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PROACTIVE UK LIMITED

Laboratory equipment · Hemel Hempstead
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Proactive UK Limited is a supplier of professional broadcast equipment, including cameras, lighting, and accessories. They offer a range of products for video production and broadcasting.

proav.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£7.8m
Live
15
Buyers
26
12m
£483k
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities3
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts15 / 43
  • Top buyers26
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
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  • Org tree
Quick answer — PROACTIVE UK LIMITEDUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

PROACTIVE UK LIMITED has won £7.8m across 26 public-sector buyers, with 15 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium at 66% · 61% in Laboratory equipment · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
15 of 43Live contracts
66%Top-buyer concentration
61%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
Professional Broadcast EquipmentSupplier of various broadcast equipment including cameras, lighting, and accessories.
Frameworks & DPS · 3 from notices
  • Broadcast Equipment and Integration ServicesNorth Western Universities Purchasing Consortium · £5.2m
  • HSE RFQ - 2 x Mirrorless Cameras and kitHealth and Safety Executive · £20k
  • UKHSA D&T Supply and set up of AV equipmentUK HEALTH AND SECURITY AGENCY · £16k

Extracted automatically from proav.co.uk 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

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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 · 15 live · 28 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Photographic and Surveillance Equipment, Parts, Accessories
Durham Constabulary3865100008 Sept 2025£80k3 yrsLive
Purchase of Photographic Equipment and Accessories
West Yorkshire Combined Authority3865000001 Sept 2025£214k1 moClosed
MCUK Arts, Media & Creative Technology Equipment 2025- 2028
UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE)3221000011 Aug 2025£189k3 yrsLive
Supply of Photographic equipment
Leeds Arts University3865000030 Jun 2025£12 yrsLive
Supply of Film and Broadcasting equipment
Leeds Arts University3232110030 Jun 2025£12 yrsLive
Surveillance Cameras for Personal Issue
Department for Work & Pensions3865100010 Mar 2025£96k3 moClosed
Team based surveillance cameras and accessories
Department for Work & Pensions3865100010 Mar 2025£923k3 moClosed
Photographic Camera Order
Bath Spa University3200000014 Aug 2024£46k1 moClosed
Replacement TV Studio Pedestals and Camera Heads
Bath Spa University3200000024 Jul 2024£77k4 moClosed
1021 Photographic Equipment - AWARD
Devon and Cornwall Police3865100005 Jun 2024—3 yrsLive
Total live value £269k · mean award £182k1–10 of 43

Top buyers · 26 buyers · top 3 = 82%

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

✓ From notices
1
North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium
4 contracts
66%
since 2019
2
Department for Work & Pensions
2 contracts
13%
since 2025
3
University Of The West Of England
5 contracts
3%
since 2016
4
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
1 contract
3%
since 2025
5
BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY
3 contracts
3%
since 2016
6
UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE)
1 contract
2%
since 2025
7
Bath Spa University
2 contracts
2%
since 2024
8
UK HEALTH AND SECURITY AGENCY
2 contracts
1%
since 2022
9
New College Swindon
2 contracts
1%
since 2021
10
Durham Constabulary
1 contract
1%
since 2025

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 61%.

✓ From notices
Laboratory equipment38
61%
Radio & TV equipment32
39%
⚠ Concentration: 61% 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 West6 contracts
71%
London6 contracts
14%
South West14 contracts
9%
Yorkshire6 contracts
5%
West Midlands1 contract
1%
East Midlands1 contract
0%
Wales3 contracts
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). PROACTIVE UK LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
BF
BFBS
No£320.7m1
CI
CINOS LIMITED
Yes£37.1m1
BT
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
No£17.6m1
RM
Reveal Media Ltd
Yes£9.6m1
GV
gvav ltd
Yes£6.6m6
PU
PROACTIVE UK LIMITED
Yes£483k—
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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 Oct 2024
Confirmation statement
Due in -48d
Next due 26 May 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

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.
03647770
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
09 Oct 1998
Reg. office
Unit 1 Eastman Way, Hemel Hempstead Industrial Estate, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 7DU
SIC codes
47430
Last accounts
31 Oct 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • MILLEN, Nicholas Allan — director
    Appointed 02 Mar 2023
  • EATON, Kevin John — director
    Appointed 30 Jan 2013
  • MAKEPEACE, Dale Paul — director
    Appointed 30 Jan 2013
  • Proactive Central 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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PROACTIVE UK LIMITED
03647770 · this company

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