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People For Research Limited

R&D services · Bristol
SME

People For Research Limited is a participant recruitment agency specializing in user research and usability testing. They connect clients with a diverse range of participants for various research needs, ensuring quality and compliance.

peopleforresearch.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£14.3m
Live
16
Buyers
21
12m
£6.8m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts16 / 40
  • Top buyers21
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — People For Research LimitedUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

People For Research Limited has won £14.3m across 21 public-sector buyers, with 16 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Office for National Statistics at 29% · 65% in R&D services · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
16 of 40Live contracts
29%Top-buyer concentration
65%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

Jobs, skills, environmental, inequality and community commitments appear here once a claimed supplier attributes them to awarded contracts, or once we detect them on the supplier’s website.

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 · 8
Consumer RecruitmentConnecting you with a diverse range of everyday consumers for your research needs. ↗B2B RecruitmentFinding professionals and business owners tailored to your specific requirements. ↗International RecruitmentAccessing consumer and B2B participants from around the globe for cross-cultural insights. ↗Quantitative RecruitmentProviding participants for unmoderated studies, ensuring flexible research schedules. ↗Panel ManagementBuilding and managing bespoke panels of participants for ongoing research. ↗Low Digital RecruitmentEngaging participants with limited digital access for inclusive research. ↗Accessibility RecruitmentRecruiting individuals with disabilities to ensure accessible and inclusive research. ↗Accessibility CollectiveA dedicated panel of accessibility-focused participants ready to take part in your research. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • UX and Design Capability ContractDepartment of Health and Social Care (T&T) · £20k

Extracted automatically from peopleforresearch.co.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
Revealing Reality x PFR: helping to make London transport more accessibleRevealing Reality

Extracted automatically from peopleforresearch.co.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 · 4

Credentials listed on the supplier’s website. Not yet checked against issuer registers.

◐ From supplier website
Core credentials · 0/6
Cyber EssentialsNot evidenced✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNot evidenced✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityNot evidenced✓
ISO 9001 — QualityNot evidenced✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalNot evidenced✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyNot evidenced✓
Other credentials & memberships · 4
Recruiter Accreditation SchemeMarket Research Society · Certification
MRS Company PartnerMarket Research Society · membership
Fair Data Partnermembership
MRS Operations AwardMarket Research Society · award

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

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 · 16 live · 24 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
User Research Contract
Office for National Statistics7311000022 Jun 2026£3.0m5 yrsLive
User research participants-Contract award
Home Office7931000001 May 2026£400k3 yrsLive
User Research Participant Recruitment for DWP Digital
Department for Work & Pensions7222230020 Apr 2026£2.0m2 yrsLive
Provision of User research participant - Recruitment agency services
Crown Commercial Service7311000023 Oct 2025£912k12 moLive
HMCTS User Research Participants
Ministry of Justice7321000021 Oct 2025£450k2 yrsLive
User Research Services
People for Research Ltd7320000013 Oct 2025£80k12 moLive
Customer Lab Research Recruitment Contract
H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS7311000009 Jul 2025£375k2 yrsLive
Participant Recruitment Agency
UK Export Finance7300000007 Jul 2025£350k3 yrsLive
DDaT23599 - User Research Participants
ICS on behalf of DSIT and DESNZ7310000008 Jan 2025£225k2 yrsLive
Participant recruitment and incentive payments
Department for Education7222230003 Dec 2024£300k2 yrsLive
Total live value £8.3m · mean award £357k1–10 of 40

Top buyers · 21 buyers · top 3 = 62%

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

✓ From notices
1
Office for National Statistics
4 contracts
29%
since 2019
2
Department for Work & Pensions
6 contracts
19%
since 2021
3
UK HEALTH AND SECURITY AGENCY
1 contract
13%
since 2021
4
H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS
3 contracts
10%
since 2022
5
Crown Commercial Service
1 contract
6%
since 2025
6
Home Office
4 contracts
5%
since 2018
7
Ministry of Justice
2 contracts
4%
since 2016
8
UK Export Finance
1 contract
2%
since 2025
9
HM Revenue & Customs
1 contract
2%
since 2019
10
Department for Education
3 contracts
2%
since 2020

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 65%.

✓ From notices
R&D services73
65%
IT services72
29%
Business services79
6%
⚠ Concentration: 65% 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
London20 contracts
49%
Wales5 contracts
42%
North West2 contracts
10%
Region resolved for 71% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). People For Research Limited highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
DE
Deloitte LLP
No£331.6m2
PC
PA Consulting
No£150.0m1
AM
Alexander Mann Solutions
No£50.1m2
CU
CAPGEMINI UK PLC
No£33.8m2
IS
Influential Software Services
Yes£30.0m1
PF
People For Research Limited
Yes£6.8m—
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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 30 Nov 2024
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 15 Oct 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.

✓ 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.
03734502
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
17 Mar 1999
Reg. office
Suite 302, Qc30 30 Queen Charlotte Street, Bristol, BS1 4HJ
SIC codes
62012 · 73200
Last accounts
30 Nov 2024
Next accounts due
29 Aug 2026

Directors & PSC

  • ARNOLD, Katie Marie — director
    Appointed 08 Feb 2018
  • GOODING, Sara Elizabeth — director
    Appointed 10 Oct 2003
  • GOODING, Paul David — director
    Appointed 17 Mar 1999
  • Mr Paul David Gooding — 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
PEOPLE FOR RESEARCH LTD
03734502 · this company

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