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FOOTPRINT ECOLOGY LIMITED

Wareham
SME

Footprint Ecology is an ecological consultancy based in Dorset, UK, focusing on the interface between people and nature. They provide high-quality, science-based ecological work, consultancy services, and training.

footprint-ecology.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£1.1m
Live
8
Buyers
25
12m
£20k
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities6
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts8 / 35
  • Top buyers25
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — FOOTPRINT ECOLOGY LIMITEDUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

FOOTPRINT ECOLOGY LIMITED has won £1.1m across 25 public-sector buyers, with 8 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Test Valley Borough Council at 19% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
8 of 35Live contracts
19%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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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
Services · 6
Conservation managementPlanning policyCountryside accessEcological survey & analysisSustainability & climate changeTraining courses
Frameworks & DPS · 6 from notices
  • Severn Estuary Recreation and Mitigation StrategyStroud District Council · £39k
  • Investigation into potential disturbance on South Pennine MoorsNatural England · £37k
  • Habitats Regulations Assessment as part of the Local Plan ReviewStroud District Council · £21k
  • Gathering evidence on Plants for the Species Evidence BaseNatural England · £21k
  • Visitor Access Study of Therfield Heath Site of Special Scientific InterestDEFRA · £19k
  • Christchurch Harbour Small Development StrategyNatural England · £12k

Extracted automatically from footprint-ecology.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

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Accreditations & memberships

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No accreditations recorded

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KPI performance

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84

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Contracts · 8 live · 27 historic

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

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TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Bradford Local Plan Habitats Regulations Assessment
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council—21 May 2026—1.6 yrsLive
Habitats Regulation Assessment for the Local BCP Plan
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council—02 Feb 2026£20k3 yrsLive
Severn Estuary Recreation Mitigation Strategy
Monmouthshire Council—14 Jul 2025£17k1 moClosed
To support development and delivery of Phase 2 of the Limits of Acceptable Change project
Norfolk County Council9071000014 Oct 2024£36k8 moClosed
GB-Chelmsford: CCC - Essex Coast RAMS Review
Chelmsford City Council9070000007 Nov 2024£86k1 moClosed
GB-United Kingdom: Species Guild Assessments
Forestry Commission FC9071400029 Jul 2024£114k9 moClosed
Register of Support Services Framework Agreement
BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED9250000001 Apr 2024£63k4 yrsLive
Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG) Provision Standard Requirements
Natural England7311000017 Oct 2023£12k5 moClosed
Investigation into potential disturbance on South Pennine Moors
Natural England7320000025 Sept 2023£37k6 moClosed
TBH SPA Visitor survey
NE7931500004 Jul 2023£41k4 moClosed
Total live value £83k · mean award £32k1–10 of 35

Top buyers · 25 buyers · top 3 = 38%

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

✓ From notices
1
Test Valley Borough Council
2 contracts
19%
since 2018
2
Forestry Commission FC
1 contract
10%
since 2024
3
Natural England
5 contracts
8%
since 2022
4
Chelmsford City Council
1 contract
8%
since 2024
5
West Northamptonshire Council
1 contract
6%
since 2021
6
BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED
1 contract
6%
since 2024
7
Stroud District Council
2 contracts
5%
since 2018
8
Forestry England
2 contracts
5%
since 2020
9
NE
1 contract
4%
since 2023
10
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
1 contract
3%
since 2016

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
South West9 contracts
46%
Eastern4 contracts
21%
London10 contracts
19%
East Midlands1 contract
8%
North West1 contract
3%
South East1 contract
2%
Yorkshire3 contracts
0%
Region resolved for 74% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). FOOTPRINT ECOLOGY LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
I(
Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd
No£5.7m3
VI
Venture Independent School Ltd
No£4.8m1
WU
WSP UK Limited
No£3.2m4
PF
People For Research Limited
Yes£3.0m1
PC
PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED
No£1.7m3
FE
FOOTPRINT ECOLOGY LIMITED
Yes£20k—
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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

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 26d
Next due 08 Aug 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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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.
04980085
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
01 Dec 2003
Reg. office
Forest Office, Cold Harbour, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 7PA
SIC codes
74901
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • LAKE, Sophie Louise, Dr — director
    Appointed 01 Apr 2023
  • PANTER, Christopher — director
    Appointed 01 Oct 2019
  • LEWIN, Fenella Jane — secretary
    Appointed 25 May 2018
  • LILEY, Durwyn Charles, Dr — director
    Appointed 16 Nov 2004
  • Footprint Ecology Trustees Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent as trust · voting rights 75 to 100 percent as trust · right to appoint and remove directors as trust · significant influence or control as trust

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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FOOTPRINT ECOLOGY LIMITED
04980085 · this company

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