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DRUMS FOR SCHOOLS LIMITED

Nottingham
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Drums for Schools Limited provides inclusive and affordable music sets and resources for schools, catering to various educational settings from Early Years to Secondary and SEND. They aim to make music-making accessible to everyone, offering teaching resources that support non-specialist teachers.

drumsforschools.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£6.4m
Live
3
Buyers
3
12m
£6.0m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts3 / 6
  • Top buyers3
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
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Quick answer — DRUMS FOR SCHOOLS LIMITEDUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

DRUMS FOR SCHOOLS LIMITED has won £6.4m across 3 public-sector buyers, with 3 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO at 94% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
3 of 6Live contracts
94%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.

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Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 2
School Music SetsAward-winning sets that combine quality instruments with comprehensive teaching resources. ↗Music Hubs & Music ServicesSupport for whole-class music delivery across various educational settings. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • 991_22 - Supply of Early Years & Curriculum Product RangesEspo · £141k

Extracted automatically from drumsforschools.co.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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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 · 3 live · 3 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
991_26 Supply of Early Years and Curriculum Product Ranges
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO—01 Apr 2026£6.0m12 mopending
991_22 - Supply of Early Years & Curriculum Product Ranges
Espo1800000001 Mar 2022£141k2.1 yrsClosed
991_18 Supply of Early Years & Curriculum Product Ranges
Espo2211000001 Apr 2018£246k2 yrsClosed
991_22 Supply of Early Years & Curriculum Product Ranges
Espo22110000———Live
991_26 Supply of Early Years and Curriculum Product Ranges
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO————Live
Musical Instrument, Equipment and Technology Framework
Department for Education37300000———Live
Total live value — · mean award £1.1m

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
94%
since 2026
2
Espo
3 contracts
6%
since 2018
3
Department for Education
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
East Midlands5 contracts
100%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). DRUMS FOR SCHOOLS LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
WN
WM. NORTHAM & COMPANY LIMITED
No£18.0m1
BO
BATES OFFICE SERVICES LTD
Yes£6.7m5
SI
SMI INT GROUP LIMITED
Yes£6.7m4
HB
Healthy Bean Ltd
Yes£6.7m6
UG
UKR General Trading Limited
Yes£6.7m3
DF
DRUMS FOR SCHOOLS LIMITED
Yes£6.0m—
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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

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Aug 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 03 May 2027
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.
05916170
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
24 Aug 2006
Reg. office
21 Shaftesbury Avenue, Burton Joyce, Nottingham, NG14 5GL
SIC codes
47910
Last accounts
31 Aug 2025
Next accounts due
31 May 2027

Directors & PSC

  • GWATKIN, Andrew Geoffrey Ross — director
    Appointed 24 Aug 2006
  • Mr Andrew Geoffrey Ross Gwatkin — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

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£

No financial filings on record

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Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

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DRUMS FOR SCHOOLS LIMITED
05916170 · this company

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