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TheBigWord

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Awarded
£11.1m
Live
2
Buyers
14
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities2
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts2 / 14
  • Top buyers14
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
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Quick answer — TheBigWordUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

TheBigWord has won £11.1m across 14 public-sector buyers, with 2 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS at 41% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
2 of 14Live contracts
41%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
  • Greater Huddersfield & North Kirklees CCG's Interpreting ServicesN H S Greater Huddersfield C C G · £425k
  • Provision of BSL Interpreter & Associated ServicesCompanies House · £35k

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.

↔ Cross-checked
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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 · 2 live · 12 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Provision of BSL Interpreter & Associated Services
Companies House7954000001 Jul 2025£35k2 yrsLive
Language Services Provision - Award Notice
Financial Ombudsman Service Limited7953000001 Feb 2025£100k12 moClosed
AMR Translation Services
National Nuclear Laboratory7953000020 Feb 2024£156k1.5 yrsClosed
Charity Commission Language Services Provider
The Charity Commission For England And Wales7953000001 Dec 2023£100k3 yrsLive
Translation of Migrant Workers Content on HSE's Website
Health and Safety Executive7953000017 Oct 2022£6k2 moClosed
Language Services
H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS7953000031 May 2022£4.5m3.1 yrsClosed
The Provision of Telephone Translation Services
DVLA - Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency7953000021 Apr 2021£2k12 moClosed
Language Services
British Transport Police7523100029 Apr 2021£139k12 moClosed
The Provision of Interpretation and Translation Services Support to SPLI
Army HQ (Andover) : Ministry of Defence7953000001 Apr 2020£158k12 moClosed
Surrey Heartlands - Translation and Interpretation Services in GP Practices
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust7953000001 Oct 2019£15 yrsClosed
Total live value £135k · mean award £791k1–10 of 14

Top buyers · 14 buyers · top 3 = 89%

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

✓ From notices
1
H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS
1 contract
41%
since 2022
2
Crown Commercial Service
1 contract
40%
since 2017
3
HM Revenue & Customs
1 contract
9%
since 2016
4
N H S Greater Huddersfield C C G
1 contract
4%
since 2018
5
Army HQ (Andover) : Ministry of Defence
1 contract
1%
since 2020
6
National Nuclear Laboratory
1 contract
1%
since 2024
7
British Transport Police
1 contract
1%
since 2020
8
Financial Ombudsman Service Limited
1 contract
1%
since 2024
9
The Charity Commission For England And Wales
1 contract
1%
since 2023
10
Legal Ombudsman
1 contract
1%
since 2017

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
North West4 contracts
79%
London3 contracts
21%
Wales1 contract
1%
South East1 contract
0%
Region resolved for 54% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). TheBigWord highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
TG
thebigword Group Holdings Limited
No£215.2m3
WL
WORLDWIDE LANGUAGE RESOURCES LTD
Yes£120.8m1
DL
DA Languages Limited t/a Dals
Yes£19.4m34
TU
Translate UK Limited
Yes£17.9m4
CI
Clarion Interpreting Limited
Yes£10.9m2
TH
TheBigWord
Yes——
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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.

↔ Cross-checked
Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Dec 2025
Confirmation statement
Due in -4d
Next due 19 Jul 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.
04027586
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
05 Jul 2000
Reg. office
Brainworks, Unit 4, Royds Close, Leeds, LS12 6LL
SIC codes
96090
Last accounts
31 Dec 2025
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2027

Directors & PSC

  • RICE, Mark Oliver — director
    Appointed 01 Jan 2024
  • GOULD, Joshua — director
    Appointed 07 Jul 2021
  • Link Up Mitaka Limited — 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.

↔ 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
THEBIGWORD LIMITED
04027586 · this company

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