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WHIPPET COACHES LIMITED

Cambridge
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Whippet Coaches Limited is Cambridgeshire’s oldest bus company, providing local bus routes that connect towns and villages in the region. They also operate a fully-electric service across the University of Cambridge’s city-wide network.

whippetbus.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£1.7m
Live
4
Buyers
3
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities3
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts4 / 9
  • Top buyers3
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — WHIPPET COACHES LIMITEDUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

WHIPPET COACHES LIMITED has won £1.7m across 3 public-sector buyers, with 4 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Cambridgeshire County Council at 64% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
4 of 9Live contracts
64%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

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

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

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Sectors served · 2/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 2
Local Bus ServicesConnecting Cambridgeshire’s towns and villages.
Universal ServiceA fully-electric service helping passengers travel across the University of Cambridge’s city-wide network.
Frameworks & DPS · 3 from notices
  • Cambridgeshire County Council Invitation for the supply of Local Bus Services (43 routes)Cambridgeshire County Council · £600k
  • Cambridgeshire County Council Ad Hoc Transport Services FrameworkCambridgeshire County Council · £290k
  • Cambridgeshire County Council Supply of Local Bus Services - Contracts 1A, 2, 7A, 8, 9, 12, 15, 15A, 18, 19, 21, 30, 31A, 35, 45, 45A, 46, 50, 75, 110, 114B, 117B, 196, 203 & 204Cambridgeshire County Council · £168k

Extracted automatically from whippetbus.co.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 · 4 live · 5 historic

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TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
24044 Provision of bus Tickets for Home to School transport Sept 24/25 (Contract 2)
Cambridgeshire County Council6000000001 Sept 2024£46k12 moClosed
CPCA - Local Bus Services 2022
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority6000000031 Oct 2022£623k5 moClosed
Cambridgeshire County Council Invitation for the supply of Local Bus Services (43 routes)
Cambridgeshire County Council6014000001 Apr 2021£600k12 moClosed
Cambridgeshire County Council Supply of Local Bus Services - Contracts 1A, 2, 7A, 8, 9, 12, 15, 15A, 18, 19, 21, 30, 31A, 35, 45, 45A, 46, 50, 75, 110, 114B, 117B, 196, 203 & 204
Cambridgeshire County Council6000000001 Apr 2019£168k2 yrsClosed
Cambridgeshire County Council Ad Hoc Transport Services Framework
Cambridgeshire County Council6000000001 May 2018£290k2 yrsClosed
2025 Tiger Routes - local bus services
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority60112000———Live
CPCA - Local Bus Services 2022
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority34100000———Live
Cambridgeshire County Council Invitation for the supply of Local Bus Services (43 routes)
Cambridgeshire County Council60130000———Live
West Yorkshire Bus Franchising Dynamic Market
West Yorkshire Combined Authority————Live
Total live value — · mean award £192k

Top buyers · 3 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Cambridgeshire County Council
5 contracts
64%
since 2018
2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority
3 contracts
36%
since 2022
3
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Eastern8 contracts
100%
Yorkshire1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). WHIPPET COACHES LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
ME
Metroline
No£29.0m5
AL
Arriva London North
No£9.0m1
AL
Arriva London South
No£6.2m1
DE
Dennis Eagle Limited
No£5.4m2
NV
Northgate Vehicle Hire Limited
No£4.2m2
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WHIPPET COACHES LIMITED
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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
Up to date
Next due 24 Nov 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.
00520428
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
08 Jun 1953
Reg. office
2 Rowles Way, Buckingway Business Park, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4UG
SIC codes
49319
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • CAMERON, Edward John — director
    Appointed 31 Dec 2024
  • LEISHMAN, Adam Daniel — director
    Appointed 03 May 2019
  • Ascendal Group Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

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No financial filings on record

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Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

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WHIPPET COACHES LIMITED
00520428 · this company

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