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CARE TODAY (CHILDRENS SERVICES) LTD

Stockport
SME
caretoday.co.uk ↗
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Awarded
£5.0bn
Live
8
Buyers
12
12m
£4.9bn
At a glance
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Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities4
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts8 / 18
  • Top buyers12
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
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  • Red flags0
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Quick answer — CARE TODAY (CHILDRENS SERVICES) LTDUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

CARE TODAY (CHILDRENS SERVICES) LTD has won £5.0bn across 12 public-sector buyers, with 8 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Walsall Council at 100% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
8 of 18Live contracts
100%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

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ESG & policies vault · 0/5

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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 · 4 from notices
  • CYP - Lancashire Children and Young People Agency Residential Placements to include Residential Homes with Education (as registered with the DfE)Lancashire County Council · £2.0m
  • East Midlands Regional Children's Framework AgreementNorthamptonshire County Council (NASS) · £1.1m
  • Northamptonshire Children's Trust for the Provision of Homes for Children and Young People in our Care Independent Fostering Arrangements and Children's HomesNorth Northamptonshire Council · £692k
  • Children's residential placements - Consortia Commissioning - Framework third re-opening July 2021Southampton City Council · —

Case studies

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No case studies yet

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Buyer references

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✓ Confirmed by buyer
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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 · 8 live · 10 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
COV - West Midlands Children's Regional Residential Care Framework (2025)
Walsall Council—31 Oct 2025£4.9bn4 yrsLive
OFF framework Residential placement - 348515
Bristol City Council8500000022 Apr 2024£823k11 moClosed
Northamptonshire Children's Trust for the Provision of Homes for Children and Young People in our Care Independent Fostering Arrangements and Children's Homes
North Northamptonshire Council8500000001 Feb 2024£692k7.2 yrsLive
Children's residential placements - Consortia Commissioning - Framework third re-opening July 2021
Southampton City Council8531100001 Oct 2021—3 yrsClosed
CYP-CSI-Residential Placement - Care Today - MK
Bristol City Council8530000001 Apr 2021£363k12 moClosed
CSI-CYP-Children's Placement - Care Today Childrens Services Limited
Bristol City Council8530000001 Mar 2021£35k1 moClosed
CSI-CYPS-Childrens Care Home Placements - Care Today
Bristol City Council8500000015 Dec 2020£143k3 moClosed
Agency Placements for Residential AP341
North East Lincolnshire Council8500000026 Nov 2020£928k5.1 yrsClosed
East Midlands Regional Children's Framework Agreement
Northamptonshire County Council (NASS)8500000001 Feb 2018£1.1m2 yrsClosed
Call offs from East Midlands Regional Children's Framework
DERBY CITY COUNCIL8500000001 Apr 2017£386k3 moClosed
Total live value £4.9bn · mean award £275.2m1–10 of 18

Top buyers · 12 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Walsall Council
1 contract
100%
since 2025
2
Lancashire County Council
2 contracts
0%
since 2016
3
Bristol City Council
4 contracts
0%
since 2020
4
Northamptonshire County Council (NASS)
1 contract
0%
since 2018
5
North East Lincolnshire Council
1 contract
0%
since 2020
6
DERBY CITY COUNCIL
2 contracts
0%
since 2016
7
North Northamptonshire Council
2 contracts
0%
since 2024
8
Southampton City Council
1 contract
0%
since 2021
9
West Sussex County Council
1 contract
0%
10
Darlington Borough Council on behalf of Hartlepool Borough Council, Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, Middlesbrough Council and Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
West Midlands1 contract
100%
North West2 contracts
0%
East Midlands5 contracts
0%
South West4 contracts
0%
Yorkshire1 contract
0%
South East2 contracts
0%
North East1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). CARE TODAY (CHILDRENS SERVICES) LTD highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
CT
CARE TODAY (CHILDRENS SERVICES) LTD
Yes£4.9bn—
SC
St Christopher’s Fellowship
Yes£59.0m1
FC
FOSTER CARE LINK LIMITED
Yes£59.0m1
OH
Optima Health UK Limited
No£29.4m1
LH
Lotus Home Care Limited
Yes£13.4m2
LC
LIFECOME CARE LIMITED
Yes£13.1m2
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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

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 30 Apr 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 25 Nov 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

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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.
03576741
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
05 Jun 1998
Reg. office
2nd Floor Lansdowne House,, 85 Buxton Road, Stockport, SK2 6LR
SIC codes
87900
Last accounts
30 Apr 2025
Next accounts due
31 Jan 2027

Directors & PSC

  • FITZPATRICK, Ellen — secretary
    Appointed 08 Jun 1998
  • FITZPATRICK, Sean Anthony, Dr — director
    Appointed 08 Jun 1998
  • Care Today/Parallel Parents Ltd — 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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CARE TODAY (CHILDRENS SERVICES) LTD
03576741 · this company

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