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THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY (SERVICES) LIMITED

London
SME

The Children's Society is a UK children's charity that focuses on supporting vulnerable children and young people. They provide various services aimed at improving the lives of children in need.

childrenssociety.org.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£6.2m
Live
7
Buyers
11
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities2
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts7 / 15
  • Top buyers11
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
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Quick answer — THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY (SERVICES) LIMITEDUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY (SERVICES) LIMITED has won £6.2m across 11 public-sector buyers, with 7 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Warwickshire Police & West Mercia Police Procurement & Contracts Department at 49% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
7 of 15Live contracts
49%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.

⚑ Self-reported & from notices

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

Frameworks & DPS · 2 from notices
  • The Provision of Return Interviews for Children Missing from Home across Lancashire excluding Blackburn with Darwen - RFQ 15181060,1Lancashire County Council · £100k
  • Insight Research into the needs and experiences of children and young people in DoncasterDoncaster Metropolitan Borough Council · £34k

Case studies

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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

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KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

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Contracts · 7 live · 8 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Early Intervention for Self-Harm
NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT8510000001 Mar 2023£115k1.8 yrsClosed
Advocacy Provision & Return to Care Interviews for Childre Missing from Home or Care
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council8000000001 Aug 2022£1.2m3 yrsClosed
TC1077 - Domestic Violence & Abuse Services
Manchester City Council8500000010 Mar 2021£144k2.3 yrsClosed
NECS376 Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Support Teams in Schools Service NHS Newcastle Gateshead CCG
NHS Newcastle Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group8510000015 Feb 2021£1.3m4 yrsClosed
Commissioning of a Diversionary Service for West Mercia PCC
Warwickshire Police & West Mercia Police Procurement & Contracts Department8500000001 Apr 2020£3.0m5 yrsClosed
TC724 Staying Safe: Missing from Care Service
Manchester City Council8530000001 Apr 2018£300k2 yrsClosed
The Provision of Return Interviews for Children Missing from Home across Lancashire excluding Blackburn with Darwen - RFQ 15181060,1
Lancashire County Council8500000001 Apr 2018£100k12 moClosed
Insight Research into the needs and experiences of children and young people in Doncaster
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council7931500006 Feb 2017£34k5 moClosed
NECS376 Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Support Teams in Schools Service NHS Newcastle Gateshead CCG
NHS Newcastle Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group85100000———Live
Psychosocial Alcohol Intervention and Recovery Service (PAIRS)
Essex County Council85100000———Live
Total live value — · mean award £412k1–10 of 15

Top buyers · 11 buyers · top 3 = 89%

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

✓ From notices
1
Warwickshire Police & West Mercia Police Procurement & Contracts Department
1 contract
49%
since 2020
2
NHS Newcastle Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group
2 contracts
21%
since 2021
3
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
1 contract
19%
since 2022
4
Manchester City Council
4 contracts
7%
since 2018
5
NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
1 contract
2%
since 2023
6
Lancashire County Council
1 contract
2%
since 2018
7
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
1 contract
1%
since 2017
8
Essex County Council
1 contract
0%
9
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
1 contract
0%
10
Nottinghamshire County Council
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
North East2 contracts
40%
Yorkshire2 contracts
39%
North West7 contracts
17%
South East1 contract
4%
Eastern1 contract
0%
East Midlands1 contract
0%
Region resolved for 51% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY (SERVICES) LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
SC
St Christopher’s Fellowship
Yes£59.0m1
FC
FOSTER CARE LINK LIMITED
Yes£59.0m1
OH
Optima Health UK Limited
No£29.4m1
AI
Ambition Institute
Yes£9.3m2
SD
School-Led Development Trust
Yes£9.3m2
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THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY (SERVICES) LIMITED
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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

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Mar 2025
Confirmation statement
Due in -47d
Next due 05 Jun 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

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Companies House

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

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
04545124
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
25 Sept 2002
Reg. office
Whitecross Studios, 50 Banner Street, London, EC1Y 8ST
SIC codes
88990
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • COLES, Christopher James Mckenzie — director
    Appointed 07 May 2024
  • ANTHONY, Nerys — director
    Appointed 30 Mar 2023
  • The Church Of England Children's Society — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 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.

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THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY (SERVICES) LIMITED
04545124 · this company

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