Company directory · Chester
Trade and construction companies in Chester
1,072 active trade and construction companies registered in Chester, Cheshire, by trade.
Trade companies in Chester in numbers
From the Companies House register and filed balance sheets, as of 1 Oct 2026. The longest-established is Chester & County Unionist Buildings Limited, incorporated in 1927.
Still trading, by year incorporated
Companies still active today, by the year they were incorporated; 2026 is the year so far.
Trades in Chester
- Property developers208
- Builders123
- Mechanics and garages75
- Cleaning companies69
- Specialist contractors67
- Motor traders64
- Electricians63
- Machinery repair and installation53
- Plumbers and heating engineers53
- Civil engineering44
- Landscapers and gardeners43
- Finishing trades42
- Installers33
- Roofers33
- Joiners and carpenters30
- Floor and wall tilers17
- Scaffolders13
- Repair services11
- Glaziers8
- Painters and decorators8
- Groundworks and demolition6
- Plasterers5
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.
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