J.C. BAMFORD EXCAVATORS LIMITED
Company number 00561597 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
JCB occupies a formidable position as the world's largest privately owned construction equipment manufacturer, leveraging deep vertical integration and long-term family governance to navigate the industry's inherent cyclicality. The company's strategic pivot toward hydrogen propulsion and aggressive expansion in high-growth emerging markets present significant upside, though it must carefully manage supply chain vulnerabilities and the macroeconomic pressures impacting global construction. Overall, JCB's structural advantages and forward-looking capital allocation make it well-equipped to sustain market leadership.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1956-02-20
- Registered office
- Lakeside Works, Rocester, Uttoxeter, ST14 5JP
- Postcode
- ST14 5JP
- Capital
- 100,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-10-27
- Next due by
- 2026-11-10
Nature of business (SIC)
- 28922 Manufacture of earthmoving equipment
Officers 7 current · 9 resigned
Group structure 21 subsidiaries
Controlled by J.C.B. SERVICE — since 2016-04-06
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From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2025-12-31) as part of the J.C.B. SERVICE group statement — 6 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.
Political donations 171
£6,147,383 in registered political donations since 2002.
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Conservative and Unionist Party
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Conservative and Unionist Party
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Conservative and Unionist Party
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Source: the Electoral Commission's register of donations — this company's full record, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Gender pay gap
19.9%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · in the bottom quarter for parity
Among its peers
The oldest
of 21 similar companies in ST, trading since 1956
Property in England & Wales 23 titles
- Freehold
- 14
- Leasehold
- 9
- Most recent registration
- 2017-04-28
- Price paid, where recorded
- £2,701,000
- Where
- Staffordshire (20), Leicestershire (1), Derbyshire (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF533872 | Staffordshire | Freehold | 2017-04-28 | £1,335,000 |
| SF617254 | Staffordshire | Leasehold | 2016-06-20 | — |
| SF617262 | Staffordshire | Leasehold | 2016-06-20 | — |
| SF617268 | Staffordshire | Leasehold | 2016-06-20 | — |
| SF617191 | Staffordshire | Leasehold | 2016-06-16 | — |
| SF617046 | Staffordshire | Leasehold | 2016-06-13 | — |
| SF616824 | Staffordshire | Leasehold | 2016-06-06 | — |
| SF612662 | Staffordshire | Leasehold | 2015-12-21 | — |
| SF509493 | Staffordshire | Freehold | 2015-06-22 | — |
| SF360514 | Staffordshire | Freehold | 2015-04-02 | — |
| SF457316 | Staffordshire | Freehold | 2015-04-02 | — |
| SF594683 | Staffordshire | Leasehold | 2014-01-29 | — |
| SF568423 | Staffordshire | Freehold | 2011-04-11 | £100,000 |
| SF534955 | Staffordshire | Freehold | 2007-12-14 | — |
| SF531602 | Staffordshire | Freehold | 2007-09-17 | — |
| SF432218 | Staffordshire | Freehold | 2007-06-19 | — |
| LT392252 | Leicestershire | Leasehold | 2006-11-17 | — |
| SF501134 | Staffordshire | Freehold | 2005-07-11 | — |
| DY338757 | Derbyshire | Freehold | 2004-02-20 | — |
| BGL48377 | Greater London | Freehold | 2004-02-16 | £1,266,000 |
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