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The Innovation Unit

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Innovation Unit is a not-for-profit social enterprise focused on reducing inequalities and transforming systems through people-powered innovations. They have been designing and scaling innovative solutions to social challenges for 20 years.

innovationunit.org ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£8.7m
Live
6
Buyers
17
12m
£420k
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities6
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts6 / 27
  • Top buyers17
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — The Innovation UnitUpdated 03 Aug 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

The Innovation Unit has won £8.7m across 17 public-sector buyers, with 6 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council at 75% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
6 of 27Live contracts
75%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.

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ESG & policies vault · 0/5

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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.

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Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 1
Our offersThey provide various offers tailored to unique contexts and challenges. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 6 from notices
  • 23ENG004 Health Equalities Learning & Support (Phase 2)Big Lottery Fund, operating as The National Lottery Community Fund · £242k
  • 21ENG008 Health Equality - Learning and SupportBig Lottery Fund, operating as The National Lottery Community Fund · £145k
  • Rapid Learning and Development Process - Refinement of the Model of Care on behalf of West London CCGNHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £131k
  • Serious Violence Capacity Building Service - London Borough of SuttonLondon Borough of Sutton · £107k
  • Youth Practitioners' Leadership & Development Programme 2 - Evaluation PartnerMayor's Office for Policing and Crime · £105k
  • London's Violence Reduction Unit- Young People's Action Group Learning PartnerMayor's Office for Policing and Crime · £100k

Extracted automatically from innovationunit.org on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies · 4

Delivery stories from the supplier’s website. Clients are not yet cross-checked against award records.

◐ From supplier website
ConnectionsDesigning better support for people with experience of care and women’s prison.
Climate Action NetworkClimate Change Plan consultation.
Homes to Live WellEnsuring great everyday support across Greater Manchester.
Accelerating Innovation SystemsSupporting ICBs to drive system-wide innovation adoption.

Extracted automatically from innovationunit.org on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

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

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✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

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Contracts · 6 live · 21 historic

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TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Strategic Delivery Partner - Good Lives GM
Greater Manchester Combined Authority - GMP—11 Aug 2025£420k12 mopending
Youth Practitioners' Leadership & Development Programme 2 - Evaluation Partner
Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime7941900011 Sept 2024£105k2.1 yrsLive
GMCA 1126 Development Programme - Innovation Unit - Living Well Programme
Greater Manchester Combined Authority - GMP7900000014 Jun 2024£50k12 moClosed
London's Violence Reduction Unit- Young People's Action Group Learning Partner
Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime7300000018 Mar 2024£100k2 yrsClosed
Family Hubs Outcomes Framework and Evaluation
Stockport Metropoliton Borough Council7940000025 Feb 2024£26k9 moClosed
Interdisciplinary workshop facilitation
Natural England7311000025 Sept 2023£40k5 moClosed
Serious Violence Capacity Building Service - London Borough of Sutton
London Borough of Sutton7520000024 Jul 2023£107k11 moClosed
23ENG004 Health Equalities Learning & Support (Phase 2)
Big Lottery Fund, operating as The National Lottery Community Fund7941110023 Jan 2023£242k3 yrsClosed
Volunteer Responder Programme Service Design Partner
NHS England7931300001 Jan 2023£199k12 moClosed
GM Adolescent Safeguarding Framework consultancy
Greater Manchester Combined Authority - GMP7300000011 Oct 2021£75k12 moClosed
Total live value £105k · mean award £323k1–10 of 27

Top buyers · 17 buyers · top 3 = 85%

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

✓ From notices
1
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
1 contract
75%
since 2018
2
Greater Manchester Combined Authority - GMP
5 contracts
6%
since 2021
3
Big Lottery Fund, operating as The National Lottery Community Fund
3 contracts
4%
since 2021
4
NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
2 contracts
3%
since 2017
5
Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime
2 contracts
2%
since 2024
6
NHS England
1 contract
2%
since 2022
7
The Arts Council of England
2 contracts
1%
since 2018
8
London Borough of Sutton
1 contract
1%
since 2023
9
Department of Health and Social Care (T&T)
2 contracts
1%
since 2016
10
Sport England
1 contract
1%
since 2021

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Yorkshire3 contracts
78%
London8 contracts
10%
North West9 contracts
8%
South East1 contract
1%
East Midlands1 contract
1%
South West1 contract
1%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). The Innovation Unit 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
IR
IFF Research
No£10.4m1
V1
Voyage 1 Limited trading as Voyage Care
No£6.2m1
TI
The Innovation Unit
Yes£420k—
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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
Up to date
Next due 07 Nov 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

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No modifications recorded

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News mentions

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Companies House

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Registered details

Company no.
05997039
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Guarant Nsc
Incorporated
13 Nov 2006
Reg. office
Runway East, 20 St. Thomas Street, London, SE1 9RS
SIC codes
70229 · 85600
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • BYNON, Therese Radhika — director
    Appointed 02 Sept 2024
  • RYAN, Shane Richard — director
    Appointed 02 Sept 2024
  • AUGST, Charlotte Sophie, Dr. — director
    Appointed 01 Jul 2024
  • JENKINS, Deborah — secretary
    Appointed 08 Apr 2024
  • AFUAPE, Olufunmike Olusola Omobola — director
    Appointed 12 Apr 2022
  • ROBERTS, David Paul — director
    Appointed 04 Apr 2011
  • Dr. Charlotte Sophie Augst — person with significant control
    significant influence or control
  • Miss Olufunmike Olusola Omobola Afuape — person with significant control
    significant influence or control
  • Ms Valerie Maria Hannon — person with significant control
    significant influence or control
  • Mr David Paul Roberts — person with significant control
    significant influence or control
  • Mr Shane Richard Ryan — person with significant control
    significant influence or control

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 INNOVATION UNIT LIMITED
05997039 · this company

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