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BRIGHTER FUTURES FOSTER CARE LTD

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Brighter Futures Foster Care is an independent fostering agency that provides support to foster families across central and southern England. They focus on creating stable, nurturing homes for children in care.

brighterfuturesfostercare.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£216.6m
Live
10
Buyers
7
12m
£203.0m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities6
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts10 / 15
  • Top buyers7
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — BRIGHTER FUTURES FOSTER CARE LTDUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

BRIGHTER FUTURES FOSTER CARE LTD has won £216.6m across 7 public-sector buyers, with 10 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Hampshire County Council at 94% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
10 of 15Live contracts
94%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value · 1/5

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes. Each is tagged self-reported or from the website.

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JobsNo commitment stated✓
SkillsNo commitment stated✓
EnvironmentNo commitment stated✓
Tackling inequality1 commitment ↗✓
CommunityNo commitment stated✓
Tackling inequality · 1
  • WebsiteCommitment to Equality & DiversityBrighter Futures values diversity and inclusion, promoting an inclusive culture within their teams and foster carer community.

Extracted automatically from brighterfuturesfostercare.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

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 · 3
Fostering SupportProviding outstanding support to foster families.
Training CoursesOffering over 250 specialist and accredited training courses for foster carers.
Therapeutic SupportAccess to specialist therapeutic support for foster carers and children.
Frameworks & DPS · 6 from notices
  • AT1299 - Provision for Children looked afterLuton Council · £6.6m
  • Cambridgeshire County Council Children's External Placements Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)Cambridgeshire County Council · £6.4m
  • Independent Fostering Agencies (call off)Hampshire County Council · —
  • Independent Fostering Agencies (call off) - Children with Complex / Challenging BehavioursHampshire County Council · —
  • Independent Fostering Agencies (call off) - Parent & ChildHampshire County Council · —
  • Independent Fostering Agencies (call off) - Children with Disabilities / Complex Healthcare NeedsHampshire County Council · —

Extracted automatically from brighterfuturesfostercare.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

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

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84

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Contracts · 10 live · 5 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Independent Fostering Agencies (call off)
Hampshire County Council—01 Apr 2026—4 yrsLive
Independent Fostering Agencies (call off) - Children with Complex / Challenging Behaviours
Hampshire County Council—01 Apr 2026—4 yrsLive
Independent Fostering Agencies (call off) - Parent & Child
Hampshire County Council—01 Apr 2026—4 yrsLive
Independent Fostering Agencies (call off) - Children with Disabilities / Complex Healthcare Needs
Hampshire County Council—01 Apr 2026—4 yrsLive
Independent Fostering Agencies (call off) - Separated Children
Hampshire County Council—01 Apr 2026—4 yrsLive
Independent Fostering Agencies
Hampshire County Council—09 Jan 2026£203.0m4 yrsLive
AT1299 - Provision for Children looked after
Luton Council8530000001 Apr 2025£6.6m10 yrsLive
CSI/CYP/Resi Placement - 280373
Bristol City Council8500000024 Feb 2023£560k13 moClosed
Cambridgeshire County Council Children's External Placements Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)
Cambridgeshire County Council8500000001 Apr 2019£6.4m5 yrsClosed
ESCC/JL Framework for Independent Providers of Foster Care Services - AWARD
SE Shared Services8532000001 Apr 2017—2 yrsClosed
Total live value £209.6m · mean award £14.4m1–10 of 15

Top buyers · 7 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Hampshire County Council
9 contracts
94%
since 2017
2
Luton Council
1 contract
3%
since 2025
3
Cambridgeshire County Council
1 contract
3%
since 2019
4
Bristol City Council
1 contract
0%
since 2023
5
SE Shared Services
1 contract
0%
since 2017
6
Suffolk County Council
1 contract
0%
since 2017
7
Kent County Council
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
South East10 contracts
94%
Eastern3 contracts
6%
South West1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). BRIGHTER FUTURES FOSTER CARE LTD highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
BF
BRIGHTER FUTURES FOSTER CARE LTD
No£203.0m—
SC
St Christopher’s Fellowship
Yes£59.0m1
FC
FOSTER CARE LINK LIMITED
Yes£59.0m1
OH
Optima Health UK Limited
No£29.4m1
LH
Lotus Home Care Limited
Yes£13.4m2
LC
LIFECOME CARE LIMITED
Yes£13.1m2
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

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✓ 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
Due in -41d
Next due 31 May 2026
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 15 Mar 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.

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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

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No news mentions found

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Companies House

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Registered details

Company no.
06846257
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
13 Mar 2009
Reg. office
Atria, Spa Road, Bolton, BL1 4AG
SIC codes
88990
Last accounts
31 Aug 2024
Next accounts due
31 May 2026

Directors & PSC

  • BARCLAY, Simon Timothy — director
    Appointed 01 Mar 2025
  • BENNETT, Alison — secretary
    Appointed 22 Dec 2022
  • EDWARDS, Ryan David — director
    Appointed 22 Dec 2022
  • Belton Associates 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.

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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.

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BRIGHTER FUTURES FOSTER CARE LTD
06846257 · this company

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