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Hickling and Squires (UK) Limited

Printed matter · Newthorpe
SME

Hickling and Squires (UK) Limited is a commercial printing company based in Nottinghamshire, offering a range of printing services including litho, digital, large format, and flatbed printing. They focus on delivering high-quality print solutions for various marketing needs.

hickling-squires.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£5.7m
Live
8
Buyers
13
12m
£1.7m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities5
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts8 / 21
  • Top buyers13
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — Hickling and Squires (UK) LimitedUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Hickling and Squires (UK) Limited has won £5.7m across 13 public-sector buyers, with 8 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED at 47% · 50% in Printed matter · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
8 of 21Live contracts
47%Top-buyer concentration
50%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

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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
Litho PrintDigital PrintLarge Format PrintFlatbed PrintingDesign for PrintWeb-to-Print
Frameworks & DPS · 5 from notices
  • 2858/LM - Print services University of Sheffield & Sheffield Hallam University - Framework AgreementUNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD · £318k
  • 380_19 - Supply of Printing Services for ESPOEspo · £145k
  • 1890/LM - Print Services Framework Agreement - High Quality Litho Sheet Fed, Digital Print & Wide Format PrintUNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD · £128k
  • 4403.PS.LWM.24 Print Services Framework Agreement for High Quality Litho Sheet Fed & Digital Printing (non Wide Format)UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD · £114k
  • CPU 2086 Assorted Printing RequirementsNottingham City Council · £105k

Extracted automatically from hickling-squires.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
CitySprint Annual ConferenceDelivered without disruption, all conference materials were ready and accurate, ensuring a smooth event. ↗Secure WalletCreated a secure, understated correspondence wallet reflecting the compassion and professionalism of the funeral sector. ↗

Extracted automatically from hickling-squires.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

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 · 8 live · 13 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Provision of Print Services and Signage
Nottingham Trent University—01 Apr 2026£1.7m3 yrspending
4403.PS.LWM.24 Print Services Framework Agreement for High Quality Litho Sheet Fed & Digital Printing (non Wide Format)
UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD2210000001 Nov 2025£114k2 yrsLive
KU/391/LF/CB/2022
Keele University2245800012 Oct 2022£150k2 yrsClosed
Graduation ceremony printed booklets
Sheffield Hallam University2216000013 Nov 2022£30k—Closed
CA9408 - CPC/RB/02/2021: Print and Design
CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED2200000018 Feb 2022£2.7m3 yrsClosed
2858/LM - Print services University of Sheffield & Sheffield Hallam University - Framework Agreement
UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD7980000001 Nov 2021£318k2 yrsClosed
CPU 2287 Assorted Printing, Design and Media Creative Services (Design & Print)
Nottingham City Council2200000011 Jul 2021£29k4 yrsClosed
380_19 - Supply of Printing Services for ESPO
Espo2200000001 Oct 2019£145k2 yrsClosed
367 Print Services Framework
ASTON UNIVERSITY2200000001 Apr 2019£100k3 yrsClosed
1890/LM - Print Services Framework Agreement - High Quality Litho Sheet Fed, Digital Print & Wide Format Print
UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD2200000001 Sept 2018£128k2 yrsClosed
Total live value £114k · mean award £273k1–10 of 21

Top buyers · 13 buyers · top 3 = 86%

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

✓ From notices
1
CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
2 contracts
47%
since 2017
2
Nottingham Trent University
2 contracts
29%
since 2026
3
UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
4 contracts
10%
since 2018
4
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
1 contract
4%
5
Keele University
1 contract
3%
since 2022
6
Espo
1 contract
3%
since 2019
7
Nottingham City Council
2 contracts
2%
since 2017
8
ASTON UNIVERSITY
2 contracts
2%
since 2019
9
Sheffield Hallam University
2 contracts
1%
since 2022
10
UNIVERSITY OF DERBY
1 contract
0%
since 2018

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 50%.

✓ From notices
Printed matter22
50%
Business services79
50%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
North West3 contracts
48%
East Midlands6 contracts
35%
Yorkshire6 contracts
11%
West Midlands5 contracts
6%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Hickling and Squires (UK) Limited highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
MS
MATRIX SCM LIMITED (02227962)
No£119.1m1
GR
GI Recruitment Limited
No£6.9m1
LC
Logiq Consulting Limited
Yes£5.1m1
FC
FREUD COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
No£4.4m1
AE
AECOM LIMITED
No£3.2m4
HA
Hickling and Squires (UK) Limited
Yes£1.7m—
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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 30 Nov 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 11 Nov 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.
05272593
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
28 Oct 2004
Reg. office
Unit One Dunsil Road, Moorgreen Industrial Park, Newthorpe, Nottingham, NG16 3TN
SIC codes
18129
Last accounts
30 Nov 2025
Next accounts due
31 Aug 2027

Directors & PSC

  • GILBERT, Jamie Richard — director
    Appointed 01 Mar 2016
  • JORDAN, Lee Anthony — director
    Appointed 01 Mar 2016
  • Hickling And Squires (Holdings) 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.

↔ From Cos House
HICKLING AND SQUIRES (UK) LIMITED
05272593 · this company

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