At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs
REFRESHMENT SYSTEMS LIMITED has won £11.9m across 13 public-sector buyers, with 10 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.
Why: top buyer YPO at 53% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.
ESG & policies vault · 0/5
Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.
Capabilities
What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.
- YPO - 001206 Vending Machine and Water Cooler Solutions
- Beverages, Confectionery & Snacks 2025
- Hot Beverages and Vending Solutions
- Hot Beverages & Vending Consumables
- Vending machines (Drinks and Snacks) Service
Extracted automatically from refreshmentsystems.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.
Case studies
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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.
No buyer references yet
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Accreditations & memberships
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No accreditations recorded
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KPI performance
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No verified KPI scores yet
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Contracts · 10 live · 11 historic
Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.
| Title | Buyer | CPV | Awarded | Value | Term | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YPO | 31141000 | 02 Sept 2024 | £6.3m | 4 yrs | Live | |
| NHS Supply Chain : NHS Supply Chain | 15000000 | 14 Jun 2025 | £1.8m | 4 yrs | Live | |
| NHS Supply Chain : NHS Supply Chain | 15000000 | 04 Oct 2024 | £839k | 4 yrs | Live | |
| HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY | 39222000 | 01 Apr 2024 | £225k | 3 yrs | Live | |
| TEES ESK & WEAR VALLEYS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | 42933000 | 06 Mar 2023 | £25k | 3.3 yrs | Closed | |
| TEES ESK & WEAR VALLEYS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | 42933000 | 30 Sept 2022 | — | 3 yrs | Closed | |
| SYNCHRONICITY CARE LTD | 39711310 | 24 Aug 2022 | £253k | 5 yrs | Live | |
| Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust | 15861000 | 01 Apr 2022 | £10k | 12 mo | Closed | |
| East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 15000000 | 01 Apr 2022 | £33k | 2 yrs | Closed | |
| WIRRAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | 42933000 | 01 Jun 2022 | £400k | 5 yrs | Live |
Top buyers · 13 buyers · top 3 = 89%
Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.
Geography
Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.
Peers
Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). REFRESHMENT SYSTEMS LIMITED highlighted.
| Supplier | SME? | Awarded · 24m | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|
| No | £378.0m | 2 | |
| No | £90.0m | 1 | |
| No | £23.3m | 2 | |
| No | £13.3m | 6 | |
BI Bidfood | Yes | £8.0m | 9 |
RS REFRESHMENT SYSTEMS LIMITED | Yes | — | — |
Red flags · 0 active
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Compliance scorecard
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Modifications
Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.
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
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Registered details
- Company no.
- 01826322
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited
- Incorporated
- 20 Jun 1984
- Reg. office
- 31,Bolling Road,, Bradford,, West Yorks., BD4 7HN
- SIC codes
- 56290
- Last accounts
- 31 Mar 2025
- Next accounts due
- 31 Dec 2026
Directors & PSC
- BALMFORTH, Robert Alistair — director
- MAY, Steven Edward — directorAppointed 16 Apr 2018
- BALMFORTH, Moira Vivian — directorAppointed 01 Jan 2009
- Mrs Moira Vivian Balmforth — person with significant controlownership of shares 25 to 50 percent
- Mr Robert Alistair Balmforth — person with significant controlownership of shares 50 to 75 percent
Financial
Filed accounts from Companies House.
No financial filings on record
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Org tree
Group structure and ownership.
Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.
Social value
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No social-value commitments yet
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