CLARKE BANKS (GROUP) LTD

What CLARKE BANKS (GROUP) LTD does

Clarke Banks (Group) Ltd is a UK-based professional services consultancy that delivers three interconnected offerings: Building Safety Advisory under the Building Safety Act 2022 (including Gateway applications to the Building Safety Regulator), Fire Safety Engineering (fire strategy reports, CFD modelling, EWS1 and external wall system analysis, fire risk assessments), and Building Regulations Approval as a Registered Building Control Approver. The group operates through three wholly-owned subsidiaries—Clarke Banks (Building Control) Limited (RBCA, ISO 9001:2015 accredited), Clarke Banks (Fire Engineering) Limited, and Clarke Banks (Building Safety)—with the Building Control entity structured as a legally separate company to satisfy Approved Inspector impartiality rules. Underlying technology is limited to a cloud-based CRM and custom "agile Project Trackers and Reports" for compliance monitoring; the core deliverable is human-expert advisory, not software.

The company serves commercial and residential developers, architects, contractors, and government bodies across the United Kingdom, with named clients including St Modwen Homes (national framework delivering up to 1,000 homes per year), Forest Holidays, Soho House, The Gym Group, Aurum Holdings/Goldsmiths, Guys and St Thomas' NHS Trust, and Barking Riverside Limited. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales with an inside-sales layer (website quote and appointment forms) and direct client engagement through multi-year national consultant frameworks. Revenue is generated via per-project, quote-based professional services fees on multi-year contracts, with disclosed project values ranging from £550,000 to £200,000,000.

In October 2025, Clarke Banks and sister company Xact Consultancy and Training were acquired by CERTANIA Group, a Munich-based international Testing, Inspection & Certification company, becoming the UK foundation of CERTANIA's Buildings & Infrastructure segment. The founders (Adam Melrose, 2013; Samuel Wright, 2013) and a small technical leadership bench (Marios Alexandrou, Michael Fitzgerald) remain in place, and the company is scaling capacity via a 2024 Fire Engineering Visa Sponsorship programme.

Name

CLARKE BANKS (GROUP) LTD

Legal name

Clarke Banks (Group) Limited

Website

https://clarkebanks.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Clarke Banks is a UK professional services consultancy providing Building Safety Advisory under the Building Safety Act 2022, Fire Safety Engineering, and Building Regulations Approval as a Registered Building Control Approver. It serves developers, architects, contractors, and NHS Trusts across the UK. In October 2025 it joined Munich-based CERTANIA Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Control and Compliance Consultancy

NAICS

Building Inspection Services (54135)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

Keywords

• Building control approval
• Fire safety engineering
• Building regulations consultancy
• Building safety advisory
• Approved inspector services

Headquarters

HQ city

Weybridge

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Building Safety Advisory Services: Professional consulting services providing guidance and validation to Principal Dutyholder(s) under The Building Safety Act 2022, including Gateway applications to the Building Safety Regulator. Services span RIBA Stages 2-4 for building regulation advisory matters.
2. Fire Safety Engineering Services: Fire safety engineering using scientific principles to demonstrate compliance with statutory regulations. Includes fire strategy reports, performance-based analysis, CFD modelling, external wall system analysis, EWS1 services, and site validation services.
3. Building Regulations Approval (Registered Building Control Approver): As a Registered Building Control Approver (RBCA), providing building control approval services working closely with design teams, developers, and contractors to verify compliance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Clarke Banks is a UK consultancy that provides three core professional services: Building Safety Advisory under the Building Safety Act 2022 (including BSR Gateway applications), Fire Safety Engineering (fire strategy reports, CFD modelling, external wall system analysis, EWS1 assessments, fire risk assessments and training), and Building Regulations Approval delivered through its Registered Building Control Approver (RBCA) entity. Services are sold on a per-project basis to commercial developers, architects, contractors, residential developers, NHS Trusts, and international brands.

Product overview

Clarke Banks is a UK-based consultancy offering three interconnected core services: Building Safety Advisory (under The Building Safety Act 2022), Fire Safety Engineering (including fire strategy reports, CFD analysis, EWS1 services), and Building Regulations Approval as a Registered Building Control Approver. The group operates through divisions including Clarke Banks (Building Control) Limited, Clarke Banks (Fire Engineering) Limited, and Clarke Banks (Building Safety) for advisory services. The company recently joined CERTANIA Group alongside partner company Xact Consultancy and Training, expanding their service offerings in the UK Buildings & Infrastructure segment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Building Safety Advisory

Quantifiable outcome

• Record build programmes achieved through integrated services (Forest Holidays)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• CERTANIA GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 October 2025Clarke Banks and Xact Consultancy and Training have joined CERTANIA Group, a Munich-based international Testing, Inspection & Certification (TIC) company. This strategic acquisition marks CERTANIA's expansion into the UK Buildings & Infrastructure segment. Clarke Banks will benefit from CERTANIA's international reach to accelerate growth, expand service offerings, and strengthen market position while preserving entrepreneurial spirit and client-focused culture.
• Xact Consultancy and Training LtdcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 October 2025Xact Consultancy and Training Ltd, established in 2004 in Evesham, provides fire safety qualifications, apprenticeships, and training programmes. Together with Clarke Banks, they form the UK foundation for CERTANIA's Buildings & Infrastructure division expansion.
• Karsten Xander (CEO, CERTANIA)coreOthers · 9 October 2025CEO and Founder of CERTANIA Group leading the strategic expansion into UK Buildings & Infrastructure market through acquisition of Clarke Banks and Xact.
• St Modwen HomescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Consultant Framework partnership delivering up to 1,000 quality homes per year. Clarke Banks positioned as Building Control Consultant of choice, offering bespoke service with involvement in project detail.
• Forest HolidayscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational partnership integrated into Forest Holidays Development Model to achieve record build programmes across 10 woodland locations. Clarke Banks operates as trusted team member rather than contractor.
• Aurum Holdings (Goldsmiths)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntegrated into multiple design teams to ensure consistency across nationwide luxury retail projects. Achieved fast-track construction programmes for 1775-established jewellery and watch retailer.
• Barking Riverside Limited (BRL)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClarke Banks Fire Engineering providing fire engineering services for Barking Riverside Masterplan - London's largest single-ownership development set to deliver 20,000 homes. BRL is a partnership between Mayor of London and housing association L&Q.
• Midgard (JRL Group)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMidgard, part of JRL Group, progressing construction of 29-storey Beorma Tower in Birmingham's £200m Beorma Quarter development. Clarke Banks providing RBCA and Fire Engineering services.
• Broadway MalyanmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm designing Beorma Tower, Birmingham - a 29-storey, £200m landmark development adjacent to Selfridges and Bullring.
• Salhia InvestmentsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper spearheading £200m Beorma Quarter Birmingham development with Beorma Tower as centrepiece landmark at gateway to Digbeth.
• GleedsmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAppointed as project manager, cost manager, and health and safety advisor for Beorma Quarter £200m development in Birmingham.
• Guys and St Thomas' NHS TrustmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor healthcare client for Building Safety Division. Clarke Banks navigated complex Building Regulation Applications for projects within World's Tallest Hospital building, achieving first BSR submission in GSTT history.
• Xact Consultancy and TrainingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic expansion announcement joining CERTANIA Group alongside Xact Consultancy and Training, both leading UK experts in building safety, fire engineering, and compliance training.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bureau Veritas UK: Global TIC giant that offers UK building control and compliance services alongside a vast portfolio of certification, inspection, and commodity testing lines — a broader competitive incumbent rather than a pure-play specialist.
• Arup Fire Engineering: Arup is a global engineering consultancy with a leading UK fire engineering practice working on landmark high-rise and infrastructure projects — comparable on technical fire engineering but at significantly larger scale and broader scope.
• Element Materials Testing (includes Warringtonfire): Element (incorporating Warringtonfire) is a major fire testing and consultancy provider in the UK, offering fire engineering and external wall system analysis services that directly overlap with Clarke Banks' fire engineering division.
• WSP Fire Engineering: WSP is a global engineering consultancy with a sizeable UK fire engineering practice serving developers and architects — overlaps with Clarke Banks on high-rise and mixed-use developments but as a smaller slice of a broader multidisciplinary portfolio.
• RSK Group: RSK is a large UK environmental and engineering consultancy that has absorbed multiple building control and inspection specialists, competing with Clarke Banks on residential developer frameworks and structural/fire engineering work.

Direct peers

• Trenton Fire: Trenton Fire is a UK-based fire safety engineering and consultancy firm serving residential and commercial developers — a comparable mid-market specialist for fire strategy and fire risk assessment services.
• SOCOTEC UK Building Control: SOCOTEC is one of the largest UK Approved Inspectors and a TIC group offering Building Control, fire safety, and structural engineering — the closest scaled direct comparable to Clarke Banks across all three service lines.
• Stroma Building Control: Stroma is a UK-registered Approved Inspector providing building control approval, plan assessments, and site inspections under the same BSR regime as Clarke Banks. Comparable mid-market building control pure-play competitor.
• JHAI (John Hicks Associates): JHAI is a long-established UK Approved Inspector offering building control, structural engineering, and energy consultancy. Direct niche competitor with similar mid-market positioning.
• OFR Consultants: OFR is a specialist UK fire engineering consultancy providing fire strategy, CFD modelling, and external wall analysis — directly comparable to Clarke Banks' Fire Engineering division on complex building projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses6 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/clarke_banks
• Facebookfacebook.com/ClarkeBanksPage
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clarke-banks-limited
• Instagraminstagram.com/clarke_banks

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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