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FOSTERING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

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Awarded
£244.4m
Live
17
Buyers
20
12m
£203.0m
At a glance
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Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities6
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts17 / 35
  • Top buyers20
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
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Quick answer — FOSTERING SOLUTIONS LIMITEDUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

FOSTERING SOLUTIONS LIMITED has won £244.4m across 20 public-sector buyers, with 17 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Hampshire County Council at 83% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
17 of 35Live contracts
83%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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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.

⚑ Self-reported & from notices

Service tags, sectors served and target geographies appear here once a supplier verifies ownership of this profile.

Frameworks & DPS · 6 from notices
  • AT1299 - Provision for Children looked afterLuton Council · £6.6m
  • Cambridgeshire County Council Children's External Placements Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)Cambridgeshire County Council · £6.4m
  • Lancashire Fostering Agency Placements Framework - RFQ 15180077Lancashire County Council · £2.8m
  • East Midlands Regional Children's Framework AgreementNorthamptonshire County Council (NASS) · £1.1m
  • Northamptonshire Children's Trust for the Provision of Homes for Children and Young People in our Care Independent Fostering Arrangements and Children's HomesNorth Northamptonshire Council · £692k
  • Cumbria County Council Foster Care FrameworkCumbria County Council · £225k

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

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No case studies yet

Once a claimed supplier publishes delivery stories — the buyer, the sector, what was delivered and the outcome — they appear here.

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

Independently issued. Verification dates cross-checked against issuer registers.

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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 · 17 live · 18 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Independent Fostering Agencies (call off)
Hampshire County Council—01 Apr 2026—4 yrsLive
Independent Fostering Agencies (call off) - Parent & Child
Hampshire County Council—01 Apr 2026—4 yrsLive
Independent Fostering Agencies (call off) - Children with Complex / Challenging Behaviours
Hampshire County Council—01 Apr 2026—4 yrsLive
Independent Fostering Agencies (call off) - Children with Disabilities / Complex Healthcare Needs
Hampshire County Council—01 Apr 2026—4 yrsLive
Independent Fostering Agencies (call off) - Separated Children
Hampshire County Council—01 Apr 2026—4 yrsLive
CCS034 Children in Care Provision (D2N2) - Fostering Placements
Derbyshire County Council—01 Apr 2026—2 yrspending
Independent Fostering Agencies
Hampshire County Council—09 Jan 2026£203.0m4 yrsLive
AT1299 - Provision for Children looked after
Luton Council8530000001 Apr 2025£6.6m10 yrsLive
Northamptonshire Children's Trust for the Provision of Homes for Children and Young People in our Care Independent Fostering Arrangements and Children's Homes
North Northamptonshire Council8500000001 Feb 2024£692k7.2 yrsLive
Flexible Framework of Independent Fostering Providers - Quarter 1 1st April 2022 - 30th June 2022
Bath and North East Somerset Council8500000001 Apr 2022£3.3m4 yrsClosed
Total live value £225.5m · mean award £7.0m1–10 of 35

Top buyers · 20 buyers · top 3 = 92%

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

✓ From notices
1
Hampshire County Council
10 contracts
83%
since 2017
2
Halton Borough Council
1 contract
6%
since 2020
3
Luton Council
1 contract
3%
since 2025
4
Cambridgeshire County Council
1 contract
3%
since 2019
5
Bath and North East Somerset Council
1 contract
1%
since 2022
6
Leeds City Council
3 contracts
1%
since 2016
7
Lancashire County Council
2 contracts
1%
since 2018
8
Northamptonshire County Council (NASS)
1 contract
0%
since 2018
9
DERBY CITY COUNCIL
2 contracts
0%
since 2016
10
North Northamptonshire Council
2 contracts
0%
since 2024

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
South East10 contracts
83%
North West4 contracts
8%
Eastern3 contracts
5%
Yorkshire4 contracts
1%
South West1 contract
1%
East Midlands7 contracts
1%
North East1 contract
0%
West Midlands1 contract
0%
Wales1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). FOSTERING SOLUTIONS LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
FS
FOSTERING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
No£203.0m—
SC
St Christopher’s Fellowship
Yes£59.0m1
FC
FOSTER CARE LINK LIMITED
Yes£59.0m1
OH
Optima Health UK Limited
No£29.4m1
FH
FOSSE HEALTHCARE LIMITED
Yes£13.5m2
PH
PRIVATE HOME CARE UK LIMITED
Yes£13.1m1
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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 31 Aug 2025
Confirmation statement
Due in -28d
Next due 15 Jun 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.
04006225
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
01 Jun 2000
Reg. office
Atria, Spa Road, Bolton, BL1 4AG
SIC codes
88990
Last accounts
31 Aug 2025
Next accounts due
31 May 2027

Directors & PSC

  • BROWNING, Ann-Marie — director
    Appointed 25 Jun 2025
  • BARCLAY, Simon Timothy — director
    Appointed 01 Mar 2025
  • BENNETT, Alison — secretary
    Appointed 15 Dec 2022
  • EDWARDS, Ryan David — director
    Appointed 15 Dec 2022
  • Belton Associates 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
FOSTERING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
04006225 · this company

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