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Bestway Wholesale Ltd

Food & beverages
SME

Bestway Wholesale Ltd is the UK's largest independent food and drink wholesaler, established in 1976. It serves over 70,000 independent retailers and 40,000 catering and foodservice operators through a network of 57 depots across the UK.

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Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£144.0m
Live
8
Buyers
13
12m
£1.0m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities2
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts8 / 14
  • Top buyers13
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — Bestway Wholesale LtdUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Bestway Wholesale Ltd has won £144.0m across 13 public-sector buyers, with 8 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer The Association of North East Councils Limited at 83% · 100% in Food & beverages · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
8 of 14Live contracts
83%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
Services · 4
BB FoodserviceDelivers a nationwide one-stop solution for caterers and the licensed trade, offering thousands of wholesale catering food and licensed products. ↗best-one Symbol GroupSupplies retailers with a broad selection of essential products from top brands, along with high-quality fresh items and an acclaimed own-label range. ↗Xtra Local Retailer SchemeOffers customers exclusive member deals running over a monthly promotional period across key branded products. ↗
BestpetsDedicated to helping pet retailers offer quality, choice, and value.
Frameworks & DPS · 2 from notices
  • 83_25 Supply of Ambient, Chilled, Frozen Foods and Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and SaladsEspo · £14.8m
  • Supply and Distribution of Grocery / Frozen Food / Confectionery & Soft Drink ProductsLancashire County Council · £2.7m

Extracted automatically from bestwaywholesale.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.

⚑ Self-reported
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No case studies yet

Once a claimed supplier publishes delivery stories — the buyer, the sector, what was delivered and the outcome — they appear here.

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

Independently issued. Verification dates cross-checked against issuer registers.

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No accreditations recorded

B-Corp, ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage and similar credentials appear here once added by a claimed supplier and cross-checked against the issuing register.

KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

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 · 8 live · 6 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
83_25 Supply of Ambient, Chilled, Frozen Foods and Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Salads
Espo1500000001 Aug 2025£14.8m2 yrsLive
CA15779 - Darlington College - ITT - The Provision of Snacks and Soft Drinks
Darlington College1584230028 Jul 2025£460k3 yrsLive
GB-Leeds: 728LC Supply and Distribution of Convenience of Retail Products and Services
Leeds Beckett University1584230001 Nov 2024£75k12 moClosed
NEPO407 Food & General Provisions
South Tyneside Council1500000001 Jan 2020£1.5m4 yrsClosed
NEPO407 Food & General Provisions
The Association of North East Councils Limited1500000001 Jan 2020£120.0m4 yrsClosed
Supply and Distribution of Grocery / Frozen Food / Confectionery & Soft Drink Products
Lancashire County Council1500000001 Oct 2017£2.7m2 yrsClosed
Purchase of non alcoholic drinks
Newcastle University1598200019 Jul 2016£30k12 moClosed
YPO - 000704 YPO UK Food Deal
YPO1500000001 Jul 2016£4.4m4 yrsClosed
Provision of Ambient, Chilled and Fresh Food items for Patient Shops
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust————Live
Supply Only and Supply & Distribution of Groceries and Provisions
Scotland Excel15550000———Live
Total live value £15.3m · mean award £10.3m1–10 of 14

Top buyers · 13 buyers · top 3 = 97%

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

✓ From notices
1
The Association of North East Councils Limited
1 contract
83%
since 2019
2
Espo
2 contracts
10%
since 2025
3
YPO
1 contract
3%
since 2016
4
Lancashire County Council
1 contract
2%
since 2017
5
South Tyneside Council
1 contract
1%
since 2019
6
Darlington College
1 contract
0%
since 2025
7
Leeds Beckett University
1 contract
0%
since 2024
8
Newcastle University
1 contract
0%
since 2016
9
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
1 contract
0%
10
Scotland Excel
1 contract
0%

Category mix

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

✓ From notices
Food & beverages15
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 East4 contracts
85%
East Midlands3 contracts
10%
Yorkshire2 contracts
3%
North West1 contract
2%
Scotland4 contracts
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Bestway Wholesale Ltd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
OA
ON A ROLL SANDWICH COMPANY LIMITED
Yes£80.3m9
ND
NIJJAR DAIRIES LIMITED T/A Freshways
Yes£58.1m9
OT
OWEN TAYLOR AND SONS LIMITED
Yes£45.5m7
HO
Holdsworth
No£45.0m1
BB
Brake Bros Ltd
Yes£43.9m10
BW
Bestway Wholesale Ltd
Yes£1.0m—
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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 30 Jun 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 21 Jan 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

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

UK trade press & nationals, matched to this supplier.

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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.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
01207120
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
11 Apr 1975
Reg. office
2 Abbey Road, London, NW10 7BW
SIC codes
46390
Last accounts
30 Jun 2025
Next accounts due
31 Mar 2027

Directors & PSC

  • CHOUDREY, Zameer Mohammed, Lord — director
  • KHAN, Naser Janjua — director
    Appointed 25 Mar 2013
  • PERVEZ, Dawood — secretary
    Appointed 01 Jul 2004
  • PERVEZ, Dawood — director
    Appointed 01 Jul 2004
  • PERVEZ, Rizwan — director
    Appointed 14 Jan 2000
  • Bestway Wholesale Holdings Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 percent · right to appoint and remove directors

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

↔ From Cos 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.

↔ From Cos House
BESTWAY WHOLESALE LIMITED
01207120 · this company

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