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Waterstons

IT services · Durham
SME

Waterstons is a technology consultancy that provides services in IT, data, digital, cyber, and software challenges to help businesses gain a competitive edge. They work across various sectors, offering consulting and technology services.

waterstons.com ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£6.9m
Live
11
Buyers
18
12m
£48k
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities2
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts11 / 30
  • Top buyers18
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — WaterstonsUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Waterstons has won £6.9m across 18 public-sector buyers, with 11 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer University of Sunderland at 61% · 100% in IT services · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
11 of 30Live contracts
61%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.

◐ From website & notices
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 4
Technology ServicesData & AI ServicesCyber Security ServicesBusiness Consulting Services
Frameworks & DPS · 2 from notices
  • Information Technology Service Management (ITSM)Durham University · £654k
  • Active Directory Upgrade ProjectDurham University · £66k

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

Case studies · 3

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

◐ From supplier website
Gold Standard Security for People's Postcode LotteryHelping People's Postcode Lottery earn the gold standard in data security. ↗HRUC's AI Strategy and Vision to 2030Partnering with Waterstons enabled HRUC to translate ambition into a practical AI strategy. ↗Incident and Continuity PlanningWaterstons provided invaluable support in developing and improving existing Business Continuity and Incident Response plans. ↗

Extracted automatically from waterstons.com 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.

✓ 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 · 1

Credentials listed on the supplier’s website. Not yet checked against issuer registers.

◐ From supplier website
Core credentials · 1/6
Cyber EssentialsNot evidenced✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNot evidenced✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityISO✓
ISO 9001 — QualityNot evidenced✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalNot evidenced✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyNot evidenced✓

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

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 · 11 live · 19 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Software Advisory Services
THE CAMBRIDGE HOUSING SOCIETY LTD7226600001 Jun 2026£48k12 moLive
Cyber Security Incident Response Service.
Thirteen Housing Group Limited4800000010 Dec 2024£26k12 moClosed
Cyber SOC Consultancy
University of Sunderland7200000001 Aug 2024£240k12 moClosed
C295613 - Cyber Essentials
NHS NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT7222230003 Jul 2024£20k3 moClosed
ISO 14001 Consultancy
North of England Commissioning Support Unit9071120012 Dec 2023£46k12 moClosed
Cyber Security Monitoring and Response Service
Leeds Beckett University7221273001 May 2023£850k5 yrsLive
Information Security/Cyber Consultant
Security Industry Authority7941110013 Mar 2023£41k5 moClosed
Cyber Security Incident Response Service
Thirteen Housing Group Limited7131130009 Feb 2023£38k12 moClosed
Cyber Security (Managed EDR Platform) - AWARD
University of Sunderland4873000010 Dec 2022£2.4m3 yrsClosed
RA313494 - 0AR - ISO 22301 Security & Resilience Business Continuity Management System Accreditation
NHS North of England CSU7200000026 Apr 2022£67k—Closed
Total live value £898k · mean award £229k1–10 of 30

Top buyers · 18 buyers · top 3 = 83%

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

✓ From notices
1
University of Sunderland
4 contracts
61%
since 2020
2
Leeds Beckett University
2 contracts
12%
since 2023
3
Durham University
2 contracts
10%
since 2019
4
Gateway Housing Association
2 contracts
7%
since 2018
5
NHS North of England CSU
3 contracts
3%
since 2021
6
Manchester Metropolitan University
1 contract
2%
since 2019
7
NSAH (ALLIANCE HOMES) LIMITED
2 contracts
1%
since 2022
8
Thirteen Housing Group Limited
3 contracts
1%
since 2023
9
THE CAMBRIDGE HOUSING SOCIETY LTD
1 contract
1%
since 2026
10
North of England Commissioning Support Unit
1 contract
1%
since 2023

Category mix

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

✓ From notices
IT services72
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
North East11 contracts
75%
Yorkshire2 contracts
13%
London4 contracts
7%
North West1 contract
2%
South West3 contracts
1%
Eastern1 contract
1%
Scotland3 contracts
0%
Wales1 contract
0%

Peers

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

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
DE
Deloitte LLP
No£200.0m1
PC
PA Consulting
No£150.0m1
AT
Atamis Ltd
Yes£36.4m3
CU
CAPGEMINI UK PLC
No£33.8m2
IS
Influential Software Services
Yes£30.0m1
WA
Waterstons
Yes£48k—
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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 30 Jun 2025
Confirmation statement
Due in 26d
Next due 17 Aug 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.

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Registered details

Company no.
03818424
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
03 Aug 1999
Reg. office
Liddon Court, Aykley Heads, Durham, DH1 5TS
SIC codes
62012 · 62020 · 62030 · 62090
Last accounts
30 Jun 2025
Next accounts due
31 Mar 2027

Directors & PSC

  • ADAMS, Philip Iain Patrick — director
    Appointed 01 May 2026
  • RICHARDSON, Iain Stuart — director
    Appointed 26 Jun 2024
  • THOMAS, Matthew Lee — secretary
    Appointed 01 Aug 2021
  • ALDERSON, James David — director
    Appointed 01 Aug 2021
  • SCULLION, Margaret — director
    Appointed 01 Oct 2020
  • WATERSTON, Sally Ann — director
    Appointed 31 Aug 2003
  • Margret Scullion — person with significant control
    significant influence or control
  • Mr James David Alderson — person with significant control
    significant influence or control
  • Mr Ajaib Singh — person with significant control
    significant influence or control
  • Mr Robert Michael Waterston — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 50 to 75 percent · voting rights 25 to 50 percent · right to appoint and remove directors as firm · significant influence or control as firm
  • Mrs Sally Ann Waterston — 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
WATERSTONS LIMITED
03818424 · this company

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