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Cansford Laboratories Ltd

Cardiff
SME

Cansford Laboratories Ltd is an accredited laboratory specializing in drug and alcohol testing, including various types of tests such as hair strand, nail, and DNA testing. They provide reliable results for a range of clients including individuals, legal professionals, and organizations.

cansfordlabs.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£2.0m
Live
7
Buyers
6
12m
£96k
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts7 / 12
  • Top buyers6
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — Cansford Laboratories LtdUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Cansford Laboratories Ltd has won £2.0m across 6 public-sector buyers, with 7 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer General Medical Council (GMC) at 94% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
7 of 12Live contracts
94%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
Services · 3
Drug TestingComprehensive drug testing services including hair strand, nail, and steroid testing. ↗Alcohol TestingVarious alcohol testing services including blood, hair strand, and nail alcohol testing. ↗DNA TestingDNA testing services including paternity, maternity, sibling, and immigration DNA testing. ↗

Extracted automatically from cansfordlabs.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

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

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Contracts · 7 live · 5 historic

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✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Protective Security Centre Substance Testing
Home Office—01 Dec 2025£96k4 yrsLive
Family Support, Assessment and Therapy Framework - Jan 23 Re-Opening - AWARD
Norfolk County Council8500000001 Apr 2023—4 yrsLive
Toxicology Services
General Medical Council (GMC)9074310010 Oct 2022£13 yrsClosed
Toxicology Services
General Medical Council (GMC)9074310010 Oct 2019£750k2 yrsClosed
Toxicology Services
General Medical Council (GMC)9074310010 Oct 2019£750k2 yrsClosed
GB-London: Toxicology Testing Services
General Dental Council9074310001 Dec 2018£30k2 yrsClosed
Toxicology
General Medical Council (GMC)9074310010 Oct 2016£420k2 yrsClosed
Toxicology Services
General Medical Council (GMC)————Live
DRUG OF ABUSE AND POINT OF CARE TESTING (SBS10241)
NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED33124131———Live
Family Support, Assessment and Therapy Framework - Jan 23 Re-Opening
Norfolk County Council85000000———Live
Total live value £96k · mean award £171k1–10 of 12

Top buyers · 6 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
General Medical Council (GMC)
5 contracts
94%
since 2016
2
Home Office
2 contracts
5%
since 2025
3
General Dental Council
1 contract
1%
since 2018
4
Norfolk County Council
2 contracts
0%
since 2023
5
NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
1 contract
0%
6
Nursing And Midwifery Council
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
North West5 contracts
94%
London5 contracts
6%
Eastern2 contracts
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Cansford Laboratories Ltd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
OH
Optima Health UK Limited
No£29.4m1
LH
Lotus Home Care Limited
Yes£13.4m2
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
CL
Cansford Laboratories Ltd
Yes£96k—
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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 Dec 2024
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 22 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.

✓ 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.

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Registered details

Company no.
07466011
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
10 Dec 2010
Reg. office
1a Pentwyn Business Centre, Wharfdale Road, Cardiff, CF23 7HB
SIC codes
86900
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • HAY, Elizabeth Katherine Anne — director
    Appointed 17 Jul 2025
  • HARTWELL, Charles Edward — director
    Appointed 01 May 2025
  • GRAY, Thomas — secretary
    Appointed 28 Apr 2023
  • BAGLEY, Kim Samantha — director
    Appointed 01 Apr 2011
  • Cansford Associates 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
CANSFORD LABORATORIES LIMITED
07466011 · this company

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