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Chris Blandford Associates Ltd

Nottingham
Large

Chris Blandford Associates Ltd is an independent, award-winning consultancy specializing in natural and cultural heritage. They have a distinguished track record of over 40 years, delivering innovative solutions for complex projects both in the UK and internationally.

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Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£761k
Live
3
Buyers
16
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities6
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts3 / 21
  • Top buyers16
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — Chris Blandford Associates LtdUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Chris Blandford Associates Ltd has won £761k across 16 public-sector buyers, with 3 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer South Cambridgeshire District Council at 40% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
3 of 21Live contracts
40%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 · 2
Planning & DevelopmentCulture, Heritage & Destinations
Frameworks & DPS · 6 from notices
  • South Cambridgeshire District Council - Greater Cambridge Skyline and Tall Buildings Strategy and Heritage Impact AssessmentSouth Cambridgeshire District Council · £80k
  • South Cambridgeshire District Council - Strategic Heritage Impact Assessment to inform growth options for the Greater Cambridge Local PlanSouth Cambridgeshire District Council · £70k
  • South Cambridgeshire District Council - Landscape Sensitivity AssessmentSouth Cambridgeshire District Council · £58k
  • South Cambridgeshire District Council - Greater Cambridge Green and Open Space StrategySouth Cambridgeshire District Council · £55k
  • Green Infrastructure Strategy for the Future ParksBournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council · £49k
  • Heritage Impact AssessmentHerefordshire Council · £47k

Extracted automatically from cbastudios.com 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.

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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

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Contracts · 3 live · 18 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
WP4029 - Placemaking - Bloxwich Cultural Feasibility Study Including Green Bloxwich and King George V memorial Playing Fields) - AWARD
Walsall Council e-Tendering7300000026 Aug 2024—4 moClosed
World Heritage Site Governance and Financial Resilience - AWARD
Historic England7300000025 Mar 2024£25k7 moClosed
Heritage Impact Assessment
Herefordshire Council9071000003 Mar 2023£47k4 moClosed
Chilterns Conservation Board Enhanced Management and Governance
Natural England7300000015 Nov 2022£21k4 moClosed
South Cambridgeshire District Council - Greater Cambridge Green and Open Space Strategy
South Cambridgeshire District Council7141000017 Oct 2022£55k5 yrsLive
South Cambridgeshire District Council - Greater Cambridge Skyline and Tall Buildings Strategy and Heritage Impact Assessment
South Cambridgeshire District Council7141000018 Aug 2022£80k5 yrsLive
Request for Quotation for the update of part of the Character Assessment of Oxford in it's Landscape Setting
Oxford City Council7140000021 Dec 2021£25k5 moClosed
CO1317 Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site Setting Study
Wiltshire Council7135000029 Jul 2021£45k14 moClosed
Green Infrastructure and Natural Capital Evidence for the West Northamptonshire Strategic Plan
West Northamptonshire Council7513000015 Jun 2021£42k3 moClosed
Landscape and Settlement Character Assessment Study
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council7124000001 Jul 2021£39k6 moClosed
Total live value £135k · mean award £36k1–10 of 21

Top buyers · 16 buyers · top 3 = 53%

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

✓ From notices
1
South Cambridgeshire District Council
5 contracts
40%
since 2020
2
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
1 contract
6%
since 2020
3
Herefordshire Council
1 contract
6%
since 2023
4
Wiltshire Council
1 contract
6%
since 2021
5
West Northamptonshire Council
1 contract
6%
since 2021
6
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
1 contract
5%
since 2021
7
Liverpool City Region L E P
1 contract
5%
since 2018
8
SE Shared Services
1 contract
4%
since 2016
9
Northampton Borough Council
1 contract
4%
since 2018
10
Oxford City Council
1 contract
3%
since 2022

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Eastern5 contracts
53%
South West3 contracts
20%
West Midlands1 contract
8%
East Midlands2 contracts
7%
South East1 contract
4%
North East1 contract
4%
London1 contract
4%
Region resolved for 77% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Chris Blandford Associates Ltd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
I(
Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd
No£5.7m3
WU
WSP UK Limited
No£3.2m4
PF
People For Research Limited
Yes£3.0m1
SE
Seiche Ltd
No£1.6m1
NC
NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH
No£1.5m2
CB
Chris Blandford Associates Ltd
No——
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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 Mar 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 28 Mar 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.
03741865
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
26 Mar 1999
Reg. office
2 Lace Market Square, Nottingham, NG1 1PB
SIC codes
71112 · 74901
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • BENNETT, Julia Rosemary — director
    Appointed 24 Sept 2025
  • CROFT, Andrew James — director
    Appointed 07 Aug 2017
  • Mr John Fenlon Dunphy — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent as trust · voting rights 75 to 100 percent as trust · right to appoint and remove directors as trust
  • Andrew James Croft — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent as trust · voting rights 75 to 100 percent as trust · right to appoint and remove directors as trust
  • Dominic James Watkins — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent as trust · voting rights 75 to 100 percent as trust · right to appoint and remove directors as trust

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.

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CHRIS BLANDFORD ASSOCIATES LIMITED
03741865 · this company

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