Overview
- Juma Construction Group was voluntarily wound up after a special resolution, a move formally announced in The Gazette on Monday.
- Cowgills advisers Craig Johns and Jason Elliott were appointed joint liquidators and will sell assets, settle creditor claims and distribute any remaining funds to stakeholders.
- The company was led by directors Matthew Hoyes and Julian Kirkpatrick, who together claim about 40 years of industry experience and had carried out fit-outs and refurbishments for clients including Wetherspoon, JD Sports and Sports Direct.
- The liquidation comes during a prolonged sector slowdown, with S&P Global's UK construction PMI at 38.2 in May 2026, the weakest reading since May 2020, which surveys link to rising energy and transport costs, delayed projects and political and geopolitical uncertainty.
- Local subcontractors, suppliers and staff face immediate financial risk from unpaid bills and lost work while the broader slump could further delay construction investment and put pressure on the government’s housebuilding targets.