Industries Property development and construction
43 Hortons West Midlands Established 25-49 £30,000,000

Hortons

Hortons operates a property investment and development company.

https://hortons.co.uk/
Industries Property and land assets investment Property development and construction
44 Foresight London Venture 25-49 £28,577,640

Foresight

Foresight develops management software for construction projects.

https://www.foresight.works/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis Property development and construction
45 Greencore Homes South East Growth 50-99 £28,006,045

Greencore Homes

Greencore Homes builds and sells environmentally friendly homes.

https://greencorehomes.co.uk/
Industries Architecture Property and land assets investment Property development and construction Tradespeople and trade services
46 Harworth Group Yorkshire and The Humber Established 100-249 £27,800,000

Harworth Group

Harworth Group operates a number of property developments, focusing on former coalfields and brownfield land.

https://harworthgroup.com/
Industries Property and land assets investment Property and land assets management Property development and construction
47 Amber Taverns North West Established 100-249 £27,500,000

Amber Taverns

Amber Taverns operates a group of community pubs and provides hospitality services that support pub licensees.

https://ambertaverns.co.uk/
Industries Property and land assets management Property development and construction Restaurants, pubs, cafes and takeaways
48 CorpAcq North West Established >1000 £26,383,820

CorpAcq

CorpAcq acquires and manages SME companies.

https://www.corpacq.com/
Industries Investment banking and corporate finance Legal services Management and strategy consultancy Manufacturing Property development and construction Waste management and recycling Wealth, asset and investment management
49 Audley Group South East Established 500-999 £25,899,309

Audley Group

Audley Group develops and manages a number of retirement villages, and provides care services both in its facilities and in the community.

https://audleygroup.com/
Industries Care homes Property and land assets management Property development and construction
50 Bancon Group Aberdeen Established 100-249 £25,500,000

Bancon Group

Bancon Group operates a group of construction companies specialising in the building of homes, educational facilities, and offices.

https://bancon.co.uk/
Industries Property development and construction
51 Lioncourt Homes West Midlands Established 50-99 £24,404,603

Lioncourt Homes

Lioncourt Homes develops residential property.

https://www.lioncourthomes.com/
Industries Estate agencies Property and land assets management Property development and construction
52 Grifo Developments London Venture 10-24 £22,893,011

Grifo Developments

Grifo Developments develops residential and commercial properties.

https://www.grifodevelopments.com/
Industries Property development and construction
53 Cussins North East Established 50-99 £22,000,000

Cussins

Cussins develops homes in the North East.

https://www.cussins.com/
Industries Property development and construction
54 Arena Group East of England Established 250-499 £21,564,533

Arena Group

Arena Group designs, delivers and project manages work on temporary venues for sports and cultural events world-wide.

http://www.arenagroup.com/
Industries Event management, booking and ticketing Music Property development and construction Sports venues
55 Etopia London Venture 25-49 £21,080,085

Etopia

Etopia designs and constructs residential properties and classrooms.

https://www.etopia.eco/
Industries Property development and construction Schools
56 CWC Group East Midlands Established 250-499 £21,000,000

CWC Group

CWC Group operates a property development company.

https://clowes.co.uk/
Industries Property and land assets investment Property and land assets management Property development and construction
57 CHAP Group Aberdeen Established 100-249 £20,000,000

CHAP Group

CHAP Group provides construction services in a number of sectors including civil engineering, residential and industrial from building housing estates to producing aggregates and sands.

https://chap.co.uk/
Industries Aggregates Building materials, tools and accessories Civil engineering Property development and construction Provision of raw materials
58 Just Develop It South East Established 25-49 £19,369,832

Just Develop It

Just Develop It has founded and invested in a range of companies in the technology, entertainment and property development sectors. The company originally operated as a vehicle for the founders' main venture, online sales conversion tool Intellichat.

https://www.justdevelop.it/
Industries Private equity and venture capital Property and land assets investment Property development and construction
59 NWH Group East of Scotland Established 250-499 £19,000,000

NWH Group

NWH Group operates a group of construction and waste treatment companies.

https://www.nwhgroup.co.uk/
Industries Land, water and air management Property development and construction Waste management and recycling
60 Kick ICT West of Scotland Growth 100-249 £18,564,118

Kick ICT

Kick ICT provides a range of IT and telecommunications support services, developing a cloud-based platform and offering cyber security services.

https://www.kickict.co.uk/
Industries Application software Data centres Distribution and wholesale Electronics hardware Estate agencies Higher education Mobile, internet and wireless hardware Property development and construction Security and surveillance Technology consultancy and IT and telecommunications support
61 All3 London Seed 100-249 £18,500,000

All3

All3 develops AI-powered design software and an autonomous construction robot, used to deliver custom turnkey residential and commercial buildings to property developers.

https://www.all3.com/
Industries Application software Architecture Manufacturing Property development and construction Robots and automation
62 Halsbury Homes East of England Established 25-49 £18,000,000

Halsbury Homes

Halsbury Homes develops residential properties.

https://halsburyhomes.com/
Industries Property development and construction
63 Q-Bot South West Growth 25-49 £16,598,871

Q-Bot

Q-Bot develops robotics for monitoring and maintaining buildings and infrastructure, with the aim of making construction and the built environment more efficient.

https://q-bot.co/
Industries Energy management and reduction Home and garden Property development and construction Renewable energy Robots and automation Tradespeople and trade services
64 Material Evolution Northern Ireland Venture 10-24 £16,268,940

Material Evolution

Material Evolution develops technology and manufactures building materials with the aim of reducing carbon emissions associated with the construction industry.

https://www.materialevolution.com/
Industries Building materials, tools and accessories Manufacturing Materials technology Physical product design, testing and quality assurance Property development and construction Provision of raw materials
65 Hydda South East Zombie 5-9 £15,334,799

Hydda

Hydda develops and builds a range of modular cabins that aim to be made from sustainable materials and to be off-grid.

https://www.hydda.co.uk/
Industries Property development and construction
66 Chevin Homes East Midlands Established 5-9 £15,000,000

Chevin Homes

Chevin Homes provides property development and housebuilding services.

https://www.chevinhomes.com/
Industries Property development and construction
67 Cruden East of Scotland Established 250-499 £15,000,000

Cruden

Cruden offers property development services, with a focus on residential property.

https://www.cruden.co.uk/group
Industries Property and land assets investment Property development and construction Tradespeople and trade services
68 Harron Homes Yorkshire and The Humber Established 250-499 £15,000,000

Harron Homes

Harron Homes constructs and develops new build residential homes, and sells them on their website.

https://www.harronhomes.com/
Industries Estate agencies Property development and construction Tradespeople and trade services
69 McGoff Group North West Established 5-9 £15,000,000

McGoff Group

McGoff Group offers a range of construction services.

https://www.mcgoffgroup.com/
Industries Property development and construction
70 Acorn Property Group London Established 100-249 £14,999,999

Acorn Property Group

Acorn Property Group operates a property investment and development company.

https://www.acornpropertyinvest.com/
Industries Property and land assets investment Property development and construction
71 Qualis Flow London Growth 50-99 £14,436,478

Qualis Flow

Qualis Flow develops Internet of Things software designed to enable construction project managers to keep track of the social and environmental impact of their projects.

https://qualisflow.com/
Industries Application software Data management Property development and construction Risk and compliance
72 Lodge Park Homes East Midlands Established 5-9 £14,300,000

Lodge Park Homes

Lodge Park Homes builds residential properties.

https://www.lodgeparkhomes.co.uk/
Industries Property development and construction
73 Feltham Group South East Established 100-249 £14,200,000

Feltham Group

Feltham Group provides construction and property development services across a range of sectors.

https://www.felthamgroupltd.co.uk/
Industries Care homes Gyms and spas Property development and construction Schools Tradespeople and trade services
74 CALA Group East of Scotland Established >1000 £13,000,000

CALA Group

CALA Group develops residential housing.

https://www.cala.co.uk/
Industries Architecture Estate agencies Property development and construction
75 Prestige Homeseeker Park & Leisure Homes Yorkshire and The Humber Established 100-249 £13,000,000

Prestige Homeseeker Park & Leisure Homes

Prestige Homeseeker Park & Leisure Homes manufactures park homes and leisure lodges.

https://www.prestigehomeseeker.com/
Industries Hotels, B&Bs and other short-term accommodation Property development and construction
76 Aphex London Venture 25-49 £12,512,310

Aphex

Aphex develops project planning and monitoring software for the engineering and construction sectors.

https://www.aphex.co/
Industries Application software Assistants, secretaries and administrative support Civil engineering Data management Data provision and analysis Nuclear energy Property development and construction Renewable energy Trains and trams
77 Incipio Group London Growth 250-499 £12,291,542

Incipio Group

Incipio Group operates a chain of food and drink venues, which it creates by converting unused spaces.

https://www.incipio-group.co.uk/
Industries Property development and construction Restaurants, pubs, cafes and takeaways
78 Cavanna Homes South West Established 50-99 £12,000,000

Cavanna Homes

Cavanna Homes operates a housing construction company, specialising in new build residential developments.

https://www.cavannahomes.co.uk/
Industries Property development and construction Tradespeople and trade services
79 HFD Group West of Scotland Established 100-249 £11,977,289

HFD Group

HFD Group operates a property construction company specialising in designing and building commercial properties.

https://www.hfdgroup.com/
Industries Property and land assets investment Property development and construction Telecommunication infrastructure
80 Fruition Properties London Established 10-24 £11,394,862

Fruition Properties

Fruition Properties builds residential housing and apartments, designs the interiors, and manages its portfolio of properties.

https://www.fruitionproperties.co.uk/
Industries Interior design Property and land assets management Property development and construction
81 Nationwide Engineering Research and Development North West Venture 10-24 £11,000,000

Nationwide Engineering Research and Development

Nationwide Engineering Research and Development develops Concretene, a building material for the construction industry comprised of graphene and concrete.

https://concretene.co.uk/concretene-home
Industries Aggregates Building materials, tools and accessories Civil engineering Energy management and reduction Materials technology Property development and construction Provision of raw materials
82 ESH Group North East Established 500-999 £10,970,700

ESH Group

ESH Group operates as a construction company providing a range of services from civil engineering to residential properties.

https://www.eshgroup.co.uk/
Industries Civil engineering Property development and construction
83 Big Fang Collective North West Venture 50-99 £10,500,000

Big Fang Collective

Big Fang Collective remodels properties into entertainment venues for activities including adult-only crazy golf.

https://golffang.co.uk/
Industries Music venues, galleries, theatres and museums Pop-up stores, street markets and food trucks Property development and construction
84 Beams London Venture 25-49 £10,442,154

Beams

Beams aims to help customers renovate their homes by incorporating greener and simpler methods.

https://beamsrenovation.com/
Industries Interior design Property development and construction Technology consultancy and IT and telecommunications support
85 Millwood Designer Homes South East Exited 50-99 £10,000,000

Millwood Designer Homes

Millwood Designer Homes provides design and construction services for properties.

http://www.millwooddesignerhomes.co.uk/
Industries Architecture Property development and construction Tradespeople and trade services
86 Newett Homes Yorkshire and The Humber Growth 25-49 £10,000,000

Newett Homes

Newett Homes develops residential houses.

https://newetthomes.co.uk/
Industries Estate agencies Home and garden Property development and construction
87 P J Livesey North West Established 50-99 £10,000,000

P J Livesey

P J Livesey develops new residential homes and specialises in the restoration of period and listed buildings.

https://www.pjlivesey-group.co.uk/
Industries Estate agencies Property and land assets management Property development and construction
88 Metrikus London Venture 25-49 £9,723,545

Metrikus

Metrikus develops 'smart' building technology.

https://www.metrikus.io/
Industries Application software Electronics hardware Mobile, internet and wireless hardware Property development and construction
89 Apex Housing Solutions London Growth 25-49 £9,250,000

Apex Housing Solutions

Apex Housing Solutions provides a range of property management and development services, including letting apartments and constructing houses on vacant airspace above existing buildings through Apex Airspace .

https://apexhousingsolutions.co.uk/
Industries Property and land assets management Property development and construction
90 Egmere Energy South East Growth <5 £9,213,399

Egmere Energy

Egmere Energy builds renewable energy bio-gas plants.

http://www.egmereenergy.co.uk/
Industries Property development and construction Renewable energy
91 Estates and Infrastructure Exchange London Venture 10-24 £9,150,864

Estates and Infrastructure Exchange

Estates and Infrastructure Exchange operates an investment exchange, focussing on infrastructure trading.

https://www.eix.global/
Industries Application software Property development and construction Trading platforms
92 LGW Group South West Established 100-249 £9,000,000

LGW Group

LGW Group runs a number of companies specialising in providing services in the construction industry, such as Nationwide Concreting, a concrete flooring manufacturer and Wright Minimix, which supplies concrete.

https://www.lgwgroup.co.uk/
Industries Aggregates Building materials, tools and accessories Property development and construction
93 Fundamentals North West Established 50-99 £8,689,388

Fundamentals

Fundamentals offers electrical engineering services.

https://fundamentals.tech/
Industries Energy storage Energy utilities Heating, ventilation, air conditioning and mechanical and electrical systems Parts and components Property development and construction Repair, maintenance and servicing
94 Citadel Homes North West Established 5-9 £8,606,065

Citadel Homes

Citadel Homes operates as a property developer for lettings and purchases.

https://citadel-homes.co.uk/
Industries Property and land assets management Property development and construction
95 Deeley Freed South West Established 5-9 £8,500,000

Deeley Freed

Deeley Freed operates multiple property development businesses, focussing on area regeneration.

https://www.deeleyfreed.co.uk/
Industries Property development and construction
96 Future Biogas South East Established 100-249 £8,312,549

Future Biogas

Future Biogas builds and operates plants where biomass is used to generate renewable energy.

https://www.futurebiogas.com/
Industries Electricity generation Property and land assets management Property development and construction Renewable energy Repair, maintenance and servicing
97 NJW South East Exited 50-99 £8,274,312

NJW

NJW develops software designed to provide property, facility and asset management services by offering operational and performance information and visualisation through its FOCAL365 product.

https://www.njwlimited.com/
Industries Application software Data management Property development and construction Repair, maintenance and servicing
98 Limetec South East Venture 5-9 £8,225,838

Limetec

Limetec develops lime and hemp based building products for the construction industry.

https://www.limetec.co.uk/
Industries Building materials, tools and accessories Property development and construction
99 Plantforce Rentals South West Established 100-249 £8,167,000

Plantforce Rentals

Plantforce Rentals provides plant and machinery hire services to the construction and energy sectors.

https://plantforce.com/
Industries Heavy equipment and machinery Product rental and hire Property development and construction
100 Rialto Properties East of England Venture 5-9 £8,000,026

Rialto Properties

Rialto Properties builds residential properties.

http://rialtoproperties.co.uk/
Industries Property development and construction

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The future of construction in the UK

Construction company formations have accelerated sharply in recent years — from 10,576 new businesses founded in 2016 to a record 44,113 in 2025. Investment has stayed at near-peak levels through the same period, with annual fundraising exceeding £880m every year since 2018 and 2025 closing at £924m. The combination — record formations alongside sustained capital deployment — sets construction apart from sectors that have either contracted (FoodTech) or rebounded (HRTech, MarTech) in 2025. Construction has instead held steady at a high plateau across multiple years, reflecting a real-economy sector with consistent demand for new housing, energy infrastructure, and commercial space.

Energy infrastructure has emerged as one of the most distinctive recent themes. Sector leader Fidra Energy (£445m) is building large-scale battery storage, joined in the top 100 by Aura Power (£43.0m) in solar and battery storage development, GEL (£34.2m) in geothermal power plant construction, Hubber (£60.0m) in EV charging infrastructure, Egmere Energy (£9.21m) and Future Biogas (£8.31m) in renewable bio-gas, Kensa Group (£91.8m) in ground-source heat pump installation, and Able UK (£339m) operating the Able Marine Energy Park. The shift toward energy infrastructure construction sits alongside the UK’s net-zero commitments and growing grid storage requirements, and represents a new generation of companies whose work straddles construction and the renewable energy transition.

A second cluster centres on volume housebuilding and residential development at scale, with Downing, Pocket Living, HarperCrewe, Renaker, Manhattan Loft Corporation, honey, Hayfield Homes, Bewley Homes, Backhouse Housing, Mount Anvil, Antler Homes, and Harworth Group all in the top 100 building everything from intermediate-affordable London housing to large-scale Manchester residential towers. 

A third cluster of newer entrants is applying technology to the construction process itself: Causeway (£120m) in construction software, FYLD (£62.9m) in AI site safety, All3 (£18.5m) in autonomous construction robotics, Q-Bot (£16.6m) in building maintenance robotics, Material Evolution (£16.3m) in low-carbon building materials, Foresight (£28.6m) in project planning software, Aphex (£12.5m) in scheduling software, and Metrikus (£9.72m) in smart building tech. 

Together with sustainable building specialists like Greencore Homes, Limetec, and Nationwide Engineering Research and Development (graphene-enhanced concrete), they describe a sector simultaneously growing at record formation rates and modernising its tools at the technical frontier.

FAQ

The top 100 construction companies in the UK, ranked by total equity raised, are led by Fidra Energy, Able UK, Our Habitas, Downing, and Pocket Living. Each has raised more than £208m in equity funding to date.

Companies are ranked by the total amount of equity they have raised across all announced and unannounced fundraisings tracked by Beauhurst.

The top 100 UK construction companies have collectively raised £5.30b — 51% of the £10.4b raised by all UK construction companies tracked by Beauhurst.

The UK construction sector covers companies that design, build, and develop the physical built environment. This includes residential and commercial property developers, housebuilders, civil engineering firms, infrastructure builders, REITs, materials suppliers, specialist trades, energy infrastructure construction (battery storage, solar, biogas, heat pumps), and construction technology businesses applying software, robotics, and sensors to the built environment.

London is home to the largest number of top 100 construction companies with 31, followed by the South East (15), the North West (12), the South West (10), the North East (6), and Yorkshire and The Humber (6). The top 100 spans 14 UK regions in total, including all four nations.

Yes. The number of active UK construction companies has grown 197% over the past decade, from 123,159 in the final quarter of 2015 to 366,041 today. Annual company formations reached a record 44,113 in 2025, and equity fundraising has stayed above £880m every year since 2018 — making construction one of the most consistently active sectors in the UK economy.

UK construction companies operate across a wide range of sub-fields including volume housebuilding, build-to-rent, intermediate-affordable housing, commercial property development, REITs, civil engineering, marine decommissioning, energy infrastructure (battery storage, solar, biogas, geothermal, EV charging, heat pumps), construction software, robotics and automation, low-carbon building materials, and smart building technology.

Yes. The ranking includes companies at all stages of evolution. Within the top 100, venture-stage companies are the largest group (45), followed by seed-stage (21) and growth-stage (20), with six established companies, five exited businesses, and three dead.

The underlying table is updated weekly using the latest data from the Beauhurst platform. Analysis and commentary were last refreshed on 30 April 2026.

All data in this article is sourced from the Beauhurst platform, which tracks equity fundraisings, company financials, and growth signals for UK and German companies.

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