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MEL Research

Business services · Birmingham
Large

M·E·L Research is a specialist market, social and behavioural research and insights consultancy. They focus on delivering social value through their research services across various sectors, including public sector bodies and charities.

melresearch.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£6.7m
Live
38
Buyers
75
12m
£1.7m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities6
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts38 / 105
  • Top buyers75
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — MEL ResearchUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

MEL Research has won £6.7m across 75 public-sector buyers, with 38 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer OFCOM at 10% · 83% in Business services · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
38 of 105Live contracts
10%Top-buyer concentration
83%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
Services · 8
Qualitative ResearchQuantitative ResearchEvaluation & Learning PartnerCustomer Experience ResearchEmployee Experience ResearchBrand Tracking ResearchCampaign Evaluation ResearchAcademic Research Support Services
Frameworks & DPS · 6 from notices
  • DCC Festivals & Events EvaluationDurham County Council · £245k
  • Passenger Assist surveyOffice of Rail and Road · £140k
  • CQC Staff Survey (Our People Surveys)Care Quality Commission · £95k
  • Tenant Satisfaction MeasuresYorkshire Housing Limited · £76k
  • Waltham Forest Resident Insight SurveyLondon Borough of Waltham Forest · £70k
  • Complaints Handling Satisfaction SurveyOffice of Rail and Road · £52k

Extracted automatically from melresearch.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.

⚑ 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

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 · 38 live · 67 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Fframwaith Chwaraeon Cymru: Ymgynghorwyr ar gyfer Dirnadaeth, Monitro a Gwerthuso / Sport Wales Framework: Consultants for Insight, Monitoring and Evaluation
Sport Wales—04 May 2026£66k2 yrsLive
ArWAP Process Evaluation
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government—18 Mar 2026£178k1.9 yrspending
Invitation to Tender for Closed Framework for Research and Evaluation Services
ARMED FORCES COVENANT FUND TRUSTEE LIMITED—23 Feb 2026£400k4 yrspending
Customer Research Surveys
Karbon Homes—01 Apr 2026£330k3 yrspending
Provision of Lot 1: Victim Insights Platform and Lot 2 Public Perception Surveying
Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands—31 Mar 2026£488k2 yrspending
Evaluation Consultant - Inspiring Everyone: RAF Museum Midlands Development Programme
ROYAL AIR FORCE MUSEUM—27 Jan 2026£45k2.8 yrsLive
PROCUREMENT FOR THE SUPPLY OF RESEARCH SERVICES - EVALUATION OF THE ARMED FORCES FAMILIES FUND: SUPPORTING PARTNERS PROGRAMME
ARMED FORCES COVENANT FUND TRUSTEE LIMITED—08 Dec 2025£83k2 yrsLive
Public responses to climate-related heritage loss (NP 312) - AWARD
Historic England7300000009 Sept 2025£30k3 moClosed
Exploring Adults' Engagement with Suicide, Self-Harm, and Eating Disorder Online Content
OFCOM7931000002 Sept 2025£60k7 moClosed
Public consultation for a new selective housing licensing scheme in Enfield
London Borough of Enfield7300000030 Jun 2025£46k5 moClosed
Total live value £1.6m · mean award £64k1–10 of 105

Top buyers · 75 buyers · top 3 = 25%

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

✓ From notices
1
OFCOM
3 contracts
10%
since 2024
2
WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme)
1 contract
8%
since 2015
3
Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands
2 contracts
7%
since 2025
4
ARMED FORCES COVENANT FUND TRUSTEE LIMITED
2 contracts
7%
since 2025
5
Office of Rail and Road
3 contracts
6%
since 2022
6
Plus Dane Housing Limited
1 contract
6%
since 2019
7
Karbon Homes
2 contracts
5%
since 2026
8
Care Quality Commission
3 contracts
4%
since 2022
9
Durham County Council
2 contracts
4%
since 2025
10
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
1 contract
3%
since 2026

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 83%.

✓ From notices
Business services79
83%
R&D services73
17%
⚠ Concentration: 83% 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
London18 contracts
23%
Yorkshire14 contracts
15%
North East8 contracts
13%
North West8 contracts
12%
West Midlands11 contracts
11%
South East9 contracts
11%
Eastern12 contracts
7%
Wales5 contracts
4%
South West8 contracts
4%
East Midlands3 contracts
1%
Scotland3 contracts
0%

Peers

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

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
I(
Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd
No£10.6m7
IR
IFF Research
No£10.4m1
VI
Venture Independent School Ltd
No£4.8m1
FC
FREUD COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
No£4.4m1
WU
WSP UK Limited
No£3.1m2
MR
MEL Research
No£1.7m—
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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 Sept 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 22 Sept 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.

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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.
03000946
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
13 Dec 1994
Reg. office
Somerset House, 37 Temple Street, Birmingham, B2 5DP
SIC codes
74909
Last accounts
30 Sept 2025
Next accounts due
30 Jun 2027

Directors & PSC

  • SIMMONDS, Elliot Thomas — director
    Appointed 13 Oct 2025
  • CHONG PING, David — director
    Appointed 01 Jan 2020
  • CHEN, Ching-Yi — director
    Appointed 13 May 2015
  • ETHERIDGE, Karen — secretary
    Appointed 08 Oct 2014
  • ETHERIDGE, Karen — director
    Appointed 08 Oct 2014
  • Mel Research Group Limited — 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
MEL RESEARCH LIMITED
03000946 · this company

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