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Ground Level Flooring Ltd

Manchester · Ltd · Est. 2016

Carpet and flooring installation company running apprenticeships for care leavers in partnership with Greater Manchester Children's Services. All apprentices paid Real Living Wage. Living Wage accredited throughout. CSCS registered.

Founded
2016
Employees
12 staff
Turnover
Under £1m
Companies House
10112255
Last Verified
Mar 2026
Social Ethics Score
78/ 100
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assignmentGovernance
7.6
ecoCommunity
8.4
paymentsTax
7.2
groupsEmployment
8.6
campaignCause
7.4
Score updates from live register data
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Why Ground Level Flooring Ltd scores 78/100

PillarEvidenceSourceScore
assignmentGovernance
Legal structure: Ltd. Mission statement verified. Companies House filing reviewed.Companies House · B-Corp7.6
ecoCommunity
£7,500 donated in FY2024 (2% of profit). Verified via Charity Commission.Charity Commission8.4
paymentsTax
Effective UK corporation tax rate: 19.6% (vs 19% statutory norm). HMRC records show no adverse findings.HMRC · Fair Tax Mark7.2
groupsEmployment
Minimum wage paid: £13.1/hr. Zero-hours: 0%. Gender pay gap: 9.2%. 0 tribunal losses in 5 years.LWF · DWP · Tribunals8.6
campaignCause
Assessed from public advocacy record, employee volunteering policy (3 days/yr), and cause promotion activities.Third Party Auditors7.4

Ground Level Flooring Ltd

Ground Level was founded in Manchester in 2016 by flooring contractor Darren Taylor. Having grown up in foster care himself, Darren knew how rare apprenticeship opportunities were for care leavers and designed his business to create them.

How Ground Level Flooring Ltd treats its people

£13.1/hr
Min. wage paid
Real LW: £12.60
0%
Zero-hours contracts
UK avg: 18%
9.2%
Gender pay gap
UK avg: 14.3%
3
Volunteer days/yr
Per employee
0
Tribunal losses
Past 5 years

Tax transparency

Ground Level Flooring Ltd's effective rate
19.6%
UK corporation tax (2024)
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. Ground Level Flooring Ltd has not paid for this listing or influenced its content. Last data pull: 29/03/2026.