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William Sinclair & Sons (Stationers) Ltd

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SME

William Sinclair & Sons (Stationers) Ltd is a British manufacturer of paper stationery, including brands like Silvine and Artgecko Sketchbooks. They focus on customer-oriented product development and sustainability.

sinclairsproducts.com ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£4.2m
Live
5
Buyers
4
12m
£723k
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities3
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts5 / 11
  • Top buyers4
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — William Sinclair & Sons (Stationers) LtdUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

William Sinclair & Sons (Stationers) Ltd has won £4.2m across 4 public-sector buyers, with 5 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer YPO at 72% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
5 of 11Live contracts
72%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value · 1/5

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes. Each is tagged self-reported or from the website.

◐ From supplier website
JobsNo commitment stated✓
SkillsNo commitment stated✓
Environment1 commitment ↗✓
Tackling inequalityNo commitment stated✓
CommunityNo commitment stated✓
Environment · 1
  • WebsiteSustainability CommitmentsThe company is committed to sustainability and aligns its business practices with the UN Sustainability Development Goals.

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

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 · 1
Paper Stationery ManufacturingManufacturers of various paper stationery products including private label stationery.
Frameworks & DPS · 3 from notices
  • 161_23 Artists' Grounds, Brushes, Art Pads and Painting ToolsEspo · £258k
  • YPO - 000837 Diaries, Planners & Record BooksYPO · £240k
  • 161_19 - Artist Grounds', Brushes and Painting ToolsEspo · £194k

Extracted automatically from sinclairsproducts.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 · 5 live · 6 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
169_26 Paper Stationery, Office Storage Boxes and Associated Products
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO—25 Jun 2026£723k9 mopending
161_23 Artists' Grounds, Brushes, Art Pads and Painting Tools
Espo3019760001 Mar 2023£258k2.1 yrsClosed
161_19 - Artist Grounds', Brushes and Painting Tools
Espo3019760001 Mar 2019£194k2.1 yrsClosed
YPO - 000837 Diaries, Planners & Record Books
YPO2281700001 Sept 2018£240k2 yrsClosed
YPO - 000797 Sketchbooks and Pads
YPO3782320001 Oct 2017£2.5m4 yrsClosed
YPO - 000789 Stationary, Books and Pads
YPO2281500001 Aug 2017£238k4 yrsClosed
YPO 1207 - Book Coverings, Note Pads & Envelopes
YPO22815000———Live
YPO - 001250 Sketch Books and Pads
YPO37823200———Live
Framework Agreement for the Supply of Office Stationery
Hampshire County Council30191100———Live
YPO - 001128 Exercise Book and Papers
YPO22830000———Live
Total live value — · mean award £378k1–10 of 11

Top buyers · 4 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
YPO
6 contracts
72%
since 2017
2
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO
1 contract
17%
since 2026
3
Espo
3 contracts
11%
since 2018
4
Hampshire County Council
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Yorkshire6 contracts
72%
East Midlands4 contracts
28%
South East1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). William Sinclair & Sons (Stationers) Ltd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
AG
APS GROUP GLOBAL LIMITED
No£56.0m1
BB
BANNER BUSINESS SUPPLIES LTD
No£32.1m2
AG
APS Group
No£10.1m2
CD
CFH Docmail Ltd / Print.UK.COM
No£4.2m4
AP
Allied Publicity Services (Manchester) Ltd
Yes£3.6m5
WS
William Sinclair & Sons (Stationers) Ltd
Yes£723k—
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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 Aug 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 14 Apr 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.
00602428
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
09 Apr 1958
Reg. office
Silvine Works, North Street, Otley, West Yorkshire, LS21 1AH
SIC codes
17230
Last accounts
31 Aug 2025
Next accounts due
31 May 2027

Directors & PSC

  • HOWARD, Andrew — director
  • MEDLEY, Simon William — director
    Appointed 04 Jan 2022
  • HOWARD, Paul Michael — secretary
    Appointed 01 Aug 2013
  • CLOUGH, John, Mr. — director
    Appointed 01 Sept 2006
  • HOWARD, Paul Michael — director
    Appointed 20 Feb 2006
  • Mrs Anne Maureen Howard — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent
  • Mrs Susan Margaret Preston — 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
WILLIAM SINCLAIR & SONS (STATIONERS) LIMITED
00602428 · this company

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