{"name":"EWSON CONTRACTORS LIMITED","company_number":"04704149","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"2003-03-19","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"Whalebone House Plassey Lane, Willington, Malpas, Cheshire, United Kingdom, SY14 7LS","postcode":"SY14 7LS","sic_codes":[{"code":41201,"description":"Construction of commercial buildings"}],"principal_activity":null,"previous_names":[],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Total Exemption Full","year_end":"31 January","last_made_up_to":"2026-01-31","next_due":"2027-10-31"},"employees":{"count":8,"accounts_date":"2026-01-31"},"financials":[{"financial_date":"2026-01-31","net_assets":1082453,"cash":694164,"average_employees":8},{"financial_date":"2025-01-31","net_assets":1032995,"cash":586089,"average_employees":10},{"financial_date":"2024-01-31","net_assets":1019338,"cash":665739},{"financial_date":"2023-01-31","net_assets":1015207,"cash":753504},{"financial_date":"2022-01-31","net_assets":991664,"cash":675893}],"officers":{"current":4,"resigned":3,"complete":true,"note":"Names and details of individual officers are on the People page (subscriber-only on this site) and free at Companies House."},"charges":{"total":0,"outstanding":0},"gazette_notices":[],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_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.","website":"http://www.ewsoncontractors.co.uk","links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/ewson-contractors","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/ewson-contractors/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/ewson-contractors/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04704149","financials":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/ewson-contractors/financial","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/ewson-contractors/control","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/ewson-contractors/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/ewson-contractors"}