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CHILDREN'S FAMILY TRUST(THE)

Bromsgrove
SME

The Children's Family Trust is a UK fostering charity that has been providing care and support for foster families since 1945. They focus on improving the welfare of vulnerable children and young people by ensuring they are placed in loving, stable foster homes.

thecft.org.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£220.1m
Live
15
Buyers
15
12m
£203.0m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities6
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts15 / 28
  • Top buyers15
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
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Quick answer — CHILDREN'S FAMILY TRUST(THE)Updated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

CHILDREN'S FAMILY TRUST(THE) has won £220.1m across 15 public-sector buyers, with 15 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Hampshire County Council at 92% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
15 of 28Live contracts
92%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.

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ESG & policies vault · 0/5

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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 · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 3
FosteringProviding stability and therapeutic support for foster families. ↗TrainingOngoing training and support for foster parents. ↗Fostering FinanceOffering outstanding financial packages for carers and children. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 6 from notices
  • Leicestershire's Children and Families Services Gateway2Resources (G2R) - Residential & Fostering PlacementsLeicestershire County Council · £7.7m
  • East Midlands Regional Children's Framework AgreementNorthamptonshire County Council (NASS) · £1.1m
  • Northamptonshire Children's Trust for the Provision of Homes for Children and Young People in our Care Independent Fostering Arrangements and Children's HomesNorth Northamptonshire Council · £692k
  • Lincolnshire Children's services Placements for Independent Residential Care, Independent Foster Care and Independent & Non-Maintained (Special) Schools Re-Opening of the Open Select List 2019Lincolnshire County Council · £91k
  • Independent Fostering Agencies (call off) - Parent & ChildHampshire County Council · —
  • Independent Fostering Agencies (call off)Hampshire County Council · —

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

Case studies

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Buyer references

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Accreditations & memberships

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KPI performance

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Contracts · 15 live · 13 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Independent Fostering Agencies (call off) - Parent & Child
Hampshire County Council—01 Apr 2026—4 yrsLive
Independent Fostering Agencies (call off)
Hampshire County Council—01 Apr 2026—4 yrsLive
Independent Fostering Agencies (call off) - Children with Disabilities / Complex Healthcare Needs
Hampshire County Council—01 Apr 2026—4 yrsLive
Independent Fostering Agencies (call off) - Separated Children
Hampshire County Council—01 Apr 2026—4 yrsLive
CCS034 Children in Care Provision (D2N2) - Fostering Placements
Derbyshire County Council—01 Apr 2026—2 yrspending
Independent Fostering Agencies
Hampshire County Council—09 Jan 2026£203.0m4 yrsLive
Northamptonshire Children's Trust for the Provision of Homes for Children and Young People in our Care Independent Fostering Arrangements and Children's Homes
North Northamptonshire Council8500000001 Feb 2024£692k7.2 yrsLive
ID 5504458- Placement Type 1 - Standard Support (0-4, 5-10, 11-15, 16 -17years)
Darlington Borough Council8500000029 Nov 2022£167k4 yrsLive
ID 5504460- Placement Type 1 - Standard Support (0-4, 5-10, 11-15, 16 -17years)
Darlington Borough Council8500000028 Nov 2022£167k4 yrsLive
ID5511949 - Placement Type 1 - Standard Support (0-4, 5-10, 11-15, 16 -17years)
Darlington Borough Council8500000006 Oct 2022£156k4 yrsLive
Total live value £204.2m · mean award £7.9m1–10 of 28

Top buyers · 15 buyers · top 3 = 97%

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

✓ From notices
1
Hampshire County Council
7 contracts
92%
since 2017
2
Leicestershire County Council
1 contract
3%
since 2020
3
Bath and North East Somerset Council
1 contract
2%
since 2022
4
Leeds City Council
2 contracts
1%
since 2016
5
Northamptonshire County Council (NASS)
1 contract
1%
since 2018
6
Darlington Borough Council
4 contracts
0%
since 2016
7
North Northamptonshire Council
2 contracts
0%
since 2024
8
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
1 contract
0%
since 2017
9
Lincolnshire County Council
1 contract
0%
since 2019
10
Derbyshire County Council
2 contracts
0%
since 2026

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
South East7 contracts
93%
East Midlands7 contracts
4%
South West1 contract
2%
Yorkshire2 contracts
1%
North East7 contracts
1%
West Midlands1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). CHILDREN'S FAMILY TRUST(THE) highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
CF
CHILDREN'S FAMILY TRUST(THE)
Yes£203.0m—
SC
St Christopher’s Fellowship
Yes£59.0m1
FC
FOSTER CARE LINK LIMITED
Yes£59.0m1
OH
Optima Health UK Limited
No£29.4m1
PH
PRIVATE HOME CARE UK LIMITED
Yes£13.1m1
C&
City & County Care Services Ltd
Yes£13.1m1
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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

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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
Due in 23d
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

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No modifications recorded

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News mentions

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Companies House

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Registered details

Company no.
00398875
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Guarant Nsc
Incorporated
27 Sept 1945
Reg. office
Hanbury Court Harris Business Park, Hanbury Road, Stoke Prior, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B60 4DJ
SIC codes
88990
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • PORTER, Robert — director
    Appointed 04 Sept 2025
  • BRAZIER, Ian Andrew, Colonel (Retd) — director
    Appointed 09 Nov 2020
  • GORMLEY, Tom — director
    Appointed 06 Feb 2019
  • HINE, Margaret Alice — director
    Appointed 29 Apr 2015
  • WILLIAMS, Dale Mark Glyn — director
    Appointed 18 Sept 2013
  • WIGFALL, Valerie Georgina — director
    Appointed 18 Apr 2012

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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CHILDREN'S FAMILY TRUST(THE)
00398875 · this company

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