Company check before a driveway work — the pre-contract screen

The short answer: driveway work disputes are expensive to win and cheap to avoid — run the Companies House screen before signing. For sub-base, drainage, resin failures claims especially, you want a company with assets and history, not a fresh phoenix.

REVIEWED BY: Sean McNamara on 2026-09-03

The 5-minute screen, adapted for driveway work

1. Companies House — exact name from the quote. Age over 3 years, filings current. 2. Director history — prior dissolved building companies = walk away or pay in tiny stages. 3. For driveway work specifically: ask which building-control body will inspect (extensions/lofts), and which certifications the work produces — see checking a builder. Then verify what they told you. 4. Contract note: fixed quote, staged payments, 5–10% retention.

If the work has already gone wrong: the full driveway work dispute guide and the money-back route map.

Independent information directory — not legal advice.

Reviewed by Sean McNamara · 2026-09-03 · Independent information directory — not legal advice.