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SOLACE IN BUSINESS LTD

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SME

Solace in Business Ltd is part of the UK's membership network for public sector leaders, offering consultancy, recruitment, and learning services to strengthen local government. They focus on leadership development and support for local authorities.

solace.org.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£51.5m
Live
8
Buyers
17
12m
£50.4m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts8 / 25
  • Top buyers17
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — SOLACE IN BUSINESS LTDUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

SOLACE IN BUSINESS LTD has won £51.5m across 17 public-sector buyers, with 8 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer London Borough of Waltham Forest at 97% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
8 of 25Live contracts
97%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value · 1/5

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes. Each is tagged self-reported or from the website.

◐ From supplier website
JobsNo commitment stated✓
SkillsNo commitment stated✓
EnvironmentNo commitment stated✓
Tackling inequalityNo commitment stated✓
Community1 commitment ↗✓
Community · 1
  • WebsiteDiversity and Inclusivity CommitmentSolace is committed to encouraging diversity and inclusivity throughout local government.

Extracted automatically from solace.org.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

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✓
Services · 3
Executive Recruitment and AssessmentInterim ManagementLocal Government Consultancy Services
Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • Independent Governance Review of Northumberland County CouncilNorthumberland County Council · £50k

Extracted automatically from solace.org.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies · 1

Delivery stories from the supplier’s website. Clients are not yet cross-checked against award records.

◐ From supplier website
Navigating Organisational Transformation during LGRHow a local authority Chief Executive was supported to navigate organisational transformation.

Extracted automatically from solace.org.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

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 · 8 live · 17 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Framework for Permanent, Interim and Recruitment Marketing Solutions
London Borough of Waltham Forest—16 Mar 2026£50.0m2 yrspending
TVCA-PROC-0750 - Interim Head of Governance
Tees Valley Combined Authority—13 Jan 2026£115k3 moClosed
Interim Group Monitoring Officer
Tees Valley Combined Authority—11 Aug 2025£288k9 moClosed
Appointment of Solace in Business Ltd
Guildford Borough Council7960000013 Dec 2023£59k3 moClosed
Emerging Leader Level 5 Apprenticeship
Halton Borough Council7941400001 Sept 2023£42k2.1 yrsClosed
Project Director
Sunderland City Council7222400001 Apr 2023£158k3 yrsClosed
Provision of Resource for ECI
Somerset Council7960000028 Sept 2022£60k4 moClosed
Executive recruitment
Torbay Council7900000001 Aug 2022£40k4 moClosed
Recruitment Contract - Interim Professional Support for Finance
Torbay Council7962000028 Jul 2022£50k3 moClosed
Independent Governance Review of Northumberland County Council
Northumberland County Council7940000007 Feb 2022£50k2 moClosed
Total live value — · mean award £2.1m1–10 of 25

Top buyers · 17 buyers · top 3 = 99%

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

✓ From notices
1
London Borough of Waltham Forest
1 contract
97%
since 2026
2
Tees Valley Combined Authority
6 contracts
2%
since 2025
3
Sunderland City Council
2 contracts
0%
since 2021
4
Surrey County Council
1 contract
0%
since 2019
5
Torbay Council
2 contracts
0%
since 2022
6
London Borough of Enfield
1 contract
0%
since 2020
7
Somerset Council
1 contract
0%
since 2022
8
Guildford Borough Council
2 contracts
0%
since 2023
9
Northumberland County Council
1 contract
0%
since 2022
10
Halton Borough Council
1 contract
0%
since 2023

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
London1 contract
97%
North East9 contracts
2%
South East5 contracts
0%
South West3 contracts
0%
Eastern4 contracts
0%
North West1 contract
0%
Yorkshire1 contract
0%
Scotland1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). SOLACE IN BUSINESS LTD highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
KP
KPMG LLP
No£223.9m2
AM
Alexander Mann Solutions
No£71.0m4
SI
SOLACE IN BUSINESS LTD
Yes£50.4m—
TS
THE SUPPLY REGISTER LIMITED
Yes£7.0m2
MA
MOTTRAM ASSOCIATES LIMITED
No£2.8m3
AR
Arcadis LLP
No£1.6m1
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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 Mar 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 07 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.
03150254
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
24 Jan 1996
Reg. office
Ground Floor, 2 Red Hall Court, Wakefield, WF1 2UN
SIC codes
70229 · 78109 · 78200 · 82990
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • CHAMBERS, Stephen Robert Peter — secretary
    Appointed 27 Mar 2026
  • BLAKEMORE, Georgina — director
    Appointed 01 Jan 2026
  • GABRIEL, Stephen — director
    Appointed 01 Jan 2026
  • CARR, Richard Charles — director
    Appointed 01 Nov 2025
  • TAYLOR, Laura Jane — director
    Appointed 01 Sept 2021
  • HANSON, Paul Frank — director
    Appointed 01 Sept 2021
  • The Society Of Local Authority Chief Executives And Senior Managers ( Solace Group) Ltd — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

↔ From Cos House
£

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
SOLACE IN BUSINESS LTD
03150254 · this company

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