What Marpal does

Marpal Limited is a Derby-headquartered, privately-held health and safety consultancy founded in 1998 by Paul Littlewood, serving UK property and construction clients. The company delivers four core service lines: Construction Design and Management (CDM) consultancy (Principal Designer, Client Advisor, Principal Contractor support), Fire Safety Services (operated through wholly-owned subsidiary Marpal Fire Safety Limited under BAFE SP205 certification), Asbestos Management (P402-qualified surveys, management plans, abatement oversight), and Health & Safety Training. A fifth line, Site Safety Inspections, plus ancillary offerings for Contractor Services, HSF/Building Manuals, and Accreditation Scheme Assistance (CHAS, Constructionline, SafeContractor, SMAS), round out a multidisciplinary practice.

The company operates a hybrid revenue model combining project-based professional services fees with a subscription Competent Person Scheme membership for small and medium-sized businesses, where 3-year commitments carry up to 33% discounts. No proprietary software or technology platform is disclosed; the offering is human-delivered advice and inspections underpinned by the regulatory credentials of its consultants (IOSH, IMaPS, MRICS, GIFireE, NEBOSH). Distribution is sales-led: direct outreach, website-driven inbound, and phone/email inquiries handle enterprise clients including Rolls-Royce, BUPA, Barchester, Care UK (~125 care homes), Bowmer & Kirkland, Leonardo, East Midlands Trains, and Derby College, alongside a long tail of smaller contractors and developers. Content marketing (free downloadable guides, blog articles, online self-assessment tool) supports top-of-funnel demand generation.

Marpal holds two UK legal entities — Marpal Limited (Reg. 14361289) and Marpal Fire Safety Limited (Reg. 3608439) — with leadership comprising Managing Director Paul Littlewood, directors John Lewis and David Fisher (both promoted in 2023), and Associate Directors Tom Price (Asbestos) and Adrian Gouldin (Fire Safety). The firm operates with 11-50 employees from Marpal House, Wyvern Court, Derby, delivering services nationally across nine or more UK regions. The company is wholly founder- and team-owned with no external investment, private equity, or venture capital involvement.

Name

Marpal

Legal name

Marpal Limited

Website

https://marpal.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Marpal is a UK-based health and safety consultancy founded in 1998, serving property, construction, and care-sector clients with CDM consultancy, fire risk assessments, asbestos management, and training delivered by accredited consultants from its Derby headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Derby

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Competent Person Scheme Membership: Annual membership subscription providing ongoing health and safety advice, support, and access to templates and documentation for small to medium-sized businesses. The scheme offers up to 33% discount on 3-year memberships.
2. CDM Consultancy Services: Project-based consultancy fees for Construction Design and Management regulations compliance services including Principal Designer, Client Advisor, and Principal Contractor support on construction projects.
3. Fire Safety Services: Fire risk assessments, compartmentation surveys, fire door assessments, evacuation strategies, and fire warden training services delivered by BAFE-registered assessors.
4. Asbestos Management Services: Asbestos surveys, management plans, re-inspections, abatement works management, and asbestos awareness training services.
5. Health and Safety Training: One-day or half-day training courses for construction professionals covering CDM regulations, accident investigation, manual handling, risk assessments, fire safety, asbestos awareness, and other health and safety topics.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Marpal is a UK property and construction health and safety consultancy that delivers CDM Regulations compliance services, fire risk assessments, asbestos surveys and management plans, on-site safety inspections, and accredited training courses. The firm also operates a subscription-based Competent Person Scheme providing ongoing health and safety advice and documentation to small and medium-sized businesses, delivered through Derby-based consultants and Marpal Fire Safety Ltd.

Product overview

Marpal is a multidisciplinary health and safety consultancy serving the property and construction sectors across the UK. Founded in 1998, the company operates as a single unified consultancy offering a comprehensive portfolio of services rather than a software platform. The core offerings include CDM Consultancy Services (fulfilling Construction Design and Management Regulations duties for clients, principal designers, and principal contractors), a Competent Person Scheme (membership-based ongoing health and safety support for small to medium businesses), Fire Safety Services (delivered through subsidiary Marpal Fire Safety Ltd including fire risk assessments and training), Asbestos Management Services (surveys, management plans, and abatement oversight), Health and Safety Training, Site Safety Inspections, HSF/Building Manuals, Contractor Services, and Accreditation Scheme Assistance. The company is headquartered in Derby with national coverage.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Competent Person Scheme (CPS): A health and safety support and advice scheme designed to help businesses meet their health and safety obligations, particularly for small to medium-sized enterprises.

Products and services

• CDM Consultancy Services Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulations 2015 consultancy services supporting Clients, Principal Designers, and Principal Contractors with Principal Designer services, pre-construction information, construction phase plans, site safety inspections, and health and safety files.
• Competent Person Scheme Subscription-based membership scheme providing small and medium-sized businesses with ongoing health and safety advice, guidance documents, templates, and dedicated advisory support to fulfil statutory competent person duties under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
• Marpal Fire Safety Services Fire safety consultancy delivered by BAFE-registered (SP205, Organisation ID: 303295) and IFE-registered fire risk assessors, providing fire risk assessments, fire compartmentation surveys, fire door assessments, fire evacuation strategies, fire warden training, and fire safety policies for property and care sector clients.
• Asbestos Management Services Comprehensive asbestos management for building owners and employers including management surveys, pre-demolition/refurbishment surveys, re-inspections, asbestos management plans and policies, asbestos awareness training, and management of asbestos abatement works. Surveyors are P402 qualified and work to UKAS standards.
• Health and Safety Training Courses Accredited training courses covering construction health and safety awareness, CDM regulations, accident investigation, manual handling, risk assessments, fire safety, asbestos awareness, and related topics. Available as one-day or half-day courses, tailored to specific business needs.
• Site Safety Inspections Regular on-site health and safety inspections of construction sites on behalf of Clients and Principal Contractors, identifying risks and verifying CDM Regulations 2015 compliance while delivering constructive feedback as part of continual improvement.
• HSF / Building Manuals Production of Health and Safety Files, Operation and Maintenance Manuals, and Building User Guides for construction projects, delivered in hard copy and electronic PDF formats with bookmarking for easy access.
• Health and Safety Compliance Services for Contractors Health and safety consultancy for contractors including drafting of health and safety policies, method statements, risk assessments, construction phase plans, and support with accreditation applications such as CHAS and Constructionline.
• Assistance with Health and Safety Accreditation Schemes Advisory support for businesses seeking accreditation to health and safety schemes including CHAS, Constructionline, SafeContractor, and SMAS, with assistance completing applications and ensuring compliance with scheme requirements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 25 years of successful business operations serving UK construction and property sectors
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/marpal-ltd

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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