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PLANTERS (LEICESTER) LIMITED

Leicestershire
SME

Planters (Leicester) Limited is a civil engineering contractor that also offers plant hire and archaeological support services. Established in 1983, they provide services for various industries including distribution, waste management, and retail.

plantersleicester.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£11.7m
Live
5
Buyers
4
12m
£6.7m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities2
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts5 / 11
  • Top buyers4
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — PLANTERS (LEICESTER) LIMITEDUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

PLANTERS (LEICESTER) LIMITED has won £11.7m across 4 public-sector buyers, with 5 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO at 57% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
5 of 11Live contracts
57%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.

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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 · 5
Civil EngineeringDelivering complex civil engineering projects with a focus on teamwork and client needs. ↗Operated Plant HireProviding a modern plant fleet with experienced CPCS operators. ↗Archaeological Support ServicesOffering plant hire and support for sensitive archaeological excavations. ↗Main Foul & Storm ConnectionsApproved contractors for mains drainage works with road and street works accreditation. ↗Vehicle AccessStreetworks accredited for domestic and commercial vehicle access projects. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 2 from notices
  • 535_21 Hire of Plant and Haulage (with Operator)Espo · £1.5m
  • 535_17 - Hire of Plant (with operator)Espo · £833k

Extracted automatically from plantersleicester.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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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 · 5

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

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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 · 5
Alcumus Safe ContractorCertification
CSCS - Construction Skills Certification SchemeCertification
CPCS - Construction Plant Competence SchemeCertification
IPAF - International Powered Access FederationCertification
PASMA - Prefabricated Access Suppliers and Manufactures AssociationCertification

Extracted automatically from plantersleicester.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

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Contracts · 5 live · 6 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
535_26 Hire of Plant (with operator)
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO—12 Mar 2026£6.7m4 yrspending
535 - Lot 1 - Wheeled Backhoe Loader, with operator
Leicestershire County Council4550000021 Feb 2022£444k4.7 yrsLive
535_21 Hire of Plant and Haulage (with Operator)
Espo1600000026 Oct 2021£1.5m3 yrsClosed
535_17 - Hire of Plant (with operator)
Espo1600000016 Jun 2017£833k2.9 yrsClosed
253LCC_17 - Hire of Haulage (with driver)
Espo6010000001 Jun 2017£400k3 yrsClosed
Operational Highways - Waste Disposal Framework
Leicestershire County Council9050000013 Oct 2016£425k2 yrsClosed
231A_16 National Supply of Asphalt & Aggregates
Espo3492900001 Apr 2016£1.4m1.9 yrsClosed
Hire of Plant - With Operator
Leicestershire County Council————Live
LUV01128 - The Provision of Plant Hire with Operator to the University of Leicester
University of Leicester————Live
535_26 Hire of Plant (with operator)
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO————Live
Total live value £444k · mean award £1.1m1–10 of 11

Top buyers · 4 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO
2 contracts
57%
since 2026
2
Espo
5 contracts
36%
since 2016
3
Leicestershire County Council
3 contracts
7%
since 2016
4
University of Leicester
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
East Midlands11 contracts
100%

Peers

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

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
CC
CONNOR CONSTRUCTION (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED
Yes£28.0m2
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PLANTERS (LEICESTER) LIMITED
Yes£6.7m—
EC
ESH CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
Yes£6.5m1
VT
ViaVan Technologies B.V.
No£5.4m1
SK
Smurfit Kappa Recycling
No£4.6m1
R(
RECONOMY (UK) LIMITED
No£4.4m2
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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

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 Oct 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 05 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

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No news mentions found

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Companies House

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

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Registered details

Company no.
01764335
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
25 Oct 1983
Reg. office
Granite House, Granite Close, Enderby, Leicestershire, LE19 4AE
SIC codes
43999
Last accounts
31 Oct 2025
Next accounts due
31 Jul 2027

Directors & PSC

  • ELLINGWORTH, Stuart Anthony — secretary
  • ELLINGWORTH, Stuart Anthony — director
  • SWINDELL, Jane Elizabeth — director
    Appointed 08 Jul 1999
  • Mr Stuart Anthony Ellingworth — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent · voting rights 25 to 50 percent
  • Miss Jane Elizabeth Swindell — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent · voting rights 25 to 50 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.

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PLANTERS (LEICESTER) LIMITED
01764335 · this company

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