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Acorn Lighting ServicesLtd

Selby
SME

Acorn Lighting Services Ltd is a leading independent specialist provider and installer of street lighting, road signage, and festive illuminations, along with associated civil engineering and infrastructure services. They operate across Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cumbria, and Cheshire.

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Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£2.1m
Live
3
Buyers
5
12m
£1.0m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities2
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts3 / 7
  • Top buyers5
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags1
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — Acorn Lighting ServicesLtdUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Acorn Lighting ServicesLtd has won £2.1m across 5 public-sector buyers, with 3 live contracts.

Why: top buyer Stockport Metropoliton Borough Council at 78% · 1 active risk flag · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
1Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
3 of 7Live contracts
78%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✓
Environment1 commitment ↗✓
Tackling inequalityNo commitment stated✓
CommunityNo commitment stated✓
Environment · 1
  • WebsiteSocial & Corporate ResponsibilityAcorn Lighting Services Ltd is committed to minimizing its environmental impact and conducting its activities according to rigorous ethical, professional, and legal standards.

Extracted automatically from acornlightingservices.com 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
Services · 5
Street LightingFestive LightingCivils WorksInfrastructureEV Charging
Frameworks & DPS · 2 from notices
  • Framework Agreement for Street Lighting SubcontractorsStockport Metropoliton Borough Council · £667k
  • Testing, erecting, switch on and dismantling of Loughborough's Festive LightsCharnwood Borough Council · £104k

Extracted automatically from acornlightingservices.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

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No accreditations recorded

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KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

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Contracts · 3 live · 4 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Framework Agreement for Street Lighting Installation and Maintenance, Annual Seasonal Lighting Installation and Removal, and Manufacture and Provision of Highways Signage
Stockport Metropoliton Borough Council—08 Dec 2025£1.0m4 yrspending
Framework Agreement for Street Lighting Subcontractors
Stockport Metropoliton Borough Council5023210005 Nov 2020£667k2.8 yrsClosed
Testing, erecting, switch on and dismantling of Loughborough's Festive Lights
Charnwood Borough Council3152200031 Aug 2017£104k5 yrsClosed
Street Lighting Provider for Maintenance and Responsive Repairs to Richmondshire District Council
Richmondshire District Council5023210001 Jun 2016£361k5 yrsClosed
Eye Bolt testing & Inspection
Ipswich Borough Council————Live
Framework Agreement for Street Lighting Installation and Maintenance, Annual Seasonal Lighting Installation and Removal, and Manufacture and Provision of Highways Signage
Stockport Metropoliton Borough Council————Live
CBC4396 - Testing, erecting, switch on and dismantling of Loughborough's Festive Lights
Nottingham City Council71300000———Live
Total live value — · mean award £304k

Top buyers · 5 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Stockport Metropoliton Borough Council
3 contracts
78%
since 2020
2
Richmondshire District Council
1 contract
17%
since 2016
3
Charnwood Borough Council
1 contract
5%
since 2017
4
Ipswich Borough Council
1 contract
0%
5
Nottingham City Council
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
North East1 contract
78%
East Midlands2 contracts
22%
Eastern1 contract
0%
Region resolved for 22% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Acorn Lighting ServicesLtd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
MG
M GROUP HIGHWAYS LIMITED
No£117.8m1
TC
Topcoat Construction Limited / TCL Group
Yes£67.6m2
IW
Ian Williams
No£67.6m3
WH
Westone Housing
Yes£67.6m2
ER
EQUANS Regeneration Limited
No£67.6m3
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Acorn Lighting ServicesLtd
Yes£1.0m—
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Red flags · 1 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

✓ Verified
Insolvency case on record (1). Most recent: corporate voluntary arrangement.

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 Aug 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 16 Mar 2027
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
1 case
Most recent: corporate voluntary arrangement
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.
03724243
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
02 Mar 1999
Reg. office
Unit 11 Oakney Wood Road, Selby Business Park, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 8LZ
SIC codes
43210
Last accounts
31 Aug 2025
Next accounts due
31 May 2027

Directors & PSC

  • MCCABE, Gary Francis — director
    Appointed 17 Jun 2016
  • MCCABE, Wayne Peter — director
    Appointed 17 Jun 2016
  • Pgw Holdings 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.

↔ From Cos House
ACORN LIGHTING SERVICES LIMITED
03724243 · this company

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