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COMMOTION LIMITED

Kent
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Commotion Limited specializes in a variety of educational and sensory play products for children and seniors. They offer a range of brands and categories focused on developmental play.

commotion.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£11.2m
Live
6
Buyers
4
12m
£6.0m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities6
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts6 / 20
  • Top buyers4
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — COMMOTION LIMITEDUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

COMMOTION LIMITED has won £11.2m across 4 public-sector buyers, with 6 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO at 53% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
6 of 20Live contracts
53%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.

◐ From website & notices
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Frameworks & DPS · 6 from notices
  • YPO - 001028 Sand and Water PlayYPO · £500k
  • 199_19 - Supply of Design & Technology Equipment and MaterialsEspo · £462k
  • Early Years, SEN, All Key Stage Curriculum and Outdoor Play Resources - Y22005Kent bCounty Council (t/a KCS) · £400k
  • YPO - 000873 Early Years ConstructionYPO · £300k
  • 199_23 Design and Technology Materials and EquipmentEspo · £267k
  • 991_22 - Supply of Early Years & Curriculum Product RangesEspo · £141k

Extracted automatically from commotion.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 · 1

Credentials listed on the supplier’s website. Not yet checked against issuer registers.

◐ From supplier website
Core credentials · 0/6
Cyber EssentialsNot evidenced✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNot evidenced✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityNot evidenced✓
ISO 9001 — QualityNot evidenced✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalNot evidenced✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyNot evidenced✓
Other credentials & memberships · 1
FSC CertificationFSC · Certification ↗

Extracted automatically from commotion.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.

✓ 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 · 6 live · 14 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
991_26 Supply of Early Years and Curriculum Product Ranges
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO—01 Apr 2026£6.0m12 mopending
199_23 Design and Technology Materials and Equipment
Espo0341500001 Jan 2023£267k2.3 yrsClosed
991_22 - Supply of Early Years & Curriculum Product Ranges
Espo1800000001 Mar 2022£141k2.1 yrsClosed
Early Years, SEN, All Key Stage Curriculum and Outdoor Play Resources - Y22005
Kent bCounty Council (t/a KCS)8000000001 Aug 2021£400k4 yrsClosed
YPO - 001028 Sand and Water Play
YPO3700000001 Apr 2021£500k4 yrsClosed
199_19 - Supply of Design & Technology Equipment and Materials
Espo0341500001 Jan 2019£462k2.3 yrsClosed
YPO - 000873 Early Years Construction
YPO3752000001 Jan 2019£300k2.1 yrsClosed
YPO - 000828 Early Years Furniture
YPO3910000001 Jan 2019£947k4 yrsClosed
990_18 Supply of Early Years & Curriculum Resources
Espo2211000001 Mar 2018£154k2.1 yrsClosed
174_18 Science Equipment & Chemicals
Espo1400000001 Apr 2018£120k2 yrsClosed
Total live value — · mean award £562k1–10 of 20

Top buyers · 4 buyers · top 3 = 96%

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

✓ From notices
1
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO
2 contracts
53%
since 2026
2
YPO
8 contracts
31%
since 2016
3
Espo
8 contracts
12%
since 2018
4
Kent bCounty Council (t/a KCS)
2 contracts
4%
since 2021

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
East Midlands10 contracts
68%
Yorkshire8 contracts
32%

Peers

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

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
KP
KPMG LLP
No£223.2m3
UP
UNITE PROCUREMENT UK LIMITED
No£8.0m1
TG
THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED
No£7.4m1
CO
COMMOTION LIMITED
Yes£6.0m—
MA
MOTTRAM ASSOCIATES LIMITED
No£2.7m2
BA
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
No£2.1m1
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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 Dec 2024
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 11 Feb 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
±

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.
01748507
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
26 Aug 1983
Reg. office
Commotion House, Morley Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1RA
SIC codes
46900
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • COOTE, Timothy Guy — director
  • COOTE, Lorna — secretary
    Appointed 01 Apr 2000
  • Mr Timothy Guy Coote — 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.

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COMMOTION LIMITED
01748507 · this company

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