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HOBANS CONTRACTING CARS LIMITED

Newcastle Upon Tyne
SMEliquidation

Hobans Group is a transport company based in Cumbria and the North East, offering contract transport solutions including home to school transport, adult social care, self-drive vehicles, and funeral services. The company has a long history and focuses on customer service and reliability.

hobans.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£83.2m
Live
16
Buyers
7
12m
£80.0m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities2
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts16 / 29
  • Top buyers7
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags2
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — HOBANS CONTRACTING CARS LIMITEDUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

HOBANS CONTRACTING CARS LIMITED has won £83.2m across 7 public-sector buyers, with 16 live contracts.

Why: top buyer Trafford Council at 96% · 2 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
2Active red flags
liquidationCompany status
16 of 29Live contracts
96%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.

⚑ 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
Sectors served · 2/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 4
Home to School Transport
Adult Social Care Transport
Self Drive VehiclesFuneral Services
Frameworks & DPS · 2 from notices
  • Passenger Transport Dynamic Purchasing System 09/23Halton Borough Council · £800k
  • Dynamic Purchasing System for Transport ServicesCumberland Council · £773k

Extracted automatically from hobans.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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Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

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Accreditations & memberships

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No accreditations recorded

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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 · 16 live · 13 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Provision of Transport Services - Knowsley, Rochdale, St. Helens, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford Council
Trafford Council—14 May 2026£80.0m8 yrsLive
Lot 1a - Up to 8 passenger seats for Cumberland Council area closing 22 April 2025 (PRU F1)
Cumberland Council6000000024 Apr 2025£3k4 moClosed
Dynamic Purchasing System for Transport Services
Cumberland Council6000000009 Apr 2025£773k3.6 yrsLive
Lot 4a - Wheelchair Accessible for Barrow-in-Furness area closing 16 January 2025 (F62)
Westmorland and Furness Council6000000029 Jan 2025£11k7 moClosed
SPSW041 - School Transport - Request for Quotation - Harrogate - 4 Seats
North Yorkshire County Council6000000006 Jan 2025£25k15 moClosed
SPSJ011 - School Transport - Request for Quotation - Out of County - 4 Seats
North Yorkshire County Council6000000019 Nov 2024£10k8 moClosed
SPSJ020 - School Transport - Request for Quotation - Out of County - 4 Seats
North Yorkshire County Council6000000014 Oct 2024£40k1.8 yrsLive
SPFE708 - School Transport - Request for Quotation - Harrogate - 4 Seats
North Yorkshire County Council6000000030 Sept 2024£12k10 moClosed
SSHA588 - HAS Transport - Request for Quotation - Harrogate - 4 Seats
North Yorkshire County Council6000000030 Sept 2024£13k1.5 yrsClosed
168R - School Transport - Request for Quotation - Ryedale - 4 Seats
North Yorkshire County Council6000000009 Sept 2024£24k1.6 yrsClosed
Total live value £82.9m · mean award £2.9m1–10 of 29

Top buyers · 7 buyers · top 3 = 99%

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

✓ From notices
1
Trafford Council
1 contract
96%
since 2026
2
Westmorland and Furness Council
11 contracts
1%
since 2023
3
Halton Borough Council
1 contract
1%
since 2023
4
Cumberland Council
3 contracts
1%
since 2025
5
North Yorkshire County Council
11 contracts
1%
since 2024
6
Lincolnshire County Council
1 contract
0%
7
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
North West16 contracts
99%
North East11 contracts
1%
East Midlands1 contract
0%
West Midlands1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). HOBANS CONTRACTING CARS LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
HC
HOBANS CONTRACTING CARS LIMITED
Yes£80.0m—
2T
247 TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LTD
Yes£3.0m3
AS
ABC Supreme
No£2.8m2
JA
Jetstream Airport Transfers
Yes£2.6m1
DE
Dennis Eagle Limited
No£2.4m1
WO
Warrington's Own Buses
No£1.6m1
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Red flags · 2 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

✓ Verified
Company status: Liquidation. Companies House does not currently list this company as actively trading.
Insolvency case on record (1). Most recent: compulsory liquidation appointed 18 Mar 2026.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

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Trading status
Liquidation
Not currently active
Annual accounts
Due in -41d
Next due 31 May 2026
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 19 Aug 2026
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
1 case
Most recent: compulsory liquidation · 18 Mar 2026
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

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Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
14509463
Status
Liquidation
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
28 Nov 2022
Reg. office
1st Floor Maybrook House, 27 Grainger Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 5JE
SIC codes
49390
Last accounts
31 Aug 2024
Next accounts due
31 May 2026

Directors & PSC

  • HOBAN, Richard Raymond — director
    Appointed 28 Nov 2022
  • Ttjs Group Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 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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HOBANS CONTRACTING CARS LIMITED
14509463 · this company

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