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Centaur Overland Travel Ltd

Dartford
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Centaur Overland Travel Ltd provides a range of coach hire services including private hire, commuter services, and group travel. They focus on safe and reliable transport for various needs, including educational and corporate travel.

centaurtravel.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£5.8m
Live
2
Buyers
3
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts2 / 4
  • Top buyers3
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
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Quick answer — Centaur Overland Travel LtdUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Centaur Overland Travel Ltd has won £5.8m across 3 public-sector buyers, with 2 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer University of Greenwich at 90% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
2 of 4Live contracts
90%Top-buyer concentration
—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 · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 5
Private Coach HireHire a coach for your next trip with options for various passenger needs. ↗Commuter CoachesDaily routes from Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge, and Sevenoaks to Canary Wharf and London. ↗Student & Staff ShuttlesSafe and secure transport for educational institutions. ↗Corporate TravelTailored transport solutions for corporate clients. ↗Accessible TravelCoaches designed for wheelchair users to ensure accessibility. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • Inter Campus Bus ServiceThe University of East London · £93k

Extracted automatically from centaurtravel.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.

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No case studies yet

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Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

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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

Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 2 live · 2 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Scheduled Bus and Coach Service
University of Greenwich6017200001 Sept 2025£5.2m2 yrsLive
Transportation of School Pupils to Swimming Lessons - Boroughwide
London Borough of Bexley6017000001 Sept 2018£500k3 yrsClosed
Inter Campus Bus Service
The University of East London6017000002 Jan 2018£93k3.6 yrsClosed
Scheduled Bus and Coach Service
University of Greenwich————Live
Total live value £5.2m · mean award £1.4m

Top buyers · 3 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
University of Greenwich
2 contracts
90%
since 2025
2
London Borough of Bexley
1 contract
9%
since 2018
3
The University of East London
1 contract
2%
since 2018

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
London3 contracts
91%
South East1 contract
9%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Centaur Overland Travel Ltd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
FS
First South West Ltd
No£4.4m2
AT
AZOOM TAXIS
No£2.0m54
ST
SKYLINE TAXI
No£1.7m50
AS
ABC Supreme
No£1.4m1
AZ
Azoom
No£1.4m32
CO
Centaur Overland Travel Ltd
No——
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

✓ Verified
Annual accounts due in 19d. Next filing due 31 Jul 2026.

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
Due in 19d
Next due 31 Jul 2026
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 22 Mar 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.

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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

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Companies House

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

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
01210180
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
30 Apr 1975
Reg. office
Unit 34 & 35, Acorn Industrial Park, Acorn Road, Dartford, Kent, DA1 4AL
SIC codes
49390
Last accounts
31 Oct 2024
Next accounts due
31 Jul 2026

Directors & PSC

  • SIMS, Matthew Henry — director
  • SIMS, Patrick David — director
    Appointed 22 May 2018
  • SIMS, Roland Andrew — director
    Appointed 22 May 2018
  • Centaur Group 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.

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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
CENTAUR OVERLAND TRAVEL LIMITED
01210180 · this company

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