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Pennine Build Ltd

Burnley · Ltd · Est. 2011

Domestic and commercial building contractor with Unite union recognition and a formal no-zero-hours policy signed into the company articles. Publishes annual gender pay gap data voluntarily. Sponsors Burnley FC community trust apprenticeship.

Founded
2011
Employees
30 staff
Turnover
£1m–£5m
Companies House
08113344
Last Verified
Mar 2026
Social Ethics Score
79/ 100
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assignmentGovernance
7.8
ecoCommunity
7.8
paymentsTax
7.6
groupsEmployment
8.8
campaignCause
7.2
Score updates from live register data
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Why Pennine Build Ltd scores 79/100

PillarEvidenceSourceScore
assignmentGovernance
Legal structure: Ltd. Mission statement verified. Companies House filing reviewed.Companies House · B-Corp7.8
ecoCommunity
£10,000 donated in FY2024 (1.7% of profit). Verified via Charity Commission.Charity Commission7.8
paymentsTax
Effective UK corporation tax rate: 19.8% (vs 19% statutory norm). HMRC records show no adverse findings.HMRC · Fair Tax Mark7.6
groupsEmployment
Minimum wage paid: £13.1/hr. Zero-hours: 0%. Gender pay gap: 9.2%. 0 tribunal losses in 5 years.LWF · DWP · Tribunals8.8
campaignCause
Assessed from public advocacy record, employee volunteering policy (3 days/yr), and cause promotion activities.Third Party Auditors7.2

Pennine Build Ltd

Pennine Build was founded in Burnley in 2011 by former Unite convenor Dave Hartley and his brother John. Union recognition was their founding principle — they had both experienced the damage that insecure employment practices caused to families in their community.

How Pennine Build 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

Pennine Build Ltd's effective rate
19.8%
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. Pennine Build Ltd has not paid for this listing or influenced its content. Last data pull: 29/03/2026.