EWSON CONTRACTORS LIMITED
Company number 04704149 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Ewson Contractors Limited is a financially robust niche player in the UK commercial construction sector, distinguished by an exceptionally strong liquidity position (current ratio of ~7.4:1) and minimal gearing that places it well above sector norms for balance sheet resilience. The company's diversified asset base, including nearly £294k in investment property, provides a counter-cyclical income buffer unusual for a contractor of this size, though its modest scale (8 employees, estimated sub-£3M turnover) and slow net asset growth (~2.2% annualised) suggest a steady-state business model prioritising financial security over market expansion. In a sector where SME failure rates remain elevated amid input cost inflation and subdued commercial development pipelines, Ewson's conservative positioning is a defensible competitive strategy, albeit one that caps upside potential.
Shareholders' funds
£1,082,453
Balance sheet as at 2026-01-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2003-03-19
- Employees
- 8 (2026 accounts · was 10 in 2025)
- Registered office
- Whalebone House Plassey Lane, Willington, Malpas, Cheshire, United Kingdom, SY14 7LS
- Postcode
- SY14 7LS
- Capital
- 100 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-01-31
- Next due by
- 2027-10-31
- Financial year end
- 31 January
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-10-13
- Next due by
- 2027-10-27
Nature of business (SIC)
- 41201 Construction of commercial buildings
Officers 4 current · 3 resigned
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA873507 (Tier 1), registered since 2021.
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Contact details
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 22 LEECH ROAD, MALPAS, CHESHIRE, SY14 8QN | 2019-10-07 |
Among its peers
Top 10%
by shareholders' funds, of 93 similar companies in SY
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (8 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2003.
No.6 of the largest construction of commercial buildings companies in Shrewsbury →
Competitors Shrewsbury
This company ranks 6 among construction of commercial buildings in Shrewsbury.
The class of 2003
21%
of the 2,009 companies in this sector incorporated in 2003 are still active today; 77% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 4 titles
- Freehold
- 4
- Most recent registration
- 2019-07-11
- Where
- Wrexham (3), Denbighshire (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CYM777904 | Wrexham | Freehold | 2019-07-11 | — |
| CYM627977 | Wrexham | Freehold | 2014-09-16 | — |
| CYM573884 | Denbighshire | Freehold | 2012-11-20 | — |
| CYM573257 | Wrexham | Freehold | 2012-11-13 | — |
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