TOTAL BUILDING CONTROL LTD

What TOTAL BUILDING CONTROL LTD does

Total Building Control Ltd is a privately held UK building control inspection firm founded in 2002 and headquartered in Swansea, operating as a private-sector alternative to Local Authority Building Control (LABC). The company employs over 70 professionals across three regional offices — Swansea (Wales), Bath (South West England), and Brighton (South East England / London) — and is a Registered Building Control Approver regulated in England by the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) and in Wales by Welsh Ministers. Its technical team comprises Registered Building Inspectors led by Managing Director Andrew Ofomah (Chartered Building Engineer), Technical Director Sarah Evans-Prior (Chartered Building Engineer and qualified Fire Engineer), Operations Director Hamish McLean (chartered construction manager), and Finance Director Nicola Lewis (joined the board August 2018).

The company delivers a horizontal portfolio of inspection services across four primary categories — Domestic Projects (extensions, loft conversions, new builds, garage conversions, septic tanks), Residential Projects (HMOs, hotels, hospitals, care homes), Commercial Projects (shops, offices, factories, warehouses), and Assembly Projects (schools, pubs, doctors surgeries, sports halls) — supplemented by Pre-Application Advice, Relevant Consultations (sewerage and fire authority), and Fire Safety Advice add-on modules. Plan checking and site inspections are delivered by qualified inspectors, with applications and fee quotes processed through an Azure-hosted online portal and a centralized phone system. The firm holds ISO 9001:2015 certification (UKAS accredited) and is affiliated with the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) and the Association of Building Control Approvers (ABCA).

Revenue is generated on a project-based, fee-for-service model: customers request a quote (online or via phone), receive a project-specific fee, and pay on application via BACS, card, or Sage smart invoice. Customer testimonials indicate a long-tail mix dominated by individual homeowners and small/medium builders, with some repeat enterprise work from developers and architectural firms. No external investment, funding rounds, or parent company relationships are disclosed; the firm operates as a profitable, owner-managed professional services business extending its regional footprint organically, with the website intake form now listing the Midlands as a service region alongside existing territories.

Name

TOTAL BUILDING CONTROL LTD

Legal name

Total Building Control Ltd

Website

https://totalbuildingcontrol.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Total Building Control Ltd is a UK private-sector Registered Building Control Approver (founded 2002, 70+ staff) that delivers building regulation inspections and compliance approvals across Wales and England from offices in Swansea, Bath, and Brighton, serving homeowners, developers, and commercial clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Control and Construction Compliance Services

NAICS

Building Inspection Services (541350), Building Inspection Services (54135)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIANAF

Building Codes, Permitting & Inspections (Building Safety)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Housing, Urban Planning & Community Development

Keywords

• Building control inspections
• Building regulations approval
• Plan checking services
• Site inspection surveys
• Construction compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Swansea

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Building Control Inspection Services: Fees for building control inspection services covering plan checking and site inspections. Payment is made on application via BACS bank transfer, card payments, or Sage smart invoice.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Total Building Control Ltd provides private-sector building control inspection, approval, and regulatory advice as an alternative to Local Authority Building Control. Registered Building Inspectors carry out plan checking and site inspections across Domestic, Residential, Commercial, and Assembly projects to ensure Building Regulations compliance, with supplementary Pre-Application Advice, Relevant Consultations (sewerage and fire authority), and Fire Safety Advice.

Product overview

Total Building Control Ltd provides a unified building control inspection service as a private sector alternative to Local Authority Building Control. The company offers a portfolio of inspection services spanning Domestic Projects, Residential Projects, Commercial Projects, and Assembly Projects, each delivered by Registered Building Inspectors who conduct plan checks and site inspections to ensure Building Regulations compliance. These core service lines are supplemented by Pre Application Advice, Relevant Consultations (sewerage and fire authority), and Fire Safety Advice modules. The company operates from three offices (Swansea, Bath, and Brighton) serving England and Wales, with applications processed through their Azure-hosted web application portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Domestic Projects Building Control Service

Quantifiable outcome

• Final Certificate issued within 8 weeks of satisfactory final inspection
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CABE (Chartered Association of Building Engineers)coreOthersProfessional affiliation with Chartered Association of Building Engineers. Represents commitment to professional standards in building control.
• ABCA (Association of Building Control Approvers)coreOthersProfessional affiliation with Association of Building Control Approvers. Industry body representing building control professionals.
• UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service)coreOthersAccreditation body for ISO:9001 2015 quality management system certification. Provides independent verification of quality standards.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• NHBC Building Control Services: NHBC's Building Control Services division is a large Registered Building Control Approver offering plan checking and site inspections across England and Wales for residential and commercial projects. Directly comparable in service scope, regulatory standing and customer base to Total Building Control.
• Assent Building Control: Assent is a private Approved Inspector providing building control services for residential and commercial projects in England and Wales. Operates with the same BSR registration framework and competing head-to-head for developer and homeowner work in overlapping geographies.
• Butler & Young Group: Butler & Young is a long-established private Approved Inspector offering building control and regulatory consultancy across multiple UK regions. Directly competes with TBC for commercial and residential inspection mandates.
• BPC (Building Control Partnership): BPC is a private Registered Building Control Approver covering domestic, residential and commercial work across England and Wales. Closely comparable in service lines, regulatory posture and target customer segments.
• JHAI (Jackson Hogg Approved Inspectors): JHAI is a UK-wide private Approved Inspector providing plan checking, site inspection and building regulations advice. Directly comparable regulatory and service offering.
• Stroma Building Control: Stroma operates a UK building control / approved inspector service covering residential and commercial projects. Directly comparable Approved Inspector competing for similar customers.

Broad incumbents

• Local Authority Building Control (LABC): LABC is the national body representing local authority building control teams in England and Wales. TBC explicitly competes against LABC members as the private alternative — overlapping service scope but with public-sector ownership and broader geographic coverage.
• SOCOTEC UK: SOCOTEC is a large TIC and consultancy group that includes approved inspector / building control capabilities alongside a much wider testing, inspection and certification portfolio. Comparable in service offering but operates at significantly greater scale and breadth.
• Bureau Veritas UK: Bureau Veritas is a global TIC firm offering building control and construction-related compliance services in the UK among a broad portfolio. Overlaps with TBC in building regulations inspection but competes via much larger institutional reach.

Others

• Ridge and Partners LLP: Ridge is a UK building consultancy that includes building regulations and project compliance services as part of a wider property and construction advisory practice. Comparable customer overlap (developers, architects) but operates as a broader consultancy rather than a focused approved inspector.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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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