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KCM (CATERING EQUIPMENT) LIMITED

Grantham
SME

KCM Catering Equipment specializes in the supply of commercial catering equipment, offering services such as kitchen design, refurbishment, and bar equipment installation. They provide a comprehensive range of products and services for the foodservice industry.

kcmce.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£45.7m
Live
2
Buyers
3
12m
£45.0m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts2 / 4
  • Top buyers3
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — KCM (CATERING EQUIPMENT) LIMITEDUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

KCM (CATERING EQUIPMENT) LIMITED has won £45.7m across 3 public-sector buyers, with 2 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO at 99% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
2 of 4Live contracts
99%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.

⚑ Self-reported
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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.

↔ Cross-checked
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
Commercial Kitchen Design and RefurbishmentFull design and refurbishment services for commercial kitchens. ↗Bar Design and RefurbishmentDesign and installation of bar facilities including stainless steel modular systems. ↗
Commercial Catering Equipment SupplySupply of a wide range of commercial catering equipment and refrigeration.

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

Case studies · 1

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

◐ From supplier website
Newcastle Students' Union Bar RefurbishmentKCM Catering Equipment designed, supplied, and installed a new bar facility using the IMC Bartender stainless steel modular bar system. ↗

Extracted automatically from kcmce.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 · 1

Credentials listed on the supplier’s website. Not yet checked against issuer registers.

◐ From supplier website
Core credentials · 0/6
Cyber EssentialsNot evidenced✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNot evidenced✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityNot evidenced✓
ISO 9001 — QualityNot evidenced✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalNot evidenced✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyNot evidenced✓
Other credentials & memberships · 1
CEDA MembershipCatering Equipment Distributors Association · membership

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

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 · 2 live · 2 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
98_26 Heavy and Light Catering Equipment - Supply, Maintenance and Kitchen Design
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO—01 Apr 2026£45.0m2 yrspending
Arc - General Building Framework
Arc Property Services Partnership Ltd4500000003 Mar 2020£681k4 yrsClosed
98_26 Heavy and Light Catering Equipment - Supply, Maintenance and Kitchen Design
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO————Live
Arc108 – General Building Framework
Scape Group Ltd45000000———Live
Total live value — · mean award £11.4m

Top buyers · 3 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO
2 contracts
99%
since 2026
2
Arc Property Services Partnership Ltd
1 contract
1%
since 2020
3
Scape Group Ltd
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
East Midlands3 contracts
100%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). KCM (CATERING EQUIPMENT) LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
TC
Topcoat Construction Limited / TCL Group
Yes£67.6m2
IW
Ian Williams
No£67.6m2
WH
Westone Housing
Yes£67.6m2
ER
EQUANS Regeneration Limited
No£67.6m2
CH
C Hanlon Facilities Management Ltd
Yes£67.6m2
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KCM (CATERING EQUIPMENT) LIMITED
Yes£45.0m—
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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 30 Sept 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 12 Oct 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.
05576567
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
28 Sept 2005
Reg. office
Unit 11, Priest Court, Caunt Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 7FZ
SIC codes
47990
Last accounts
30 Sept 2025
Next accounts due
30 Jun 2027

Directors & PSC

  • PALMER, Stephen Michael — director
    Appointed 01 Mar 2024
  • KNIGHT, Lewis Frederick David — director
    Appointed 01 Apr 2020
  • KNIGHT, Julie Ann — secretary
    Appointed 28 Sept 2005
  • WHITE, Alistair Paul — director
    Appointed 28 Sept 2005
  • Mrs Julie Ann Knight — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent
  • Mr Michael John Knight — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent

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
KCM (CATERING EQUIPMENT) LIMITED
05576567 · this company

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