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J C BALLS & SONS LIMITED

Construction materials · Belper
SME

J C Balls & Sons specializes in professional plant hire and excavation services, providing a comprehensive range of construction, earthmoving, and material supply services across the East Midlands.

jcballs.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£55.2m
Live
20
Buyers
6
12m
£49.7m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities2
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts20 / 47
  • Top buyers6
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — J C BALLS & SONS LIMITEDUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

J C BALLS & SONS LIMITED has won £55.2m across 6 public-sector buyers, with 20 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Derbyshire County Council at 83% · 100% in Construction materials · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
20 of 47Live contracts
83%Top-buyer concentration
100%Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

⚑ Self-reported
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No social-value commitments yet

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ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Services · 6
Plant HireOffers an extensive fleet of modern plant and machinery available on both operated and self-drive hire. ↗ContractingProvides professional contracting services for excavation, earthworks, site preparation, drainage, foundations, landscaping, and groundworks. ↗HaulageOperates a large and diverse fleet of tipper lorries, articulated dump trucks, and low-loaders for dependable transport solutions. ↗EngineeringRecyclingReady Mixed Concrete
Frameworks & DPS · 2 from notices
  • TD1628b - For Inclusion on a Framework for the Provision of Plant with OperatorDERBY CITY COUNCIL · £120k
  • ETE078 Chesterfield Canal - Hall Lane - Embankment RepairDerbyshire County Council · £99k

Extracted automatically from jcballs.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

⚑ Self-reported
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No case studies yet

Once a claimed supplier publishes delivery stories — the buyer, the sector, what was delivered and the outcome — they appear here.

Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

✓ Confirmed by buyer
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No buyer references yet

Public-sector buyers can confirm they'll act as a reference for this supplier. Confirmed references — with the contract they relate to — show here.

Accreditations & memberships

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No accreditations recorded

B-Corp, ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage and similar credentials appear here once added by a claimed supplier and cross-checked against the issuing register.

KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 20 live · 27 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
CPU 7468 Highways Gully Cleaning and Road Sweeping Framework
Nottingham City Council—27 Jul 2026£300k4 yrsLive
Concrete (Supply Only) - Multi Lots
VIA EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED—07 May 2026£200k2 yrspending
535_26 Hire of Plant (with operator)
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO—12 Mar 2026£6.7m4 yrspending
PLACE793H Supply of Ready Mixed and Volumetric Concrete
Derbyshire County Council—12 Jan 2026£4.5m2 yrspending
PLACE626H Mini competition AC - Supply of 20mm to Dust Limestone
Derbyshire County Council4411300008 Dec 2025£28k1 moClosed
CPU 7633 Supply of Concrete Framework
Nottingham City Council—01 Dec 2025—4 yrspending
PLACE650H Supply of Owner Operated Plant
Derbyshire County Council—13 Oct 2025£38.0m2 yrspending
PLACE760H Winter Farmers Road Maintenance Scheme
Derbyshire County Council—14 Nov 2025—5 moClosed
PLACE626H Q2 2025 Roadstone - JC Balls
Derbyshire County Council4411300001 Jul 2025£6k3 moClosed
PLACE626H Q1 2025 Roadstone - J C BALLS
Derbyshire County Council4411300001 Apr 2025£6k3 moClosed
Total live value £967k · mean award £1.2m1–10 of 47

Top buyers · 6 buyers · top 3 = 98%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
Derbyshire County Council
27 contracts
83%
since 2016
2
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO
2 contracts
12%
since 2026
3
Nottingham City Council
7 contracts
3%
since 2018
4
Espo
2 contracts
1%
since 2016
5
VIA EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED
6 contracts
0%
since 2026
6
DERBY CITY COUNCIL
3 contracts
0%
since 2022

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 100%.

✓ From notices
Construction materials44
100%
⚠ Concentration: 100% of recent awarded value sits in a single CPV division. A category-specific downturn would materially affect revenue.

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
East Midlands47 contracts
100%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). J C BALLS & SONS LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
TC
Topcoat Construction Limited / TCL Group
Yes£67.6m2
IW
Ian Williams
No£67.6m2
WH
Westone Housing
Yes£67.6m2
ER
EQUANS Regeneration Limited
No£67.6m2
CH
C Hanlon Facilities Management Ltd
Yes£67.6m2
JC
J C BALLS & SONS LIMITED
Yes£49.7m—
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

✓ Verified
✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Jul 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 15 Aug 2026
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
None
No insolvency cases registered
Certifications (ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage, B-Corp, modern-slavery) are supplier self-reported and appear once a claimed profile adds them.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

✓ From notices
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No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

UK trade press & nationals, matched to this supplier.

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No news mentions found

We haven't matched any recent UK press coverage to this supplier. Mentions appear here automatically as they're published.

Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
04429834
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
02 May 2002
Reg. office
Midlands Industrial Estate, Ambergate, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 2HX
SIC codes
42990 · 77390
Last accounts
31 Jul 2025
Next accounts due
30 Apr 2027

Directors & PSC

  • BALLS, Christopher Thomas — secretary
    Appointed 02 May 2002
  • BALLS, Christopher Thomas — director
    Appointed 02 May 2002
  • BALLS, Kevin James — director
    Appointed 02 May 2002
  • Mr Kevin James Balls — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent · voting rights 25 to 50 percent · right to appoint and remove directors
  • Mr Christopher Thomas Balls — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent · voting rights 25 to 50 percent · right to appoint and remove directors

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

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£

No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

↔ From Cos House
J C BALLS & SONS LIMITED
04429834 · this company

Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.