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HILLCREST CHILDRENS SERVICES LIMITED

Halesowen
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Keys Group helps people with complex support needs find stability, resilience, and belonging through a network of therapeutic, clinical, and educational services. They provide personalized support for children, young people, and adults.

keys-group.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£5.0bn
Live
4
Buyers
9
12m
£4.9bn
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities2
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts4 / 10
  • Top buyers9
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — HILLCREST CHILDRENS SERVICES LIMITEDUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

HILLCREST CHILDRENS SERVICES LIMITED has won £5.0bn across 9 public-sector buyers, with 4 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

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

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
4 of 10Live 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

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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.

◐ From website & notices
Sectors served · 2/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 3
CareResidential care, supported living, family assessment, and crisis services for adults and children. ↗EducationSEND schools and alternative provision, with therapy built in. ↗HealthADHD and autism assessment, and speech & language therapy, delivered UK-wide. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 2 from notices
  • East Midlands Regional Children's Framework AgreementNorthamptonshire County Council (NASS) · £1.1m
  • South Central Residential Care Placements FrameworkBristol City Council · £306k

Extracted automatically from keys-group.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies · 1

Delivery stories from the supplier’s website. Clients are not yet cross-checked against award records.

◐ From supplier website
Daniel's story: From crisis to collegeA narrative about how consistent support helped Daniel rebuild his routine and confidence. ↗

Extracted automatically from keys-group.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

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

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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 · 6 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
COV - West Midlands Children's Regional Residential Care Framework (2025)
Walsall Council—31 Oct 2025£4.9bn4 yrsLive
Children's Residential Placements
Essex County Council8500000024 Feb 2020£2.1m4 yrsClosed
South Central Residential Care Placements Framework
Bristol City Council8500000001 Oct 2019£306k2 yrsClosed
White Rose - Children Looked After Residential Electronic Marketplace (EMP)
Leeds City Council8500000001 Aug 2019£36.7m10 yrsLive
East Midlands Regional Children's Framework Agreement
Northamptonshire County Council (NASS)8500000001 Feb 2018£1.1m2 yrsClosed
White Rose Special Educational Needs (SEN) School and College Placements Framework
Leeds City Council8530000001 Apr 2017£2.1m2 yrsClosed
Tees Valley Residential Children's Homes Provision For Children & Young People
Darlington Borough Council8000000001 Feb 2017£1.0m3.2 yrsClosed
Southwest Residential Children's Homes 2016 - 2020
Bath and North East Somerset Council8500000001 Apr 2016£1.6m4 yrsClosed
COV - West Midlands Children's Regional Residential Care Framework (2025)
Coventry City Council (COV)————Live
Commissioning Homes for Children Looked After and Care leavers PDPS - Lot 2
London Borough of Newham————Live
Total live value £5.0bn · mean award £499.1m

Top buyers · 9 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Walsall Council
1 contract
99%
since 2025
2
Leeds City Council
2 contracts
1%
since 2017
3
Essex County Council
1 contract
0%
since 2020
4
Bath and North East Somerset Council
1 contract
0%
since 2016
5
Northamptonshire County Council (NASS)
1 contract
0%
since 2018
6
Darlington Borough Council
1 contract
0%
since 2017
7
Bristol City Council
1 contract
0%
since 2019
8
Coventry City Council (COV)
1 contract
0%
9
London Borough of Newham
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
West Midlands1 contract
99%
Yorkshire2 contracts
1%
Eastern1 contract
0%
South West2 contracts
0%
North East1 contract
0%
London1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). HILLCREST CHILDRENS SERVICES LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
HC
HILLCREST CHILDRENS SERVICES LIMITED
No£4.9bn—
SC
St Christopher’s Fellowship
Yes£59.0m1
FC
FOSTER CARE LINK LIMITED
Yes£59.0m1
OH
Optima Health UK Limited
No£29.4m1
PH
PRIVATE HOME CARE UK LIMITED
Yes£13.1m1
C&
City & County Care Services Ltd
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 Mar 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 17 Apr 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
±

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

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Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
04409479
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
04 Apr 2002
Reg. office
Maybrook House, Third Floor, Queensway, Halesowen, B63 4AH
SIC codes
87900
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • MANSON, David Lindsay — director
    Appointed 07 Aug 2024
  • MARTLE, Simon David — director
    Appointed 07 Aug 2024
  • PATERSON, Pauline Clare — director
    Appointed 07 Aug 2024
  • Keys Group Holdings 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
HILLCREST CHILDRENS SERVICES LIMITED
04409479 · this company

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