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HCL

Welwyn Garden City
Large

HCL specializes in providing catering services for schools. They are based in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire.

hcl.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£11.8m
Live
12
Buyers
20
12m
£819k
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities3
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts12 / 24
  • Top buyers20
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — HCLUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

HCL has won £11.8m across 20 public-sector buyers, with 12 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Enfield Cluster Schools at 34% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
12 of 24Live contracts
34%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.

◐ From website & notices
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 1
School Catering
Frameworks & DPS · 3 from notices
  • Federation of Hackbridge Primary school and Spencer Nursery Catering contractFederation of Hackbridge Primary School and Spencer Nursery School · £837k
  • Trumpington Federation - catering contractThe Sustainable Catering Consultancy · £513k
  • The Ferrars AcademySPIRES CATERING CONSULTANCY · £15k

Extracted automatically from hcl.co.uk 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.

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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

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Accreditations & memberships

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No accreditations recorded

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KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

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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 · 12 live · 12 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Pinner Wood School Catering Tender
Pinner Wood School—01 Jan 2026£819k3 yrspending
Federation of Hackbridge Primary school and Spencer Nursery Catering contract
Federation of Hackbridge Primary School and Spencer Nursery School5552000001 Sept 2025£837k3 yrsLive
Hampshire County Council Education Catering Allergen Portal
Hampshire County Council4860000018 Jan 2025£36k1.5 yrsLive
SSC EDAT Catering Service Contract 01_09
Edmonton Academy Trust C/o School Smart Consultants Limited5552400001 Sept 2022£3.0m3 yrsClosed
Trumpington Federation - catering contract
The Sustainable Catering Consultancy1589421001 Sept 2021£513k3 yrsClosed
HC3S Allergen Portal
Hampshire County Council4800000018 Jan 2021£46k3 yrsClosed
GB-Enfield: Schools Services, Catering
Suffolks Primary School8010000001 Sept 2020£200k3 yrsClosed
Provision of School Meals BeMag family of Schools
Fowlmere Primary School5552400002 Sept 2020£800k2 yrsClosed
GB-Tottenham: St. Johns Vianney RC Primary School, Catering Services
St Johns Vianney RC Primary School5552400004 Apr 2020£143k2 yrsClosed
Supply of Catering Services
Enfield Cluster Schools5552400001 Apr 2020£4.0m3 yrsClosed
Total live value £873k · mean award £490k1–10 of 24

Top buyers · 20 buyers · top 3 = 67%

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

✓ From notices
1
Enfield Cluster Schools
1 contract
34%
since 2020
2
Edmonton Academy Trust C/o School Smart Consultants Limited
2 contracts
25%
since 2022
3
De Bohun and Honilands Primary Schools'
1 contract
7%
since 2020
4
Federation of Hackbridge Primary School and Spencer Nursery School
1 contract
7%
since 2025
5
Pinner Wood School
2 contracts
7%
since 2025
6
Fowlmere Primary School
1 contract
7%
since 2020
7
The Sustainable Catering Consultancy
1 contract
4%
since 2021
8
CfBT Schools Trust
1 contract
3%
since 2017
9
Suffolks Primary School
1 contract
2%
since 2020
10
Southbury Primary School
1 contract
1%
since 2019

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Eastern7 contracts
80%
South East7 contracts
20%
East Midlands2 contracts
0%
Region resolved for 39% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). HCL highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
OC
Oracle Corporation UK Limited
No£20.6m1
AT
Atamis Ltd
Yes£18.1m2
HT
Hicom Technology Limited
Yes£12.4m1
MC
MELLORS CATERING SERVICES LIMITED
No£11.1m1
UB
Ultima Business Solutions LTD
No£10.8m4
HC
HCL
No£819k—
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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

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 Mar 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 14 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.

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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.

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Registered details

Company no.
08409608
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
19 Feb 2013
Reg. office
Mundells, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 1FT
SIC codes
56290
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • SKEGGS, Teresa Dawn — director
    Appointed 31 Mar 2026
  • SQUIRES, Samantha Joanne — director
    Appointed 31 Mar 2026
  • ATHORN, Craig Ashley — secretary
    Appointed 06 Jan 2026
  • MORRISON, Anna Marie — director
    Appointed 27 Nov 2025
  • CLEMENTS, Paul, Dr — director
    Appointed 27 Nov 2025
  • PAGE, Rachel Ann — director
    Appointed 27 Nov 2025
  • Hertfordshire County Council — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 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.

↔ From Cos House
HERTFORDSHIRE CATERING LIMITED
08409608 · this company

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