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Thompsons Coaches Ltd

Transport services · Woodbridge
Large

Thompsons Coaches Ltd is a family-run coach company based in Suffolk, established over 50 years ago. They offer a range of transport services including home to school transport, group day trips, and private hire.

thompsonscoaches.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£3.1m
Live
19
Buyers
3
12m
£107k
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities6
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts19 / 33
  • Top buyers3
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
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  • Financial
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Quick answer — Thompsons Coaches LtdUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Thompsons Coaches Ltd has won £3.1m across 3 public-sector buyers, with 19 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport at 55% · 100% in Transport services · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
19 of 33Live contracts
55%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.

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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 · 4
Home To School TransportHigh-capacity and affordable transport including a private run from Felixstowe to Farlingaye. ↗School Trips and ResidentialsTrips during school hours available at better rates than at other times. ↗Private Hire Day TripsSmaller vehicles suitable for private group travel. ↗Trips For Other PurposesIncluding wedding transport and sports trips. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 6 from notices
  • Passenger Transport (Education) FR557 Great Glemham - FramlinghamSuffolk County Council · £176k
  • Passenger Transport (Education)Suffolk County Council · £170k
  • Passenger Transport (Education) FR561 Letheringham - FramlinghamSuffolk County Council · £168k
  • Passenger Transport (Education) FR549 Badingham - FramlinghamSuffolk County Council · £142k
  • Passenger Transport (Education) FR554 Monewden - Earl SoahamSuffolk County Council · £74k
  • Passenger Transport (Education) FR566 Badingham - DenningtonSuffolk County Council · £36k

Extracted automatically from thompsonscoaches.co.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.

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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

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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 · 19 live · 14 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
FR557, 0900 2026-07-09, Parham - Great Glemham - Cransford - Thomas Mills High School & Sir Robert Hitcham CP School, Framlingham (36 seats) - AWARD
Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport6000000001 Sept 2026—2.9 yrsLive
FR555, 0900 2026-07-09, Debenham - Pettaugh - Ashfield - Earl Soham - Saxtead Green - Thomas Mills High School, Framlingham (36 seats) - AWARD
Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport6000000001 Sept 2026—2.9 yrsLive
FR561, 0900 2026-07-09, Charsfield - Monewden - Hoo - Thomas Mills High School, Framlingham (16 seats) - AWARD
Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport6000000001 Sept 2026£107k2.9 yrsLive
WE909, 0900 2026-07-03, Farlingaye High School to Martlesham, Bealings, Playford (21 seats) - AWARD
Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport6000000003 Sept 2026—1.9 yrsLive
ST335, 0900 2025-07-08, Brundish - Wilby - Worlingworth - Horham - Stradbroke High School (53 seats) - AWARD
Suffolk County Council6000000004 Sept 2025£496k4.9 yrsLive
2025-07-09 SB448 Mendlesham to Stowupland High School - AWARD
Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport6000000003 Sept 2025£420k5 yrsLive
WE909, 0900 2024-12-12, Farlingaye High School to Martlesham, Bealings, Playford (21 seats) - AWARD
Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport6000000007 Jan 2025—1.6 yrsLive
2024-08-16 SB387 Needham Market to Stowupland High School - AWARD
Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport6000000004 Sept 2024—3 yrsLive
IP414, 0900 2024-07-30, Witnesham - Henley - Gosbeck - Claydon High School (35 seats) - AWARD
Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport6000000004 Sept 2024—3 yrsLive
ST335 - Southolt - Worlingworth - Wilby - Athelington- Horham - Stradbroke High School, Stradbroke - AWARD
Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport6000000015 Apr 2024—5.3 yrsLive
Total live value £1.9m · mean award £95k1–10 of 33

Top buyers · 3 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport
21 contracts
55%
since 2021
2
Suffolk County Council
9 contracts
40%
since 2016
3
Suffolk Sourcing
3 contracts
5%
since 2018

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 100%.

✓ From notices
Transport services60
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
Eastern9 contracts
100%
Region resolved for 40% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Thompsons Coaches Ltd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
VT
ViaVan Technologies B.V.
No£5.4m1
2T
247 TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LTD
Yes£3.1m5
24
24x7 Ltd
No£2.8m1
JA
Jetstream Airport Transfers
Yes£2.6m1
DE
Dennis Eagle Limited
No£2.4m1
TC
Thompsons Coaches Ltd
No£107k—
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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
Up to date
Next due 24 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.

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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

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Companies House

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

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Registered details

Company no.
04607949
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
04 Dec 2002
Reg. office
17 Ashwell Avenue, Framlingham, Woodbridge, IP13 9FX
SIC codes
49390
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • ROGERS, Robert Andrew — director
    Appointed 01 Oct 2024
  • FROST, Julie Anne — secretary
    Appointed 01 Oct 2006
  • ROGERS, Stuart Andrew — director
    Appointed 04 Dec 2002
  • Mr Stuart Andrew Rogers — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 50 to 75 percent · voting rights 50 to 75 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
THOMPSONS COACHES LIMITED
04607949 · this company

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