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ADBOARDS LIMITED

Bolton
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Awarded
£1.6m
Live
3
Buyers
2
12m
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At a glance
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Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities2
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts3 / 7
  • Top buyers2
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
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  • Red flags0
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Quick answer — ADBOARDS LIMITEDUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

ADBOARDS LIMITED has won £1.6m across 2 public-sector buyers, with 3 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Espo at 100% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
3 of 7Live contracts
100%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

Jobs, skills, environmental, inequality and community commitments appear here once a claimed supplier attributes them to awarded contracts, or once we detect them on the supplier’s website.

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.

⚑ Self-reported & from notices

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

Frameworks & DPS · 2 from notices
  • 283_20 - Display and Exhibition RangesEspo · £1.3m
  • 991_22 - Supply of Early Years & Curriculum Product RangesEspo · £141k

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

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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 · 3 live · 4 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
991_22 - Supply of Early Years & Curriculum Product Ranges
Espo1800000001 Mar 2022£141k2.1 yrsClosed
283_20 - Display and Exhibition Ranges
Espo3019120001 Apr 2020£1.3m2 yrsClosed
168_18 Whiteboard Accessories and Tablets
Espo3019540001 Mar 2018£200k2.1 yrsClosed
Framework Agreement for the Supply of Individual Whiteboards - AWARD
Hampshire County Council3019590001 Aug 2016—3 yrsClosed
Framework Agreement for the Supply of Individual Whiteboards
Hampshire County Council30195400———Live
283_24 Display and Exhibition Ranges
Espo30195900———Live
991_22 Supply of Early Years & Curriculum Product Ranges
Espo22110000———Live
Total live value — · mean award £227k

Top buyers · 2 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Espo
5 contracts
100%
since 2017
2
Hampshire County Council
2 contracts
0%
since 2016

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
East Midlands5 contracts
100%
South East2 contracts
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). ADBOARDS LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
WN
WM. NORTHAM & COMPANY LIMITED
No£18.0m1
BO
BATES OFFICE SERVICES LTD
Yes£6.7m5
SI
SMI INT GROUP LIMITED
Yes£6.7m4
HB
Healthy Bean Ltd
Yes£6.7m6
WE
WORKWEAR EXPRESS LIMITED
Yes£6.7m4
AD
ADBOARDS LIMITED
Yes——
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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 22 Sept 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

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.
01657977
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
12 Aug 1982
Reg. office
Units 6 - 8 Watermead Works, Slater Lane, Bolton, BL1 2TE
SIC codes
32990
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • HOWE, Paul Tony — director
    Appointed 01 Oct 2000
  • FARNWORTH, John Matthew — secretary
    Appointed 31 Mar 2000
  • FARNWORTH, John Matthew — director
    Appointed 31 Mar 2000
  • Wml Industrial Holdings Ltd — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 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
ADBOARDS LIMITED
01657977 · this company

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