J.C. BAMFORD EXCAVATORS LIMITED
Company number 00561597 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
J.C. Bamford Excavators Limited leverages its deeply entrenched family ownership and Group scale to command a formidable position in the global earthmoving equipment sector. The concentrated ownership structure provides a distinct strategic moat, enabling patient capital deployment for sustainable technology and emerging market expansion, though it necessitates rigorous succession planning to mitigate governance bottlenecks. Ultimately, the company’s strategic agility positions it to outmaneuver publicly traded competitors in the evolving industrial landscape.
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 6 current · 11 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.
Patents 445
Patent publications naming J.C. Bamford Excavators Limited as applicant.
Showing the 5 most recent — all 445 on Espacenet.
Patent data from the European Patent Office (Open Patent Services).
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 172
£6,157,383 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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