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Democracy Counts

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Democracy Counts delivers trusted cloud platforms that help governments run elections, manage property valuation, and deliver critical public services with security, transparency, and confidence. They provide various electoral management systems and services to support democratic processes.

democracycounts.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£5.8m
Live
10
Buyers
22
12m
£613k
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities4
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts10 / 29
  • Top buyers22
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — Democracy CountsUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Democracy Counts has won £5.8m across 22 public-sector buyers, with 10 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Cabinet Office at 30% · 79% in Software packages · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
10 of 29Live contracts
30%Top-buyer concentration
79%Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

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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.

◐ From website & notices
Services · 7
Electoral Management System (Elector8)Trusted election management systems and voting technology. ↗Citizen PortalA platform for citizen engagement and public administration. ↗Polling Station Management (Authentic8)Management solutions for polling stations. ↗Online Voting (ElectorCountOnline)Online voting solutions for elections. ↗Postal Vote Verification (ElectorScan)Verification solutions for postal votes. ↗Learning Management System (Educ8)A system designed for learning and training. ↗CloudEMSCloud-based election management services. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 4 from notices
  • Electoral Management SystemRoyal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames · £120k
  • 2307-18 - Electoral Management SoftwareEast Riding of Yorkshire Council · £84k
  • Electoral Management System (EMS) for the Borough of GosportDartford Borough Council · £54k
  • Annual Canvass StationeryDartford Borough Council · £27k

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

Case studies

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

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Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

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No buyer references yet

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Accreditations & memberships

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No accreditations recorded

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KPI performance

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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 · 10 live · 19 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Elector8 Electoral Management System
East Riding of Yorkshire Council4800000001 Aug 2026£128k6 yrsLive
West Northamptonshire Council - Electoral Management System
West Northamptonshire Council4800000001 Jun 2026£260k4 yrsLive
EPP0218 EMS
Essex County Council4800000010 Jul 2026£137k4 yrsLive
Electoral Management System
Derbyshire Dales District Council4800000001 Jan 2026£88k3 yrsLive
Electoral Management System
Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames4800000001 Dec 2024£120k2 yrsLive
Electoral Management System
Suffolk Coastal District Council and Waveney District Council4831110013 Jun 2023£67k3.5 yrsLive
Electoral Management Software for The City of London
City of London Corporation4800000007 Jun 2023£230k3 yrsClosed
Annual Canvass Stationery
Dartford Borough Council3019270001 Jun 2023£27k3 yrsClosed
Development of Statutory Software
City of London Corporation4800000001 Jan 2023£68k12 moClosed
Electoral Management System (EMS) for the Borough of Gosport
Dartford Borough Council4800000002 Dec 2022£54k6 yrsLive
Total live value £854k · mean award £199k1–10 of 29

Top buyers · 22 buyers · top 3 = 66%

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

✓ From notices
1
Cabinet Office
2 contracts
30%
since 2018
2
DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES
1 contract
28%
since 2022
3
City of London Corporation
3 contracts
8%
since 2019
4
Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames
2 contracts
5%
since 2017
5
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
3 contracts
5%
since 2018
6
West Northamptonshire Council
1 contract
5%
since 2026
7
London Borough of Sutton
1 contract
3%
since 2017
8
Crown Commercial Service
1 contract
3%
since 2017
9
Essex County Council
1 contract
2%
since 2026
10
Assessor & Electoral Registration Officer
1 contract
2%
since 2020

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 79%.

✓ From notices
Software packages48
79%
IT services72
21%
⚠ Concentration: 79% 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
London7 contracts
69%
South East6 contracts
11%
East Midlands2 contracts
6%
Yorkshire5 contracts
6%
Eastern4 contracts
4%
North West1 contract
3%
South West1 contract
1%

Peers

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

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
DE
Deloitte LLP
No£131.7m1
TS
Trustmarque Solutions Ltd
No£83.7m4
OC
Oracle Corporation UK Limited
No£21.0m3
PS
Phoenix Software Limited
Yes£18.2m12
AT
Atamis Ltd
Yes£18.1m2
DC
Democracy Counts
No£613k—
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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
Up to date
Last made up to 30 Nov 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 03 Dec 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

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No news mentions found

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Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
07095502
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
04 Dec 2009
Reg. office
Unit 2 Forrest Way, Gatewarth Industrial Estate, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 1DF
SIC codes
62012
Last accounts
30 Nov 2025
Next accounts due
31 Aug 2027

Directors & PSC

  • KEATING, Paul — director
    Appointed 01 Dec 2020
  • COLEMAN, Claire Louise — director
    Appointed 01 Jan 2019
  • COLEMAN, Michael Andrew — director
    Appointed 01 Jan 2019
  • COLEMAN, Carol — director
    Appointed 28 Feb 2017
  • VERDON, Gillian — director
    Appointed 28 Feb 2017
  • VERDON, Simon Glenn — secretary
    Appointed 04 Dec 2009
  • Democracy Global Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 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
DEMOCRACY COUNTS LIMITED
07095502 · this company

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