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BEN THORNBER & SONS LTD

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Ben Burgess & Sons Ltd specializes in the sale, hire, and servicing of agricultural, grounds care, and construction machinery. They offer both new and used machinery along with aftermarket solutions.

benburgess.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£8.6m
Live
9
Buyers
10
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities6
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts9 / 19
  • Top buyers10
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
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Quick answer — BEN THORNBER & SONS LTDUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

BEN THORNBER & SONS LTD has won £8.6m across 10 public-sector buyers, with 9 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Borough Council of Calderdale at 69% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
9 of 19Live contracts
69%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

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ESG & policies vault · 0/5

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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 · 4
Used MachinerySales of used agricultural, grounds care, construction, and grain handling machinery. ↗New MachinerySales of new agricultural, grounds care, and construction machinery. ↗Hire MachineryHire services for agricultural, grounds care, and construction machinery. ↗Aftermarket SolutionsSupport services including maintenance, servicing, and repairs. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 6 from notices
  • Highways Winter Service Contract 2018-2023 (Extendable for up to 5 years)Borough Council of Calderdale · £833k
  • Highway Works ContractBorough Council of Calderdale · £633k
  • Framework Agreement for Highway Drainage Maintenance Yorkshire Highway Alliance ContractKirklees Council · £601k
  • Framework Agreement for the Hire of Civil Engineering Plant, Vehicles and Equipment with Operator(s)Kirklees Council · £557k
  • KMCHS-250 Framework Agreement for Highways Drainage Maintenace Yorkshire Highway Alliance Contract Contract Period 1 February 2019 to 31 January 2023Kirklees Council · £431k
  • Norwich City Services Limited - Environmental Supplies Multi LotEASTERN PROCUREMENT LIMITED · £413k

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

Case studies

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Buyer references

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Accreditations & memberships

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KPI performance

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84

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Contracts · 9 live · 10 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Post Knocker Saltfleetby NNR
Natural England7710000006 Jan 2025£50k2 moClosed
GB-Kings Lynn: Supply of Grounds Maintenance Equipment
Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk4332510004 Mar 2024£72k2 moClosed
Framework Agreement for the Hire of Civil Engineering Plant, Vehicles and Equipment with Operator(s)
Kirklees Council4330000001 Jan 2024£557k4 yrsLive
Supply of hedge trimmers - AWARD
Ipswich Borough Council7734200006 Nov 2023£9k—Closed
Framework Agreement for Highway Drainage Maintenance Yorkshire Highway Alliance Contract
Kirklees Council4511124001 Mar 2023£601k4 yrsLive
Norwich City Services Limited - Environmental Supplies Multi Lot
EASTERN PROCUREMENT LIMITED0345100001 Feb 2021£413k8 yrsLive
Highway Works Contract
Borough Council of Calderdale4511124001 Apr 2019£633k3 yrsClosed
KMCHS-250 Framework Agreement for Highways Drainage Maintenace Yorkshire Highway Alliance Contract Contract Period 1 February 2019 to 31 January 2023
Kirklees Council4533200001 Feb 2019£431k4 yrsClosed
Highways Winter Service Contract 2018-2023 (Extendable for up to 5 years)
Borough Council of Calderdale9062000001 Oct 2018£833k5 yrsClosed
Grounds Maintenance Mowers Award
UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA1600000001 Aug 2018£21k—Closed
Total live value £1.6m · mean award £453k1–10 of 19

Top buyers · 10 buyers · top 3 = 98%

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

✓ From notices
1
Borough Council of Calderdale
6 contracts
69%
since 2018
2
Kirklees Council
5 contracts
24%
since 2017
3
EASTERN PROCUREMENT LIMITED
1 contract
5%
since 2021
4
Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk
1 contract
1%
since 2024
5
Natural England
1 contract
1%
since 2025
6
UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA
1 contract
0%
since 2018
7
Ipswich Borough Council
1 contract
0%
since 2023
8
North Northamptonshire Council
1 contract
0%
9
Leeds City Council
1 contract
0%
10
South Kesteven District Council
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Yorkshire12 contracts
93%
Eastern4 contracts
6%
London1 contract
1%
East Midlands2 contracts
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). BEN THORNBER & SONS LTD highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
EC
ESH CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
Yes£6.5m2
CR
C R Reynolds Ltd
Yes£1.9m2
TS
Thomas Sinden Ltd
No£1.7m1
CT
Connick Tree Services Ltd
No£1.5m1
DT
Devon Tree Services
Yes£1.4m1
BT
BEN THORNBER & SONS LTD
Yes——
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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

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 28 Feb 2025
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

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No modifications recorded

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News mentions

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Companies House

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Registered details

Company no.
10611758
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
09 Feb 2017
Reg. office
Empire House, 11 Mulcture Hall Road, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX1 1SP
SIC codes
43120 · 77320
Last accounts
28 Feb 2025
Next accounts due
30 Nov 2026

Directors & PSC

  • THORNBER, Benjamin John — director
    Appointed 13 Apr 2017
  • THORNBER, Paula Louise — director
    Appointed 09 Feb 2017
  • Ben Thornber & Sons (Holdings) Ltd — 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

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Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

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BEN THORNBER & SONS LTD
10611758 · this company

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