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WAVEMAKER LIMITED

Business services · London
Large

Wavemaker is a global media agency that focuses on driving exponential growth for clients through media, content, and technology. They aim to positively provoke growth and shape consumer decisions and experiences.

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Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£2.8bn
Live
23
Buyers
30
12m
£2.6bn
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities6
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts23 / 62
  • Top buyers30
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — WAVEMAKER LIMITEDUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

WAVEMAKER LIMITED has won £2.8bn across 30 public-sector buyers, with 23 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Government Commercial Agency at 53% · 100% in Business services · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
23 of 62Live contracts
53%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

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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
  • Cabinet Office Media Planning and BuyingCabinet Office · £350.0m
  • DHSC: Media Buying and Planning (FY26-27)Department of Health & Social Care · £244.7m
  • Media Buying ServicesHM Revenue & Customs · £120.0m
  • Media Buying & Planning ServicesDepartment for Work & Pensions · £95.0m
  • Media Strategy, Planning and BuyingDepartment for Business and Trade · £80.0m
  • GLA 82034 - Collaborative Media Planning & BuyingTransport for London · £66.7m

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

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 · 23 live · 39 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
PA23 UK6 - Contract award notice - Media buying
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office—09 Jul 2026£2.4m1.9 yrspending
DHSC: Media Buying and Planning (FY26-27)
Department of Health & Social Care—19 Jun 2026£244.7m4 yrsLive
Safer Road Users Media
Kent County Council—10 Jul 2026—11 mopending
Media Planning and Buying Service
Department for Culture, Media and Sport—19 Jun 2026£8.0m2 yrsLive
Media Strategy, Planning and Buying
Department for Business and Trade—19 Jun 2026£80.0m3 yrspending
Media Buying 2026 Design102 Lot 1
Ministry of Justice—26 Jun 2026£20.0m3.6 yrspending
Media Buying Services for National Highways
National Highways—14 Jul 2026£1.4m11 mopending
Media Buying Services
UK Export Finance—18 Jun 2026£14.5m4 yrsLive
Provision of Media and Creative Services for ONS
Office for National Statistics—14 Jun 2026£4.0m4 yrsLive
Home Office Media Services 2026
Home Office—16 Jun 2026£9.9m12 moLive
Total live value £897.7m · mean award £45.3m1–10 of 62

Top buyers · 30 buyers · top 3 = 75%

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

✓ From notices
1
Government Commercial Agency
2 contracts
53%
since 2025
2
Cabinet Office
4 contracts
13%
since 2018
3
Department of Health & Social Care
1 contract
9%
since 2026
4
Transport for London
2 contracts
5%
since 2023
5
HM Revenue & Customs
1 contract
4%
since 2026
6
Department for Work & Pensions
3 contracts
3%
since 2026
7
Ministry of Justice
2 contracts
3%
since 2026
8
Department for Business and Trade
1 contract
3%
since 2026
9
Ministry of Defence, LE
1 contract
1%
since 2026
10
UK Export Finance
3 contracts
1%
since 2026

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
North West9 contracts
56%
London30 contracts
42%
East Midlands3 contracts
1%
Wales3 contracts
0%
South East4 contracts
0%

Peers

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

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
WA
WAVEMAKER LIMITED
No£2.6bn—
AI
Ambition Institute
Yes£9.3m2
SD
School-Led Development Trust
Yes£9.3m2
UC
UCL Consultants Ltd
Yes£9.3m2
ED
Education Development Trust
Yes£8.7m1
TF
TEACH FIRST
Yes£8.7m1
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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 Dec 2024
Confirmation statement
Due in -3d
Next due 07 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.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
04078547
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
26 Sept 2000
Reg. office
Sea Containers, 18 Upper Ground, London, SE1 9ET
SIC codes
73110
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • NICHOLS, Michael John — director
    Appointed 18 Mar 2025
  • MCCARLEY, Kelly — director
    Appointed 15 Jun 2022
  • Wpp Toronto Ltd — 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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WAVEMAKER LIMITED
04078547 · this company

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