Allen Dadswell Construction Consultants

What Allen Dadswell Construction Consultants does

Allen Dadswell Construction Consultants (legal entity: The Allen Dadswell Partnership Ltd, registered in England and Wales No 277875) is an independent UK firm of Chartered Surveyors founded in 1993 by David Allen and Peter Dadswell. The company provides a full suite of professional construction consultancy services — Project Management, Quantity Surveying, Contract Administration, Employer's Agent / Representative, Cost Management, Contract Monitoring, Services for Funders, Financial Appraisals, Value Management, Risk Management, Site Feasibility Appraisals, and Site Audits — across building and infrastructure projects. It serves private residential developers (Crest Nicholson, Vistry Group/Countryside Properties, Taylor Wimpey, Persimmon Homes), public sector clients (Kent County Council under framework agreement, Homes England), and enterprise clients in retail (IKEA), financial services (Legal & General), and healthcare (Assura HC), spanning the Civil Engineering, Commercial, Education, Community, Healthcare, Industrial, Pharmaceuticals, Leisure, Regeneration, Residential, and Retail sectors. The firm is Regulated by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), operates a compliant Complaints Handling Procedure, and uses Masterbill's QSCadv4 software for electronic measurement.

The firm is structured as a private limited company owned and managed by its Board of Directors — Mark Dadswell, Scott Parks, Oliver Crisp, and Lawrence Brooks — with additional Associate Directors (Andrew Dadswell, Steve Mayes). It is headquartered in Maidstone, Kent (3 Kings Row, Armstrong Road, ME15 6AQ), having moved to larger three-floor offices in June 2015, and operates nationwide. Business model is fee-based professional services: revenue is generated through project-by-project appointments and framework agreements (most notably with Kent County Council for cost management and procurement on major highway projects), with services scoped per engagement rather than via published pricing. Marketing is minimal, relying on RICS/CIOB/APM professional networks, LinkedIn presence, direct client relationships, and earned recognition through industry awards (e.g., Brassey Award 2017, RICS South East Awards 2015 shortlist, Ground Engineering Awards 2016 finalist).

Historically, the firm reported over 30% revenue growth for the financial year ending December 2014 following a company restructuring, and more recently has expanded its senior team (April 2020 and June 2021 promotions and hires) and secured the KCC framework (2021), suggesting a sustained though moderate-growth trajectory for a firm of 11-50 employees.

Name

Allen Dadswell Construction Consultants

Legal name

The Allen Dadswell Partnership Ltd

Website

https://allendadswell.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Allen Dadswell Construction Consultants (founded 1993, Maidstone, UK) is an independent firm of RICS Chartered Surveyors providing Quantity Surveying, Project Management, Contract Administration, and Cost Management services to residential developers, local authorities, and enterprise clients nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Consultancy and Quantity Surveying Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Management (Agency/Owner’s Rep) (IMAFAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Construction Engineering & Constructability Consulting (BPAHAIAN)

Keywords

• Quantity surveying services
• Construction project management
• Contract administration services
• Cost management consultancy
• Building consultancy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Maidstone

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Services Fees: Fee-based professional services for Quantity Surveying, Project Management, Contract Administration, and Cost Management on construction projects. Revenue generated through appointments on individual projects for both public and private sector clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Allen Dadswell Construction Consultants is an independent firm of Chartered Surveyors providing Project Management and Quantity Surveying services for building and infrastructure projects across the UK. The company delivers a comprehensive range of construction consultancy services on a project-by-project basis, including Contract Administration, Cost Management, Employer's Agent representation, Contract Monitoring, Financial Appraisals, Value Management, Risk Management, Site Feasibility Appraisals, and Site Audits. Fee-based professional services are provided directly to public and private sector clients, with a framework agreement held with Kent County Council.

Product overview

Allen Dadswell Construction Consultants is an independent company of Chartered Surveyors offering a comprehensive suite of professional construction consulting services. Their core service portfolio consists of Project Management, Quantity Surveying, Contract Administration, and Cost Management, supported by additional services including Employer's Agent representation, Contract Monitoring, Financial Appraisals, Value Management, Risk Management, Site Feasibility Appraisals, and Site Audits. The company operates across multiple sectors including Civil Engineering and Infrastructure, Commercial, Education, Healthcare, Industrial, Leisure, Pharmaceuticals, Regeneration, Residential, and Retail. The firm is Regulated by RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) and delivers services nationwide from their Kent base.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Project Management Comprehensive project management services for construction and infrastructure projects, overseeing delivery, consultant coordination and programme maintenance for clients such as residential developers, local authorities, housing associations, healthcare providers and commercial/retail occupiers.
• Quantity Surveying Professional quantity surveying services including cost planning, measurement (using Masterbill QSCadv4 software) and financial management of construction projects, delivered to private developers, public sector clients and commercial/retail occupiers.
• Contract Administration Administration of construction contracts ensuring compliance with terms and conditions, managing variations and claims on behalf of clients across residential, infrastructure, education and regeneration projects.
• Cost Management Financial control and cost management throughout the project lifecycle from inception to completion, including cost consultancy support on major highway projects, Fastrack Improvement schemes and regeneration works.
• Employer's Agent/Representative Acting as the client's representative on construction projects to protect interests and ensure project delivery, typically on residential-led and infrastructure developments.
• Contract Monitoring Monitoring of construction contracts to ensure compliance and performance throughout the construction process.
• Services for Funders Professional services supporting project funders, including monitoring and financial reporting on construction projects for clients such as Legal & General.
• Financial Appraisals Financial appraisal services to assess project viability and financial performance for clients considering construction investment.
• Value Management Value management services to optimise project value and cost-effectiveness throughout the construction process.
• Risk Management Identification and management of project risks throughout the construction process for clients on building and infrastructure developments.
• Site Feasibility Appraisals Assessment of site feasibility for development potential and constraints analysis on prospective brownfield and greenfield sites.
• Site Audits Comprehensive site audits to assess condition, compliance and development potential of existing sites.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered North Bexhill Access Road project awarded Brassey Award (Kent and East Sussex) for Engineering Excellence by ICE in 2017
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Kent County Council (KCC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Framework agreement with Kent County Council to provide cost management, procurement and contract commercial management services on all major highway projects. Also providing services on Fastrack Improvement schemes and town centre regeneration projects.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Currie & Brown: UK-headquartered construction consultancy delivering cost management, project management and contract administration services to building and infrastructure clients. Closest comparable by service mix (QS, CA, PM) and mid-market footprint, including comparable exposure to residential developer and public sector frameworks.
• Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB): Global construction cost consultancy with deep UK presence providing quantity surveying, project management and contract administration. Closely comparable service portfolio for residential developers, infrastructure and public sector clients.
• Ridge and Partners: UK construction and property consultancy offering cost management, project management and building surveying. Similar mid-size profile and sector mix including residential development and infrastructure work.
• Gleeds: UK-founded international cost management and project management consultancy with a strong UK regional office network. Directly competes with ADCC in QS, employer's agent and cost consultancy services for residential, infrastructure and regeneration projects.

Broad incumbents

• WSP: Global professional services consultancy with UK project management and cost management services covering buildings, transport and regeneration. Larger incumbent serving some of the same developer and infrastructure clients as ADCC.
• Turner & Townsend: Global construction and project management consultancy offering cost management, quantity surveying, project management and programme advisory. Significantly larger than ADCC but overlaps on the same core QS/PM services for residential, infrastructure and public sector clients.
• Arcadis: Global design and consultancy firm with a sizeable UK cost management practice (including legacy Davis Langdon capability, where ADCC Director Lawrence Brooks previously worked). Overlaps with ADCC across QS, PM and cost consultancy for residential and infrastructure.
• Mott MacDonald: Global engineering, management and development consultancy with UK cost management/cost consultancy services covering residential, infrastructure and regeneration. Operates at much larger scale than ADCC on overlapping service lines.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure professional services firm with UK cost management/QS and PM capabilities, including heritage Davis Langdon capability. A larger incumbent pursuing some of the same public sector and developer clients as ADCC.
• Mace Group: Global construction and consultancy group offering project management, cost consultancy and construction delivery. Larger incumbent operating across the same UK project lifecycle services ADCC provides, with both consultancy and contracting arms.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/allen-dadswell-construction-consultants

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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