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Kitching Plant Hire Ltd

Harrogate
SME

Kitching Plant Hire Ltd is an independently owned plant hire company based in Yorkshire, offering both self-drive and operated plant hire services. They have a large fleet of machines including diggers, excavators, and other construction equipment.

kitchingplanthire.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£230k
Live
3
Buyers
3
12m
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At a glance
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Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts3 / 3
  • Top buyers3
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — Kitching Plant Hire LtdUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Kitching Plant Hire Ltd has won £230k across 3 public-sector buyers, with 3 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Kirklees Council at 100% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
3 of 3Live contracts
100%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.

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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
Self Drive Plant HireOffering a range of machines for self-drive hire. ↗Operated Plant HireProviding operated plant hire services. ↗Attachments HireHiring out various attachments for plant machinery. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • Framework Agreement for the Hire of Civil Engineering Plant,Vehicles and Equipment without Operator(s)Kirklees Council · £230k

Extracted automatically from kitchingplanthire.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.

✓ 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 · 3 live · 0 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Framework Agreement for the Hire of Civil Engineering Plant,Vehicles and Equipment without Operator(s)
Kirklees Council4241000001 May 2024£230k4 yrsLive
Framework Agreement for the Hire of Civil Engineering Plant, Vehicles and Equipment without Operator(s)
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council42410000———Live
KMCHS-351 - Framework for the Agreement for the Hire of Civil Engineering Plant, Vehicles and Equipment with and without Operator(s)
Leeds City Council45500000———Live
Total live value £230k · mean award £77k

Top buyers · 3 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Kirklees Council
1 contract
100%
since 2024
2
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
1 contract
0%
3
Leeds City Council
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Yorkshire3 contracts
100%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Kitching Plant Hire Ltd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
WD
Willmott Dixon Construction Limited
No£77.1m4
TC
Topcoat Construction Limited / TCL Group
Yes£67.6m2
IW
Ian Williams
No£67.6m2
WH
Westone Housing
Yes£67.6m2
ER
EQUANS Regeneration Limited
No£67.6m2
KP
Kitching Plant Hire Ltd
Yes——
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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

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Mar 2025
Confirmation statement
Due in -17d
Next due 05 Jul 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.

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Registered details

Company no.
07676894
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
21 Jun 2011
Reg. office
Camwal Road, Starbeck, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 4PT
SIC codes
77390
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • KITCHING, Jason David — director
    Appointed 06 Jul 2011
  • KITCHING, Matthew John — director
    Appointed 06 Jul 2011
  • KITCHING, Shirley Anne — director
    Appointed 06 Jul 2011
  • Matthew John Kitching — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent · voting rights 25 to 50 percent
  • Mr Jason David Kitching — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent · voting rights 25 to 50 percent

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

↔ From Cos House
£

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
KITCHING PLANT HIRE LTD
07676894 · this company

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