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Holmeswood Coaches Ltd T/A Bostock's Coaches

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Awarded
£870k
Live
3
Buyers
6
12m
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  • Top buyers6
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  • Peers5
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Quick answer — Holmeswood Coaches Ltd T/A Bostock's CoachesUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Holmeswood Coaches Ltd T/A Bostock's Coaches has won £870k across 6 public-sector buyers, with 3 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer The Sir John Brunner Foundation at 49% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
3 of 9Live contracts
49%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
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Social value

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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

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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 · 3 live · 6 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Provision of Transport for Harper and Keele Veterinary School - Academic Years: 2022-2023, 2023-2024 and 2024-2025. - AWARD
Keele University6017200003 Oct 2022—2.7 yrsClosed
VEAT Notice for Bus Contingency Provision during the Commonwealth Games
West Midlands Combined Authority6017200025 Jul 2022£214k—Closed
CA9794 - The Sir John Brunner Foundation - Student Transport Services
The Sir John Brunner Foundation6017200001 Sept 2022£425k3 yrsClosed
Provision of Transport for Harper and Keele Veterinary School 2021/2022 Academic Year - AWARD
Keele University6017200005 Oct 2021£106k8 moClosed
Home to School - Phase 4 9 seats and over 2021
Cheshire West and Chester Council6000000010 May 2021£106k2.3 yrsClosed
CA5737 - Macclesfield College Student Transport Provision 2019-2022
Macclesfield College6014000002 Sept 2019£19k2.8 yrsClosed
The Sir John Brunner Foundation - Student Transport Services
The Sir John Brunner Foundation60172000———Live
VEAT Notice - Bus Contingency Provision during the Commonwealth Games
West Midlands Combined Authority63712600———Live
Provision of Transport for Harper and Keele Veterinary School 2022/23 to 2024/2025 Academic Years
Keele University Science And Business Park60170000———Live
Total live value — · mean award £97k

Top buyers · 6 buyers · top 3 = 86%

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

✓ From notices
1
The Sir John Brunner Foundation
2 contracts
49%
since 2022
2
West Midlands Combined Authority
2 contracts
25%
since 2022
3
Cheshire West and Chester Council
1 contract
12%
since 2021
4
Keele University
2 contracts
12%
since 2021
5
Macclesfield College
1 contract
2%
since 2019
6
Keele University Science And Business Park
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
North West4 contracts
72%
West Midlands3 contracts
28%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Holmeswood Coaches Ltd T/A Bostock's Coaches highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
2T
247 TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LTD
Yes£3.0m3
JA
Jetstream Airport Transfers
Yes£2.6m1
DE
Dennis Eagle Limited
No£2.4m1
WO
Warrington's Own Buses
No£1.6m1
JC
Jas Cars Ltd
Yes£1.6m3
HC
Holmeswood Coaches Ltd T/A Bostock's Coaches
No——
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Red flags · 0 active

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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 Mar 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 09 May 2027
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.
00442384
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
18 Sept 1947
Reg. office
The Fallowfields, Sandy Way, Holmeswood, Rufford, Lancashire, L40 1UB
SIC codes
52103
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • ASPINALL, Colin Harold — director
  • ASPINALL, Duncan Edward — director
  • FORSHAW, Michael John — director
    Appointed 01 Oct 2002
  • ASPINALL, Colin Harold — secretary
    Appointed 31 May 2002
  • ASPINALL, Mark — director
    Appointed 17 May 1998
  • Mark Aspinall — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent · 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.

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HOLMESWOOD COACHES LIMITED
00442384 · this company

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