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THE LANGUAGE SHOP LIMITED

Education & training · London
SME

The Language Shop is a UK-based provider of interpreting and translation services, as well as examinations and assessments, primarily serving the public sector and charities. They offer a range of language services including quality assurance and training for linguists.

languageshop.org ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£154.6m
Live
16
Buyers
17
12m
£48.7m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities5
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts16 / 24
  • Top buyers17
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags2
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — THE LANGUAGE SHOP LIMITEDUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

THE LANGUAGE SHOP LIMITED has won £154.6m across 17 public-sector buyers, with 16 live contracts.

Why: top buyer Ministry of Justice at 58% · 86% in Education & training · 2 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
2Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
16 of 24Live contracts
58%Top-buyer concentration
86%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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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 · 6
Language ServicesProvides spoken interpreting, British Sign Language interpreting, and translation services. ↗Language Assessments for the MilitaryRemote examinations for military organizations to assess language capabilities. ↗Qualifications and Training for LinguistsTraining services for interpreters to improve their skills. ↗Quality AssuranceAssessment services for language service suppliers to ensure quality. ↗Systems and SolutionsBespoke technology solutions for language and examination services. ↗Examinations and AssessmentsDigital examination services allowing candidates to sit exams remotely. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 5 from notices
  • CNWL Interpretation ServicesCentral and North West London NHS Foundation Trust · £3.3m
  • Interpretation and Translation ServicesN H S Shared Business Services · £2.1m
  • Interpreting and Translation Services - Healthtrust Europe Total Language Solutions II Framework Call Off Lot 1&2London Borough of Hackney · £739k
  • Translation, Interpretation and Transcription ServicesThurrock Council · £125k
  • Interpreting and Translation ServicesLondon Borough of Hackney · —

Extracted automatically from languageshop.org 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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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 · 1

Credentials listed on the supplier’s website. Not yet checked against issuer registers.

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Core credentials · 0/6
Cyber EssentialsNot evidenced✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNot evidenced✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityNot evidenced✓
ISO 9001 — QualityNot evidenced✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalNot evidenced✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyNot evidenced✓
Other credentials & memberships · 1
Crown Commercial Service Language Services frameworkCrown Commercial Service · Framework ↗

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

KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

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Contracts · 16 live · 8 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Language Services Lot 4: Quality and Assurance
Ministry of Justice8000000005 Oct 2026£12.9m4 yrsLive
Interpreting and Translation Services - Healthtrust Europe Total Language Solutions II Framework Call Off Lot 1&2
London Borough of Hackney—13 Feb 2026£739k2 yrsLive
Interpretation and Translation Services
N H S Shared Business Services7954000006 Nov 2025£2.1m2 yrsLive
Total Language Solutions II
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust—29 Sept 2025£35.0m2 yrspending
CNWL Interpretation Services
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust7953000030 Jun 2025£3.3m8 moClosed
Language Services - Procurement in Partnership (PiP)
North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC)7954000002 Jan 2024£15.4m4 yrsLive
Interpretation, Translation and Transcription Services
London Borough of Newham9800000001 Jan 2022£33k12 moClosed
Interpretation and Translation Services
NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED7953000001 May 2021£4.5m4 yrsClosed
Language Services (Lot 6 Only)
Crown Commercial Service7222420030 Mar 2021£3.0m4 yrsClosed
Interpretation & Translation Services
Nottinghamshire County Council7953000001 Aug 2020£135k12 moClosed
Total live value £31.2m · mean award £6.4m1–10 of 24

Top buyers · 17 buyers · top 3 = 91%

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

✓ From notices
1
Ministry of Justice
3 contracts
58%
since 2016
2
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
2 contracts
23%
since 2025
3
North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC)
1 contract
10%
since 2024
4
NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
3 contracts
3%
since 2021
5
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
1 contract
2%
since 2025
6
Crown Commercial Service
1 contract
2%
since 2021
7
N H S Shared Business Services
1 contract
1%
since 2025
8
London Borough of Hackney
2 contracts
0%
since 2026
9
Nottinghamshire County Council
2 contracts
0%
since 2020
10
Thurrock Council
1 contract
0%
since 2019

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 86%.

✓ From notices
Education & training80
86%
Business services79
14%
⚠ Concentration: 86% 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
London11 contracts
65%
Eastern2 contracts
23%
Yorkshire3 contracts
10%
North West1 contract
2%
East Midlands2 contracts
0%
West Midlands1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). THE LANGUAGE SHOP LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
KP
KPMG LLP
No£223.2m1
TL
THE LANGUAGE SHOP LIMITED
Yes£48.7m—
TG
THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED
No£7.4m1
VI
Venture Independent School Ltd
No£4.8m1
MA
MOTTRAM ASSOCIATES LIMITED
No£2.7m2
KU
Keele University
No£1.5m1
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Red flags · 2 active

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

✓ Verified
Annual accounts overdue. Filing was due 31 Mar 2026.
Confirmation statement overdue. Statement was due 21 Feb 2026.

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
Overdue
Due 31 Mar 2026
Confirmation statement
Overdue
Due 21 Feb 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.
08882661
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
07 Feb 2014
Reg. office
Newham Dockside, 1000 Dockside Road, London, E16 2QU
SIC codes
74300
Last accounts
31 Mar 2024
Next accounts due
31 Mar 2026

Directors & PSC

  • NEHAR, Nurun — director
    Appointed 30 Apr 2025
  • CARINO, Joven Carlo — director
    Appointed 01 Jul 2019
  • POWER, Zoe — director
    Appointed 26 Apr 2016
  • PATEL, Jaimin — director
    Appointed 07 Feb 2014
  • The Language Shop Trustee Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 50 to 75 percent · voting rights 50 to 75 percent · right to appoint and remove directors
  • London Borough Of Newham — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent · voting rights 25 to 50 percent

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

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£

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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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THE LANGUAGE SHOP LIMITED
08882661 · this company

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