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Creative Management Services Limited

Tyne & Wear
SME
creativemanagementservicesltd.co.uk ↗
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Awarded
£16.6m
Live
6
Buyers
4
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities3
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts6 / 11
  • Top buyers4
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags1
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
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Quick answer — Creative Management Services LimitedUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Creative Management Services Limited has won £16.6m across 4 public-sector buyers, with 6 live contracts.

Why: top buyer Durham County Council at 89% · 1 active risk flag · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
1Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
6 of 11Live contracts
89%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.

⚑ Self-reported & from notices

Service tags, sectors served and target geographies appear here once a supplier verifies ownership of this profile.

Frameworks & DPS · 3 from notices
  • Provision of Catering Services at Sedgefield Community CollegeDurham County Council · £13.0m
  • Provision of Catering Services For Galileo Multi Academy TrustGALILEO MULTI ACADEMY TRUST · £1.8m
  • Provision of a Catering Service at Aycliffe Secure CentreDurham County Council · £1.0m

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.

✓ 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 · 6 live · 5 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Provision of Catering Services at Sedgefield Community College
Durham County Council5552400001 Aug 2023£13.0m3 yrsLive
Provision of a Catering Service at Aycliffe Secure Centre
Durham County Council1500000001 Sept 2022£1.0m3 yrsClosed
Provision of Catering Services For Galileo Multi Academy Trust
GALILEO MULTI ACADEMY TRUST5552000001 Sept 2022£1.8m3 yrsClosed
Catering Services - Aspen Gardens Bistro - AWARD
NORTH STAR HOUSING GROUP5550000001 Apr 2022—3 yrsClosed
CA4981 - Outsourced Catering Services
CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED5552000024 Sept 2018£214.892 yrsClosed
Contract for the Provision of Catering in the Secure Unit, Newton Aycliffe
Durham County Council5552000001 Apr 2018£800k4 yrsClosed
Seaham High School - Provision of Catering Services
Durham County Council————Live
Provision of Catering Services at Sedgefield Community College
Durham County Council55524000———Live
Provision of a Catering Service at Aycliffe Secure Centre
Durham County Council15000000———Live
Catering Services - Aspen Gardens Bistro
NORTH STAR HOUSING GROUP55500000———Live
Total live value £13.0m · mean award £1.5m1–10 of 11

Top buyers · 4 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Durham County Council
6 contracts
89%
since 2017
2
GALILEO MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
1 contract
11%
since 2022
3
CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
2 contracts
0%
since 2018
4
NORTH STAR HOUSING GROUP
2 contracts
0%
since 2022

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
North East8 contracts
100%
North West2 contracts
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Creative Management Services Limited highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
SA
Sports and Leisure Management Ltd
No£378.0m3
TR
Thomas Ridley Foodservice Ltd
No£23.3m2
MC
MELLORS CATERING SERVICES LIMITED
Yes£16.9m4
BG
BFS GROUP LIMITED
No£13.1m4
TG
The Genuine Dining Co.
No£11.8m1
CM
Creative Management Services Limited
Yes——
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Red flags · 1 active

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

✓ Verified
Annual accounts overdue. Filing was due 30 Apr 2026.

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
Overdue
Due 30 Apr 2026
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 22 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.
04156727
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
08 Feb 2001
Reg. office
15 Foyle Street, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, SR1 1LE
SIC codes
56210
Last accounts
31 Jul 2024
Next accounts due
30 Apr 2026

Directors & PSC

  • BROOKS, Lynne June — secretary
    Appointed 28 Jun 2002
  • BROOKS, Lynne June — director
    Appointed 28 Jun 2002
  • HENDERSON, Carole Anne — director
    Appointed 28 Jun 2002
  • Mrs Lynne June Brooks — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 50 to 75 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.

↔ From Cos House
CREATIVE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
04156727 · this company

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