Company directory · Durham
Trade and construction companies in Durham
859 active trade and construction companies registered in Durham, County Durham, by trade.
Trade companies in Durham in numbers
From the Companies House register and filed balance sheets, as of 1 Oct 2026. The longest-established is Fred Stoddart Limited, incorporated in 1957.
Still trading, by year incorporated
Companies still active today, by the year they were incorporated; 2026 is the year so far.
Trades in Durham
- Civil engineering121
- Builders120
- Property developers87
- Specialist contractors67
- Mechanics and garages65
- Electricians46
- Plumbers and heating engineers44
- Machinery repair and installation39
- Motor traders39
- Cleaning companies37
- Finishing trades37
- Installers31
- Joiners and carpenters30
- Landscapers and gardeners21
- Roofers21
- Groundworks and demolition13
- Plasterers9
- Painters and decorators7
- Facilities management6
- Floor and wall tilers6
- Repair services6
- Scaffolders5
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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