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Esh Group Ltd
Durham · EOT · Est. 1971
Employee OwnedLiving Wage Accredited
Employee-owned construction group based in County Durham. Strong social value commitments — employs locally, trains apprentices, invests in communities along project routes. Living Wage accredited.
Social Ethics Score
83/ 100
emoji_eventsExemplary · Top 5% in UK
assignmentGovernance
8.4
ecoCommunity
8.8
paymentsTax
8.2
groupsEmployment
8.8
campaignCause
8.2
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Full Score Breakdown
Why Esh Group Ltd scores 83/100
| Pillar | Evidence | Source | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
assignmentGovernance | Legally embedded employee ownership structure. Mission statement filed with Companies House. No offshore subsidiaries detected. | Companies House · B-Corp | 8.4 |
ecoCommunity | Community contributions assessed from Charity Commission and third-party reports. | Charity Commission | 8.8 |
paymentsTax | Effective UK corporation tax rate: 20.8% (vs 19% statutory norm). HMRC records show no adverse findings. | HMRC · Fair Tax Mark | 8.2 |
groupsEmployment | Minimum wage paid: £13.85/hr. Zero-hours: 0%. Gender pay gap: null%. 0 tribunal losses in 5 years. | LWF · DWP · Tribunals | 8.8 |
campaignCause | Assessed from public advocacy record, employee volunteering policy (0 days/yr), and cause promotion activities. | Third Party Auditors | 8.2 |
Employment Practices
How Esh Group Ltd treats its people
£13.85/hr
Min. wage paid
Real LW: £12.60
0%
Zero-hours contracts
UK avg: 18%
0
Volunteer days/yr
Per employee
0
Tribunal losses
Past 5 years
Tax Responsibility — Verified by HMRC
Tax transparency
Esh Group Ltd's effective rate
20.8%
UK corporation tax ()
UK statutory rate
25%
Main rate · SME relief typically reduces to ~19%
infoAll data on this page is pulled from public registers: Companies House, HMRC, Charity Commission, and accreditation body databases. Esh Group Ltd has not paid for this listing or influenced its content. Last data pull: 29/03/2026.