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LIMBS & THINGS LIMITED

Medical equipment · Bristol
SME

Limbs & Things Limited specializes in medical simulation supplies, providing a range of products for various medical specialties and training needs.

limbsandthings.com ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£5.7m
Live
18
Buyers
19
12m
£4.5m
At a glance
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Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts18 / 34
  • Top buyers19
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
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Quick answer — LIMBS & THINGS LIMITEDUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

LIMBS & THINGS LIMITED has won £5.7m across 19 public-sector buyers, with 18 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium at 70% · 99% in Medical equipment · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
18 of 34Live contracts
70%Top-buyer concentration
99%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
Services · 1
Medical Simulation SuppliesOffers a variety of simulation products for medical training across multiple specialties. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • Manikins and skills training simulation modelsLEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY · £20k

Extracted automatically from limbsandthings.com 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

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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 · 18 live · 16 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
YAS 230 2025_26 (DA Non FW) Birthing Simulators
London Ambulance Service NHS Trust3415000016 Dec 2025£21k12 moLive
YAS 230 2025_26 (DA Non FW) Birthing Simulators
London Ambulance Service NHS Trust—29 Dec 2025£19k11 mopending
Impacted Fetal Head Training Resources
NHS England—31 Oct 2025£475k5 mopending
YAS 122 (DA Non FW) Various Simulators
London Ambulance Service NHS Trust3415000022 Aug 2025£19k12 moLive
YAS 122 (DA Non FW) Various Simulators
London Ambulance Service NHS Trust—23 Aug 2025£15k11 mopending
Medical Simulation and Training Equipment
North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium3310000001 Aug 2025£4.0m4 yrsLive
4x 91000UK Cardiovascular and Respiratory Examination Trainer - Light
University Of The West Of England3300000029 Oct 2024£75k—Closed
The provision of anatomical model consumables
Ministry of Defence, DIO,3314162021 Jun 2024£134k3 yrsLive
Ear Mannikins Supply
ASTON UNIVERSITY3800000001 Mar 2024£30k—Closed
Manikins and skills training simulation models
LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY3318400027 Sept 2023£20k3 moClosed
Total live value £4.2m · mean award £168k1–10 of 34

Top buyers · 19 buyers · top 3 = 89%

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

✓ From notices
1
North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium
2 contracts
70%
since 2025
2
NHS England
3 contracts
17%
since 2025
3
Ministry of Defence, DIO,
2 contracts
2%
since 2024
4
ASTON UNIVERSITY
2 contracts
2%
since 2022
5
London Ambulance Service NHS Trust
8 contracts
2%
since 2025
6
University Of The West Of England
2 contracts
2%
since 2022
7
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
1 contract
2%
since 2022
8
The University of Northumbria at Newcastle
1 contract
1%
since 2021
9
Ministry of Defence, C&C, Other
1 contract
1%
since 2020
10
UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON ENTERPRISE LIMITED
1 contract
1%
since 2021

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 99%.

✓ From notices
Medical equipment33
99%
Transport equipment34
1%
⚠ Concentration: 99% of recent awarded value sits in a single CPV division. A category-specific downturn would materially affect revenue.

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
North West4 contracts
72%
Yorkshire5 contracts
18%
West Midlands5 contracts
5%
London8 contracts
2%
South West2 contracts
2%
North East1 contract
1%
Eastern1 contract
0%
Wales1 contract
0%
South East2 contracts
0%
East Midlands2 contracts
0%

Peers

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

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
KP
KPMG LLP
No£223.2m1
TG
THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED
No£7.4m1
RA
Radiometer Limited
Yes£4.7m1
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LIMBS & THINGS LIMITED
Yes£4.5m—
MA
MOTTRAM ASSOCIATES LIMITED
No£2.7m2
BP
BEST PRACTICE NETWORK LIMITED
Yes£1.6m4
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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 Dec 2024
Confirmation statement
Due in 24d
Next due 15 Aug 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.
02532281
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
17 Aug 1990
Reg. office
Sussex Street, St Philips, Bristol, BS2 0RA
SIC codes
32990
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • COOPER, Carolyn Margot — director
  • COOPER, Tom Stockwell — director
    Appointed 01 Feb 2019
  • HULL, Nicholas Charles — director
    Appointed 01 Sept 2017
  • ALLIN, Anne — director
    Appointed 01 Sept 2016
  • BRASO, Raymond Alexander — director
    Appointed 01 May 2015

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
LIMBS & THINGS LIMITED
02532281 · this company

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