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City Electrical Factors Ltd

Petroleum & fuel · Kenilworth
Large

City Electrical Factors (CEF) is one of the UK's largest electrical wholesale distributors, supplying electrical products and equipment to trade customers through an extensive network of branches across the UK. The company stocks a comprehensive range of cables, wiring accessories, lighting, power distribution, tools and specialist electrical products. CEF serves electrical contractors, local authorities, facility managers and other trade customers.

cef.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£215.2m
Live
67
Buyers
82
12m
£4.1m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities6
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts67 / 131
  • Top buyers82
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — City Electrical Factors LtdUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

City Electrical Factors Ltd has won £215.2m across 82 public-sector buyers, with 67 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer CIRRUS PURCHASING LTD at 28% · 86% in Petroleum & fuel · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
67 of 131Live contracts
28%Top-buyer concentration
86%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

Jobs, skills, environmental, inequality and community commitments appear here once a claimed supplier attributes them to awarded contracts, or once we detect them on the supplier’s website.

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
Sectors served · 2/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 8
Electrical wholesale distribution
Cable supply
Wiring accessories
Lighting products
Power distribution equipment
Tools and accessories
Safety equipment
Trade counter services
Frameworks & DPS · 6 from notices
  • Cirrus Consortium Materials Supply Framework 2023CIRRUS PURCHASING LTD · £41.7m
  • Framework Agreement for Goods and Materials (Planned Maintenance Works)PROCURE PLUS HOLDINGS LIMITED · £16.7m
  • Supply of Electrical Materials and Associated Products & ServicesNorth Western Universities Purchasing Consortium · £8.1m
  • 12_23 Building MaterialsEspo · £7.1m
  • Materials Supplies to Unitas Stoke-on-Trent (PGP/2018/479*)Unitas Ltd (Stoke-on-Trent City Council) · £2.3m
  • Supply of Electrical EquipmentNewcastle City Council · £1.7m

Extracted automatically from cef.co.uk on Jun 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies

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

⚑ Self-reported
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No case studies yet

Once a claimed supplier publishes delivery stories — the buyer, the sector, what was delivered and the outcome — they appear here.

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

Independently issued. Verification dates cross-checked against issuer registers.

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No accreditations recorded

B-Corp, ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage and similar credentials appear here once added by a claimed supplier and cross-checked against the issuing register.

KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
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 · 67 live · 64 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
CHIC Merchants Framework 2026-34
Communities & Housing Investment Consortium Ltd (CHIC)—26 May 2026—8 yrspending
Supply of The Grange Door Entry Systems
Kirklees Council3135100023 Apr 2026£58k6 moLive
Construction and Engineering Materials and Equipment - Closed Framework
The City of Liverpool College—07 May 2026£203k3.3 yrspending
Framework Agreement for the Supply of Batteries and Torches
Hampshire County Council—01 Jun 2026£400k4 yrspending
Supply and Delivery of Electrical products
Housing Solutions3120000030 Mar 2026£360k12 moLive
Supply of Electrical Materials
Uttlesford District Council3168000009 Mar 2026£80k13 moLive
Building Materials Framework
Places for People Group Limited—17 Feb 2026—4 yrspending
Building Materials Framework
Places for People Group Limited—02 Jan 2026—4 yrspending
Building Materials Framework
Places for People Group Limited—02 Jan 2026—4 yrspending
Batteries, Lighting, Tools and Associated Facilities Management Consumables
SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED—09 Feb 2026—4 yrspending
Total live value £105.2m · mean award £1.6m1–10 of 131

Top buyers · 82 buyers · top 3 = 61%

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

✓ From notices
1
CIRRUS PURCHASING LTD
3 contracts
28%
since 2016
2
PROCURE PLUS HOLDINGS LIMITED
4 contracts
20%
since 2017
3
Procurement for Housing
3 contracts
13%
since 2018
4
Espo
6 contracts
6%
since 2016
5
STAR Procurement C/O Trafford Council
2 contracts
5%
since 2025
6
North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium
6 contracts
4%
since 2016
7
Fusion21 Members Consortium
2 contracts
4%
since 2020
8
Ark Housing Consultancy
1 contract
3%
since 2019
9
Derbyshire County Council
4 contracts
2%
since 2016
10
Citizen Housing Group Ltd
1 contract
2%
since 2023

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 86%.

✓ From notices
Petroleum & fuel09
86%
Electrical machinery31
14%
⚠ Concentration: 86% of recent awarded value sits in a single CPV division. A category-specific downturn would materially affect revenue.

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
North West33 contracts
80%
East Midlands12 contracts
9%
West Midlands8 contracts
4%
North East12 contracts
4%
Yorkshire15 contracts
2%
Eastern8 contracts
1%
South East8 contracts
1%
South West5 contracts
0%
London1 contract
0%
Northern Ireland6 contracts
0%
Scotland5 contracts
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). City Electrical Factors Ltd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
RI
Ringway Infrastructure Services Limited
No£350.0m1
SA
Scott Aerospace
Yes£30.0m1
TS
TVS Supply Chain Solutions Limited
No£13.2m1
KC
Kier Construction
No£7.3m1
CP
CITY PLUMBING SUPPLIES HOLDINGS LIMITED
No£6.0m5
CE
City Electrical Factors Ltd
No£4.1m—
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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 30 Apr 2025
Confirmation statement
Due in -7d
Next due 04 Jul 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.

✓ From notices
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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

UK trade press & nationals, matched to this supplier.

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No news mentions found

We haven't matched any recent UK press coverage to this supplier. Mentions appear here automatically as they're published.

Companies House

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

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Registered details

Company no.
00336408
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
02 Feb 1938
Reg. office
Georgina Mackie House, 141 Farmer Ward Road, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 2SU
SIC codes
46499
Last accounts
30 Apr 2025
Next accounts due
31 Jan 2027

Directors & PSC

  • TILLING, Robin Steven — director
    Appointed 30 Apr 2026
  • HANLEY, Linda Anne — director
    Appointed 30 Apr 2025
  • REES, Adrian Leonard — director
    Appointed 15 Feb 2024
  • FLAHERTY, Philip — director
    Appointed 30 Apr 2023
  • ASHWORTH, Christopher Martin — director
    Appointed 30 Apr 2023
  • SAUNDERS, Jeremy Peter — director
    Appointed 30 Apr 2023

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.

↔ From Cos House
CITY ELECTRICAL FACTORS LIMITED
00336408 · this company

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