TARMAC TRADING LIMITED

Active
Company number 00453791Private limited companyIncorporated 1948

Key figures

£506-33.1%
Net assets 2025
-33.1%
Average annual change 2024–2025
020040060080020242025

† TARMAC TRADING LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 08110

Where the company stands among the 437 active companies whose first SIC code is 08110 (Quarrying of ornamental and building stone, limestone, gypsum, chalk and slate).

Turnover£1,961
Lower than 95% · median £16,874,006 among 37 that publish turnover
Net assets£506
Lower than 80% · median £203,138
Total assets£1,324
Lower than 98% · median £640,000
Cash£28
Lower than 97% · median £122,721
Employees2,240
Higher than 97% · median 2
Company age78.5 years
Older than 93% · median 18.1 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. HANSON QUARRY PRODUCTS EUROPE LIMITED£1.8bn
  2. SAINT-GOBAIN CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS UK LIMITED£613.7m
  3. BREEDON TRADING LIMITED£463.6m
  4. BREEDON CEMENT LIMITED£308.9m
  5. SAFEROCK LIMITED£162.3m
  6. FP MCCANN LIMITED£113m
  7. MISSISSIPPI LIME UK LIMITED£110.8m
  8. HOLCIM UK CEMENT LIMITED£98.7m
  9. LEITHS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED£64.9m
  10. SINGLETON BIRCH LIMITED£55.6m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 437. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: TARMAC TRADING LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

TARMAC TRADING LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00453791. It was incorporated on 7 May 1948. Its status is active. The registered office is in Birmingham (B37). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is quarrying of ornamental and building stone, limestone, gypsum, chalk and slate (08110), manufacture of ready-mixed concrete (23630), production of abrasive products (23910), construction of roads and motorways (42110).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £1,961. Loss for the year was £5. Net assets were £506, down 33.1% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £28. Total assets were £1,324 and total liabilities £625. The company had an average of 2,240 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 437 active companies whose first SIC code is 08110: By turnover it ranks lower than 95% of the 37 that publish turnover (median £16,874,006). By net assets it ranks lower than 80% of them (median £203,138). By total assets it ranks lower than 98% of them (median £640,000). By cash it ranks lower than 97% of them (median £122,721). By number of employees it ranks higher than 97% of them (median 2). It is older than 93% of them (median age 18.1 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 385 public contract award notices from 98 public sector buyers since 2015. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £1.7bn. Its most frequent buyer is National Highways Limited (35 contracts). 132 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of 5 central government grants worth £150.4k, mainly from Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly machinery, salt, stone and cement, inorganic chemicals. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly salt, stone and cement. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 30 days to pay suppliers, and 17% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 25.7% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 6 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 10 of 14 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 22 Oct 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover1,9101,961
Profit for the year44-5
Cash at bank and in hand2128
Total assets1,4521,324
Total liabilities528625
Net assets / total equity756506
Average number of employees2,4132,240

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

385 contracts

TARMAC TRADING LIMITED is named as a supplier in 385 public contract award notices from 98 public sector buyers since 2015. The 248 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £1.7bn. 132 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers98
National Highways Limited
35 contracts · £40.3m
Nottingham City Council
26 contracts · £1.6m
Darlington Borough Council
25 contracts · £2.6m
North Yorkshire County Council
24 contracts · £74.3m
Derbyshire County Council
24 contracts · £46.6m
Latest 100 contracts
  1. Darlington BC, Autumn Schemes 2026Darlington Borough Council · £318,343
  2. Surfacing and Planing Works at A616 Sheffield Road, HepworthKirklees Council · £241,929
  3. PDF Framework - OD-NW-PRI-Pavement & Roadmarking AD10 PCI Pack 1 26-27 (Galliford Try PC for Tarmac Programme)‡National Highways Limited · £418,006 · runs until Mar 2027
  4. PDF Framework - A590 Meathop to Millside WB‡National Highways Limited · £1,399,183 · runs until Dec 2026
  5. PDF Framework - A1 Brampton Hut Roundabout Drain Kerb Renewal RR‡National Highways Limited · £121,318 · runs until Jan 2027
Show 95 more
  1. Call Off #6 August 2026 - Lot 4 Only‡East Riding of Yorkshire Council · £1,059,000
  2. L11-287 Bottesford ResurfacingNorth Lincolnshire Council · £327,225
  3. PLACE089BZ-H Mini Competition for Road Schemes‡Derbyshire County Council · £661,451 · runs until Dec 2027
  4. PDF Framework - A1 Seaton Burn to Stannington‡National Highways Limited · £1,815,796 · runs until Dec 2026
  5. PDF Framework - Warreners Interchange to Earsdon Resurfacing‡National Highways Limited · £1,742,670 · runs until Dec 2026
  6. L11-286 Hibaldstow Carriageway ResurfacingNorth Lincolnshire Council · £175,876
  7. Resurfacing, Reconstruction, Recycling, Patching and High Friction Surfacing Framework 2026 -2030Devon County Council · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £48,000,000 in total · runs until Aug 2030
  8. PDF Framework - M5 Risk Reduction‡National Highways Limited · £930,994 · runs until Mar 2027
  9. Non-Strategic Carriageway Resurfacing and Minor Ancillary WorksDerbyshire County Council · shared by 7 suppliers, up to £50,000,000 in total · runs until Aug 2027
  10. PDF Framework - M1 NB J12-J13 Resurfacing SDF‡National Highways Limited · £634,474
  11. Resurfacing -C/U 2026Herefordshire Council · £952,369 · runs until Mar 2027
  12. PDF Framework - M6 Bents Farm - J45 - Southbound only‡National Highways Limited · £3,745,408 · runs until Dec 2026
  13. PDF Framework - A1 NB Little Ponton to Barrowby Pavement‡National Highways Limited · £1,629,174
  14. PDF Framework - M1 NB SB J6a-8 Resurfacing Reserve‡National Highways Limited · £1,842,884
  15. PDF Framework - A14. A1 Brampton IC Bridge resurf + Joints‡National Highways Limited · £48,669 · runs until Mar 2027
  16. PDF Framework - M56 Bowdon to Ashley SDF‡National Highways Limited · £2,720,521
  17. Surfacing and Supply of Quarried Materials 2025‡South Gloucestershire Council · £84,000,000 · runs until Jul 2031
  18. CPU 8559 Gregory Boulevard Cycle Scheme - Supply of Aggregates‡Nottingham City Council · £43,340 · runs until Jan 2027
  19. PDF Framework - M61 Over Hulton to Chequerbent SDF‡National Highways Limited · £1,674,453
  20. Award of Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Highways and Civil Engineering Works across Powys‡Powys County Council · shared by 11 suppliers, up to £1,097,393 in total
  21. Resurfacing -C/U 2026Herefordshire Council · £428,039 · runs until Mar 2027
  22. Resurfacing -A/B 2026Herefordshire Council · £896,143 · runs until Mar 2027
  23. Presurface- Dressing Patch Works 2026Herefordshire Council · £763,558 · runs until Mar 2027
  24. PDF Framework - A38 NB SB Weeford Island - Toyota Pavement‡National Highways Limited · £530,778 · runs until Apr 2027
  25. PDF Framework - A42 NB SB J11 to M1 Resurfacing‡National Highways Limited · £12,154 · runs until Jan 2027
  26. M6 Bents farm - J45 NB & SB LCDF‡National Highways Limited · £499,965
  27. Resurfacing -A/B 2026Herefordshire Council · £411,494 · runs until Mar 2027
  28. Resurfacing -WO45Herefordshire Council · £547,445 · runs until Mar 2027
  29. SD Prep 2026Herefordshire Council · £436,922
  30. SD Prep 2026Herefordshire Council · £431,020
  31. PDF Framework - M6 Barton Brook to Abbotts Farm NB‡National Highways Limited · £596,950
  32. PDF Framework - M18 J5 to J4 S/B Patching‡National Highways Limited · £232,258
  33. PDF Framework - M55 J1 to Tabley Lane‡National Highways Limited · £1,357,547
  34. Carriageway Surfacing 26/27 - Phase One‡Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council · £323,568
  35. PDF Framework - M6 Bents Farm - J45 - Northbound only‡National Highways Limited · £2,763,651
  36. PDF Framework - M55 WB White Carr Lane to Jn3‡National Highways Limited · £977,864
  37. PDF Framework - A1 NB SB Foston-Harlaxton Pavement‡National Highways Limited · £1,712,324
  38. PDF Framework - M60 J2-4 DS‡National Highways Limited · £934,860
  39. PDF Framework - M6 SB Ray Lane to Old Lane‡National Highways Limited · £697,232
  40. PDF Framework - M62 Scammonden to J23 EB Inc Patching J23 to J24 - Surfacing Work‡National Highways Limited · £8,941
  41. PDF Framework - A1 West Cawledge to Denwick‡National Highways Limited · £1,019,974
  42. PDF Framework - M6 J20A to J21 Surfacing‡National Highways Limited · £1,624,869
  43. New Highways and Public Realm Schemes Framework-Herefordshire Council (2026-2030)Herefordshire Council · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £55,000,000 in total · runs until May 2030
  44. PDF Framework - M56 Alders Road Sharston Link to M60‡National Highways Limited · £2,132,736
  45. PDF Framework - M1 SB J9-J8 Resurf Reserve‡National Highways Limited · £1,589,360
  46. Call Off #5 April 2026 - Supply of Highways Materials‡East Riding of Yorkshire Council · shared by 9 suppliers, up to £8,740,000 in total · runs until Mar 2028
  47. RCBC Highway SurfacingRedcar and Cleveland Borough Council · £750,000
  48. Subcontractor Services Framework Agreement‡Scottish Borders Council · shared by 12 suppliers, up to £25,000,000 in total
  49. Closed Framework Agreement: Access to Quarries, Materials, Recycling Centres and Landfill SitesSEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED · shared by 13 suppliers · 2 lots · runs until Mar 2027
  50. Carriageway Surfacing 25/26 (Phase 3)‡Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council · £1,886,254 · 2 lots
  51. Carriageway Surfacing 25/26 - Phase 4‡Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council · £273,949
  52. Surfacing Delivery PartnershipVIA EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £75,000,000 in total · runs until Mar 2029
  53. Surfacing Works for Gloucestershire County Council 2022 to 2026 (2026 to 2027)Gloucestershire County Council · £24,000,000
  54. L11-266 Crowle Gyratory Carriageway Resurfacing‡North Lincolnshire Council · £317,739
  55. CPU 8051 Construction Materials (Aggregates & Asphalts)Nottingham City Council · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £2,000,000 in total · 2 lots · runs until Mar 2030
  56. Roads Civil Engineering Framework‡Dumfries and Galloway Council · shared by 4 suppliers, up to £7,005,200 in total · 2 lots
  57. Darlington BC - Unc. Milbank Road, Darlington - Carriageway Resurfacing Works.Darlington Borough Council · £67,859
  58. PLACE626H Q4 2025 Roadstone - Tarmac Trading Ltd‡Derbyshire County Council · £30,000
  59. PDF Framework - 610686 - Christmas 2025 and New Year 2026‡National Highways Limited · £24,990
  60. PDF Framework - M6 Holme to Peasey Beck - HS Ponding‡National Highways Limited · £145,167
  61. PDF Framework - Surfacing works to the M6 J41 - Calthwaite‡National Highways Limited · £212,557
  62. PDF Framework - M60 Audenshaw Rolling Crown‡National Highways Limited · £328,731
  63. PDF Framework - M1 NB SB J23-30 Pavement Risk Reduction‡National Highways Limited · £1,654,627
  64. LCC Highways Select List FrameworkLincolnshire County Council · shared by 5 suppliers · runs until Jan 2030
  65. PDF Framework - e M42 SB J11 - J10 Pavement- Pavement Works‡National Highways Limited · £2,549,209 · runs until Nov 2026
  66. Highways Materials Framework 2025Cumberland Council · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £9,600,000 in total · 2 lots · runs until Dec 2028
  67. NEPO210 Highways Surfacing WorksThe Association of North East Councils Limited · shared by 12 suppliers, up to £19,999,998 in total · 6 lots · runs until Oct 2033
  68. Aggregates, Concrete & Pre-cast ProductsThe Association of North East Councils Limited · shared by 9 suppliers, up to £24,300,000,000 in total · 108 lots · runs until Oct 2033
  69. L11-242 North Killingholme Lancaster Approach Carriageway Strengthening‡North Lincolnshire Council · £193,530
  70. PDF - A34 22SCR17- 18 Bullington‡National Highways · £164,007
  71. PLACE626H Q3 2025 Roadstone - Tarmac Trading Ltd‡Derbyshire County Council · £50,000
  72. Autumn Schemes 2025 - Cold Milling, Patching and Surfacing Works.Darlington Borough Council · £275,179
  73. FRAMEWORK FOR THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF ASPHALT, MACADAM, DRYSTONE AGGREGATE AND MIX CONCRETE‡Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £6,613,536 in total · 6 lots
  74. Lot 11 - 230 Normanby Road & Lysaghts Way Roundabout‡North Lincolnshire Council · £169,095
  75. L11-247 C331 Scotter Road South Carriageway Resurfacing‡North Lincolnshire Council · £65,444
  76. PLACE089AV-H Mini Competition for Road Schemes‡Derbyshire County Council · £640,314
  77. CPU 7931 Revised BoQ - Wilford Crescent East -LTP-Pothole- Surfacing Works Call off from NCC 5940 Planned Carriageway Maintenance - Highways Managed‡Nottingham City Council · £208,154
  78. GR/HGW/Highways Asset Management and Civils Framework 2025-2029‡Bristol City Council · shared by 4 suppliers, up to £288,000,000 in total
  79. Yorkshire Highway Alliance Supply of Coated Materials, Ready Mixed Concrete and Aggregates 1st April 2025- 31st March 2029‡Leeds City Council · shared by 8 suppliers, up to £100,000,000 in total · runs until Mar 2029
  80. L11-249 C205 Flixborough Stather Road Phase 2‡North Lincolnshire Council · £49,144
  81. PDF Framework - A47 ThorneyNewCutRbt - WisbechLynnRdRbt rsf Pk4.23‡National Highways · £2,970,702
  82. PLACE626H Q2 2025 Roadstone - Tarmac‡Derbyshire County Council · £90,000
  83. PDF Framework - A47 Redmoor Rbt Wisbech Resurfacing RR‡National Highways · £44,213
  84. Carriageway Surfacing Works - Phase 2‡Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council · £224,597
  85. PDF Framework - A1 Oxford to Scremmerston. 619204‡National Highways · £515,342
  86. PDF Framework - M6 Old Scotch Road to Fairthorns Road SB‡National Highways · £724,500
  87. CPU 7826 Berridge- Carrriageway Surfacing Hadbury Road Call off from NCC CPU 5940 Planned Carriageway Maintenance - Highways Managed‡Nottingham City Council · £149,747
  88. PDF Framework - A428 Caxton Gibbet to Girton Road markings‡National Highways · £350,383
  89. PDF Framework - M53 J3 to 4 - 616496‡National Highways · £2,115,102
  90. CPU7795 Variation to contract- project Heatherley Drive -New Carriageway Works. Call off from NCC CPU 5940 Planned Carriageway Maintenance - Highways Managed‡Nottingham City Council · £76,730
  91. 621621 - A194(M) SB & A184 Whitemare Pool Rbt ResurfacingNational Highways · £2,749,664
  92. Surfacing and Planing Works - Yorkshire Alliance ContractKirklees Council · shared by 11 suppliers, up to £96,000,000 in total · runs until May 2027
  93. PDF Framework - M6 J21a - 26 L2 & 3 - 616513‡National Highways · £2,384,756
  94. ESC048/2025 Middlesbrough Programmed Footway Works 2024/2025Middlesbrough Council · £70,000
  95. TC040- Surfacing of Carriageways and Footways Framework‡Manchester City Council · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £48,000,000 in total

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Government grants

5 grants

TARMAC TRADING LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 5 central government grants since 2020, together worth £150.4k.

Funders
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
3 grants · £131.6k
Department for Education
1 grant · £12.9k
Department for Work and Pensions
1 grant · £5,866
Grants
  1. Apprenticeships Participation 16 - 18Department for Education · £12,903
  2. South Wales Industrial Cluster - Phase 2 DeploymentDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £116,429 · UKRI - ISCF - Scheme 22/23
  3. TARMAC TRADINGDepartment for Work and Pensions · £5,866 · Kickstart Scheme
  4. Upgrading the value of BOS slag by addition of difficult to recycle glass or slagsDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £10,606 · ALB - UKRI - Innovate UK grant awards in 20-21
  5. South Wales Industrial ClusterDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £4,608 · ALB - UKRI - Innovate UK grant awards in 20-21

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
30 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
17%
Standard payment terms
0–90 days
  • Within 30 days 63%
  • 31 to 60 days 20%
  • After 60 days 17%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
33
58%
19%
30 Jun 2025
37
56%
14%
31 Dec 2024
33
56%
14%
30 Jun 2024
33
56%
14%
31 Dec 2023
36
52%
12%
30 Jun 2023
19
74%
15%
31 Dec 2022
23
70%
15%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 25.7% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 19.9% lower
Median bonus pay
women 19.2% lower
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter34.4% womenLower middle14.7% womenUpper middle9.5% womenUpper pay quarter9.1% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 27.3% lower
women 21.3% lower
2023/24
women 17.1% lower
women 13.7% lower
2022/23
women 14% lower
women 12.4% lower
2021/22
women 15.9% lower
women 13.3% lower
2020/21
women 23.2% lower
women 23.3% lower
2019/20
women 11.9% lower
women 10.8% lower
2018/19
women 16.2% lower
women 13.9% lower
2017/18
women 14.3% lower
women 15.8% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements6
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (CRH plc)
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (CRH plc)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (CRH plc)
Earlier years (3)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (CRH plc)
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (CRH plc)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (CRH plc)

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Routes
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: machinery, salt, stone and cement, inorganic chemicals, miscellaneous chemicals and electrical equipment.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 9 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: salt, stone and cement.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

6 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £1,961, net assets £506, 2,240 employees
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £1,910, net assets £756, 2,413 employees
  3. Tarmac Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Name changed to TARMAC TRADING LIMITEDPreviously LAFARGE TARMAC TRADING LIMITED
  5. Name changed to LAFARGE TARMAC TRADING LIMITEDPreviously TARMAC LIMITED
  6. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.