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TALKING PRODUCTS LIMITED

Romsey
SME

Talking Products Ltd designs, manufactures, and distributes a variety of sound-based products, including recordable cards, educational resources, and aids for independent living. They focus on creating products that assist individuals with low vision and dementia, as well as supporting educational environments.

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Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£10.6m
Live
2
Buyers
2
12m
£10.0m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities3
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts2 / 6
  • Top buyers2
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — TALKING PRODUCTS LIMITEDUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

TALKING PRODUCTS LIMITED has won £10.6m across 2 public-sector buyers, with 2 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO at 94% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
2 of 6Live contracts
94%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 · 4
Recordable Cards & GiftsEducationIndependent LivingCosplay
Frameworks & DPS · 3 from notices
  • 199_19 - Supply of Design & Technology Equipment and MaterialsEspo · £462k
  • 991_22 - Supply of Early Years & Curriculum Product RangesEspo · £141k
  • 995RFQ12/16-01 Curriculum ResourcesEspo · £8k

Extracted automatically from talkingproducts.com 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

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 · 2 live · 4 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
991_26 Supply of Early Years and Curriculum Product Ranges
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO—01 Apr 2026£10.0m12 mopending
991_22 - Supply of Early Years & Curriculum Product Ranges
Espo1800000001 Mar 2022£141k2.1 yrsClosed
199_19 - Supply of Design & Technology Equipment and Materials
Espo0341500001 Jan 2019£462k2.3 yrsClosed
995RFQ12/16-01 Curriculum Resources
Espo3752410001 Apr 2017£8k12 moClosed
991_22 Supply of Early Years & Curriculum Product Ranges
Espo22110000———Live
991_26 Supply of Early Years and Curriculum Product Ranges
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO————Live
Total live value — · mean award £1.8m

Top buyers · 2 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO
2 contracts
94%
since 2026
2
Espo
4 contracts
6%
since 2017

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
East Midlands6 contracts
100%

Peers

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

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
WN
WM. NORTHAM & COMPANY LIMITED
No£18.0m1
TP
TALKING PRODUCTS LIMITED
Yes£10.0m—
UP
UNITE PROCUREMENT UK LIMITED
No£8.0m1
BO
BATES OFFICE SERVICES LTD
Yes£6.7m5
SI
SMI INT GROUP LIMITED
Yes£6.7m5
HB
Healthy Bean Ltd
Yes£6.7m6
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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 May 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 09 Dec 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.

✓ 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.
04599204
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
25 Nov 2002
Reg. office
Unit C8 The Premier Centre, Premier Way Abbey Park Industrial Estate, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 9DG
SIC codes
32990
Last accounts
31 May 2025
Next accounts due
24 Feb 2027

Directors & PSC

  • STICKLEY, Brian Rex — director
    Appointed 25 Nov 2002
  • Brs Holdings Ltd — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent
  • Mr Brian Rex Stickley — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

↔ From Cos House
£

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
TALKING PRODUCTS LIMITED
04599204 · this company

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