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INSPIRA (01)

Penrith
SME

Inspira is a leading employability skills expert that provides free professional careers advice and guidance to help local people in Cumbria and Lancashire improve their skills and find work. They offer a range of services tailored to different age groups and needs.

inspira.org.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£10.0m
Live
4
Buyers
5
12m
£10.0m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts4 / 6
  • Top buyers5
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — INSPIRA (01)Updated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

INSPIRA (01) has won £10.0m across 5 public-sector buyers, with 4 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Cumberland Council at 99% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
4 of 6Live contracts
99%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
Employability & Careers AdviceProviding expert advice for various age groups including young people, adults, and those over 50. ↗CoursesOffering a range of free courses to help individuals get into work. ↗Connect to WorkA personalized employment support program for individuals facing challenges in securing or maintaining employment. ↗

Extracted automatically from inspira.org.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

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

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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 · 4 live · 2 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Provision of Cumbria Adult Learning Services 2026/2027
Westmorland and Furness Council—01 Aug 2026£75k12 moLive
Training Services for Adults
Lancashire Combined County Authority—23 Mar 2026—3 yrspending
Cumbria Connect to Work (CtW) Programme
Cumberland Council—31 Oct 2025£9.9m2.4 yrspending
Lancashire Careers Hub Services
Lancashire County Council79634000———Live
Cumberland Care Experienced
nuclear waster services————Live
Cumbria Connect to Work (CtW) Programme
Cumberland Council————Live
Total live value £75k · mean award £1.7m

Top buyers · 5 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Cumberland Council
2 contracts
99%
since 2025
2
Westmorland and Furness Council
1 contract
1%
since 2026
3
Lancashire Combined County Authority
1 contract
0%
since 2026
4
Lancashire County Council
1 contract
0%
5
nuclear waster services
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
North West5 contracts
100%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). INSPIRA (01) highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
I(
INSPIRA (01)
Yes£10.0m—
BP
BPP Professional Education Ltd
No£4.5m1
IN
Inspira
Yes£1.9m1
LH
Lee Hecht Harrison Penna Limited
No£1.2m2
RM
right management ltd
No£750k1
ME
MENTA
No£470k1
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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 Mar 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 09 Mar 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.

✓ 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.
04182567
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Guarant Nsc Limited Exemption
Incorporated
19 Mar 2001
Reg. office
Castle View Gillan Way, Penrith 40 Business Park, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 9BP
SIC codes
85600
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • KUMAR, Arun — director
    Appointed 24 May 2024
  • ROBINSON, Alison Louise — director
    Appointed 24 May 2024
  • SCOTT, Robert James Hall — director
    Appointed 22 Jul 2022
  • BEVERIDGE, George David — director
    Appointed 12 Dec 2016
  • WILDING, Jane Louise — director
    Appointed 20 Jul 2016
  • PATTINSON, Derick Neil — director
    Appointed 05 Nov 2014

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
INSPIRA (01)
04182567 · this company

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