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MAJOR BRUSHES LIMITED

Cardiff
SME

Major Brushes Limited specializes in a wide range of art supplies, particularly various types of brushes and painting accessories.

majorbrushes.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£6.1m
Live
17
Buyers
8
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities6
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts17 / 37
  • Top buyers8
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — MAJOR BRUSHES LIMITEDUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

MAJOR BRUSHES LIMITED has won £6.1m across 8 public-sector buyers, with 17 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer YPO at 58% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
17 of 37Live contracts
58%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

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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 · 2
Art SuppliesMajor Brushes offers a variety of art supplies including brushes, paints, and other painting accessories. ↗BrushesThey provide different categories of brushes such as watercolour brushes, children's brushes, and fine synthetic brushes. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 6 from notices
  • YPO - 001112 The Supply of Paint Brushes and PalettesYPO · £1.7m
  • YPO - 000958 Supply of Student Paint & InksYPO · £1.2m
  • 199_19 - Supply of Design & Technology Equipment and MaterialsEspo · £462k
  • 199_23 Design and Technology Materials and EquipmentEspo · £267k
  • 161_23 Artists' Grounds, Brushes, Art Pads and Painting ToolsEspo · £258k
  • 158_25 Paints, Chalks, Crayons and other Art-Related MaterialsEspo · £257k

Extracted automatically from majorbrushes.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

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Contracts · 17 live · 20 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
182_26 Creative Materials, Card, Textiles and Glitter
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO—01 Mar 2026—2.1 yrspending
158_25 Paints, Chalks, Crayons and other Art-Related Materials
Espo3019211001 Mar 2025£257k2.1 yrsLive
Arts and Crafts Products
East Riding of Yorkshire Council3019200008 Jul 2024£64k4 yrsLive
161_23 Artists' Grounds, Brushes, Art Pads and Painting Tools
Espo3019760001 Mar 2023£258k2.1 yrsClosed
199_23 Design and Technology Materials and Equipment
Espo0341500001 Jan 2023£267k2.3 yrsClosed
YPO - 001112 The Supply of Paint Brushes and Palettes
YPO3782000001 Sept 2022£1.7m4 yrsLive
182_22- Creative Materials, Card, Textiles and Glitter
Espo0922120001 Mar 2022£130k2.1 yrsClosed
Y22001 - Supply of Art Materials and Associated Equipment Supplies
Kent bCounty Council (t/a KCS)3780000031 Jul 2021£47k4.1 yrsClosed
162_21 - Clays, Glazes and Modelling
Espo0311410001 Mar 2021£156k2.1 yrsClosed
158s_20 Paints and Art Materials
Espo3782000001 Feb 2020£17k14 moClosed
Total live value £2.0m · mean award £166k1–10 of 37

Top buyers · 8 buyers · top 3 = 99%

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

✓ From notices
1
YPO
9 contracts
58%
since 2018
2
Espo
18 contracts
39%
since 2016
3
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
2 contracts
2%
since 2019
4
Kent bCounty Council (t/a KCS)
2 contracts
1%
since 2021
5
Hampshire County Council
1 contract
0%
since 2017
6
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO
2 contracts
0%
since 2026
7
Hertfordshire County Council
2 contracts
0%
8
Herts Fullstop Ltd
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Yorkshire11 contracts
60%
East Midlands20 contracts
40%
South East1 contract
0%
Eastern3 contracts
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). MAJOR BRUSHES LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
WP
Wates Property Services Limited
Yes£29.4m2
ER
EQUANS Regeneration Limited
Yes£29.4m1
HW
Hankinson Whittle Limited
Yes£29.4m1
HH
HERTS HERITAGE BUILDING AND ROOFING LIMITED
Yes£29.4m1
MG
M&J Group (Construction & Roofing) Ltd
Yes£29.4m1
MB
MAJOR BRUSHES LIMITED
Yes——
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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 Dec 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 30 Sept 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.
03842481
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
16 Sept 1999
Reg. office
Unit C2 & C3 Capital Point Capital Business Park, Wentloog Avenue, Cardiff, CF3 2PY
SIC codes
46900
Last accounts
31 Dec 2025
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2027

Directors & PSC

  • ALTORDAI, Balazs — secretary
    Appointed 19 Aug 2023
  • BRAIN, Gwyn Morris — director
    Appointed 14 Apr 2021
  • ALTORDAI, Balazs — director
    Appointed 16 Sept 1999
  • Balazs Altordai — 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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MAJOR BRUSHES LIMITED
03842481 · this company

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