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Step Ahead Social Enterprise Community Interest Company

East Grinstead
SME

Step Ahead Social Enterprise Community Interest Company specializes in recruitment, employability, and training services. They work to match job seekers with employers and provide training to enhance skills.

stepahead.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£4.9m
Live
2
Buyers
9
12m
—
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities2
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts2 / 10
  • Top buyers9
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — Step Ahead Social Enterprise Community Interest CompanyUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Step Ahead Social Enterprise Community Interest Company has won £4.9m across 9 public-sector buyers, with 2 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Greater London Authority at 92% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
2 of 10Live contracts
92%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

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
Services · 3
Temporary & Permanent RecruitmentWe help organisations to find the best temporary, permanent, and contract staff to match their needs, managing all aspects of recruitment. ↗Offshore RecruitmentOur Offshore Recruitment Solutions enables employers to secure highly skilled offshore talent, enabling organisations to scale up while reducing costs and administrative burdens. ↗Accredited TrainingWe provide valuable training and recognised vocational qualifications, helping people to enhance their skills and get the job they want. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 2 from notices
  • Adult Education Budget (AEB)Greater London Authority · £4.5m
  • Southwark Works FrameworkLondon Borough of Southwark · £220k

Extracted automatically from stepahead.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.

⚑ 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 · 2 live · 8 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Skills for Growth Light Touch Open Framework
Devon County Council—14 Jul 2026—3 yrspending
Skills for Growth Light Touch Open Framework
Devon County Council—14 Jul 2026—3 yrspending
Adult Education Budget (AEB)
Greater London Authority8000000001 Aug 2019£4.5m4 yrsClosed
Contract Award Recruitment Services
National Citizen Service7960000011 Mar 2019£40k2 yrsClosed
Southwark Works Framework
London Borough of Southwark9800000001 Jul 2019£220k4 yrsClosed
CA4686 - Temporary and Permanent Staff
CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED7960000018 Jul 2018£9k3 yrsClosed
Agency Recruitment Services Framework
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman7960000001 Dec 2017£100k2 yrsClosed
CA4112 - Newham College London - Temporary Staffing Framework
Newham College of Further Education7962000012 Sept 2017£2k2 yrsClosed
Recruitment Services
Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium79000000———Live
Supply of Recruitment Services Y25007
Procurement Services - Lifecycle on behalf of COMMERCIAL SERVICES KENT LIMITED79600000———Live
Total live value — · mean award £485k

Top buyers · 9 buyers · top 3 = 99%

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

✓ From notices
1
Greater London Authority
1 contract
92%
since 2019
2
London Borough of Southwark
1 contract
5%
since 2019
3
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
1 contract
2%
since 2017
4
National Citizen Service
1 contract
1%
since 2019
5
CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
1 contract
0%
since 2018
6
Newham College of Further Education
1 contract
0%
since 2017
7
Devon County Council
2 contracts
0%
since 2026
8
Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium
1 contract
0%
9
Procurement Services - Lifecycle on behalf of COMMERCIAL SERVICES KENT LIMITED
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
London3 contracts
98%
North West2 contracts
2%
South West2 contracts
0%
South East2 contracts
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Step Ahead Social Enterprise Community Interest Company highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
KP
KPMG LLP
No£223.9m2
AM
Alexander Mann Solutions
No£71.0m4
TS
THE SUPPLY REGISTER LIMITED
Yes£7.0m2
VI
Venture Independent School Ltd
No£4.8m1
MA
MOTTRAM ASSOCIATES LIMITED
No£2.7m2
SA
Step Ahead Social Enterprise Community Interest Company
Yes——
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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 12 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
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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.
06668975
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
11 Aug 2008
Reg. office
Heatherlands Felcot Road, Felbridge, East Grinstead, RH19 2PX
SIC codes
78109
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • JEFFRIES, Dave — director
    Appointed 01 Jan 2025
  • BEDFORD, Jacqueline Anne — director
    Appointed 25 Jan 2022
  • Mr Matthew Bedford — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent · voting rights 25 to 50 percent
  • Mr Daniel Bedford — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent
  • Mr Luke Bedford — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 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.

↔ From Cos House
STEP AHEAD SOCIAL ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
06668975 · this company

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