As profits plummet at the UK’s biggest contractors, the industry worries there is something fundamentally wrong with a business model that involves taking on so much risk in exchange for such low margins. Things are still looking up for housebuilders, though …

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It’s the time of year again when ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ reveals its exclusive Top 150 contractors and housebuilders league tables. 

As well as full analysis of the results in the feature below the tables, the complete data set is now available, including:

  • Top 150 contractors and housebuilders by turnover
  • Top 20 contractors by contracting turnover 
  • Top 20 housebuilders by housing turnover
  • Top 10 housebuilders profit per house sale
  • Bonus data: Additional tables with aggregated data that allows you to compare total turnover with average margins

Top 150 contractors and housebuilders by turnover 

20182017CompanyTotal turnover £000Change on 2017Pre-tax profit £000Year endContracting £000Housing £000Property £000Services £000Other £000
1 1 Balfour Beatty 8,264,000 -1.24% 117,000 Dec-17 6,649,000     1,061,000 524,000
2 3 Barratt Developments 4,650,200 9.80% 765,100 Jun-17   4,589,100 61,100    
3 4 Kier 4,282,300 4.90% 25,800 Jun-17 2,019,400 375,700 182,000 1,688,100  
4 6 Taylor Wimpey 3,965,200 7.86% 682,000 Dec-17   3,965,200      
5 5 Interserve 3,666,900 -0.50% -244,400 Dec-17 1,338,700     1,881,400 229,000
6 7 Persimmon 3,422,300 9.10% 966,100 Dec-17   3,422,300      
7 11 Laing O’Rourke 3,172,500 26.23% -66,900 Mar-17 3,172,500        
8 12 Galliford Try 2,820,200 5.61% 58,700 Jun-17 1,526,900 1,267,600     25,000
9 9 Morgan Sindall 2,792,700 9.02% 64,900 Dec-17 1,332,600 473,500 185,900 66,200 734,500
10 8 Berkeley 2,703,700 -0.73% 934,900 Apr-18   2,703,70      
11 10 Amey 2,591,024 2.33% -43,878 Dec-16       2,591,024  
12 13 Bellway 2,558,561 14.19% 560,723 Jul-17   2,558,561      
13 14 Mitie 2,203,700 3.78% -24,700 Mar-18       2,203,700  
14 16 Keller 2,070,600 16.33% 110,600 Dec-17 2,070,600        
15 15 Mace 2,036,888 -0.20% 23,012 Dec-17 1,632,768   16,800 387,320  
16 18 Costain 1,728,900 4.28% 38,900 Dec-17 1,728,900        
17 22 ISG 1,708,800 28.55% 9,100 Dec-17 772,700       936,100
18 21 Redrow 1,660,000 20.12% 315,000 Jun-17   1,660,000      
19 20 Skanska UK 1,650,581 19.30% 23,647 Dec-16 1,650,581        
20 17 Bam UK 1,631,328 -4.56% 32,083 Dec-17 1,579,528   300 51,500  
21 19 Wates 1,621,973 5.88% 32,892 Dec-17 1,320,497 35,650   170,246 3,809
22 23 Willmott Dixon 1,296,414 6.00% 33,510 Dec-17 1,168,326       128,088
23 26 Multiplex Construction Europe1 1,155,385 11.53% 4,213 Dec-17 1,155,385        
24 27 Crest Nicholson 1,043,200 4.63% 207,000 Oct-17   1,043,200      
25 25 Bovis Homes 1,028,223 -2.52% 114,001 Dec-17   1,028,223      
26 - Engie2 987,380 -12.36% 33,323 Dec-16       987,380  
27 30 Bowmer & Kirkland 928,252 -0.26% 64,440 Aug-17 928,252        
28 34 Bloor Homes 917,705 27.73% 152,521 Jun-17   917,705      
29 28 Mears 900,184 -4.25% 26,484 Jun-17       766,121 134,063
30 29 Vinci Construction UK 870,705 -8.23% 22,430 Dec-17 626,923     223,636 20,156
31 33 VolkerWessels UK 870,381 -0.74% 18,911 Dec-17 738,987     114,307 17,087
32 32 Sir Robert McAlpine/Newarthill 869,609 8.74% -43,200 Oct-16 813,472   8,485   47,652
33 43 Countryside Properties 845,800 25.99% 141,700 Sep-17   845,800      
34 31 Lendlease Europe 800,363 -10.94% 41,505 Jun-17 670,628   129,735    
35 36 Homeserve 785,000 23.97% 98,300 Mar-17       785,000  
36 40 Cala 747,928 27.40% 70,445 Jun-17   747,928      
37 39 J Murphy3 711,900 15.96% 12,400 Dec-17 711,900        
38 35 McCarthy & Stone 660,900 3.93% 92,100 Aug-17   660,900      
39 38 Morrison Utility Services 655,488 6.76% 23,605 Mar-17       655,488  
40 106 McLaren Construction 600,345 24.94% 3,204 Jul-17 600,345        
41 44 Robertson 579,872 27.82% 26,147 Mar-17 458,022 80,232     41,618
42 42 John Graham 565,921 11.43% 16,056 Mar-17 565,921        
43 41 Renew Holdings 560,838 6.68% 16,302 Sep-17 106,835     452,423  
44 51 Bouygues 555,626 58.95% -78,458 Dec-16 555,626        
45 45 Carey 549,220 27.52% 19,118 Mar-17 475,295 46,111     27,811
46 49 NG Bailey 500,300 22.77% 18,600 Feb-17 500,300        
47 - Eurovia UK 486,224 -2.45% 22,210 Dec-17       486,224  
48 141 McLaughlin & Harvey4 465,789 9.06% 11,068 Dec-17 411,284       54,505
49 47 Winvic Construction 462,075 10.61% 28,479 Jan-17 462,075        
50 24 Keepmoat Homes5 423,199 25.70% 25,435 Mar-17   423,199      
51 48 Buckingham Group Contracting6 423,085 3.62% 16,582 Dec-17 423,085        
52 63 Keltbray 417,543 13.03% 23,358 Oct-17 417,543        
53 61 Hill Holdings7 415,603 13.16% 47,182 Dec-17 239,753 175,850      
54 55 Henry Boot 408,486 33.14% 55,392 Dec-17 81,876   250,418   76,192
55 68 Galliard 391,913 49.97% 74,010 Mar-17 166,742 225,171      
56 67 Northstone (NI) 374,984 43.45% 4,342 Dec-16 312,737       62,246
57 56 Ardmore Construction 370,009 22.17% 15,499 Sep-17 370,009        
58 71 Avant Homes 368,973 3.43% 20,631 Apr-17   368,973      
59 53 Osborne 348,299 1.70% 3,594 Mar-17 307,599     40,700  
60 52 Integral UK8 343,029 6.13% 11,831 Dec-16       343,029  
61 78 McAleer & Rushe 334,073 37.55% 13,386 Dec-17 334,073        
62 50 SSE Contracting 330,000 -6.75% -5,000 Mar-17       330,000  
63 54 Byrne 321,657 -2.34% 1,660 May-17 321,657        
64 77 Telford Homes 316,241 8.33% 46,308 Mar-18   316,241      
65 60 T Clarke 311,200 11.70% 7,100 Dec-17 311,200        
66 66 Watkin Jones & Sons 301,914 13.08%