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Walter Carefoot & Sons (Construction) Ltd

Construction work · Lancashire
SME

Walter Carefoot & Sons (Construction) Ltd is a Lancashire-based construction and property group that has been operating since 1929. They provide construction services across various sectors including health, education, commercial, and local authorities.

carefootplc.com ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£119.2m
Live
8
Buyers
13
12m
£2.2m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities4
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts8 / 20
  • Top buyers13
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — Walter Carefoot & Sons (Construction) LtdUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Walter Carefoot & Sons (Construction) Ltd has won £119.2m across 13 public-sector buyers, with 8 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Oldham Council at 54% · 100% in Construction work · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
8 of 20Live contracts
54%Top-buyer concentration
100%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
Sectors served · 3/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 2
ConstructionCarefoot offers construction services across multiple sectors. ↗PropertyCarefoot manages property services. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 4 from notices
  • North West Contractor FrameworkOldham Council · £64.3m
  • Homes England - Construction of Whittingham and Goosnargh Sports and Social Club, Preston, LancashireHomes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) · £6.2m
  • YORbuild3 Minor Works Contractors Framework Agreement North West AreaScarborough Borough Council · £4.5m
  • TENDER FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A SPORTS PAVILION, CAR PARKING AND ACCESS AT WESTWAY PLAYING FIELDS, CHORLEYChorley Council · £1.1m

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

Case studies · 3

Delivery stories from the supplier’s website. Clients are not yet cross-checked against award records.

◐ From supplier website
Royal Blackburn Hospital RAAC RemovalRoyal Blackburn Hospital ↗Oakfield High School and College expansionOakfield High School and College ↗Lancaster University Biology and Life Sciences reconfigurationLancaster University ↗

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

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 · 8 live · 12 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Northwest Contractor Framework
Wirral Council—01 Apr 2026—4 yrspending
Newfield School Blackburn extension
Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council4521420025 Aug 2025£2.2m10 moClosed
Homes England - Construction of Whittingham and Goosnargh Sports and Social Club, Preston, Lancashire
Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency)4521200008 Apr 2025£6.2m3 yrsLive
Central Park - Hope School Relocation Enabling Works
Wigan Council4500000012 May 2025£1.6m3 moClosed
Wood Fold Primary - New Nursery Modular Building/New Multi-user Games Area
Wigan Council4521420030 Oct 2023£540k3 moClosed
Safe Regeneration Framework acting by its agent Rise Construction Framework Ltd
Safe Regeneration Ltd4500000025 Mar 2022£30.6m4 yrsClosed
North West Contractor Framework
Oldham Council4500000001 Apr 2022£64.3m4 yrsClosed
YORbuild3 Minor Works Contractors Framework Agreement North West Area
Scarborough Borough Council4500000001 Aug 2022£4.5m4 yrsLive
Construction of a New Bus Maintenance Depot and Ancillary Bus Parking Areas
Warrington Borough Council4500000020 Oct 2021£8.0m14 moClosed
TENDER FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A SPORTS PAVILION, CAR PARKING AND ACCESS AT WESTWAY PLAYING FIELDS, CHORLEY
Chorley Council4500000006 Apr 2020£1.1m7 moClosed
Total live value £10.7m · mean award £6.0m1–10 of 20

Top buyers · 13 buyers · top 3 = 86%

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

✓ From notices
1
Oldham Council
2 contracts
54%
since 2022
2
Safe Regeneration Ltd
3 contracts
26%
since 2018
3
Warrington Borough Council
2 contracts
7%
since 2021
4
Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency)
1 contract
5%
since 2025
5
Scarborough Borough Council
2 contracts
4%
since 2021
6
Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council
1 contract
2%
since 2025
7
Wigan Council
3 contracts
2%
since 2017
8
Chorley Council
1 contract
1%
since 2020
9
Construction Impact Framework
1 contract
0%
since 2016
10
Wirral Council
1 contract
0%
since 2026

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 100%.

✓ From notices
Construction work45
100%
⚠ Concentration: 100% 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 West13 contracts
91%
North East2 contracts
5%
Yorkshire4 contracts
4%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Walter Carefoot & Sons (Construction) Ltd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
JS
John Sisk and Son Ltd
No£67.8m1
KC
Kier Construction
Yes£35.4m2
WD
Willmott Dixon Construction Limited
No£28.1m2
CC
Clegg Construction Limited
No£18.8m2
AE
AECOM LIMITED
No£14.2m3
WC
Walter Carefoot & Sons (Construction) Ltd
Yes£2.2m—
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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 31 Mar 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 12 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

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

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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.
00626146
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
17 Apr 1959
Reg. office
Blackpool Road, Longridge, Lancashire, PR3 3AL
SIC codes
41201
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • CAREFOOT, Charles Douglas — director
  • CROSS, Andrew Raymond — director
    Appointed 14 Feb 2019
  • CAREFOOT, Colin William Clive — director
    Appointed 01 Apr 1993
  • Carefoot Plc — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 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
WALTER CAREFOOT & SONS (CONSTRUCTION) LIMITED
00626146 · this company

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