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Manuscript Pen Company Ltd

Bridgnorth
Large

Manuscript Pen Company Ltd specializes in the sale of writing instruments and related products. They offer a variety of brands and services including business gifting.

manuscriptpen.com ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£4.3m
Live
4
Buyers
6
12m
—
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities3
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts4 / 11
  • Top buyers6
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — Manuscript Pen Company LtdUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Manuscript Pen Company Ltd has won £4.3m across 6 public-sector buyers, with 4 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Espo at 50% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
4 of 11Live contracts
50%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
Services · 2
Our ServicesBusiness Gifting
Frameworks & DPS · 3 from notices
  • 61_16 Supply of Pens and MarkersEspo · £1.1m
  • 61_21 - Writing InstrumentsEspo · £1.0m
  • YPO - 000993 Educational Handwriting Instruments and AccessoriesYPO · —

Extracted automatically from manuscriptpen.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 · 4 live · 7 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Framework for the Supply of Office Stationery. - AWARD
Hampshire County Council3019200001 Feb 2025£13k4 yrsLive
61_21 - Writing Instruments
Espo3019212101 Jan 2021£1.0m15 moClosed
YPO - 000993 Educational Handwriting Instruments and Accessories
YPO2260000002 Jan 2020—4 yrsClosed
2358-20 Coloured Pens and Writing Pens
East Riding of Yorkshire Council3019200001 Apr 2020£14k12 moClosed
2268-18 Writing Pens
East Riding of Yorkshire Council3019270001 Oct 2018£18k1.5 yrsClosed
Framework for the Supply of Pens, Art and Craft Materials, Art Papers and Adhesives - AWARD
Hampshire County Council3781000001 Oct 2017£0.034 yrsClosed
Own Brand Products 2
Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation3019270028 Mar 2017£2.1m4 yrsClosed
61_16 Supply of Pens and Markers
Espo3019200003 Feb 2017£1.1m2.2 yrsClosed
Framework Agreement for the Supply of Office Stationery
Hampshire County Council30191100———Live
YPO - 001255 The Supply of Premium Handwriting Pens
YPO30192000———Live
Total live value £13k · mean award £392k1–10 of 11

Top buyers · 6 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Espo
2 contracts
50%
since 2017
2
Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation
1 contract
49%
since 2017
3
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
2 contracts
1%
since 2018
4
Hampshire County Council
3 contracts
0%
since 2017
5
YPO
2 contracts
0%
since 2020
6
Kent bCounty Council (t/a KCS)
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Yorkshire5 contracts
50%
East Midlands2 contracts
50%
South East3 contracts
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Manuscript Pen Company Ltd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
BG
Banner Group Ltd
Yes£52.0m70
LU
LYRECO UK LIMITED
Yes£38.5m33
BO
BATES OFFICE SERVICES LTD
Yes£30.9m9
ER
EQUANS Regeneration Limited
Yes£29.4m1
HW
Hankinson Whittle Limited
Yes£29.4m1
MP
Manuscript Pen Company Ltd
No——
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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 14 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

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

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.
02414044
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
16 Aug 1989
Reg. office
Manuscript House Netherton Lane, Highley, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV16 6BF
SIC codes
32990
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • STOCKBRIDGE, Anne Malissa Mari — director
  • STOCKBRIDGE, Nicolas Hedley — director
  • RUTTER, Richard Graham — director
    Appointed 01 Jan 2022
  • STOCKBRIDGE, Charles Ralph Hedley — director
    Appointed 30 Nov 2009
  • Highley Pens Ltd — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 percent · right to appoint and remove directors as firm

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

↔ From Cos House
£

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
MANUSCRIPT PEN COMPANY LTD
02414044 · this company

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