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The Lightbulb Limited

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Awarded
£5.7m
Live
11
Buyers
7
12m
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At a glance
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Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts11 / 16
  • Top buyers7
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
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Quick answer — The Lightbulb LimitedUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

The Lightbulb Limited has won £5.7m across 7 public-sector buyers, with 11 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Department for Education at 96% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
11 of 16Live contracts
96%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

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.

⚑ Self-reported & from notices

Service tags, sectors served and target geographies appear here once a supplier verifies ownership of this profile.

Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • CO0299 MultiplyEssex County Council · £117k

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

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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 · 11 live · 5 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Norfolk and Suffolk Skills Bootcamps - AWARD
Suffolk County Council8000000017 May 2024£108k2.3 yrsLive
Skills Bootcamps DPS : Digital : Second call off competition
Department for Education8000000001 Feb 2024£2.3m2 yrsClosed
Skills Bootcamps DPS Call off Competition 1: Digital
Department for Education8000000001 Sept 2023£1.6m12 moClosed
CO0299 Multiply
Essex County Council8000000011 Jul 2023£117k2 yrsClosed
Adult Education Budget Procurement Contracts for Services 2021/22
Department for Education8040000001 Aug 2021£840k12 moClosed
Delivery of Traineeships Reforms and Expansion Programme
Department for Education8000000001 Feb 2021£788k2.5 yrsClosed
Norfolk and Suffolk Skills Bootcamps
Suffolk County Council80000000———Live
Norfolk and Suffolk Skills Bootcamps (Wave 4)
NEW ANGLIA LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED80000000———Live
Multi Provider Framework Agreement for the Provision of Apprenticeship Training in Norfolk
Multi-Provider Framework Agreement for the Provision of Apprenticeship Training in Norfolk80000000———Live
Skills Bootcamps DPS : Digital : Second call off competition
Department for Education80000000———Live
Total live value £108k · mean award £359k1–10 of 16

Top buyers · 7 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Department for Education
9 contracts
96%
since 2021
2
Essex County Council
1 contract
2%
since 2023
3
Suffolk County Council
2 contracts
2%
since 2024
4
NEW ANGLIA LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
1 contract
0%
5
Multi-Provider Framework Agreement for the Provision of Apprenticeship Training in Norfolk
1 contract
0%
6
Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation
1 contract
0%
7
Department for Education acting through the Education and Skills Funding Agency
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Eastern4 contracts
100%
Yorkshire1 contract
0%
West Midlands1 contract
0%
Region resolved for 4% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). The Lightbulb Limited highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
KP
KPMG LLP
No£223.2m1
TG
THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED
No£7.4m1
ST
SOUTH THAMES COLLEGES GROUP
Yes£4.0m1
MA
MOTTRAM ASSOCIATES LIMITED
No£2.7m2
BP
BEST PRACTICE NETWORK LIMITED
Yes£1.6m4
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The Lightbulb Limited
No——
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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
Due in -29d
Next due 15 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.

✓ 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.
04754871
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
06 May 2003
Reg. office
66 Paul Street, London, Greater London, EC2A 4NA
SIC codes
85600
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • STEEL, Cat — director
    Appointed 20 Jun 2025
  • HARLEY, Thomas Baley — director
    Appointed 25 Apr 2022
  • Get Skills Employment & Training Ltd — 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.

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THELIGHTBULB LTD
04754871 · this company

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