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Watling JCB Limited

Transport equipment · Leicester
SME

Watling JCB Limited is one of the largest sole JCB franchises in the world, specializing in selling new and used JCB machinery for the construction and industrial sectors. They also provide extensive product support for their machines.

watling-jcb.com ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£19.6m
Live
18
Buyers
39
12m
£2.7m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities2
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts18 / 72
  • Top buyers39
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — Watling JCB LimitedUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Watling JCB Limited has won £19.6m across 39 public-sector buyers, with 18 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Staffordshire County Council at 19% · 84% in Transport equipment · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
18 of 72Live contracts
19%Top-buyer concentration
84%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

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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
New MachinesSales of new JCB machinery including backhoe loaders, excavators, and telehandlers. ↗Used MachinesSales of approved used JCB machinery. ↗Parts and ServiceProviding parts and service support for JCB machinery. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 2 from notices
  • Supply of 1 x Telescopic Handler c/w Bucket for Outright PurchaseStoke-on-Trent Council · £150k
  • Uk SBS PS18013 Rothera Research Station TelehandlerUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £56k

Extracted automatically from watling-jcb.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

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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

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 · 18 live · 54 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
PAN3485 - Supply of Backhoe Loader (x3)
Leicester City Council—29 Jun 2026£298k12 mopending
GB-Braintree: TPPL Braintree District Council NEPO GM & P Lot 2 - 1 x Telescopic Telehandler Plant Machine (New) (27191)
Braintree District Council4332510009 Dec 2025£131k1 moClosed
GB-Chester: TPPL Cheshire West and Chester Council NEPO GM & P Lot 2 - 5 x 18t Four-Wheeled Material Handlers (New) (28087)
Cheshire West and Chester Council3411400020 Nov 2025£993k1 moClosed
Material Handlers Purchase NEPO214
Cheshire West and Chester Council3414000021 Nov 2025£993k2 yrsLive
APCA2450 - Telehandler x 3
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY4241890021 Jul 2025£237k5 moClosed
26C1 Via TPPL NEPO214 Grounds maintenance, Plant & Handheld equipment, Lot2 framework
Redditch Borough Councils3411400020 May 2025£39k3 moClosed
Vehicle & Equipment Repairs2
Leeds City Council5000000019 Oct 2024£220k3 yrsLive
GB-Great Yarmouth: UN24886 Great Yarmouth Services Ltd GM&P Lot 2 - 1 x 8008 CTS JCB Mini-Digger (24886)
Great Yarmouth Services Ltd4326200004 Mar 2025£16k1 moClosed
GB-Chelmsford: TPPL Chelmsford City Council NEPO GM & P Lot 2 - 1 x JCB 550-80 Wastemaster & 1 x Waste Telescopic Loader (New) (23116)
Chelmsford City Council3411400012 Nov 2024£221k1 moClosed
GB-Huddersfield: TPPL Kirklees Metropolitan Council NEPO GM & P Lot 2 - 2 x JCB Excavators (New) (21255)
Kirklees Metropolitan Council4326200012 Oct 2024£155k1 moClosed
Total live value £6.4m · mean award £273k1–10 of 72

Top buyers · 39 buyers · top 3 = 43%

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

✓ From notices
1
Staffordshire County Council
6 contracts
19%
since 2022
2
Leicestershire County Council
7 contracts
13%
since 2019
3
The Association of North East Councils Limited
2 contracts
10%
since 2022
4
Cheshire West and Chester Council
2 contracts
10%
since 2025
5
Hertfordshire County Council
2 contracts
8%
since 2018
6
Powys County Council
2 contracts
5%
since 2016
7
Leeds City Council
4 contracts
4%
since 2019
8
PUBLIC POWER SOLUTIONS LIMITED
1 contract
3%
since 2019
9
Stevenage Borough Council
4 contracts
3%
since 2019
10
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
2 contracts
3%
since 2024

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 84%.

✓ From notices
Transport equipment34
84%
Industrial machinery42
10%
Mining machinery43
6%
⚠ Concentration: 84% 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
West Midlands6 contracts
21%
East Midlands12 contracts
17%
Eastern11 contracts
14%
North West7 contracts
14%
North East3 contracts
12%
South West9 contracts
7%
Yorkshire6 contracts
7%
Wales3 contracts
5%
London2 contracts
1%
South East2 contracts
1%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Watling JCB Limited highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
MG
M GROUP HIGHWAYS LIMITED
No£117.8m1
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
WJ
Watling JCB Limited
Yes£2.7m—
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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
Up to date
Next due 23 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.

✓ From notices
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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

UK trade press & nationals, matched to this supplier.

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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.
01245540
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
23 Feb 1976
Reg. office
Dog & Gun Lane, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6LJ
SIC codes
46140 · 46630
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • THOMPSTONE, Daniel Arthur — director
    Appointed 02 Jan 2025
  • ARMITAGE, Christopher James — director
    Appointed 05 Sept 2022
  • LEES, Anthony — director
    Appointed 02 Jan 2012
  • KING, Jason James — secretary
    Appointed 09 Feb 2004
  • KING, Jason James — director
    Appointed 09 Feb 2004
  • TELFER, Richard Edmund — director
    Appointed 01 Dec 1997
  • Hajco 199 Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 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.

↔ From Cos House
WATLING JCB LIMITED
01245540 · this company

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