About
Bam Nuttall Ltd is a UK construction contractor with its registered office in Farnborough. Its main company at Companies House is BAM NUTTALL LIMITED (company number 00305189, incorporated in 1935). Companies House lists its activities as road construction, railway construction, bridges and tunnels, civil engineering. In its latest published results it reported revenue of £1,476m for the year to December 2025. It files payment practices reports with the government, so its payment record is shown below. It holds a Fair Payment Code Bronze award.
Key figures
- Profit before tax, year to Dec 2025
- £57.8m
- Margin 3.9% (6.7% the year before)
- Accounts at Companies House
- Average days to pay suppliers, Jan 2026 to Jun 2026
- 27 days
- 75% paid within 30 days, 18% not paid to agreed terms
- Government payment practices report
Ranking
Bam Nuttall Ltd is the 12th largest UK contractor we list by revenue: £1.5bn in the year to December 2025.
Payment record
Bam Nuttall Ltd pays suppliers in an average of 27 days: joint 31st fastest of 122 companies on our payment league table.
Bam Nuttall Ltd'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 | 43 | 28% | 34% |
| Jun 19 | 43 | 30% | 44% |
| Dec 19 | 46 | 29% | 31% |
| Jun 20 | 47 | 25% | 32% |
| Dec 20 | 47 | 30% | 24% |
| Jun 21 | 46 | 27% | 24% |
| Dec 21 | 41 | 44% | 23% |
| Jun 22 | 31 | 72% | 20% |
| Dec 22 | 29 | 70% | 20% |
| Jun 23 | 28 | 77% | 16% |
| Dec 23 | 28 | 80% | 12% |
| Jun 24 | 32 | 72% | 17% |
| Dec 24 | 30 | 77% | 15% |
| Jun 25 | 31 | 70% | 15% |
| Dec 25 | 28 | 74% | 17% |
| Jun 26 | 27 | 75% | 18% |
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.
- 75%20%
Latest payment practices report.
Average days to pay
Bam Nuttall Ltd: 27 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 Sept 2027).
Companies House · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
- Green
Confirmation statement up to date.
Companies House · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
- Info
Latest accounts: full, made up to 31 Dec 2025.
Companies House · Source date: 31 Dec 2025 · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
- Info
No outstanding charges (4 satisfied).
Companies House · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
- Info
Incorporated 20 Sept 1935.
Companies House · Source date: 20 Sept 1935 · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
Payment behaviour3 green, 2 info
- Green
Average 27 days to pay (Jan 2026 to Jun 2026).
Payment practices report (GOV.UK) · Source date: 30 Jun 2026 · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
- Green
75% of invoices paid within 30 days, 20% in 31 to 60 days, 5% after 60 days. 18% 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 28 to 27 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, not on the same terms as its own client retentions, retentions held equal 0% of payments (Jan 2026 to Jun 2026).
Payment practices report (GOV.UK) · Source date: 30 Jun 2026 · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
- Green
Fair Payment Code Bronze award, valid to 2027.
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 (49)
NCC1401 Mitford Road Landslip
Mitford Road Landslip - Main Contractor
YNE CDF Went Outfall Design and Build
NCC1043 Next Generation Flood Resilience - Monitoring Equipment
Herts & North London Lower Risk Debris Screens - Design & Construction
Thames Lower Risk Debris Screens - Design & Construction
East Anglia Lower Risk Debris Screens - Design & Construction
A27 Polthooks Cutting - Ground Investigation
In the news
Headlines about Bam Nuttall Ltd from the construction press in the last 6 months. Links go to the original articles.
- Bam Nuttall wins £9.5M Upper Thurne flood risk contract
New Civil Engineer · 8 May 2026
Reviews (0)
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- Address
- Second Floor, Block A Spectrum Point, 279 Farnborough Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 7LS
- Website
- Visit website
- Companies House
- 00305189