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Critical Research Ltd.

R&D services · London
Large
critical.co.uk ↗
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Awarded
£5.0m
Live
8
Buyers
5
12m
£350k
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts8 / 19
  • Top buyers5
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags1
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
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Quick answer — Critical Research Ltd.Updated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Critical Research Ltd. has won £5.0m across 5 public-sector buyers, with 8 live contracts.

Why: top buyer OFCOM at 81% · 100% in R&D services · 1 active risk flag · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
1Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
8 of 19Live contracts
81%Top-buyer concentration
100%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

Jobs, skills, environmental, inequality and community commitments appear here once a claimed supplier attributes them to awarded contracts, or once we detect them on the supplier’s website.

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 · 1 from notices
  • Children and Young People Financial Capability Survey 2022MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE · £212k

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

⚑ Self-reported
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No case studies yet

Once a claimed supplier publishes delivery stories — the buyer, the sector, what was delivered and the outcome — they appear here.

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

Independently issued. Verification dates cross-checked against issuer registers.

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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 · 8 live · 11 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Panel Provider for Behavioural Experiments
FCA7311000020 Oct 2025£350k2 yrsLive
Adults and Teenagers News Consumption Surveys
OFCOM7931000023 Jun 2025£693k4 yrsLive
Adults' Media Literacy Tracker
OFCOM7931000009 Jun 2025£775k3.8 yrsLive
Public Service Media Tracker
OFCOM7931000020 Jun 2024£599k4.2 yrsLive
Ofcom Market Research Framework 2024 - 2028
OFCOM7931000001 Apr 2024£588k4 yrsLive
Research for post-implementation review of the Vulnerability Guidance
FCA7931000029 Jan 2024£43k2 moClosed
BBC Performance Tracker
OFCOM7931000026 Sept 2023£241k1.8 yrsClosed
Switching Tracker
OFCOM7931000029 Jun 2023£244k2.5 yrsClosed
Children and Young People Financial Capability Survey 2022
MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE7311000002 May 2022£212k12 moClosed
Complaint Handling Satisfaction Tracking Survey
Office of Rail and Road7135500001 Jun 2021£29k11 moClosed
Total live value £3.0m · mean award £265k1–10 of 19

Top buyers · 5 buyers · top 3 = 95%

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

✓ From notices
1
OFCOM
8 contracts
81%
since 2020
2
FCA
3 contracts
8%
since 2024
3
MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE
3 contracts
7%
since 2021
4
Financial Conduct Authority
1 contract
3%
since 2020
5
Office of Rail and Road
4 contracts
1%
since 2016

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 100%.

✓ From notices
R&D services73
100%
⚠ Concentration: 100% of recent awarded value sits in a single CPV division. A category-specific downturn would materially affect revenue.

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
London16 contracts
93%
South East3 contracts
7%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Critical Research Ltd. highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
I(
Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd
No£5.7m5
PF
People For Research Limited
Yes£3.0m1
WU
WSP UK Limited
No£3.0m2
2T
247 TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LTD
Yes£3.0m3
JA
Jetstream Airport Transfers
Yes£2.6m1
CR
Critical Research Ltd.
No£350k—
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Red flags · 1 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

✓ Verified
Confirmation statement overdue. Statement was due 01 May 2026.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

↔ Cross-checked
Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Dec 2024
Confirmation statement
Overdue
Due 01 May 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.

✓ From notices
±

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.
06566825
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
16 Apr 2008
Reg. office
Unit 7 Baden Place, Crosby Row, London, SE1 1YW
SIC codes
73200
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • ROSSITER-BASE, Kay Judith — director
    Appointed 07 Jun 2018
  • FRASER, Patrick Donald — director
    Appointed 01 Jul 2010
  • FARR, Benjamin James — director
    Appointed 30 Apr 2008
  • HOPKINS, James Alexander John — director
    Appointed 30 Apr 2008
  • MARRIOTT, Nigel Michael Anthony — director
    Appointed 30 Apr 2008
  • KRUSHNER, Dennis Roy — director
    Appointed 16 Apr 2008
  • Mr Dennis Roy Krushner — person with significant control
    significant influence or control
  • Mr Patrick Donald Fraser — person with significant control
    significant influence or control
  • Mr James Alexander John Hopkins — person with significant control
    significant influence or control
  • Mr Benjamin James Farr — person with significant control
    significant influence or control
  • Mr Nigel Michael Anthony Marriott — person with significant control
    significant influence or control

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

↔ From Cos 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.

↔ From Cos House
CRITICAL RESEARCH LIMITED
06566825 · this company

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