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.
ESG & policies vault · 0/5
Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.
Capabilities
What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.
- 161_23 Artists' Grounds, Brushes, Art Pads and Painting Tools
- YPO - 000837 Diaries, Planners & Record Books
- 161_19 - Artist Grounds', Brushes and Painting Tools
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.
No case studies yet
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Buyer references
Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.
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.
No accreditations recorded
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KPI performance
Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.
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.
| Title | Buyer | CPV | Awarded | Value | Term | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | — | 25 Jun 2026 | £723k | 9 mo | pending | |
| Espo | 30197600 | 01 Mar 2023 | £258k | 2.1 yrs | Closed | |
| Espo | 30197600 | 01 Mar 2019 | £194k | 2.1 yrs | Closed | |
| YPO | 22817000 | 01 Sept 2018 | £240k | 2 yrs | Closed | |
| YPO | 37823200 | 01 Oct 2017 | £2.5m | 4 yrs | Closed | |
| YPO | 22815000 | 01 Aug 2017 | £238k | 4 yrs | Closed | |
| YPO | 22815000 | — | — | — | Live | |
| YPO | 37823200 | — | — | — | Live | |
| Hampshire County Council | 30191100 | — | — | — | Live | |
| YPO | 22830000 | — | — | — | Live |
Top buyers · 4 buyers · top 3 = 100%
Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.
Geography
Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.
Peers
Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). William Sinclair & Sons (Stationers) Ltd highlighted.
| Supplier | SME? | Awarded · 24m | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|
| No | £56.0m | 1 | |
| No | £32.1m | 2 | |
| No | £10.1m | 2 | |
| No | £4.2m | 4 | |
| Yes | £3.6m | 5 | |
WS William Sinclair & Sons (Stationers) Ltd | Yes | £723k | — |
Red flags · 0 active
Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.
Compliance scorecard
Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.
Modifications
Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.
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.
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.
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 — directorAppointed 04 Jan 2022
- HOWARD, Paul Michael — secretaryAppointed 01 Aug 2013
- CLOUGH, John, Mr. — directorAppointed 01 Sept 2006
- HOWARD, Paul Michael — directorAppointed 20 Feb 2006
- Mrs Anne Maureen Howard — person with significant controlownership of shares 25 to 50 percent
- Mrs Susan Margaret Preston — person with significant controlownership of shares 25 to 50 percent
Financial
Filed accounts from Companies House.
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.
Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.
Social value · 1/5
Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes. Each is tagged self-reported or from the website.
Extracted automatically from sinclairsproducts.com on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.