Company directory · Leicester
Trade and construction companies in Leicester
4,845 active trade and construction companies registered in Leicester, Leicestershire, by trade.
Trade companies in Leicester in numbers
From the Companies House register and filed balance sheets, as of 1 Oct 2026. The longest-established is W.& J.Parker,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 Leicester
- Property developers641
- Motor traders634
- Builders559
- Mechanics and garages505
- Cleaning companies318
- Electricians312
- Plumbers and heating engineers282
- Specialist contractors263
- Finishing trades241
- Installers201
- Machinery repair and installation191
- Joiners and carpenters133
- Roofers84
- Civil engineering78
- Landscapers and gardeners75
- Floor and wall tilers59
- Painters and decorators54
- Repair services46
- Glaziers42
- Facilities management36
- Scaffolders36
- Plasterers35
- Groundworks and demolition20
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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