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Economic Research Services Ltd

R&D services · Cheshire
SME
ers.org.uk ↗
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Awarded
£998k
Live
6
Buyers
22
12m
£45k
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities6
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts6 / 29
  • Top buyers22
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
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  • Red flags0
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Quick answer — Economic Research Services LtdUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Economic Research Services Ltd has won £998k across 22 public-sector buyers, with 6 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer The National Archives at 16% · 100% in R&D services · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
6 of 29Live contracts
16%Top-buyer concentration
100%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.

⚑ Self-reported & from notices

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

Frameworks & DPS · 6 from notices
  • Evaluation of the Archives Revealed Funding Programme 2024 - 2029The National Archives · £157k
  • Evaluation of Tees-Swale: Naturally ConnectedDurham County Council · £79k
  • West of England Works Independent EvaluationWeston College · £42k
  • Building Better OpportunitiesNorthumberland County Council · £40k
  • Tees Valley Festivals 2021 Recovery Fund EvaluationTees Valley Combined Authority · £34k
  • Accelerate Project EvalautionCOVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE CO-OPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY LIMITED · £30k

Case studies

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

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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.

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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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Contracts · 6 live · 23 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Know your Neighbourhood additional research
Department for Culture, Media and Sport7300000001 Nov 2025£45k5 moClosed
Evaluation consultancy for Tides of Change
Hartlepool Borough Council9252000001 Mar 2025£29k4.3 yrsLive
Evaluation of the Archives Revealed Funding Programme 2024 - 2029
The National Archives9250000031 Jan 2025£157k4.4 yrsLive
Evaluation of Community Sports, Arts and Cultural Activities
Merseyside Police - Procurement Department7941900013 Dec 2023£48k4 moClosed
'Delivering Better Value' Programme Management Support
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council7500000024 Apr 2023£39k6 moClosed
West of England Works Independent Evaluation
Weston College7941900001 Oct 2022£42k7 moClosed
GB-Bristol: Learning and Engagement Insights Consultancy
Forestry England7931000020 Jul 2022£44k10 moClosed
Impact Evaluation of Tees Valley Combined Authority Education, Employment and Skills programme
Tees Valley Combined Authority7300000001 Jun 2022£37k2.2 yrsClosed
Evaluation Consultant for Historic England's Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings project - AWARD
Historic England7941900001 Oct 2021£49k3.5 yrsClosed
Tees Valley Festivals 2021 Recovery Fund Evaluation
Tees Valley Combined Authority7300000005 Jul 2021£34k7 moClosed
Total live value £186k · mean award £34k1–10 of 29

Top buyers · 22 buyers · top 3 = 36%

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

✓ From notices
1
The National Archives
1 contract
16%
since 2025
2
Durham County Council
3 contracts
12%
since 2020
3
Leeds City Council
2 contracts
8%
since 2020
4
Historic England
2 contracts
8%
since 2019
5
Tees Valley Combined Authority
2 contracts
7%
since 2021
6
Hartlepool Borough Council
2 contracts
7%
since 2017
7
Merseyside Police - Procurement Department
1 contract
5%
since 2023
8
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
1 contract
5%
since 2025
9
Forestry England
1 contract
4%
since 2022
10
Weston College
1 contract
4%
since 2022

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 100%.

✓ From notices
R&D services73
100%
⚠ Concentration: 100% 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 East13 contracts
38%
South West5 contracts
17%
South East1 contract
16%
Yorkshire4 contracts
12%
North West1 contract
5%
London1 contract
5%
East Midlands1 contract
3%
Eastern1 contract
3%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Economic Research Services Ltd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
PF
Places for People Leisure
No£235.3m1
IR
IFF Research
No£10.4m1
AI
Ambition Institute
Yes£9.3m2
SD
School-Led Development Trust
Yes£9.3m2
UC
UCL Consultants Ltd
Yes£9.3m2
ER
Economic Research Services Ltd
Yes£45k—
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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 06 Apr 2025
Confirmation statement
Due in -6d
Next due 08 Jul 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.

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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

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Companies House

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

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
02937576
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
10 Jun 1994
Reg. office
Spring Lodge 172 Chester Road, Helsby, Cheshire, WA6 0AR
SIC codes
70229
Last accounts
06 Apr 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • MACKIN, Declan Colin — director
    Appointed 31 Oct 2025
  • IRWIN, Jenny Olivia — director
    Appointed 31 Oct 2025
  • LOWE, Samuel John — director
    Appointed 31 Oct 2025
  • HERLIHY, Francis — director
    Appointed 01 Apr 2025
  • HODGES, Elliott Samuel — director
    Appointed 04 Nov 2024
  • STRUDWICK, Ian Harry — director
    Appointed 31 Oct 2022
  • Rsk Environment Limited — 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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ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED
02937576 · this company

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