Failures register

UK construction company failures

Larger UK construction businesses that went into administration or liquidation or made a formal arrangement with their creditors, taken from Companies House records. Each entry shows what happened and when, its last accounts, what it owed where the reports show it, and links to the official records.

Start with the biggest UK construction failures, or read why we built this register.

By year: 2026 so far · 2025 · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021 · 2020 · 2019 · 2018

Companies in the register: 229
Failed in the last 12 months: 27

The 10 biggest failures

See the full list

Ranked by turnover in each company's last accounts before it failed.

#	Company	Failed	Last turnover	Staff	Owed to creditors
1	Carillion	2018	£4.4bn	31,628	£2.0bn
2	Interserve	2019	£2.9bn	41,423	£815mto lenders
3	ISG	2024	£2.2bn	3,079	£885m
4	ROK Building	2010	£691m	4,281	£230m
5	Buckingham Group Contracting	2023	£665m	658	£198m
6	Connaught Partnerships	2010	£516m	4,603	£160m
7	Readie Construction	2024	£421m	260	£26m
8	NMCN	2021	£405m	1,789	£61m
9	Henry Construction Projects	2023	£402m	49	£43m
10	Jarvis	2010	£346m	2,930	£14m

Failures by year

Companies in the register by the year they failed. 2026 is the year so far.

Earlier years are thinner because many older failures have since been dissolved. Each year has its own page: 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023 and more above.

Why they failed

The reasons most often given in administrators' and liquidators' reports.

Cash flow88%
Losses on contracts59%
Delays45%
Funding withdrawn42%
Clients not paying or failing40%
Cost inflation38%

Share of the 138 failures (each group counted once) whose insolvency reports explain why the business failed. Most give several reasons, so the shares add up to more than 100%. Each failure's page shows its own reasons and links to the report.

All failures, most recent first

Showing 229 of 229

Company	What happened	Date	Sector	Region
Multilinea Developments	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	28 Sept 2026	Developer	Yorkshire and the Humber
Helix Construct	Administration	17 Sept 2026	Main contractor	South East England
Throgmorton Mechanical & Electrical Services	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	24 Aug 2026	Main contractor	Greater London
Avtar Construction	Administration	3 Aug 2026	Main contractor	South West England
Torsion Construction	Administration	29 Jul 2026	Main contractor	Yorkshire and the Humber
Gravel Rock	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	10 Jul 2026	Housebuilder	South East England
Loyalward Group	Compulsory liquidation	24 Jun 2026	Developer	Greater London
Devonshire Homes	Administration	18 Jun 2026	Housebuilder	South West England
Bailey And Jones	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	16 Jun 2026	Housebuilder	Greater London
Ardmore Major ProjectsPart of Ardmore	Administration	11 Jun 2026	Housebuilder	Greater London
Ardmore Construction GroupPart of Ardmore	Administration	11 Jun 2026	Main contractor	Greater London
Mackoy	Administration	9 Jun 2026	Main contractor	South East England
Agetur (U.K.)	Administration	1 Jun 2026	Civil engineering	South East England
Drywall Solutions UK	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	4 Mar 2026	Developer	East Anglia
Jerram Falkus Construction	Administration	17 Feb 2026	Main contractor	Greater London
FK ConstructionPart of FK Group	Administration	13 Feb 2026	Main contractor	North West England
FK GroupPart of FK Group	Administration	13 Feb 2026	Construction	North West England
FK FacadesPart of FK Group	Administration	13 Feb 2026	Main contractor	North West England
Roadform Civil Engineering Company	Administration	23 Jan 2026	Main contractor	South West England
E.J. Taylor & Sons	Administration	22 Jan 2026	Main contractor	East Anglia
Caldwell Construction	Administration	15 Jan 2026	Main contractor	West Midlands
Maypine Construction	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	22 Dec 2025	Main contractor	East Midlands
Transform Schools (Stoke)	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	5 Dec 2025	Main contractor	South East England
Merit HealthPart of Merit	Administration	18 Nov 2025	Construction	North East England
Merit HoldingsPart of Merit	Administration	18 Nov 2025	Construction	North East England
Premier House	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	10 Nov 2025	Developer	East Anglia
Assent Building Compliance	Compulsory liquidation	6 Nov 2025	Main contractor	Yorkshire and the Humber
Glenlee	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	25 Sept 2025	Housebuilder	East Anglia
Gibbs Surfacing	Compulsory liquidation	23 Sept 2025	Civil engineering	South West England
Vidi Construction	Administration	8 Sept 2025	Main contractor	West Midlands
Kingston Modular Systems	Administration	5 Sept 2025	Main contractor	Yorkshire and the Humber
Ardmore ConstructionPart of Ardmore	Administration	28 Aug 2025	Main contractor	Greater London
ST Mark Homes	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	26 Aug 2025	Housebuilder	Greater London
Baxter Kelly	Company voluntary arrangement	8 Aug 2025	Housebuilder	West Midlands
J Ffrench	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	31 Jul 2025	Main contractor	East Anglia
Core Special Projects	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	24 Jun 2025	Civil engineering	Yorkshire and the Humber
LF Solutions	Administration	17 Jun 2025	Developer	East Anglia
Elements (Europe)	Administration	4 Jun 2025	Specialist trade	West Midlands
Corbyn Construction	Administration	15 May 2025	Main contractor	Greater London
MY Construction	Compulsory liquidation	9 Apr 2025	Main contractor	Greater London
Breyer Group	Administration	1 Apr 2025	Housebuilder	Greater London
London South Build	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	27 Mar 2025	Housebuilder	South East England
Sheen Lane Developments	Administration	26 Mar 2025	Housebuilder	Greater London
Marbank Construction	Administration	7 Mar 2025	Main contractor	South East England
Burrington Estates (Pinhoe)	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	18 Feb 2025	Housebuilder	South West England
Acheson Construction	Administration	18 Feb 2025	Main contractor	South West England
Kaybridge Construction (Barnet)	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	11 Feb 2025	Main contractor	Greater London
LDO Realisations	Administration	18 Dec 2024	Developer	South East England
Rippon Homes	Company voluntary arrangement	15 Nov 2024	Housebuilder	East Midlands
ISGPart of ISG	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	30 Oct 2024	Construction	Greater London
Marden Homes	Administration	21 Oct 2024	Housebuilder	East Anglia
Linbrooke Services	Administration	15 Oct 2024	Civil engineering	Yorkshire and the Humber
Spatial Initiative	Administration	23 Sept 2024	Developer	Yorkshire and the Humber
Extraspace Solutions (UK)	Administration	23 Sept 2024	Main contractor	Northern Ireland
ISG FIT OUTPart of ISG	Administration	20 Sept 2024	Main contractor	Greater London
ISG Engineering ServicesPart of ISG	Administration	20 Sept 2024	Main contractor	Greater London
ISG ConstructionPart of ISG	Administration	20 Sept 2024	Main contractor	Greater London
ISG RetailPart of ISG	Administration	20 Sept 2024	Main contractor	Greater London
Hadden Construction	Administration	10 Sept 2024	Main contractor	Scotland
Glenevin	Administration	6 Sept 2024	Civil engineering	Greater London
Blenheim House Construction	Administration	18 Jul 2024	Main contractor	South East England
Paramount D&B	Administration	15 Jul 2024	Main contractor	South Wales
Piper Homes	Administration	5 Jun 2024	Housebuilder	West Midlands
Bowie Construction	Administration	28 May 2024	Main contractor	East Anglia
4 Square Services	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	22 May 2024	Developer	South East England
HC Realisations 2024	Administration	14 May 2024	Developer	South West England
Geoffrey Osborne	Administration	30 Apr 2024	Main contractor	South East England
ARJ Construction	Administration	29 Apr 2024	Main contractor	East Anglia
NFC Construction And Development	Company voluntary arrangement	28 Mar 2024	Main contractor	Greater London
Modulous	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	21 Mar 2024	Construction	Greater London
Surgo Construction	Administration	14 Mar 2024	Main contractor	North East England
Hiretest	Administration	11 Mar 2024	Main contractor	South East England
Adamson Construction Group	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	7 Mar 2024	Main contractor	South East England
Wooldridge Contractors	Administration	28 Feb 2024	Main contractor	South East England
RYE Demolition	Administration	15 Feb 2024	Specialist trade	East Anglia
High Wycombe Developments NO. 2	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	15 Feb 2024	Developer	South East England
Readie Construction	Administration	6 Feb 2024	Main contractor	Greater London
London Building Company	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	6 Feb 2024	Main contractor	Greater London
60 Curzon Street Developments	Administration	26 Jan 2024	Developer	Greater London
Diamond Build	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	19 Jan 2024	Housebuilder	Greater London
Stewart Milne Homes North West England (Developments)Part of Stewart Milne	Administration	12 Jan 2024	Housebuilder	North West England
Enterprise Residential Development	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	10 Jan 2024	Developer	East Anglia
Stewart Milne GroupPart of Stewart Milne	Administration	8 Jan 2024	Main contractor	Scotland
Alvstap	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	20 Dec 2023	Developer	Greater London
Brymor Group Southern	Company voluntary arrangement	18 Dec 2023	Housebuilder	South East England
Brenig Construction	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	11 Dec 2023	Main contractor	North Wales
Real SWPart of Real	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	13 Nov 2023	Developer	South East England
Real PlacesPart of Real	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	9 Nov 2023	Housebuilder	South East England
H. B. Projects	Administration	9 Nov 2023	Main contractor	Yorkshire and the Humber
Wellington Construction	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	9 Nov 2023	Main contractor	East Anglia
Real LSEPart of Real	Administration	7 Nov 2023	Developer	South East England
M Igoe	Administration	27 Oct 2023	Civil engineering	North West England
James Killelea & Company	Administration	18 Oct 2023	Specialist trade	North West England
Appletree Farm Cressing	Administration	5 Oct 2023	Developer	South East England
InlandPart of Inland	Administration	5 Oct 2023	Developer	South East England
Squibb Group	Compulsory liquidation	5 Oct 2023	Civil engineering	East Anglia
Inland (STB)Part of Inland	Administration	5 Oct 2023	Developer	South East England
Inland PartnershipsPart of Inland	Administration	5 Oct 2023	Housebuilder	South East England
Inland HomesPart of Inland	Administration	4 Oct 2023	Housebuilder	South East England
Michael J. Lonsdale	Administration	2 Oct 2023	Specialist trade	South East England
Martin Dawn (Cheltenham)	Compulsory liquidation	18 Sept 2023	Developer	East Anglia
Westridge Construction	Administration	15 Sept 2023	Main contractor	South East England
Buckingham Group Contracting	Administration	4 Sept 2023	Main contractor	South East England
A C	Administration	18 Aug 2023	Main contractor	East Anglia
AC Data	Administration	18 Aug 2023	Main contractor	East Anglia
Henley Homes	Administration	9 Aug 2023	Housebuilder	Greater London
R&W Civil Engineering	Administration	24 Jul 2023	Civil engineering	South East England
J. Tomlinson	Administration	10 Jul 2023	Civil engineering	East Midlands
Crownfold	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	5 Jul 2023	Civil engineering	North East England
Ilke Homes	Administration	30 Jun 2023	Housebuilder	Yorkshire and the Humber
Mac-Exteriors	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	26 Jun 2023	Main contractor	West Midlands
Claritas Group	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	20 Jun 2023	Main contractor	Greater London
Henry Construction Projects	Administration	8 Jun 2023	Main contractor	Greater London
Prime Care Solutions (Kingston)	Compulsory liquidation	24 May 2023	Main contractor	Greater London
Shepherd Construction	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	19 May 2023	Main contractor	Yorkshire and the Humber
Cosmur Construction (London)	Company voluntary arrangement	11 May 2023	Main contractor	Greater London
E.H. Allingham (Construction)	Company voluntary arrangement	3 May 2023	Main contractor	Greater London
MEC Design And Build	Compulsory liquidation	3 May 2023	Main contractor	Greater London
Howard Russell Construction	Administration	2 May 2023	Main contractor	North East England
Henley Construct	Administration	14 Apr 2023	Main contractor	Greater London
Lane END Developments Construction	Administration	4 Apr 2023	Main contractor	North West England
Synergy Property Design Consultants	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	4 Apr 2023	Main contractor	East Anglia
Torpoint	Administration	23 Mar 2023	Developer	Yorkshire and the Humber
ME Construction	Administration	23 Mar 2023	Main contractor	Greater London
Norstead	Administration	28 Feb 2023	Specialist trade	North East England
Jarvis Contracting	Administration	28 Feb 2023	Main contractor	East Anglia
Jessella	Administration	27 Feb 2023	Developer	East Anglia
Metnor Construction	Administration	21 Feb 2023	Main contractor	North East England
Tolent ConstructionPart of Tolent	Administration	13 Feb 2023	Main contractor	North East England
Tolent SolutionsPart of Tolent	Administration	13 Feb 2023	Housebuilder	North East England
Shapoorji Pallonji UK	Compulsory liquidation	1 Feb 2023	Main contractor	Greater London
Outco Surfacing	Administration	30 Jan 2023	Civil engineering	Yorkshire and the Humber
Martin Dawn (Leckhampton)	Compulsory liquidation	17 Jan 2023	Housebuilder	East Anglia
Justice Support Services (North Kent)	Administration	6 Dec 2022	Main contractor	Greater London
GPB Construction	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	23 Nov 2022	Main contractor	South East England
Waterstone Homes	Administration	28 Oct 2022	Housebuilder	South Wales
Jehu Project Services	Administration	28 Oct 2022	Developer	South Wales
Robert Woodhead	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	18 Oct 2022	Housebuilder	East Midlands
W.stirland	Administration	16 Sept 2022	Main contractor	South East England
Cheevers Poole	Administration	8 Sept 2022	Developer	Greater London
Avonside Group ServicesPart of Avonside	Administration	7 Sept 2022	Construction	North West England
Avonside RoofingPart of Avonside	Administration	7 Sept 2022	Specialist trade	North West England
Noel Regan & Sons Building & Civil Engineering Contractors UK	Administration	5 Sept 2022	Civil engineering	Scotland
Horbury Building Systems	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	2 Sept 2022	Main contractor	Yorkshire and the Humber
Harris CM	Administration	12 Aug 2022	Developer	Yorkshire and the Humber
MID Group Services	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	8 Aug 2022	Housebuilder	Greater London
Oakmont Construction	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	13 Jun 2022	Main contractor	East Anglia
Mizen Design/Build	Company voluntary arrangement	19 May 2022	Housebuilder	Greater London
DCB (Kent)	Administration	16 May 2022	Developer	South East England
Urban Splash House Holdings	Administration	11 May 2022	Developer	North West England
Mechanical Facilities Services	Administration	5 Apr 2022	Specialist trade	East Midlands
Olympius Developments	Administration	23 Mar 2022	Housebuilder	Greater London
Roadbridge UK	Administration	11 Mar 2022	Civil engineering	East Anglia
Realisations (CM)	Administration	8 Mar 2022	Housebuilder	East Midlands
Midas Construction	Administration	8 Feb 2022	Main contractor	South West England
Laxmanbhai Construction (U.K.)	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	13 Jan 2022	Main contractor	Greater London
High Street GRP	Administration	16 Dec 2021	Developer	North East England
Beaumont Morgan Developments	Compulsory liquidation	23 Nov 2021	Housebuilder	North West England
Countesswells Development	Administration	23 Nov 2021	Housebuilder	South East England
Wildgoose Construction	Administration	2 Nov 2021	Main contractor	East Midlands
Minster Developments	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	13 Oct 2021	Developer	East Midlands
NMCN Sustainable SolutionsPart of NMCN	Administration	6 Oct 2021	Civil engineering	East Midlands
NMCNPart of NMCN	Administration	6 Oct 2021	Civil engineering	East Midlands
O'Keefe Construction (Greenwich)	Company voluntary arrangement	8 Sept 2021	Main contractor	South East England
Cleveland Bridge UK	Administration	22 Jul 2021	Specialist trade	North East England
WRW Construction	Administration	12 Jul 2021	Main contractor	South Wales
Henry W. Pollard & Sons	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	8 Jul 2021	Developer	South West England
Nobles Construction	Administration	24 Jun 2021	Main contractor	North West England
Hackwood Homes	Administration	4 Mar 2021	Housebuilder	South East England
Coombs (Canterbury)	Administration	27 Nov 2020	Housebuilder	South East England
J A Ball	Administration	30 Sept 2020	Housebuilder	East Midlands
Whittington Facilities (Holdings)	Administration	28 Jul 2020	Main contractor	South West England
Athena Civil Engineering	Administration	2 Jun 2020	Civil engineering	Yorkshire and the Humber
Central Building Contractors (Glasgow)	Administration	29 Apr 2020	Main contractor	Scotland
Construction Partnership UK	Administration	24 Apr 2020	Main contractor	North West England
Styles & Wood	Administration	28 Feb 2020	Developer	North West England
S&T(Uk)	Administration	17 Feb 2020	Housebuilder	Greater London
Harry Fairclough (Construction)	Compulsory liquidation	5 Feb 2020	Main contractor	North West England
Procare Group	Administration	28 Jan 2020	Main contractor	East Anglia
Bardsley Construction	Administration	19 Dec 2019	Main contractor	North West England
Clugston Construction	Administration	6 Dec 2019	Main contractor	Yorkshire and the Humber
Simons GroupPart of Simons	Administration	29 Oct 2019	Main contractor	East Midlands
Simons ConstructionPart of Simons	Administration	29 Oct 2019	Main contractor	East Midlands
PMP Construction	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	28 Oct 2019	Main contractor	Greater London
Pochin'sPart of Pochin	Administration	5 Aug 2019	Construction	North West England
Pochin ConstructionPart of Pochin	Administration	5 Aug 2019	Main contractor	North West England
Pochin ResidentialPart of Pochin	Administration	5 Aug 2019	Housebuilder	North West England
Aspin Group	Administration	11 Jul 2019	Main contractor	East Anglia
Shaylor Group	Administration	17 Jun 2019	Main contractor	West Midlands
Redcastle	Company voluntary arrangement	12 Jun 2019	Developer	Greater London
Dawnus Construction Holdings	Administration	15 Mar 2019	Main contractor	South Wales
Interserve	Administration	15 Mar 2019	Construction	South East England
Lakehouse Contracts	Administration	11 Mar 2019	Housebuilder	East Anglia
Newman Scott	Administration	7 Feb 2019	Specialist trade	North East England
Bolt And Heeks	Administration	28 Nov 2018	Main contractor	East Anglia
Carillion MenaPart of Carillion	Compulsory liquidation	18 Jun 2018	Main contractor	West Midlands
Three Valleys Healthcare	Compulsory liquidation	13 Jun 2018	Main contractor	South East England
Crummock (Scotland)	Receivership	1 Jun 2018	Main contractor	Scotland
Herbert H.drew & SON	Administration	3 May 2018	Housebuilder	South East England
Churchward	Compulsory liquidation	24 Apr 2018	Main contractor	West Midlands
Carillion SwindonPart of Carillion	Compulsory liquidation	23 Apr 2018	Main contractor	West Midlands
Lagan Construction GroupPart of Lagan	Administration	5 Mar 2018	Main contractor	Northern Ireland
Lagan Building ContractorsPart of Lagan	Administration	5 Mar 2018	Main contractor	Northern Ireland
Carillion JMPart of Carillion	Compulsory liquidation	9 Feb 2018	Main contractor	West Midlands
Carillion Utility ServicesPart of Carillion	Compulsory liquidation	26 Jan 2018	Main contractor	West Midlands
Carillion AM GovernmentPart of Carillion	Compulsory liquidation	26 Jan 2018	Main contractor	West Midlands
Carillion LGSPart of Carillion	Compulsory liquidation	24 Jan 2018	Civil engineering	West Midlands
Carillion Services 2006Part of Carillion	Compulsory liquidation	15 Jan 2018	Main contractor	West Midlands
Carillion ConstructionPart of Carillion	Compulsory liquidation	15 Jan 2018	Main contractor	West Midlands
CarillionPart of Carillion	Compulsory liquidation	15 Jan 2018	Main contractor	West Midlands
Lakesmere Group	Administration	2 Nov 2017	Specialist trade	South East England
Peak Contractors	Administration	21 Dec 2016	Main contractor	East Anglia
Commercial Marine & Piling	Administration	9 May 2016	Main contractor	South West England
Davenbush	Administration	25 Apr 2016	Developer	Greater London
Phd1 Construction	Administration	1 Apr 2016	Main contractor	North West England
DBS HomesPart of DBS	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	5 Oct 2015	Housebuilder	South East England
DBS Homes (Kings Hill)Part of DBS	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	5 Oct 2015	Housebuilder	South East England
Direct Build Services	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	5 Oct 2015	Housebuilder	South East England
Southdale	Administration	29 Apr 2015	Developer	Yorkshire and the Humber
Johnson Construction UK	Administration	12 Mar 2015	Main contractor	North West England
GB Building Solutions	Administration	9 Mar 2015	Main contractor	South East England
Centechnology (UK)	Creditors' voluntary liquidation	29 Jul 2013	Main contractor	East Midlands
Russell Simpson Construction Company	Compulsory liquidation	30 May 2013	Main contractor	Northern Ireland
Hewlett Civil Engineering	Administration	28 Jan 2013	Civil engineering	Yorkshire and the Humber
MPG Group	Company voluntary arrangement	18 Dec 2012	Developer	East Anglia
New County Road Surfacing	Company voluntary arrangement	5 Jul 2011	Civil engineering	North East England
ROK Building	Administration	8 Nov 2010	Main contractor	South West England
Connaught Partnerships	Administration	8 Sept 2010	Construction	South West England
Jarvis	Administration	26 Mar 2010	Construction	Yorkshire and the Humber

The register covers companies filing full, group or medium-sized accounts before they failed, plus well-known failures. It is built from public records (Companies House and The Gazette, reused under the Open Government Licence) and does not include individuals or sole traders. Spotted an error? Tell us.