About
Balfour Beatty PLC is a UK construction contractor with its registered office in London. Its main company at Companies House is BALFOUR BEATTY PLC (company number 00395826, incorporated in 1945). Companies House lists its activities as head office activities. In its latest published results it reported revenue of £9,489m for the year to December 2025. It files payment practices reports with the government, so its payment record is shown below.
Key figures
- Profit before tax, year to Dec 2025
- £323.0m
- Margin 3.4% (2.6% the year before)
- Accounts at Companies House
- Average employees, year to Dec 2025
- 19,290
- Up 4% from 18,568 the year before
- Accounts of BALFOUR BEATTY PLC at Companies House
- Average days to pay suppliers, Jan 2026 to Jun 2026
- 34 days
- 72% paid within 30 days, 10% not paid to agreed terms
- Government payment practices report
Ranking
Balfour Beatty PLC is the largest UK contractor we list by revenue: £9.5bn in the year to December 2025.
Payment record
Balfour Beatty PLC pays suppliers in an average of 34 days: joint 80th fastest of 122 companies on our payment league table.
Balfour Beatty PLC's average time to pay its suppliers in each six-month report, the first ending Dec 2018.
| Period ending | Average days | Paid within 30 days | Not paid to agreed terms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18 | 50 | 36% | 50% |
| Jun 19 | 40 | 53% | 35% |
| Dec 19 | 38 | 55% | 28% |
| Jun 20 | 41 | 50% | 31% |
| Dec 20 | 40 | 54% | 31% |
| Jun 21 | 38 | 58% | 26% |
| Dec 21 | 36 | 64% | 25% |
| Jun 22 | 37 | 66% | 20% |
| Dec 22 | 36 | 68% | 15% |
| Jun 23 | 36 | 70% | 15% |
| Dec 23 | 34 | 71% | 13% |
| Jun 24 | 33 | 71% | 12% |
| Dec 24 | 33 | 73% | 11% |
| Jun 25 | 33 | 72% | 11% |
| Dec 25 | 35 | 70% | 10% |
| Jun 26 | 34 | 72% | 10% |
Payment practices reports, Check Payment Practices (GOV.UK). Each point is one six-month report covering all suppliers.
Paid within 30 days, and not paid within the agreed terms, in each report. A rising late share is the warning sign to watch.
Payment practices reports, Check Payment Practices (GOV.UK). Each point is one six-month report covering all suppliers.
- 72%25%
Latest payment practices report.
Average days to pay
Balfour Beatty PLC: 34 days
Latest report for each company on the payment league table.
Financial history
Turnover, profit, margin, net assets, cash and staff over 5 years, read from the company's own accounts at Companies House.
CR Signals
Construction Rating's checks on payment and financial health, built from public data. Not a credit score or a credit report. How CR Signals work
Company record4 green, 3 info
- Green
Active company.
Companies House · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
- Green
No insolvency cases on record.
Companies House · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
- Green
Accounts up to date (next due 30 Jun 2027).
Companies House · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
- Green
Confirmation statement up to date.
Companies House · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
- Info
Latest accounts: group, made up to 31 Dec 2025.
Companies House · Source date: 31 Dec 2025 · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
- Info
No outstanding charges (8 satisfied).
Companies House · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
- Info
Incorporated 31 May 1945.
Companies House · Source date: 31 May 1945 · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
Payment behaviour1 amber, 1 green, 3 info
- Amber
Average 34 days to pay (Jan 2026 to Jun 2026). Reported by Balfour Beatty Group Limited.
Payment practices report (GOV.UK) · Source date: 30 Jun 2026 · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
- Green
72% of invoices paid within 30 days, 25% in 31 to 60 days, 3% after 60 days. 10% not paid within agreed terms.
Payment practices report (GOV.UK) · Source date: 30 Jun 2026 · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
- Info
Average time to pay down from 35 to 34 days since the previous report (Jul 2025 to Dec 2025).
Payment practices report (GOV.UK) · Source date: 30 Jun 2026 · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
- Info
Uses retention clauses in construction contracts, same terms as its own client retentions, retentions held equal 1% of payments (Jan 2026 to Jun 2026).
Payment practices report (GOV.UK) · Source date: 30 Jun 2026 · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
- Info
Not listed itself, but group company BALFOUR BEATTY GROUP LIMITED holds a Bronze award (to 2028).
Office of the Small Business Commissioner · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
Latest accounts1 green
- Green
The auditor reported no material uncertainty about going concern in the accounts to 31 December 2025.
Companies House accounts · Source date: 31 Dec 2025 · Last checked 14 Oct 2026
Insolvency notices1 green
- Green
No Gazette insolvency notices in the last 24 months.
The Gazette · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
Projects (20)
Highways Services
Residence Transaction for George Eliot Hall and Rusham Park
Wokingham Major Highways Programme
Residence Transaction for George Eliot Hall and Rusham Park
Pakefield Outline Business Case and Emergency Works
Cambridgeshire County Council Contract for Works & Services of Street Lighting Maintenance and Associated Minor Works
TD1946 - TCF Nottingham Road Corridor Improvement Works - Design Work contract
TD1928 - TCF Nottingham Road Corridor Improvement Works - Enabling Work contract
12 more projects available
View the full project history for Balfour Beatty PLC
Unlock Full Project ListIn the news
Headlines about Balfour Beatty PLC from the construction press in the last 6 months. Links go to the original articles.
- Balfour Beatty sells 50% stake in Gammon Construction
Construction Wave · 13 Oct 2026
- Balfour Beatty fights £9.6m student scheme fire defect claim
Construction News · 9 Oct 2026
- Former Balfour Beatty CFO joins MJ Gleeson
Construction Wave · 5 Oct 2026
- Balfour Beatty CEO joins Mott MacDonald board
Construction Wave · 30 Sept 2026
- Balfour Beatty to rejoin London blue chip share index
Construction News · 29 Sept 2026
- Balfour Beatty to rejoin FTSE 100 Index
Construction Wave · 29 Sept 2026
- Balfour Beatty to add 2,000 UK jobs as infrastructure work ramps up
New Civil Engineer · 25 Sept 2026
- Balfour Beatty to add 2,000 UK staff by 2027
Construction News · 23 Sept 2026
- Balfour Beatty pledges 2,000 more UK staff by 2028
Construction Wave · 23 Sept 2026
- Balfour Beatty recruitment drive to add 2,000 employees in next two years
Construction Manager · 23 Sept 2026
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- Address
- 5 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HU
- Website
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- Companies House
- 00395826