At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs
F.DONALD FORBES & CO.LIMITED has won £1.4m across 6 public-sector buyers, with 5 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.
Why: top buyer Flagship Housing Group at 79% · 100% in Furniture & furnishings · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.
ESG & policies vault · 0/5
Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.
Capabilities
What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.
- 24_17 Commercial and Industrial Laundry Equipment
Extracted automatically from forbespro.co.uk 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.
No case studies yet
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Buyer references
Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.
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 · 1
Credentials listed on the supplier’s website. Not yet checked against issuer registers.
Extracted automatically from forbespro.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.
KPI performance
Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.
No verified KPI scores yet
Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.
Contracts · 5 live · 3 historic
Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.
| Title | Buyer | CPV | Awarded | Value | Term | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARADIGM HOUSING GROUP LIMITED | 39713200 | 18 Mar 2026 | £293k | 4.3 yrs | Live | |
| Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | — | 27 Nov 2025 | — | 2 yrs | pending | |
| Flagship Housing Group | 51543400 | 01 Jul 2021 | £1.1m | 5 yrs | Closed | |
| Espo | 39291000 | 01 Aug 2017 | — | 3 yrs | Closed | |
| LONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUST | 39713200 | — | — | — | Live | |
| Hampshire County Council | 34911100 | — | — | — | Live | |
| Flagship Housing Group | — | — | — | — | Live | |
| Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | — | — | — | — | Live |
Top buyers · 6 buyers · top 3 = 100%
Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.
Category mix
CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 100%.
Geography
Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.
Peers
Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). F.DONALD FORBES & CO.LIMITED highlighted.
| Supplier | SME? | Awarded · 24m | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|
| No | £475.0m | 1 | |
| Yes | £5.1m | 2 | |
| Yes | £3.9m | 6 | |
| Yes | £3.3m | 3 | |
| Yes | £3.3m | 1 | |
FF F.DONALD FORBES & CO.LIMITED | Yes | £293k | — |
Red flags · 0 active
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Compliance scorecard
Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.
Modifications
Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.
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.
No news mentions found
We haven't matched any recent UK press coverage to this supplier. Mentions appear here automatically as they're published.
Companies House
Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.
Registered details
- Company no.
- 00687172
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited
- Incorporated
- 21 Mar 1961
- Reg. office
- 7 Wells Place, Gatton Park Business Centre, Wells Place Redhill, Surrey, RH1 3DR
- SIC codes
- 77291 · 77299
- Last accounts
- 31 Mar 2025
- Next accounts due
- 31 Dec 2026
Directors & PSC
- FORBES, Stuart Martin — director
- FORBES, Hannah Nicole — directorAppointed 19 Mar 2025
- BUSHELL, Susan Jane — directorAppointed 01 Mar 2025
- EDWARDS, Stephen Lloyd — directorAppointed 17 Jan 2011
- PRITCHARD, Graeme — directorAppointed 01 Jun 2008
- HERRING, Kevin Charles — directorAppointed 01 Jul 2003
Financial
Filed accounts from Companies House.
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.
Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.
Social value
Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.
No social-value commitments yet
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