Company directory · Ipswich
Trade and construction companies in Ipswich
2,138 active trade and construction companies registered in Ipswich, Suffolk, by trade.
Trade companies in Ipswich in numbers
From the Companies House register and filed balance sheets, as of 1 Oct 2026. The longest-established is O.G. Barnard & Sons Limited, incorporated in 1945.
Still trading, by year incorporated
Companies still active today, by the year they were incorporated; 2026 is the year so far.
Trades in Ipswich
- Property developers286
- Builders244
- Motor traders171
- Cleaning companies169
- Mechanics and garages148
- Electricians142
- Plumbers and heating engineers130
- Specialist contractors119
- Machinery repair and installation116
- Installers104
- Finishing trades96
- Civil engineering88
- Landscapers and gardeners65
- Joiners and carpenters48
- Roofers42
- Painters and decorators34
- Floor and wall tilers28
- Glaziers22
- Scaffolders20
- Facilities management17
- Repair services17
- Groundworks and demolition16
- Plasterers16
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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