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FRESH START IN EDUCATION LIMITED

Canterbury
SME

Fresh Start in Education Limited specializes in providing interim and alternative education to young people, supporting them in their home or local community. They focus on tailored educational packages to help students achieve successful outcomes.

freshstartineducation.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£859.0m
Live
17
Buyers
24
12m
£858.6m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities3
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts17 / 26
  • Top buyers24
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
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  • Org tree
Quick answer — FRESH START IN EDUCATION LIMITEDUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

FRESH START IN EDUCATION LIMITED has won £859.0m across 24 public-sector buyers, with 17 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Devon County Council at 71% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
17 of 26Live contracts
71%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

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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
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 5
Online Tutoring PlatformSupport for Local Authorities and SchoolsSupport for Parents and CarersSupport for StudentsTraining STAND
Frameworks & DPS · 3 from notices
  • Alternative Provision Framework for Children and Young PeopleDorset Council · £68k
  • Provision of Bespoke Alternative EducationNORTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL · £27k
  • Dynamic Purchasing System for the provision of Alternative EducationDERBY CITY COUNCIL · —

Extracted automatically from freshstartineducation.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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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

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KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

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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 · 17 live · 9 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
WSCC Independent Alternative Provision (IAP)
West Sussex County Council—01 Sept 2026£224.6m1.6 yrsLive
Flexible Learning Support Framework
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council—01 Sept 2026—3 yrsLive
Invitation to Tender to join the Framework for Education - Alternative Education Provision (AP) in Herefordshire
Herefordshire Council—01 May 2026£20.0m5 yrsLive
Alternative Education Provision
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council—13 Apr 2026—5 yrsLive
Open Framework for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devon
Devon County Council—11 Dec 2025£614.0m2 moClosed
WP3899 - Provision of Alternative Education - AWARD
Walsall Council e-Tendering8000000008 Apr 2024—3 yrsLive
Provision of Bespoke Alternative Education
NORTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL8000000017 Apr 2021£27k1.9 yrsClosed
COV - Alternative Learning Opportunities - AWARD
Coventry - Solihull - Warwickshire8000000001 Oct 2020—12 moClosed
Alternative Learning Opportunities
Coventry City Council (COV)8000000001 Nov 2019£110k1.9 yrsClosed
Alternative Provision Framework for Children and Young People
Dorset Council8010000018 Sept 2018£68k4 yrsClosed
Total live value £244.6m · mean award £33.0m1–10 of 26

Top buyers · 24 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Devon County Council
2 contracts
71%
since 2025
2
West Sussex County Council
1 contract
26%
since 2026
3
Herefordshire Council
1 contract
2%
since 2026
4
Coventry City Council (COV)
1 contract
0%
since 2019
5
Middlesbrough Council
1 contract
0%
since 2016
6
Dorset Council
2 contracts
0%
since 2018
7
Doncaster MBC
1 contract
0%
since 2018
8
NORTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL
1 contract
0%
since 2021
9
Leicestershire County Council
1 contract
0%
since 2017
10
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
1 contract
0%
since 2026

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
South West6 contracts
72%
South East6 contracts
26%
West Midlands3 contracts
2%
North East2 contracts
0%
East Midlands3 contracts
0%
Eastern2 contracts
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). FRESH START IN EDUCATION LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
FS
FRESH START IN EDUCATION LIMITED
Yes£858.6m—
OH
Optima Health UK Limited
No£29.4m1
PH
PRIVATE HOME CARE UK LIMITED
Yes£13.1m1
C&
City & County Care Services Ltd
Yes£13.1m1
DC
Domiciliary Care Services (UK) Limited
Yes£13.1m1
EH
EMBRACE HEALTHCARE LTD
Yes£13.1m1
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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

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 Aug 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 28 Feb 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

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

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
07133204
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
22 Jan 2010
Reg. office
2nd Floor 32-33 Watling Street, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2AN
SIC codes
85600
Last accounts
31 Aug 2025
Next accounts due
31 May 2027

Directors & PSC

  • ROBBINS, Edward Thomas — director
    Appointed 11 Dec 2015
  • MEADE, Antony John — director
    Appointed 22 Jan 2010
  • Fsie Holdings 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

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Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

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FRESH START IN EDUCATION LIMITED
07133204 · this company

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