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Fresh Start Catering Ltd

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Awarded
£1.2m
Live
3
Buyers
5
12m
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At a glance
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Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities2
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts3 / 7
  • Top buyers5
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
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Quick answer — Fresh Start Catering LtdUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Fresh Start Catering Ltd has won £1.2m across 5 public-sector buyers, with 3 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer The Litmus Partnership at 57% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
3 of 7Live contracts
57%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.

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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 · 2 from notices
  • Chenderit School Academy Trust - Tender for Catering ServicesThe Litmus Partnership · £675k
  • Goldington AcademySPIRES CATERING CONSULTANCY · £50k

Case studies

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

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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 · 3 live · 4 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Catering Tender (2 schools) Campfire Education Trust, Northamptonshire
Campfire Education Trust5552400031 Oct 2023£155k3 yrsLive
Innovate Multi Academy Trust Catering Tender - 5 Primary Schools
Innovate Multi Academy Trust5552400001 Apr 2023£308k3 yrsClosed
Goldington Academy
SPIRES CATERING CONSULTANCY1589421023 May 2020£50k3 yrsClosed
Chenderit School Academy Trust - Tender for Catering Services
The Litmus Partnership5552400001 Jan 2020£675k5 yrsClosed
CBC-0749-T-LP Houghton Hall Park Cafe - AWARD
Central Bedfordshire Council3922200007 Aug 2017£12 yrsClosed
Catering Tender (2 schools) Campfire Education Trust, Northamptonshire
Campfire Education Trust55524000———Live
Innovate Multi Academy Trust Catering Tender - 5 Primary Schools
Innovate Multi Academy Trust55524000———Live
Total live value £155k · mean award £170k

Top buyers · 5 buyers · top 3 = 96%

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

✓ From notices
1
The Litmus Partnership
1 contract
57%
since 2019
2
Innovate Multi Academy Trust
2 contracts
26%
since 2023
3
Campfire Education Trust
2 contracts
13%
since 2023
4
SPIRES CATERING CONSULTANCY
1 contract
4%
since 2020
5
Central Bedfordshire Council
1 contract
0%
since 2018

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
South East4 contracts
74%
East Midlands2 contracts
26%
Eastern1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Fresh Start Catering Ltd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
SA
Sports and Leisure Management Ltd
No£378.0m3
BE
BENUGO LIMITED
No£26.4m2
MC
MELLORS CATERING SERVICES LIMITED
No£16.9m3
TG
The Genuine Dining Co.
No£11.8m1
SE
Searcys
Yes£11.5m2
FS
Fresh Start Catering Ltd
No——
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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 05 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.
06198481
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
02 Apr 2007
Reg. office
1 Oxford Court, St. James Road, Brackley, NN13 7XY
SIC codes
56210
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • HARRIS, Nigel John — director
    Appointed 19 Dec 2018
  • HOWARTH, Andrew James — director
    Appointed 19 Dec 2018
  • Mr Andrew James Howarth — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 50 to 75 percent · voting rights 50 to 75 percent

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
FRESH START CATERING LIMITED
06198481 · this company

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