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DERBY BUSINESS COLLEGE LIMITED

Derby
SME

DBC Training is an employment and training provider that has been supporting individuals and businesses since 2000. They offer various training programs including apprenticeships, online courses, and short courses to help improve skills and career prospects.

dbc-training.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£7.6m
Live
14
Buyers
10
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities3
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts14 / 19
  • Top buyers10
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — DERBY BUSINESS COLLEGE LIMITEDUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

DERBY BUSINESS COLLEGE LIMITED has won £7.6m across 10 public-sector buyers, with 14 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Skills Funding Agency at 59% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
14 of 19Live contracts
59%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.

⚑ 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
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 3
ApprenticeshipsFind and nurture talent or develop your career with apprenticeships. ↗Online CoursesGain new skills and knowledge with flexible learning completed anytime, anywhere. ↗Short CoursesBecome job-ready and improve your career prospects with our range of short courses. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 3 from notices
  • Delivery of Education & Vocational training services activity funded through the European Social Fund for delivery in D2N2 LEP areaSkills Funding Agency · £4.0m
  • Adult Education Budget 2023 Procurement - ITT_2002 (Contracts for Services)Department for Education · £1.4m
  • ESF Funded support for the unemployed in Leicester & Leicestershire LEP AreaSkills Funding Agency · £409k

Extracted automatically from dbc-training.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.

⚑ Self-reported
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No case studies yet

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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 · 1

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

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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 · 1
Gold AccreditationInvestors in People · other

Extracted automatically from dbc-training.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 · 14 live · 5 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Adult Skills and Employment Programmes
Lincolnshire County Council—23 Mar 2026—4 yrsLive
Call off for the delivery of 5 x Business Admin Apprenticeships
North Northamptonshire Council8000000014 Oct 2024£25k3 yrsLive
Apprenticeship Levy
East Riding of Yorkshire Council8000000004 Sept 2024£70k4.3 yrsLive
Con_24371 LOT 15 Apprenticeships for DfE L2 Customer Service Practitioner & L3 Customer Service Specialist
Department for Education8053000001 Apr 2024£338k3 yrsLive
Adult Education Budget 2023 Procurement - ITT_2002 (Contracts for Services)
Department for Education8040000001 Aug 2023£1.4m4 yrsLive
Apprenticeship Levy Level 3 Team Leader/Supervisor
East Riding of Yorkshire Council8000000004 Sept 2023£68k5.3 yrsLive
Apprenticeship Levy
East Riding of Yorkshire Council8000000004 Sept 2023£70k5.3 yrsLive
European Social Fund
Department for Education8040000001 Sept 2022£47k7 moClosed
Adult Education Budget Procurement Contracts for Services 2021/22
Department for Education8040000001 Aug 2021£840k12 moClosed
Adult Education Budget
Department for Education8000000001 Aug 2017£326k12 moClosed
Total live value £1.9m · mean award £400k1–10 of 19

Top buyers · 10 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Skills Funding Agency
2 contracts
59%
since 2016
2
Department for Education
6 contracts
38%
since 2017
3
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
3 contracts
3%
since 2023
4
North Northamptonshire Council
1 contract
0%
since 2024
5
Lincolnshire County Council
2 contracts
0%
since 2026
6
North Yorkshire County Council
1 contract
0%
7
Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation
1 contract
0%
8
Nottingham College
1 contract
0%
9
Derbyshire County Council
1 contract
0%
10
Department for Education acting through the Education and Skills Funding Agency
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Yorkshire4 contracts
89%
East Midlands5 contracts
11%
North East1 contract
0%
West Midlands1 contract
0%
Region resolved for 3% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). DERBY BUSINESS COLLEGE LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
KP
KPMG LLP
No£223.2m2
TG
THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED
No£7.4m1
BP
BPP Professional Education Ltd
No£4.5m1
ST
SOUTH THAMES COLLEGES GROUP
Yes£4.0m1
MA
MOTTRAM ASSOCIATES LIMITED
No£2.7m2
DB
DERBY BUSINESS COLLEGE LIMITED
Yes——
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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 Jul 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 31 Jan 2027
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.
04077741
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
25 Sept 2000
Reg. office
Friary Works, 119a Friar Gate, Derby, DE1 1EX
SIC codes
85590
Last accounts
31 Jul 2025
Next accounts due
30 Apr 2027

Directors & PSC

  • BENTLEY, Kerry Denise — secretary
    Appointed 02 Jan 2010
  • BENTLEY, Kerry Denise — director
    Appointed 22 Nov 2000
  • Dbc Academies Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 percent

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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DERBY BUSINESS COLLEGE LIMITED
04077741 · this company

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