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STARFISH SEARCH LIMITED

Business services · Leeds
Large

Starfish Search is an executive search firm in the UK specializing in CEO and board recruitment. They focus on finding influential leaders for various sectors, including civil society, health, and local government.

starfishsearch.com ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£102.2m
Live
5
Buyers
15
12m
£91.0m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts5 / 23
  • Top buyers15
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
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Quick answer — STARFISH SEARCH LIMITEDUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

STARFISH SEARCH LIMITED has won £102.2m across 15 public-sector buyers, with 5 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Commercial Services Kent Limited at 88% · 100% in Business services · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
5 of 23Live contracts
88%Top-buyer concentration
100%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

Jobs, skills, environmental, inequality and community commitments appear here once a claimed supplier attributes them to awarded contracts, or once we detect them on the supplier’s website.

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
Sectors served · 2/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 4
Executive SearchSpecializing in finding senior leadership talent. ↗Board PracticeFocused on board recruitment and advisory. ↗Interim ManagementProviding interim management solutions. ↗Civil Society RecruitmentRecruiting for charities, NGOs, and social enterprises. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • 3S_22 Strategic HR ServicesEspo · £10.4m

Extracted automatically from starfishsearch.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.

⚑ Self-reported
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No case studies yet

Once a claimed supplier publishes delivery stories — the buyer, the sector, what was delivered and the outcome — they appear here.

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

Independently issued. Verification dates cross-checked against issuer registers.

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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

Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 5 live · 18 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
C0134 Central Recruitment Contract
The National Lottery Community Fund7960000001 Jun 2026£800k12 moLive
Connect2Framework For Legal Services
Commercial Services Kent Limited—21 Apr 2026£90.0m7.9 yrspending
Recruitment Consultancy Services
General Pharmaceutical Council7960000004 Nov 2025£200k4 yrsLive
Central Contract for Specialist Recruitment
The National Lottery Community Fund7960000028 Apr 2025£200k12 moClosed
Deputy Director Digital Recruitment (Interim)
The National Lottery Community Fund7960000007 Jan 2025£83k—Closed
COV - 21458 - Strategic Lead for Policy and Communications Post
Coventry City Council (COV)7900000018 Nov 2024£57k3 moClosed
Recruitment for Head of Digital Delivery
London Borough of Enfield7960000005 Nov 2024£9k12 moClosed
Senior Leaders Recruitment
Southampton City Council7960000023 Oct 2024£61k12 moClosed
Senior Leaders Recruitment
Southampton City Council7960000023 Oct 2024—12 moClosed
Assistant Director Search & Select
Leicestershire County Council7900000019 Sept 2024£18k12 moClosed
Total live value £1.0m · mean award £4.4m1–10 of 23

Top buyers · 15 buyers · top 3 = 99%

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

✓ From notices
1
Commercial Services Kent Limited
1 contract
88%
since 2026
2
Espo
2 contracts
10%
since 2022
3
The National Lottery Community Fund
3 contracts
1%
since 2025
4
General Pharmaceutical Council
1 contract
0%
since 2025
5
Coventry City Council (COV)
3 contracts
0%
since 2024
6
West Northamptonshire Council
1 contract
0%
since 2022
7
London Borough of Enfield
3 contracts
0%
since 2023
8
Southampton City Council
2 contracts
0%
since 2024
9
North Northamptonshire Council
1 contract
0%
since 2022
10
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
1 contract
0%
since 2022

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 100%.

✓ From notices
Business services79
100%
⚠ Concentration: 100% 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
South East6 contracts
88%
East Midlands5 contracts
10%
West Midlands3 contracts
1%
London1 contract
0%
Eastern3 contracts
0%
North West1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). STARFISH SEARCH LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
AM
Alexander Mann Solutions
No£416.8m11
SU
SAP UK Ltd
No£246.0m1
MS
MATRIX SCM LIMITED (02227962)
Yes£124.1m3
SS
STARFISH SEARCH LIMITED
No£91.0m—
RS
Reed Specialist Recrutiment
No£31.6m2
CL
COMENSURA LIMITED (04085767)
Yes£28.0m3
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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

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
Due in 30d
Next due 16 Aug 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.

✓ From notices
±

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.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
11528899
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
21 Aug 2018
Reg. office
Airedale House, Albion Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 5AP
SIC codes
78109
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • GIDDENS, Katheryn Margaret — director
    Appointed 27 Mar 2019
  • KIFT, Catherine — director
    Appointed 27 Mar 2019
  • STIRK, Robert David — director
    Appointed 27 Mar 2019
  • TAYLOR, Juliet Anne — director
    Appointed 27 Mar 2019
  • GOODWIN, Graham David — director
    Appointed 21 Aug 2018
  • Ms Juliet Anne Taylor — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent · voting rights 25 to 50 percent
  • Gm Legato Limited — 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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£

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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STARFISH SEARCH LIMITED
11528899 · this company

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