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ACTION FOR CHILDREN

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Action for Children is a charity focused on ensuring safe and happy childhoods for children and families. They provide various support services including fostering, parenting support, and mental health services for children.

actionforchildren.org.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£5.5bn
Live
87
Buyers
76
12m
£5.3bn
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities6
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts87 / 145
  • Top buyers76
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — ACTION FOR CHILDRENUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

ACTION FOR CHILDREN has won £5.5bn across 76 public-sector buyers, with 87 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Walsall Council at 90% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
87 of 145Live contracts
90%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

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ESG & policies vault · 0/5

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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
FosteringAction for Children offers fostering services to support children in need. ↗Parenting SupportThey provide resources and support for parents to help raise their children. ↗Support for Young PeopleServices aimed at supporting young people in various aspects of their lives. ↗Children's Mental Health and WellbeingPrograms focused on improving the mental health and wellbeing of children. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 6 from notices
  • Ealing Childrens Short Breaks Service - HaydockLondon Borough of Ealing · £12.0m
  • The Provision of a Specialist Residential Short Breaks Service for Young People aged 11 - 19 with Learning Disabilities, Autism and Complex Behavioural Needs (Referred to as The Vines)Buckinghamshire Council · £1.6m
  • East Midlands Regional Children's Framework AgreementNorthamptonshire County Council (NASS) · £1.1m
  • Short Breaks for Disabled ChildrenBath and North East Somerset Council · £980k
  • South Central Residential Care Placements FrameworkBristol City Council · £306k
  • Independent Visitor ServiceLondon Borough of Lewisham · £281k

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

Case studies

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Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

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No buyer references yet

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Accreditations & memberships

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No accreditations recorded

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KPI performance

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84

No verified KPI scores yet

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Contracts · 87 live · 58 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Strategic Partner to Operate 2 Residential Children's Homes in Bath & North East Somerset
Bath and North East Somerset Council—01 Sept 2026£34.8m10 yrspending
2.0 Commissioning Children's Homes in Hackney for Children Looked After
London Borough of Hackney—18 Jun 2026£15.2m5 yrspending
Gwasanaeth Therapiwtig Teuluoedd yn Gyntaf / Families First Therapeutic Service
Flintshire County Council—01 Jul 2026£600k9 moLive
Family Hubs Start for Life Commissioned Services - Baby Steps
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council—26 Feb 2026£274k1 moClosed
Independent Fostering Agencies (call off)
Hampshire County Council—01 Apr 2026—4 yrsLive
Independent Fostering Agencies (call off) - Children with Complex / Challenging Behaviours
Hampshire County Council—01 Apr 2026—4 yrsLive
CQNV 1478 - The Provision of Specialist Community Based Holiday Club for Children and Young People with SEND
Shropshire Council—01 Apr 2026—6 moLive
Reflect Project
Pembrokeshire County Council—01 Apr 2026£764k3 yrspending
CCS034 Children in Care Provision (D2N2) - Fostering Placements
Derbyshire County Council—01 Apr 2026—2 yrspending
CCS072 Children in Care Provision (D2N2) - Residential Placements
Derbyshire County Council—01 Apr 2026—2 yrspending
Total live value £5.3bn · mean award £38.0m1–10 of 145

Top buyers · 76 buyers · top 3 = 95%

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

✓ From notices
1
Walsall Council
1 contract
90%
since 2025
2
Hampshire County Council
6 contracts
4%
since 2018
3
London Borough of Croydon
1 contract
1%
since 2016
4
Norfolk County Council
1 contract
1%
since 2019
5
Devon County Council
4 contracts
1%
since 2015
6
Bath and North East Somerset Council
4 contracts
1%
since 2016
7
London Borough of Hackney
2 contracts
1%
since 2026
8
Nottinghamshire County Council
1 contract
1%
since 2025
9
ACHIEVING FOR CHILDREN COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
1 contract
0%
since 2019
10
Oxfordshire County Council
3 contracts
0%
since 2024

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
West Midlands15 contracts
90%
South East12 contracts
5%
South West22 contracts
2%
Eastern8 contracts
1%
London11 contracts
1%
East Midlands7 contracts
1%
North West7 contracts
0%
Yorkshire10 contracts
0%
Wales11 contracts
0%
North East6 contracts
0%
Scotland28 contracts
0%
Northern Ireland2 contracts
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). ACTION FOR CHILDREN highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
AF
ACTION FOR CHILDREN
No£5.3bn—
PF
Places for People Leisure
No£235.3m1
SC
St Christopher’s Fellowship
Yes£59.0m1
FC
FOSTER CARE LINK LIMITED
Yes£59.0m1
AI
Ambition Institute
Yes£9.3m2
SD
School-Led Development Trust
Yes£9.3m2
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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
Up to date
Next due 10 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

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No modifications recorded

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News mentions

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Companies House

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

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Registered details

Company no.
04764232
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Guarant Nsc Limited Exemption
Incorporated
14 May 2003
Reg. office
3 The Boulevard, Ascot Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 8AG
SIC codes
87900 · 88990
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • FLEMING, Robert Andrew — director
    Appointed 20 Apr 2026
  • HUNTER, Anthony John — director
    Appointed 17 Apr 2026
  • BELL, Elizabeth — director
    Appointed 17 Apr 2026
  • EASTMOND, Richard James — director
    Appointed 15 Apr 2026
  • HAWTIN, Richard — secretary
    Appointed 24 Feb 2026
  • KAUL, Navin — director
    Appointed 22 Feb 2024

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

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£

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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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ACTION FOR CHILDREN
04764232 · this company

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