PricingHow It WorksWebsites
CT600 FilingCompanies House AccountsCompany Deadlines LookupWhat You Need to FileSelf AssessmentCIS ReturnsMaking Tax DigitalFree Tax Calculators
YappazineFree Tax CalculatorsHelp CentreFAQSupportOur Infrastructure
Jobs & leadsStripeMeta Lead AdsWhatsApp AITelegram
Tax filingHMRC (MTD)
Works with bothXeroQuickBooks
AboutPartner APIContactSecurityPrivacy PolicyTerms of Service
  1. Home
  2. Companies

Company directory

UK trade and construction companies: filing deadlines

639,773 active limited companies in the building trades and related services, with their accounts, CT600 and confirmation statement due dates worked out from the Companies House register.

Every company on these pages is an active private limited company that files small or micro-entity accounts. Each one has to deliver accounts to Companies House within 9 months of its year end, pay corporation tax 9 months and 1 day after it, and file a CT600 with HMRC within 12 months.

UK trade and construction companies in numbers

From the Companies House register and filed balance sheets, as of 1 Oct 2026. The longest-established is N.P.K. Holdings Limited, incorporated in 1864.

Companies
639,773
Active, small or micro accounts
New in the last 12 months
103,486
16% of the total
Typical net assets
£9,667
Median of 447,391 latest balance sheets
Typical size
1 employee
Median average headcount
Accounts due in the next 3 months
151,214
Companies House deadlines

Still trading, by year incorporated

Active UK trade and construction companies by year of incorporation050,000100,0002017: 22,375 incorporated (still active)20172018: 25,742 incorporated (still active)20182019: 29,051 incorporated (still active)20192020: 30,517 incorporated (still active)20202021: 34,088 incorporated (still active)20212022: 36,546 incorporated (still active)20222023: 42,610 incorporated (still active)20232024: 48,023 incorporated (still active)20242025: 82,614 incorporated (still active)20252026: 81,472 incorporated (still active)81,4722026
Active UK trade and construction companies by year of incorporation050,000100,0002017: 22,375 incorporated (still active)'172018: 25,742 incorporated (still active)'182019: 29,051 incorporated (still active)'192020: 30,517 incorporated (still active)'202021: 34,088 incorporated (still active)'212022: 36,546 incorporated (still active)'222023: 42,610 incorporated (still active)'232024: 48,023 incorporated (still active)'242025: 82,614 incorporated (still active)'252026: 81,472 incorporated (still active)81,472'26

Companies still active today, by the year they were incorporated; 2026 is the year so far.

Browse by trade

Browse by town

All towns A to Z

Run one of these companies?

A.X.E.L Filing prepares your micro-entity accounts for Companies House and your CT600 for HMRC from one set of questions. £49 flat for both, no accountant, no subscription.

Start your filing
File accounts + CT600File now£49Let's talk