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BOOKTRUST

Musical instruments · Leeds
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BookTrust is a charity that aims to get children reading from their earliest days. They support families and professionals to encourage reading and sharing stories among children.

booktrust.org.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£3.2m
Live
8
Buyers
10
12m
£1.3m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts8 / 23
  • Top buyers10
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — BOOKTRUSTUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

BOOKTRUST has won £3.2m across 10 public-sector buyers, with 8 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Adnodd Cyfyngedig at 48% · 50% in Musical instruments · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
8 of 23Live contracts
48%Top-buyer concentration
50%Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

⚑ Self-reported
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No social-value commitments yet

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ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Services · 3
BookstartDiscover the joy of shared reading from birth. ↗BookTrust StorytimeJoin free and fun library story sessions for 0 to 5s. ↗Letterbox ClubInspire reading and numeracy for 3 to 13s in care. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • IA3702 - Book Parcels and Maths games for Children in careStaffordshire County Council · £570k

Extracted automatically from booktrust.org.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

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Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

✓ Confirmed by buyer
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No buyer references yet

Public-sector buyers can confirm they'll act as a reference for this supplier. Confirmed references — with the contract they relate to — show here.

Accreditations & memberships

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No accreditations recorded

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KPI performance

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84

No verified KPI scores yet

Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 8 live · 15 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Book Trust LetterBox
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council—05 Jun 2026£38k5 moLive
Home Learning Parcels
Lincolnshire County Council—01 Apr 2026£135k3 yrsLive
IA3702 - Book Parcels and Maths games for Children in care
Staffordshire County Council3752410030 Jan 2026£570k6 yrsLive
Book Parcels and Maths Games for Children in care
Staffordshire County Council—30 Jan 2026£475k2 yrspending
Letter Box Club - Book Trust
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council—04 Dec 2025£38k—Closed
Llyfrau dwyieithog a deunydd ategol i blant y blynyddoedd cynnar ac uwch / Bilingual books and supporting material to early years and above
Adnodd Cyfyngedig—14 Jul 2025£778k9 mopending
PAN2732 - Book parcels for looked after children
Leicester City Council8000000001 Jul 2023£43k12 moClosed
Lettterbox Reading Scheme
Staffordshire County Council8000000001 Mar 2023£76k12 moClosed
PB2023-00947 - Parcel Subscription for Looked After Children
Darlington Borough Council8000000020 Jan 2023£16k12 moClosed
Letter box club
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council9800000001 Mar 2022£27k8 moClosed
Total live value £743k · mean award £141k1–10 of 23

Top buyers · 10 buyers · top 3 = 88%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
Adnodd Cyfyngedig
2 contracts
48%
since 2025
2
Staffordshire County Council
4 contracts
34%
since 2023
3
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
7 contracts
5%
since 2022
4
Lincolnshire County Council
2 contracts
4%
since 2026
5
Durham County Council
2 contracts
3%
since 2017
6
Bristol City Council
2 contracts
2%
since 2018
7
Leicestershire County Council
1 contract
1%
since 2016
8
Leicester City Council
1 contract
1%
since 2023
9
Darlington Borough Council
1 contract
0%
since 2023
10
Coventry City Council (COV)
1 contract
0%

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 50%.

✓ From notices
Musical instruments37
50%
Education & training80
50%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Wales2 contracts
48%
West Midlands4 contracts
34%
East Midlands4 contracts
7%
Yorkshire7 contracts
5%
North East3 contracts
3%
South West2 contracts
2%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). BOOKTRUST highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
KP
KPMG LLP
No£223.2m1
TG
THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED
No£7.4m1
VI
Venture Independent School Ltd
No£4.8m1
ST
SOUTH THAMES COLLEGES GROUP
Yes£4.0m1
MA
MOTTRAM ASSOCIATES LIMITED
No£2.7m2
BO
BOOKTRUST
Yes£1.3m—
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

✓ Verified
✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Mar 2025
Confirmation statement
Due in 25d
Next due 04 Aug 2026
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
None
No insolvency cases registered
Certifications (ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage, B-Corp, modern-slavery) are supplier self-reported and appear once a claimed profile adds them.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

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No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

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No news mentions found

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Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
00210012
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Guarant Nsc
Incorporated
28 Nov 1925
Reg. office
1 Aire Street, Leeds, LS1 4PR
SIC codes
85600
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • CHAKRABORTY, Radha Rupa — director
    Appointed 01 Mar 2026
  • CROCKER, Steven James — director
    Appointed 01 Mar 2026
  • HOBBS, Tim Michael, Professor — director
    Appointed 01 Sept 2024
  • POULTNEY, Edward David — director
    Appointed 01 Sept 2024
  • BROOMÉ, Ellen Kristina — director
    Appointed 01 Sept 2024
  • MURRAY HILL, Hilary Anne — director
    Appointed 03 May 2022

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

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£

No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

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BOOKTRUST
00210012 · this company

Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.