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Southcombe Brothers Ltd

Stoke-Sub-Hamdon
SME

Southcombe Brothers Ltd specializes in luxury men's and women's fashion and technical gloves, including leather, cashmere-lined, and deerskin options.

southcombe.com ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£5.0m
Live
5
Buyers
6
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities3
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts5 / 11
  • Top buyers6
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — Southcombe Brothers LtdUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Southcombe Brothers Ltd has won £5.0m across 6 public-sector buyers, with 5 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer YPO at 73% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
5 of 11Live contracts
73%Top-buyer concentration
—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 · 5
Luxury Men's & Women's GlovesOffers a range of luxury gloves including leather, cashmere-lined, and technical gloves. ↗Fire GlovesSpecialized gloves designed for fire safety. ↗Police GlovesGloves designed for police use. ↗Military GlovesGloves tailored for military applications. ↗Driving GlovesClassic unlined leather driving gloves. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 3 from notices
  • YPO - 001204 Supply of PPE Workwear, Uniform and Managed ServicesYPO · £1.9m
  • YPO - 001046 Uniforms and Workwear for Emergency ServicesYPO · £833k
  • Ministry of Justice - Control and RestraintMinistry of Justice · £711k

Extracted automatically from southcombe.com 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.

⚑ Self-reported
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No case studies yet

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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

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

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Contracts · 5 live · 6 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
NFCC National Firefighter PPE - Lot 5 (Gloves)
Kent Fire and Medway Towns Fire Authority—11 May 2026—7.9 yrspending
YPO - 001204 Supply of PPE Workwear, Uniform and Managed Services
YPO1810000001 Sept 2024£1.9m4 yrsLive
YPO - 001046 Uniforms and Workwear for Emergency Services
YPO1800000019 May 2021£833k4 yrsClosed
Authorised Firearms Officer Gloves
Civil Nuclear Police Authority (CNPA) / Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC)1842400001 Apr 2021£10k2 yrsClosed
PPE for the Emergency Services and Wider Public Sector
Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation1840000001 Jan 2021£638k4 yrsClosed
Ministry of Justice - Control and Restraint
Ministry of Justice1811400001 May 2018£711k5 yrsClosed
YPO - 000798 Control and Restraint Equipment & Associated Products
YPO3500000001 Oct 2017£938k4 yrsClosed
Fire Cadet Uniform and Ancillary Items
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority35811100———Live
YPO - 001026 PPE for the Emergency Services and Wider Public Sector
YPO18234000———Live
YPO - 001204 Supply of PPE Workwear, Uniform and Managed Services
YPO18000000———Live
Total live value £1.9m · mean award £453k1–10 of 11

Top buyers · 6 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
YPO
6 contracts
73%
since 2017
2
Ministry of Justice
1 contract
14%
since 2018
3
Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation
1 contract
13%
since 2020
4
Civil Nuclear Police Authority (CNPA) / Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC)
1 contract
0%
since 2021
5
Kent Fire and Medway Towns Fire Authority
1 contract
0%
since 2026
6
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Yorkshire7 contracts
86%
London1 contract
14%
South East1 contract
0%
Wales1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Southcombe Brothers Ltd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
WN
WM. NORTHAM & COMPANY LIMITED
No£18.0m1
PW
Protective Wear Supplies Limited
Yes£2.4m9
SU
Safariland Uk Ltd
Yes£2.3m4
BE
BEECHWOOD EQUIPMENT LIMITED
Yes£2.2m3
ST
SBI Tac Pro
Yes£2.1m3
SB
Southcombe Brothers Ltd
Yes——
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Red flags · 0 active

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

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✓ 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 Dec 2024
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 25 Sept 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

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Companies House

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

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Registered details

Company no.
00372391
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
17 Feb 1942
Reg. office
Southcombe Brothers, Cole Lane, Stoke-Sub-Hamdon, Somerset, TA14 6QD
SIC codes
14190
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • VORSTER, Julia Clare — director
    Appointed 21 Jan 2015
  • SOUTHCOMBE, David Michael — director
    Appointed 01 Jun 1998
  • Jennifer Wendy Southcombe — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent
  • Mr David Michael Southcombe — person with significant control
    significant influence or control
  • Mrs Julia Clare Vorster — person with significant control
    voting rights 25 to 50 percent

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
SOUTHCOMBE BROTHERS LIMITED
00372391 · this company

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