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Gala Lights Ltd

Electrical machinery · Aylesford
Large
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Awarded
£3.8m
Live
17
Buyers
23
12m
£659k
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities6
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts17 / 38
  • Top buyers23
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — Gala Lights LtdUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Gala Lights Ltd has won £3.8m across 23 public-sector buyers, with 17 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Southampton City Council at 26% · 36% in Electrical machinery · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
17 of 38Live contracts
26%Top-buyer concentration
36%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

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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.

⚑ Self-reported & from notices

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

Frameworks & DPS · 6 from notices
  • Leasing, Installation, Dismantling and Storage of Christmas Illuminations in KirkleesKirklees Council · £338k
  • Southampton Christmas Lights SchemeSouthampton City Council · £300k
  • Proposed Contract for the design, supply, installation, maintenance, and removal of Christmas lighting displays for the Borough of Redditch and District of Bromsgrove Including RuberyRedditch Borough Councils · £150k
  • eITT- Supply and Installation of Festive Lighting for Fareham Town CentreFareham Borough Council · £150k
  • Christmas Lights and Decorations 2023-2026: Dartford Town CentreDartford Borough Council · £134k
  • Tender for the Supply, Installation and Removal of a Festival Lighting Scheme for Melton Borough CouncilWelland Procurement · £133k

Case studies

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

⚑ Self-reported
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No case studies yet

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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

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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 · 17 live · 21 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Southampton District Christmas Lights
Southampton City Council3152200001 Jun 2026—3 yrsLive
Festive Light Scheme for Braintree Town Centre
Braintree District Council—10 Jul 2026£242k2.6 yrspending
WHC - ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE - AWARD
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council3929891008 Jun 2026—6 moLive
Christmas Lights for South Kesteven District Council
South Kesteven District Council—02 Feb 2026—3 yrspending
Ashford Town Centre Christmas Light Installation and Management
Ashford Borough Council5023211001 Nov 2025£28k2.3 yrsLive
Christmas Illuminations
Skegness Town Council3152200001 Sept 2025£70k3.3 yrsLive
Christmas Illuminations
Skegness Town Council—17 Nov 2025—3.2 yrsLive
EPP0201 - Festive Light Scheme for Braintree Town Centre
Braintree District Council—29 Aug 2025£261k2.4 yrspending
Witham Town Council Christmas Lights
Witham Town Council—28 Aug 2025£58k4.4 yrsLive
Leasing, Installation, Dismantling and Storage of Christmas Illuminations in Kirklees
Kirklees Council3152200009 Sept 2024£338k5 yrsLive
Total live value £808k · mean award £100k1–10 of 38

Top buyers · 23 buyers · top 3 = 52%

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

✓ From notices
1
Southampton City Council
3 contracts
26%
since 2018
2
Braintree District Council
2 contracts
13%
since 2025
3
Kirklees Council
3 contracts
12%
since 2022
4
Stockport Metropoliton Borough Council
2 contracts
8%
since 2018
5
Hull City Council
3 contracts
6%
since 2019
6
Dartford Borough Council
2 contracts
6%
since 2018
7
Colchester City Council
1 contract
5%
since 2020
8
Redditch Borough Councils
1 contract
4%
since 2023
9
Fareham Borough Council
1 contract
4%
since 2018
10
Welland Procurement
1 contract
3%
since 2022

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value.

✓ From notices
Electrical machinery31
36%
Construction work45
36%
Repair & maintenance50
28%
Furniture & furnishings39
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
South East9 contracts
44%
Eastern9 contracts
24%
Yorkshire9 contracts
23%
East Midlands6 contracts
7%
North West1 contract
2%
West Midlands1 contract
1%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Gala Lights Ltd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
RI
Ringway Infrastructure Services Limited
No£350.0m2
MC
Mace Consult Limited
No£307.0m1
MH
Marlborough Highways Limited
Yes£170.0m2
SA
Scott Aerospace
Yes£30.0m1
CC
CONNOR CONSTRUCTION (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED
Yes£28.0m2
GL
Gala Lights Ltd
No£659k—
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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 16 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.

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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.
06612708
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
05 Jun 2008
Reg. office
Unit 10 Britannia Business Park, Quarry Wood Industrial Estate, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 7NT
SIC codes
47599
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • PETIT, Alexandra Vacheret — director
    Appointed 04 Jun 2019
  • STILLE, Natasha — secretary
    Appointed 25 Apr 2019
  • DESPATURE, Thierry — director
    Appointed 02 Jul 2009
  • STILLE, Christopher Anthony — director
    Appointed 03 Mar 2009
  • Thierry Despature — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 50 to 75 percent · voting rights 50 to 75 percent
  • Ellits Ltd — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent · voting rights 25 to 50 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
GALA LIGHTS LTD
06612708 · this company

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