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A F & E F LIMITED

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Aire Valley Catering specializes in nationwide commercial catering equipment repair and maintenance. They offer services for gas and electric catering equipment, refrigeration, and beverage equipment across the UK.

airevalleycatering.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£45.0m
Live
1
Buyers
1
12m
£45.0m
At a glance
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Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts1 / 2
  • Top buyers1
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
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Quick answer — A F & E F LIMITEDUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

A F & E F LIMITED has won £45.0m across 1 public-sector buyer, with 1 live contract. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO at 100% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
1 of 2Live contracts
100%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
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Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

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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.

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Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 6
Reactive MaintenanceSame day to 24-hour response times to minimize disruption.
ComplianceEnsuring all equipment meets required safety standards.
Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM)Servicing to reduce reactive maintenance costs and prolong equipment life.
InstallationInstallation of new commercial catering equipment in line with manufacturer’s guidelines.
Asset ManagementCreating a full asset and condition list for tracking and reducing spend.
Equipment SupplySupplying and installing new catering and refrigeration equipment.

Extracted automatically from airevalleycatering.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.

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Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

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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.

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No verified KPI scores yet

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Contracts · 1 live · 1 historic

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

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TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
98_26 Heavy and Light Catering Equipment - Supply, Maintenance and Kitchen Design
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO—01 Apr 2026£45.0m2 yrspending
98_26 Heavy and Light Catering Equipment - Supply, Maintenance and Kitchen Design
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO————Live
Total live value — · mean award £22.5m

Top buyers · 1 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO
2 contracts
100%
since 2026

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
East Midlands2 contracts
100%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs and buyers.

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No close peers found

Not enough categorised awards yet to compute a comparable peer set.

Red flags · 0 active

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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 31 Aug 2025
Confirmation statement
Due in 13d
Next due 26 Jul 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.

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Registered details

Company no.
03805751
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
12 Jul 1999
Reg. office
Suites 4 And 5 Woodhouse Grange Business Centre, Sutton On Derwent, York, YO41 4DF
SIC codes
82990
Last accounts
31 Aug 2025
Next accounts due
31 May 2027

Directors & PSC

  • FRANKLIN, Joseph Andrew — director
    Appointed 02 Mar 2023
  • FRANKLIN, Mark Alexander — director
    Appointed 02 Mar 2023
  • NEEDHAM, James Alexander — director
    Appointed 02 Mar 2023
  • FRANKLIN, Elizabeth Jane — secretary
    Appointed 12 Jul 1999
  • FRANKLIN, Elizabeth Jane — director
    Appointed 12 Jul 1999
  • Emj 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
  • Ms Elizabeth Jane Franklin — person with significant control
    right to appoint and remove directors · right to appoint and remove directors as firm

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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A F & E F LIMITED
03805751 · this company

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