⚠Companies House status: Liquidation — this supplier should not receive new awards without further checks.

John Astley & Sons Limited

Large enterpriseUK · BirminghamCompany No. 00035885

John Astley & Sons Limited is a UK limited company, based in Birmingham, incorporated in 1892. Has won 15 UK public-sector contracts worth £4.0m across 9 buyers, primarily Espo.

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Active contracts

no new awards in 30d

Contracted (12m)

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no data

Public buyers

stable this month

Top buyer share

56%

Espo

Risk signals · 2 active

Derived from Companies House filings. More sources (HMRC, Insolvency Service register, press) will be added incrementally.

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Company status: Liquidation

Companies House does not currently list this company as actively trading. New awards should be paused pending resolution.

HIGH

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Insolvency case on record (1)

Most recent: members voluntary liquidation appointed 16 Apr 2026.

HIGH

Buyer concentration

Each block sized by share of total award value. A dominant block signals dependency on one buyer.

Severe concentration. Top buyer alone = 56% of revenue.

Espo

Title	Buyer	Award type	Value	Awarded	Status
144_23 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Clothing, including Workwear, Schoolwear and Body Armour	Espo	Framework call off	£2.2m ceiling · ~£49k share (÷45)	15 Jan 2024	expired
2022 - 1000 Personal Protective Equipment and Safety Workwear - AWARD	Citizen Housing Group Ltd	Direct contract	£806k	08 Dec 2023	active
Coventry University, Oct22, Categories 10&15	Coventry University	Direct contract	£470k	04 Aug 2022	active
ITT288 - Appointment for a Supplier of Cleaning & Janitorial Supplies - AWARD	University of Northampton e-Tendering	Direct contract	£241k	10 Mar 2022	expired
Janitorial Supplies	THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM	Direct contract	£200k	08 Feb 2018	expired
Award notice for Cleaning Equipment	THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM	Direct contract	£64k	29 Jun 2016	expired
Cleaning Solutions	North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium	Shared contract	£1.39 lot total · 18 suppliers	01 May 2024	active
Cleaning and Janitorial Supplies	NEUPC Ltd	Shared contract	£0.13 lot total · 8 suppliers	13 Jul 2023	active
Cleaning Solutions	North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium	Shared contract	— lot total · 6 suppliers	—	active
2022 - 1000 Personal Protective Equipment and Safety Workwear	Citizen Housing Group Ltd	Direct contract	—	—	active
Cleaning and Janitorial Supplies	London Universities Purchasing Consortium	Shared contract	— lot total · 8 suppliers	—	active
Coventry University, Oct22, Categories 10&15	Coventry University	Direct contract	—	—	active
144_23 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Clothing, including Workwear, Schoolwear and Body Armour	Espo	Shared contract	— lot total · 26 suppliers	—	active
144_23 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Clothing, including Workwear, Schoolwear and Body Armour	Espo	Shared contract	— lot total · 29 suppliers	—	active
ITT288 - Appointment of Cleaning and Janitorial Supplies	University of Northampton	Direct contract	—	—	active

John Astley & Sons Limited

Risk signals · 2 active

Buyer concentration

Contracts won · 15 total · 11 active · 4 expired

Top buyers · by total award value

Category mix — CPV divisions

Geographic spread

Modifications received · scope growth on existing wins

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