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DESIGN MIDLANDS LIMITED

Melton Mowbray
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Design Midlands Limited is a charity focused on creating sustainable places for living, working, and socializing. They provide design support through reviews, engagement, and training for local authorities, communities, and design professionals.

designmidlands.org ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£826k
Live
2
Buyers
3
12m
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At a glance
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Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts2 / 5
  • Top buyers3
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
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Quick answer — DESIGN MIDLANDS LIMITEDUpdated 03 Aug 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

DESIGN MIDLANDS LIMITED has won £826k across 3 public-sector buyers, with 2 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Homes England at 97% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
2 of 5Live contracts
97%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.

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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 · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 6
Design ReviewAn independent method for evaluating new development and achieving high quality design in the built environment. ↗Design Coding & EnablingShaping StreetsBuilding for a Healthy Life (BHL)Local Plan supportDesign Surgeries

Extracted automatically from designmidlands.org on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies · 5

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

◐ From supplier website
Strategic Site Review – Daventry District CouncilEvaluation of new development for high quality design. ↗Character Appraisal – Corby Borough CouncilAssessment of character for development. ↗Strategic Site Review – Broxtowe Borough CouncilReview of strategic site for design quality. ↗Space Syntax Study – Lincolnshire County CouncilStudy to inform design decisions. ↗Tresham Garden VillageDesign review for a new community. ↗

Extracted automatically from designmidlands.org 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.

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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.

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84

No verified KPI scores yet

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Contracts · 2 live · 3 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Visioning Training: Commission to develop and deliver training in using place and design principles
Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)—05 Mar 2026—13 moLive
Fairham: Phase 4 disposal - BHL compliance assessment
Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency)7141000007 Aug 2024£13k8 moClosed
Homes England - Design Network Midlands
Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency)7100000011 Jun 2024£13k1 moClosed
Building for a Healthy Life - Design Quality Assessments
Homes England—14 Apr 2025£800k4 yrspending
Building for a Healthy Life - Design Quality Assessments
Homes England————Live
Total live value — · mean award £165k

Top buyers · 3 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Homes England
2 contracts
97%
2
Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency)
2 contracts
3%
since 2024
3
Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)
1 contract
0%
since 2026

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
North East4 contracts
100%
London1 contract
0%

Peers

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

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
MA
MOTTRAM ASSOCIATES LIMITED
No£152.7m6
AE
AECOM LIMITED
No£15.9m12
OA
OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED
No£12.5m2
AT
AtkinsRéalis Limited
No£12.5m2
AC
Arcadis Consulting (UK) Limited
No£12.5m1
DM
DESIGN MIDLANDS LIMITED
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

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✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

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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
Due in -44d
Next due 21 Jun 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.

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Registered details

Company no.
04456338
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Guarant Nsc
Incorporated
07 Jun 2002
Reg. office
South Annex Pera Business Park, Nottingham Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 0PB
SIC codes
41100 · 71112 · 74100 · 90030
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • BRADLEY, Shauna Mary — director
    Appointed 06 Mar 2025
  • SPICER, Oliver James — director
    Appointed 06 Mar 2025
  • LATHBURY, Adam James — director
    Appointed 06 Mar 2025
  • REEVE, Angela Elizabeth — director
    Appointed 14 Jun 2022
  • STONEY, Stephen Martin — director
    Appointed 14 Jun 2022
  • WATSON, Paul Richard — director
    Appointed 19 Nov 2019

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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DESIGN MIDLANDS LIMITED
04456338 · this company

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