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NATIONAL CHILDREN'S BUREAU

Education & training · London
SME

The National Children's Bureau is dedicated to improving the lives of children and young people in the UK. They focus on research, policy, and practice to drive change and support various initiatives related to children's welfare.

ncb.org.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£52.8m
Live
14
Buyers
18
12m
£558k
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities6
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts14 / 48
  • Top buyers18
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
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Quick answer — NATIONAL CHILDREN'S BUREAUUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

NATIONAL CHILDREN'S BUREAU has won £52.8m across 18 public-sector buyers, with 14 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Department for Education at 95% · 100% in Education & training · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
14 of 48Live contracts
95%Top-buyer concentration
100%Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

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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

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⚑ Self-reported & from notices

Service tags, sectors served and target geographies appear here once a supplier verifies ownership of this profile.

Frameworks & DPS · 6 from notices
  • INFORMATION, ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITIES (SEND) AND PARENTSDepartment for Education · £20.0m
  • SEND Targeted SupportDepartment for Education · £4.8m
  • A Better Start Programme of Shared Learning and DevelopmentThe National Lottery Community Fund · £1.0m
  • Strategic Children and Young People's Coproduction Partner for CYP LDA TeamNHS England · £142k
  • Safeguarding Early Adopters FacilitatorDepartment for Education · £77k
  • Learning Disability Autism and SENDNHS England · £71k

Case studies

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Buyer references

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Accreditations & memberships

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No accreditations recorded

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KPI performance

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84

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Contracts · 14 live · 34 historic

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

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TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
ID 5998126 - DE - Independent evaluation of the RAISE programme
Department of Education—01 Mar 2026£399k2 yrspending
Corporate subscription to Research in Practice
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council—28 Nov 2025£39k—Closed
SU/RP SEND Guidance
Department for Education8040000029 Sept 2025£119k5 moClosed
Improving the outcomes of looked after children and young people in complex situations with multiple needs, at risk or subject to a Deprivation of Liberty
Department for Education7300000020 Nov 2024£100k8 moClosed
Conceptualising vulnerability and inclusion for Ofsted
Ofsted7311000019 Aug 2024£90k7 moClosed
Delivery of Practice Supervisor Development Programme into Hull SDP.
Hull City Council7300000003 Aug 2024£29k—Closed
Sussex Violence Reduction Partnership (VRP) Project Evaluation - AWARD
Sussex Police7941900003 Jun 2024—10 moClosed
Partnership network subscription contract
Cornwall Council7998000025 Mar 2024£26k2 yrsClosed
Children and Young People's Advisory Board for Children's Social Care
Department for Education8532000012 Dec 2023£149k16 moClosed
Learning Disability Autism and SEND
NHS England8510000016 Nov 2023£71k3 moClosed
Total live value — · mean award £1.1m1–10 of 48

Top buyers · 18 buyers · top 3 = 98%

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

✓ From notices
1
Department for Education
22 contracts
95%
since 2017
2
The National Lottery Community Fund
1 contract
2%
since 2018
3
Big Lottery Fund, operating as The National Lottery Community Fund
2 contracts
1%
since 2018
4
Department of Education
3 contracts
1%
since 2026
5
NHS England
2 contracts
0%
since 2021
6
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit
2 contracts
0%
since 2022
7
UK Research & Innovation
2 contracts
0%
since 2022
8
SE Shared Services
1 contract
0%
since 2016
9
Ofsted
1 contract
0%
since 2024
10
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
4 contracts
0%
since 2025

Category mix

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

✓ From notices
Education & training80
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
West Midlands2 contracts
38%
London3 contracts
20%
Northern Ireland3 contracts
14%
Yorkshire7 contracts
11%
East Midlands3 contracts
7%
South West3 contracts
7%
North West1 contract
3%
Eastern1 contract
0%
South East1 contract
0%
Region resolved for 5% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). NATIONAL CHILDREN'S BUREAU highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
IR
IFF Research
No£10.4m1
AI
Ambition Institute
Yes£9.3m2
SD
School-Led Development Trust
Yes£9.3m2
UC
UCL Consultants Ltd
Yes£9.3m2
ED
Education Development Trust
Yes£8.7m1
NC
NATIONAL CHILDREN'S BUREAU
Yes£558k—
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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 Mar 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 07 Oct 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

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

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Registered details

Company no.
00952717
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Guarant Nsc
Incorporated
23 Apr 1969
Reg. office
23 Mentmore Terrace, London, E8 3PN
SIC codes
88990
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • BETER, Onder — director
    Appointed 01 Jan 2025
  • LEIGH, Tayo Louise — director
    Appointed 01 Jan 2025
  • MCSHERRY, Dominic Martin, Dr — director
    Appointed 03 Jul 2024
  • HAZEL, Neal, Professor — director
    Appointed 01 Jan 2024
  • JAMES, Marjorie Ann — director
    Appointed 01 Jan 2024
  • CROCKER, Steven James — director
    Appointed 01 Jan 2024

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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NATIONAL CHILDREN'S BUREAU
00952717 · this company

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