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Freshwater UK Ltd

Business services · Cardiff
Large
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Awarded
£2.4m
Live
3
Buyers
8
12m
£69k
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities2
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts3 / 9
  • Top buyers8
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — Freshwater UK LtdUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Freshwater UK Ltd has won £2.4m across 8 public-sector buyers, with 3 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Espo at 63% · 100% in Business services · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
3 of 9Live contracts
63%Top-buyer concentration
100%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.

⚑ Self-reported & from notices

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

Frameworks & DPS · 2 from notices
  • 664_17 Consultancy ServicesEspo · £1.5m
  • 23FND001 The People's Projects Media TrainingBig Lottery Fund, operating as The National Lottery Community Fund · £85k

Case studies

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

⚑ Self-reported
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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 · 3 live · 6 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Strategic Review
TEES ESK & WEAR VALLEYS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST7940000010 Mar 2026£69k3 moClosed
UKSBS DDaT22392 Copywriting
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED2212100004 Dec 2023£45k12 moClosed
1308 External Reputation, Frontline Relevance, Maternity Stakeholder Support
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit7941100010 Oct 2022£50k2 moClosed
23FND001 The People's Projects Media Training
Big Lottery Fund, operating as The National Lottery Community Fund7900000001 Nov 2022£85k7 moClosed
664_17 Consultancy Services
Espo6617000001 Apr 2017£1.5m2 yrsClosed
London & Quadrant - Sales & Marketing "PR" Framework
LONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUST7934000001 Feb 2016£625k4 yrsClosed
Nature and Us
Natural Resources Wales79416200———Live
Nature and Us
Natural Resources Wales79416200———Live
Communication & Marketing Framework Agreement
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government79822500———Live
Total live value — · mean award £263k

Top buyers · 8 buyers · top 3 = 93%

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

✓ From notices
1
Espo
1 contract
63%
since 2017
2
LONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUST
1 contract
26%
since 2016
3
Big Lottery Fund, operating as The National Lottery Community Fund
1 contract
4%
since 2022
4
TEES ESK & WEAR VALLEYS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
1 contract
3%
since 2026
5
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit
1 contract
2%
since 2022
6
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
1 contract
2%
since 2023
7
Natural Resources Wales
2 contracts
0%
8
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
1 contract
0%

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 100%.

✓ From notices
Business services79
100%
⚠ Concentration: 100% 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
East Midlands2 contracts
65%
London2 contracts
30%
North East1 contract
3%
South West1 contract
2%
Wales3 contracts
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Freshwater UK Ltd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
ME
Meridiam
No£2.0bn2
DE
Deloitte LLP
No£200.3m2
PC
PA Consulting
No£150.0m1
CU
CAPGEMINI UK PLC
No£33.8m2
IS
Influential Software Services
Yes£30.0m1
FU
Freshwater UK Ltd
No£69k—
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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.

↔ Cross-checked
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 30 Aug 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
±

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.
04059741
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
25 Aug 2000
Reg. office
Hodge House, 114-116 St. Mary Street, Cardiff, CF10 1DY
SIC codes
70210 · 73110 · 73120 · 74100
Last accounts
31 Aug 2025
Next accounts due
31 May 2027

Directors & PSC

  • HOWELL, David Matthew Rustin — director
    Appointed 01 Oct 2010
  • UNDERWOOD, John Morris — director
    Appointed 01 Jun 2006
  • EVANS, John Haydn — director
    Appointed 01 May 2003
  • Mr Steve Brandon Howell — person with significant control
    significant influence or control · significant influence or control as firm
  • Mr David Matthew Rustin Howell — person with significant control
    significant influence or control · significant influence or control as trust · significant influence or control as firm
  • Mr John Morris Underwood — person with significant control
    significant influence or control · significant influence or control as firm
  • Mr John Haydn Evans — person with significant control
    significant influence or control

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

↔ From Cos House
£

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
FRESHWATER UK LIMITED
04059741 · this company

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