ALUN GRIFFITHS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED
Company number 01493003 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Limited presents a mixed risk profile characteristic of mid-tier UK construction firms. The company benefits from a long trading history, strong revenue growth, and a predominantly public-sector client base that mitigates credit risk. However, the financial structure is materially concerning: net assets of just £1.2M against total assets of £45.9M provides virtually no equity cushion, and both profitability and net assets deteriorated significantly in 2017. The apparent change of control from the Griffiths family to a Tarmac-related entity adds transitional risk. The critical due diligence priority is obtaining and analysing the most recent financial statements to determine whether the thin capitalisation has been addressed post-acquisition, or whether the structural vulnerability persists.
Shareholders' funds
£1,220,697
Balance sheet as at 2017-12-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1980-04-23
- Employees
- 704 (2017 accounts · was 594 in 2016)
- Registered office
- Waterways House Merthyr Road, Llanfoist, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom, NP7 9PE
- Postcode
- NP7 9PE
- Capital
- 562,709 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 3 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-01-24
- Next due by
- 2027-02-07
Nature of business (SIC)
- 42110 Construction of roads and motorways
- 42120 Construction of railways and underground railways
- 42210 Construction of utility projects for fluids
- 42990 Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified
Officers 4 current · 19 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by PURPLE ALPHA LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 6
£1,440,214 total awarded value where published.
Showing the 5 most recent of 6.
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Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2027 (period to 2026-07-01) — 5 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z314591X (Tier 3), registered since 2012.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
3.6%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Contact details
- Website
- alungriffiths.co.uk
Griffiths is a leading civil engineering consultancy with over 50 years of experience. We offer a wide range of construction services.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| SPECKPOUND LIMITED | 1981-12-31 |
Previous registered addresses 5
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| PORTLAND HOUSE BICKENHILL LANE, SOLIHULL, BIRMINGHAM, B37 7BQ, UNITED KINGDOM | 2018-01-24 |
| WATERWAYS HOUSE MERTHYR ROAD, LLANFOIST, ABERGAVENNY, MONMOUTHSHIRE, NP7 9PE | 2018-01-10 |
| WATERWAYS HOUSE MERTHYR ROAD, LLANFOIST, ABERGAVENNY, NP7 9LN, UNITED KINGDOM | 2013-10-22 |
| 21-23 NEVILL STREET, ABERGAVENNY, GWENT, NP7 5AA, UNITED KINGDOM | 2012-01-26 |
| 19-23 NEVILL ST, ABERGAVENNY, GWENT, NP7 5AA | 2011-10-17 |
Among its peers
Top 25%
by shareholders' funds, of 25 similar companies in NP
The largest employer among its local peers (704 staff).
3rd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1980.
No.3 of the largest construction of roads and motorways companies in Newport →
Competitors Newport
This company ranks 3 among construction of roads and motorways in Newport.
The class of 1980
49%
of the 8,850 companies incorporated in 1980 are still active today; 41% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 10 titles
- Freehold
- 7
- Leasehold
- 3
- Most recent registration
- 2024-12-19
- Price paid, where recorded
- £300,000
- Where
- Carmarthenshire (3), Monmouthshire (3), Gwynedd (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CYM900354 | Blaenau Gwent | Leasehold | 2024-12-19 | — |
| CYM8620 | Neath Port Talbot | Freehold | 2019-10-18 | £300,000 |
| CYM681489 | Carmarthenshire | Leasehold | 2016-05-26 | — |
| CYM558211 | Monmouthshire | Leasehold | 2012-05-10 | — |
| CYM548756 | Monmouthshire | Freehold | 2012-01-20 | — |
| CYM519535 | Monmouthshire | Freehold | 2011-07-12 | — |
| CYM166121 | Gwynedd | Freehold | 2009-09-03 | — |
| WA796845 | Gwynedd | Freehold | 2009-09-03 | — |
| WA634096 | Carmarthenshire | Freehold | 1992-05-20 | — |
| WA663979 | Carmarthenshire | Freehold | 1992-05-20 | — |
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