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.
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 24 similar companies in NP
The largest employer among its local peers (704 staff).
3rd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1980.
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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