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Extractives Companies in the UK: 1,500+ Active Firms (2026)
Extractives companies in the UK mine, quarry and support oil, gas and mineral production under planning, licensing and environmental permits.
Buying decisions tend to sit with operations directors, estates and land teams, procurement, environmental managers and finance teams rather than a single digital buyer. Demand is mainly business-to-business, with customer size running from SME subcontractors to industrial groups with multi-site operations, plus public-sector bodies commissioning remediation or infrastructure work. Engagements are usually tied to named sites or assets, from site-level contracts to multi-site frameworks, so purchasing leans towards plant, drilling, surveying, haulage, permitting and safety services rather than transactional spend. The behavioural marker is operational accountability: buyers need suppliers that can work around access rights, consent conditions, restoration duties and site interruption risk.
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The UK cohort contains 1,566 actively trading companies, spanning aggregates, crushed rock, sand and gravel, hydrocarbon-related support, mining services and subsidence remediation. The employment footprint is 2,556 reported employees, giving the sector a more industrial profile than its company count alone suggests. Much of the addressable market sits in operating sites, planning-led developments and service work around regulated extraction rather than in office-based advisory businesses.
Permissioning is fragmented by activity and location. Mineral operators generally need landowner agreement, planning permission from the relevant mineral planning authority and permits from the applicable environmental regulator, with the Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales, the Northern Ireland Environment Agency and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency all appearing in the regime. Marine extraction adds marine licensing, while coal exploration, extraction and access through coal seams sit with the Mining Remediation Authority. Active mines and quarries also carry site safety duties overseen by the Health and Safety Executive in Great Britain and HSENI in Northern Ireland.
Future activity appears tied to permitted reserves, infrastructure demand and the cost of compliance rather than to a classic start-up adoption curve. Smaller operators tend to remain site-bound, with growth limited by planning horizons, restoration obligations and access to capital equipment. The scarcer scaled businesses are likely to absorb specialist services where it helps secure plant capacity, environmental compliance or local land access. Policy pressure around legacy mines, water, dust, biodiversity and worker safety should keep the sector relatively procedural, even where end-market demand improves.
1,566
Active firms
2026
140
Over £5M turnover
190
Incorporated since 2022
Key facts
About 8% of the trading cohort reports turnover above £5M (140 of 1,566 firms) — the rest sits below that revenue band.
12% of the cohort was incorporated since 2022 (190 firms), so a sizeable share is in its first few filing cycles.
Extractive-industry GVA was £28 billion in 2024, down from £32 billion in 2023, with oil and gas production and associated support services accounting for over 95% of sector GVA.
Non-energy minerals remain material for construction supply chains: 185.9 million tonnes were extracted from the UK landmass for sale in 2022, including 126.4 million tonnes of crushed rock and 40.3 million tonnes of sand and gravel.
Mineral extraction generally requires landowner agreement, planning permission from the relevant mineral planning authority and any required regulatory permits.
Permits may involve the Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales, the Northern Ireland Environment Agency or the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, while marine extraction may require marine licences from the relevant marine regulator.
Active mining and quarrying operations are regulated for health and safety by the Health and Safety Executive in Great Britain and HSENI in Northern Ireland.
Top UK extractives companies
IRISH SALT MINING AND EXPLORATION COMPANY LIMITED-THE
Trajectory
2y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsOperates an underground salt mine producing rock salt for road de‑icing and salt licks for livestock. Supplies bulk salt to road authorities and contractors and loads shipments via a dedicated marine…
Serves local road authorities and motorway maintenance contractors across the UK and Ireland, plus agricultural and livestock customers needing animal salt products.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Profitable · -3% CAGR over 1y
Location
MMC SOUTHERN LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsProvides quarry and surface mine contracting services including wet and dry mineral processing, aggregate production, bulk earthworks and site remediation. Supplies plant and equipment with certified…
Sells to businesses across the UK in quarrying, surface mining, aggregates and related heavy industries, including operators needing mineral processing, bulk earthworks, site remediation and contract…
Financial Health
StableStable · 0% CAGR over 3y
Location
Portland Stone Firms Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsQuarries and mines Portland limestone and manufactures stone products for construction and architectural use, including dimension block, cladding, paving, flooring, masonry pieces, fireplaces and…
Serves architects, contractors, stonemasons and developers on construction and heritage-building projects, plus homeowners and tradespeople seeking materials for small projects such as fireplaces,…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · -1% CAGR over 3y
Location
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsSupplies high polished stone value (PSV) aggregates from company‑operated quarries. Operates crushing and screening plant and a port terminal for handling and shipping aggregates, producing and…
Serves UK construction, civil engineering and road surfacing businesses requiring certified high-PSV aggregates, including contractors and project teams procuring bulk aggregate supplies.
Financial Health
WeakWeak
Location
Smith & Sons (Bletchington) Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProduces and supplies primary and recycled aggregates, including crushed and graded limestone, for construction, civil engineering, and landscaping. Also provides decorative aggregates, haulage and…
Serves B2B construction and civil engineering contractors, builders, landscapers, dry-stone wallers and property owners needing aggregates and landscaping materials in Oxfordshire and surrounding…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · 0% CAGR over 1y
Location
EPPLETON QUARRY PRODUCTS LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates quarrying activities including extraction, processing and supply of aggregates. Provides crushing and screening, bulk earthworks, and haulage services, supporting civil engineering,…
Serves public-sector bodies, property developers, estates, utilities, renewable energy projects and commercial construction clients requiring civil engineering, earthworks, quarrying materials, plant…
Financial Health
StableStable · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
R J BLASTING (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides drilling and blasting services for mining, quarrying and construction projects. Supplies and handles explosives using mobile manufacturing units, and offers surveying, blast profiling and…
Serves B2B and public-sector clients in quarrying, mining, renewable energy, hydro, civil engineering and forestry, including operators of opencast coal sites, hard rock quarries, windfarms, road…
Financial Health
StableStable · -10% CAGR over 4y
Location
BOOTH VENTURES LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates landfill sites and quarries, supplying quarried and recycled construction aggregates. Provides waste management, soil recovery and recycling, contaminated land remediation, landfill and…
Serves B2B clients including quarry and landfill operators, construction and demolition firms, property developers and landowners needing aggregates, soil/waste management, site enabling, remediation…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 9% CAGR over 4y
Location
VIGGARS BROS LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides mineral processing services including contract crushing and screening for quarries, opencast mining sites and dock facilities, handling large volumes of quarry products and coal and offering…
Serves B2B customers in the minerals and bulk materials sectors, including quarry operators, opencast site operators and dock facilities run by major international companies and private-sector firms.
Financial Health
StableStable · -15% CAGR over 2y
Location
D C AGGREGATES LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures and supplies hard stone and granite aggregates for construction and marine projects. Provides armour stone, sea materials and decorative stone, along with dredging, production and…
Serves B2B buyers in construction, civil engineering, marine/coastal works and landscaping requiring aggregates, armour stone, sea materials or decorative stone in Northern Europe.
Financial Health
StableStable · -62% CAGR over 4y
Location
Northern Lithium Limited
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsConducts mineral exploration and development focused on lithium resources. Secures mineral rights, drills exploratory boreholes, and evaluates extraction technologies to produce battery‑grade lithium…
Serves UK industrial buyers in the lithium-ion battery and electric vehicle supply chain, including battery manufacturers, EV producers and critical-mineral procurement teams seeking domestic lithium…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing · 0% CAGR over 1y
Location
Yorkshire Mineral Company Ltd
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates a silica sand quarry and resin coating facility, producing resin‑coated and processed silica sands for foundry and industrial applications, including automotive supply chains, and supplying…
Serves foundries, industrial manufacturers and the UK automotive supply chain, plus equestrian and leisure customers such as arena builders, private arena owners and horse show organisers in UK and…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -7% CAGR over 2y
Location
Cornish Metals Holdings Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsMineral exploration and development company working to reopen the South Crofty underground tin mine. Holds additional mineral rights and conducts exploration for tin, copper, lithium, tungsten, zinc…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 16% CAGR over 2y
Location
EARTHLINE EXCHANGE LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates quarries and recycling centres producing primary and recycled aggregates for the construction industry. Provides earthmoving and bulk excavation services, inert waste tipping, landfill…
Sells mainly to B2B customers in the construction, civil engineering and waste sectors, including contractors, developers and haulage buyers needing aggregates, bulk excavation, inert tipping and…
Financial Health
StableStable · -60% CAGR over 5y
Location
GALLAGHER PROCESSED AGGREGATES LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowOperates quarries producing aggregates and Kentish ragstone, and supplies ready‑mix concrete. Provides groundworks and civil engineering services, plant fleet operations, recycling and landfill…
Serves construction contractors, civil engineering firms, housebuilders and property developers in the South East, alongside trade buyers needing aggregates, ready-mix concrete, quarry products,…
Financial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsExplores, develops and operates mineral resource projects focused on copper, zinc and lithium. Provides underground mine development and mining services including drilling, infrastructure…
Serves B2B raw-materials buyers in clean-energy and electrification supply chains, including industrial users of copper, zinc and lithium for sustainable power generation, storage and related…
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed · -31% CAGR over 2y
Location
A C Marine Aggregates Ltd
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsSupplies construction aggregates and building materials including marine‑dredged concreting sand, gravel, decorative aggregates, soils, and cement. Extracts sand and sediment from the seabed for use…
Sells to UK businesses and project teams in construction, civil engineering, landscaping, coastal protection and beach replenishment, including contractors and building product buyers.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 34% CAGR over 2y
Location
FERNS AGGREGATES LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsProduces and supplies quarry aggregates including building sand and silica sand for construction and building trades. Operates quarry processing, washing and drying systems and distributes materials…
Serves construction and building-trade businesses, including contractors, builders’ merchants and project teams in London and the South.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · 10% CAGR over 2y
Location
BARRACHANDER QUARRY LTD
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates a hard rock quarry producing high‑PSV basalt and granite aggregates. Supplies graded stone, Type 1 sub‑base, crusher run, armour and gabion stone, and other materials used in road…
Serves construction contractors, civil engineering firms, road builders, concrete batching operations, landscapers and property owners requiring quarry aggregates for roads, drainage, earthworks,…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 41% CAGR over 2y
Location
King Bros Quarry Ltd
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsOperates a quarry producing aggregates and ready-mix concrete for construction and building projects. Supplies crushed stone, sand, and concrete materials to contractors and other customers.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing · 0% CAGR over 3y
Location
THOMAS CROMPTON QUARRIES LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates quarries and recycling centres supplying aggregates for construction and agriculture. Provides crushed rock, sand, gravel, soils, clay, and recycled aggregates, with haulage services…
Serves B2B customers in the construction, redevelopment and agricultural sectors, including contractors and project teams needing aggregate supply and haulage for projects across the UK.
Financial Health
StableStable
Location
BROCKLEY WOOD VENTURES LTD
Trajectory
3y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsDevelops and operates a quarry site, managing mineral extraction activities and site access. Maintains a lorry route management plan and handles enquiries and vehicle reports related to quarry…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
INGREBOURNE VALLEY LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides land restoration and reclamation services, including aggregate extraction, site remediation, and land reprofiling. Works with landowners to convert disused or brownfield land into…
Serves landowners and project partners with disused or derelict brownfield sites in the south of England, including agriculture, leisure, public open space, conservation and habitat projects.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Growing · 2% CAGR over 2y
Location
Global Mine Design Ltd
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides geotechnical and mine engineering consultancy for underground mining operations, including mine layout design, resource planning, sequencing and modelling, ground support design, seismic…
Serves mining companies, mine owners and site management teams responsible for underground operations, especially deep, high-stress or seismic mines needing geotechnical assurance and risk reviews.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 18% CAGR over 2y
Location
L Walke Ltd
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides chartered surveying and consultancy services for minerals, waste and commercial property development. Advises on planning applications, environmental impact assessments, site investigations,…
Serves UK businesses and land/property stakeholders in minerals, waste and commercial property development, including operators, developers and landowners needing planning, environmental, estates and…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -20% CAGR over 4y
Location
R. & B. ROCK DRILLERS LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides rock drilling and blasting services for quarries and construction projects, including blast design, profiling and drilling operations, water borehole drilling, and ground and building site…
Serves UK quarry and mining operators, construction contractors, land developers, and domestic or commercial property owners with projects on large or small plots and varied geology.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
BDF PLANT LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsProvides onshore drilling services for oil and gas wells, underground gas storage, coal and mineral exploration, geothermal and groundwater projects, and construction site investigation. Also applies…
Serves B2B clients in oil and gas, underground gas storage, mining and mineral exploration, geothermal and groundwater projects, site investigation, construction, and civil engineering, nationally…
Financial Health
WeakWeak
Location
THOMPSON RAIL LTD
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides demolition and deconstruction services, industrial dismantling and decommissioning, asbestos removal, earthworks, contaminated land remediation, and site clearance. Operates quarries…
Targets UK commercial, industrial and residential property owners/developers, onshore oil and gas operators, construction firms and agricultural businesses, with quarry-material customers…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -11% CAGR over 2y
Location
Kearton Farms Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates a quarry producing carboniferous limestone products. Supplies aggregates to concrete plants, building sites, road construction and civil engineering projects, and provides materials for…
Serves B2B customers including concrete plants, building sites, road construction and civil engineering contractors, landscape gardeners and farmers needing limestone products.
Financial Health
StableStable · Hiring · 11% CAGR over 2y
Location
Trajectory
3y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides surface mining services, toll treatment of mined materials, and production of aggregates. Develops and applies backfill technologies for mining operations and supports industrial projects…
Serves B2B customers in the mining and industrial sectors, including operators and project owners needing surface mining, toll treating, aggregates and backfill-related support.
Financial Health
StableStable · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
Groundshire Holdings Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides remediation of disused mine workings and shafts for construction projects. Services include site investigation and exploratory drilling, ground stabilisation, and grout or permeation…
Serves property developers, construction firms and project teams planning building work on land affected by historic mining or subsidence risks, from small plots to large urban developments in the UK.
Financial Health
StableStable
Location
JOHNSONS WELLFIELD LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsQuarries and processes natural Yorkstone for use in paving, architectural stonework and landscaping. Manufactures dimension stone products and supplies paving slabs, stone blocks, aggregates, and…
Serves architects, contractors, landscapers, commercial developers, public-sector bodies, universities, heritage institutions and residential homeowners specifying natural stone projects across the…
Financial Health
StableStable · Hiring · 3% CAGR over 4y
Location
Operates a quarry and mineral processing business producing lime, renders, external wall insulation systems, and landscaping materials. Supplies mineral‑based products for construction, agriculture,…
Serves B2B customers in construction, industrial, agricultural and landscaping markets, including contractors, render and EWI applicators, specifiers, distributors, farmers and landscape…
Location
P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsProvides onshore deep drilling and workover services using a fleet of drilling rigs. Undertakes geothermal, water well, geotechnical, mining, oil and gas, gas storage, and geoscientific drilling…
Serves energy, water, mining and geoscience organisations, including geothermal, oil and gas, gas storage, geotechnical and public-sector research clients in the UK, Europe and selected international…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -23% CAGR over 1y
Location
BRICE AGGREGATES LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProduces and supplies aggregates and ready‑mix concrete for construction projects. Products include sand, gravel, hardstone and recycled aggregates. Also provides haulage, muckaway and recycling…
Serves construction contractors, groundwork firms, civil engineering projects and landowners seeking quarry planning/development support, mainly across Essex, London and Cambridge.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 30% CAGR over 4y
Location
POWER RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates as a holding company for a group engaged in mining pegmatite ores and processing and refining minerals including tantalum and niobium, and undertaking research and experimental development…
Serves B2B industrial customers needing conflict-free tantalum and niobium supply, including manufacturers and supply-chain teams in green energy, electronics, advanced materials and related sectors.
Financial Health
StrongStrong
Location
Explores, develops and operates mineral mining projects, primarily focused on copper production. Activities include resource exploration, mine development and operation of mining assets and…
Location
C S Drilling Services Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides drilling and controlled blasting services for construction and infrastructure projects. Undertakes rock drilling and blasting for quarries, borrow pits, access roads, wind farm…
Serves UK businesses in construction, civil engineering, forestry, quarrying and energy supply/distribution, including operators of wind farm, hydro, substation and infrastructure projects.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 8% CAGR over 5y
Location
SH Plant (Chesterfield) Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides earthmoving and quarry contracting services including rock extraction, soil stripping, muck shifting and quarry restoration. Supplies operated plant hire and sells heavy plant equipment such…
Serves commercial quarrying, aggregates and construction clients needing operated plant and earthmoving contractors, across the UK with work concentrated in Derbyshire and Yorkshire.
Financial Health
StableStable · Hiring · 4% CAGR over 4y
Location
Future Energy Consultants Ltd
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsProvides geophysical and seismic data services for the oil and gas industry, including acquisition, processing and interpretation of 2D and 3D seismic surveys, management and distribution of…
Serves oil and gas exploration companies, energy-sector operators and investors needing exploration data, plus government bodies involved in licensing and bid rounds.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 14% CAGR over 3y
Location
Kelston Sparkes Contractors Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides earthmoving, earthworks and quarrying services for construction and quarrying projects. Activities include crushing and screening, land remediation, plant hire with operators, transport,…
Serves B2B customers in the UK construction and quarrying sectors, including contractors, developers and quarry operators managing projects of varying size and complexity.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Profitable, Growing, Hiring · 11% CAGR over 2y
Location
Avalon Metals Limited
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsExplores and develops deposits of critical minerals including lithium, rare earth elements, zirconium, tin and indium. Develops mining projects and plans processing facilities such as lithium…
Serves industrial and government-linked supply chains needing critical minerals for energy, nuclear, defence and communications applications, alongside resource-sector investors.
Financial Health
StableStable · Profitable · -3% CAGR over 3y
Location
INGREBOURNE VALLEY HOLDINGS LTD
Trajectory
3y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides land restoration and brownfield remediation services, including aggregate extraction, site reprofiling and land reclamation. Works with landowners to convert disused or contaminated sites…
Serves landowners, developers and public/private partners across the south of England with brownfield, derelict or disused land, including sites intended for agriculture, leisure, public open space…
Financial Health
StableStable · 4% CAGR over 2y
Location
IMDEX UK LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsDevelops and supplies technologies for mineral exploration and mining, including directional drilling tools, downhole sensors, drilling fluids and solids removal equipment, and geoscience data…
Serves B2B customers in mining and mineral exploration, including exploration drilling contractors, production mining operators, geoscience teams and resource companies.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 5% CAGR over 4y
Location
Trajectory
2y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsExplores for, mines, and produces minerals and metals including iron ore, copper, nickel, metallurgical coal and potash. Supplies raw materials used in steelmaking, energy transition technologies,…
Serves global B2B buyers in heavy industry, including steelmakers, metals processors, infrastructure supply chains, energy-transition manufacturers and fertiliser or agriculture producers that use…
Financial Health
StableStable · -3% CAGR over 1y
Location
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates mining and mineral development projects producing copper, zinc and other metals. Conducts exploration, extraction, processing and sale of refined metals and related products used in…
Sells to industrial and commercial customers that source copper, zinc, other metals, industrial products and fertilizers, including buyers in infrastructure and energy-transition supply chains.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 16% CAGR over 4y
Location
Operates as a holding company for mining, metals and energy businesses. Through subsidiaries produces aluminium, zinc, lead, silver, copper, iron ore, steel and ferro chrome, and conducts oil and gas…
Serves B2B industrial customers in metals, mining, energy, power and technology supply chains, including manufacturers, exporters and buyers of aluminium, zinc, steel, copper, oil and gas, power,…
Location
DALGLEISH ASSOCIATES LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides minerals planning and environmental consultancy services for quarrying and mining developments, including planning applications, site design, geotechnical assessment, and pre‑application…
Serves B2B clients in the minerals sector, particularly quarrying, mining, aggregates, recycling and waste operators, as well as developers seeking planning consent for extraction and related…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -68% CAGR over 4y
Location
Peakstone Aggregates Limited
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsSupplies construction aggregates including limestone, sand, gravel, topsoil and recycled materials for use in building and civil engineering projects, serving contractors and construction industry…
Sells to businesses in the building and construction industries, serving trade customers needing aggregates, sand, gravel, topsoil and recycled materials.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -4% CAGR over 3y
Location
The Mineral Planning Group Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides planning, environmental permitting and compliance consultancy for land development projects, particularly in minerals, waste and recycling, energy, and industrial sectors. Supports clients…
Serves B2B and estate clients needing planning, permitting and compliance support, especially in minerals, waste and recycling, renewable energy, industrial and commercial, residential and estates…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 7% CAGR over 4y
Location
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How UK extractives companies work and how to sell to them
What they do
Extractives businesses usually earn through physical output, site services or specialist support, not through repeatable software-style subscriptions. Quarry and mineral operators sell by volume, grade and delivery distance, often with haulage, screening, crushing or washing bundled into the commercial terms. Mining services, drilling, subsidence and remediation firms tend to price as project work, day-rate crews, plant hire, framework call-offs or outcome-linked packages where risk can be bounded. Hydrocarbon-adjacent support follows asset and campaign cycles, with mobilisation costs, standby capacity and safety obligations shaping margin. Revenue is therefore lumpy and site-specific; a buyer may care less about unit price than certainty of supply, access permissions, environmental conditions and avoidance of downtime.
Who they sell to
Most firms sell to construction-material buyers, civil engineering contractors, infrastructure delivery teams, utilities, industrial estates, landowners and public bodies with contaminated land, subsidence or restoration needs. The economic buyer is often a commercial director, operations director, project director or procurement lead, while environmental, planning, health and safety, finance and site managers can all veto a supplier. Sales routes tend to mix direct relationships, approved supplier lists, tender portals, framework agreements and local broker networks. Urgent maintenance or short-haul aggregate supply can move quickly, but new extraction, remediation or multi-site service contracts usually involve site visits, insurance checks, method statements and procurement scrutiny before award.
What they buy
Most extractives firms tend to spend on operational capacity before back-office tools: mobile plant, drilling equipment, fleet, tyres, fuel, spares, maintenance labour, weighbridges, sampling, surveying and haulage. Around that core sits a recurring need for environmental monitoring, water management, dust and noise control, geotechnical advice, legal support, planning consultancy, insurance, recruitment and health and safety training. Larger operators are more likely to buy maintenance management, asset tracking, fleet telematics, field-service scheduling, document control, procurement, finance, payroll and workforce systems. Suppliers that understand site access, shift patterns, offline working and evidence trails for inspections will usually sound more credible than generic office-software sellers.
Why and how to sell to them
Buying intent often appears when a site wins or varies permission, replaces plant, takes on a new framework, absorbs another operation, faces an inspection, or has a downtime, safety, water, dust or neighbour-complaint problem. Margin is exposed to fuel, haulage, repair delays, consent conditions and local access constraints, so pitches should be anchored in avoided stoppages, faster evidence gathering, lower rework and clearer accountability rather than abstract efficiency. Outbound works better when it references the operational event: a quarry extension, remediation programme, marine licence, seasonal production peak or new compliance owner. Procurement still matters, but site managers and environmental leads often shape the shortlist before a formal tender appears.
How this list is built
Data sources
This list is built from UK Companies House filings, XBRL accounts data, and semantic analysis of each company's public website. Revenue and headcount figures come from the most recent filed accounts; where the company has not filed, values are estimated using a model trained on filed history and peer benchmarks and are labelled as estimates.
Classification
Rather than relying solely on SIC codes, Firmbase classifies each company semantically: the company's website is crawled, an AI model reads what the company actually sells, and the company is placed into the relevant industry and subsectors. SIC codes are used as one signal but not the only one. This means a company that registered under a generic SIC code but pivoted into (for example) fintech is correctly identified as fintech, not as its original SIC category.
Freshness
The underlying company data is refreshed from Companies House continuously; filings appear in the list within days of submission. The curated list ordering is regenerated when the underlying data moves meaningfully (company count changes by more than 5%, a new company enters the top-ranked segment, or the filed-revenue numbers for the top firms change). You can see the last-updated timestamp near the top of the page.
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