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Time Out Fostering

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Time Out Fostering is an independent fostering agency that provides professional and supportive fostering services across West Sussex, London, and the South East. They focus on improving the lives of young people by offering various types of fostering arrangements.

timeoutfostering.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£7.1m
Live
1
Buyers
4
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts1 / 4
  • Top buyers4
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
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  • Financial
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Quick answer — Time Out FosteringUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Time Out Fostering has won £7.1m across 4 public-sector buyers, with 1 live contract. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Southampton City Council at 97% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
1 of 4Live contracts
97%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value · 1/5

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes. Each is tagged self-reported or from the website.

◐ From supplier website
JobsNo commitment stated✓
SkillsNo commitment stated✓
Environment1 commitment ↗✓
Tackling inequalityNo commitment stated✓
CommunityNo commitment stated✓
Environment · 1
  • WebsiteSustainability PolicyTime Out Fostering is committed to making a positive impact on the future of children and young people through sustainable practices.

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

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 · 3
Fostering ServicesProviding various types of fostering including long-term, short-term, therapeutic, and disability fostering. ↗Application ProcessGuiding potential foster carers through the application process to become approved. ↗
Support for Foster CarersOffering 24/7 support and training for foster carers.
Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • Framework Agreement for the Placement of Children and Young People with Independent Fostering Agencies - 4th Anniversary Re-openingSouthampton City Council · £6.9m

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

Case studies · 2

Delivery stories from the supplier’s website. Clients are not yet cross-checked against award records.

◐ From supplier website
Kathy's StoryAn interview with Kathy, a foster carer, sharing her experiences and challenges. ↗Dawn's StoryAn interview with Dawn, a foster carer, discussing her journey and experiences. ↗

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

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.

✓ 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 · 1 live · 3 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Framework Agreement for the Placement of Children and Young People with Independent Fostering Agencies - 4th Anniversary Re-opening
Southampton City Council8531130001 Apr 2021£6.9m12 moClosed
Residential Children's Home Placement
Bristol City Council8500000001 Oct 2018£208k11 moClosed
ESCC/JL Framework for Independent Providers of Foster Care Services - AWARD
SE Shared Services8532000001 Apr 2017—2 yrsClosed
Framework Agreement for the Placement of Children and Young People with Independent Fostering Agencies - Fourth Anniversary Re-Opening
Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead85311300———Live
Total live value — · mean award £1.8m

Top buyers · 4 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Southampton City Council
1 contract
97%
since 2021
2
Bristol City Council
1 contract
3%
since 2018
3
SE Shared Services
1 contract
0%
since 2017
4
Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
South East2 contracts
97%
South West1 contract
3%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Time Out Fostering highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
SC
St Christopher’s Fellowship
Yes£59.0m1
FC
FOSTER CARE LINK LIMITED
Yes£59.0m1
OH
Optima Health UK Limited
No£29.4m1
LH
Lotus Home Care Limited
Yes£13.4m2
LC
LIFECOME CARE LIMITED
Yes£13.1m2
TO
Time Out Fostering
Yes——
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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
Due in -23d
Next due 30 Jun 2026
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 28 Sept 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.

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Registered details

Company no.
05239451
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
23 Sept 2004
Reg. office
Unit 17 Oaklands Business Centre, 64/68 Elm Grove, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 5LH
SIC codes
86900
Last accounts
30 Sept 2024
Next accounts due
30 Jun 2026

Directors & PSC

  • YOUNG, Alison Jill — director
    Appointed 26 Nov 2014
  • CROSS, Jeremy Stuart — director
    Appointed 29 Sept 2004
  • Ms Alison Jill Young — person with significant control
    significant influence or control as firm
  • Mr Jeremy Stuart Cross — 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.

↔ 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
TIME OUT FOSTERING LIMITED
05239451 · this company

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