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THE BIG LEMON C.I.C

Transport equipment · Black Rock, Brighton
Large
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Awarded
£5.8m
Live
8
Buyers
4
12m
£1.4m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts8 / 10
  • Top buyers4
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
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Quick answer — THE BIG LEMON C.I.CUpdated 27 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

THE BIG LEMON C.I.C has won £5.8m across 4 public-sector buyers, with 8 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer East Sussex County Council at 53% · 100% in Transport equipment · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
8 of 10Live contracts
53%Top-buyer concentration
100%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.

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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.

⚑ Self-reported & from notices

Service tags, sectors served and target geographies appear here once a supplier verifies ownership of this profile.

Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • Modification to B23318C - Bus Service 318East Sussex County Council · £61k

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

⚑ Self-reported
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No case studies yet

Once a claimed supplier publishes delivery stories — the buyer, the sector, what was delivered and the outcome — they appear here.

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

Independently issued. Verification dates cross-checked against issuer registers.

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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 · 2 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
B26382 Bus Service 342 (Northiam - Peasmarsh - Rye - Telham - Broad Oak -Westfield) and 382 (Westfield - Brede - Broad Oak - Cripp's Corner - Robertsbridge Community College) Schooldays only
East Sussex County Council3412110012 Apr 2026£713k3 yrsLive
B26361 Bus Service 361: Peasmarsh - Northiam - Westfield - Hollington - Bexhill College (Schooldays only)
East Sussex County Council3412110026 Jul 2026£644k3 yrsLive
LOT 3 - Public transport - Service X10
North Somerset Council6000000001 Sept 2024£400k2 yrsLive
Modification to B23149 - Bus Service 149
East Sussex County Council3412110018 Dec 2023£302k6.3 yrsLive
Modification to B23318C - Bus Service 318
East Sussex County Council3412110018 Dec 2023£61k3 moClosed
Modification to B23267 - Bus Service 267, 268 and 269
East Sussex County Council3412110018 Dec 2023£680k6.3 yrsLive
Modification of B23266 - Bus Service 266
East Sussex County Council3412110018 Dec 2023£350k6.3 yrsLive
Modification to B23150 - Bus Service 150
East Sussex County Council3412110018 Dec 2023£330k6.3 yrsLive
BHCC Supported Bus Service Routes 16, 47, 52 and 57
Brighton & Hove City Council6011000028 Nov 2021£2.3m1.8 yrsClosed
Supported Bus Services, including Park and Ride, for the West of England Combined Authority
The West of England Combined Authority————Live
Total live value £3.4m · mean award £578k

Top buyers · 4 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
East Sussex County Council
7 contracts
53%
since 2023
2
Brighton & Hove City Council
1 contract
40%
since 2021
3
North Somerset Council
1 contract
7%
since 2024
4
The West of England Combined Authority
1 contract
0%

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 100%.

✓ From notices
Transport equipment34
100%
⚠ Concentration: 100% of recent awarded value sits in a single CPV division. A category-specific downturn would materially affect revenue.

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
South East7 contracts
89%
South West2 contracts
11%
Region resolved for 60% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). THE BIG LEMON C.I.C highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
TA
trading as Wrightbus
No£47.6m1
BB
Bamford Bus Company Ltd
No£47.6m1
AD
Alexander Dennis
No£47.6m1
AL
Arriva London South
No£7.5m1
VT
ViaVan Technologies B.V.
No£5.4m1
TB
THE BIG LEMON C.I.C
No£1.4m—
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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 31 Dec 2024
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 20 Jan 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

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.
06045786
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
09 Jan 2007
Reg. office
Office 3 Protran House, Boundary Road, Black Rock, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 5TJ
SIC codes
49390
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • WROTNY, Ryan Phillip — director
    Appointed 01 Aug 2021
  • DRUITT, Thomas — secretary
    Appointed 01 Oct 2009
  • DRUITT, Thomas — director
    Appointed 09 Jan 2007
  • Mr Thomas Druitt — person with significant control
    significant influence or control

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
THE BIG LEMON C.I.C
06045786 · this company

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