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LITTLE CRAFTERS BOXES LTD

Sleaford
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Little Crafters Boxes Ltd provides STEM craft subscription boxes aimed at children. They focus on creative and educational activities that promote learning through crafting.

littlecraftersboxes.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£10.0m
Live
1
Buyers
1
12m
£10.0m
At a glance
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Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts1 / 2
  • Top buyers1
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
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Quick answer — LITTLE CRAFTERS BOXES LTDUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

LITTLE CRAFTERS BOXES LTD has won £10.0m across 1 public-sector buyer, with 1 live contract. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO at 100% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
1 of 2Live contracts
100%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
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 1
STEM Craft Subscription BoxesSubscription service providing craft boxes that focus on STEM education. ↗

Extracted automatically from littlecraftersboxes.co.uk 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

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

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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.

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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 · 1 live · 1 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
991_26 Supply of Early Years and Curriculum Product Ranges
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO—01 Apr 2026£10.0m12 mopending
991_26 Supply of Early Years and Curriculum Product Ranges
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO————Live
Total live value — · mean award £5.0m

Top buyers · 1 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO
2 contracts
100%
since 2026

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
East Midlands2 contracts
100%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs and buyers.

✓ From notices
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No close peers found

Not enough categorised awards yet to compute a comparable peer set.

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 30 Jun 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 16 Oct 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

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.
13464899
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
18 Jun 2021
Reg. office
Atlas House, Westcliffe, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 8RG
SIC codes
32990 · 85600
Last accounts
30 Jun 2025
Next accounts due
31 Mar 2027

Directors & PSC

  • BORTHAYRE, Eric — director
    Appointed 01 Nov 2025
  • BORTHAYRE, Radha — director
    Appointed 18 Jun 2021
  • Mr Eric Borthayre — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent · voting rights 25 to 50 percent
  • Mrs Radha Borthayre — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent · voting rights 25 to 50 percent · right to appoint and remove directors

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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LITTLE CRAFTERS BOXES LTD
13464899 · this company

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