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A Star English

South Croydon
SMEdissolved
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Awarded
£123k
Live
2
Buyers
2
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts2 / 4
  • Top buyers2
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags1
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
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Quick answer — A Star EnglishUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

A Star English has won £123k across 2 public-sector buyers, with 2 live contracts.

Why: top buyer Dorset Council at 56% · 1 active risk flag · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
1Active red flags
dissolvedCompany status
2 of 4Live contracts
56%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

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
  • Alternative Provision Framework for Children and Young PeopleDorset Council · £68k

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 · 2 live · 2 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Alternative Education Provision
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council—13 Apr 2026—5 yrsLive
Alternative Education Provision
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council8000000006 Feb 2023£55k8 moClosed
Alternative Provision Framework for Children and Young People
Dorset Council8010000018 Sept 2018£68k4 yrsClosed
Alternative Education Provision
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council————Live
Total live value — · mean award £31k

Top buyers · 2 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Dorset Council
1 contract
56%
since 2018
2
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
3 contracts
44%
since 2023

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
South West4 contracts
100%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). A Star English highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
KP
KPMG LLP
No£223.2m1
TG
THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED
No£7.4m1
MA
MOTTRAM ASSOCIATES LIMITED
No£2.7m2
BP
BEST PRACTICE NETWORK LIMITED
Yes£1.6m4
KU
Keele University
No£1.5m1
AS
A Star English
Yes——
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Red flags · 1 active

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

✓ Verified
Company status: Dissolved. Companies House records this company as last active 30 May 2023.

Compliance scorecard

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

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Trading status
Dissolved
Last active 30 May 2023
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 May 2022
Confirmation statement
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No filing on record
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
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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

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.
11984890
Status
Dissolved
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
08 May 2019
Reg. office
50 Hyde Road, South Croydon, CR2 9NP
SIC codes
85590
Last accounts
31 May 2022

Directors & PSC

  • FITZPATRICK, Richard William — director
    Appointed 08 May 2019
  • HARDY, Li Ping — director
    Appointed 08 May 2019
  • HARDY, Mark Ritchie — director
    Appointed 08 May 2019
  • Mr Mark Ritchie Hardy — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent · voting rights 25 to 50 percent · right to appoint and remove directors
  • Mr Richard William Fitzpatrick — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent · voting rights 25 to 50 percent · right to appoint and remove directors
  • Mrs Li Ping Hardy — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent · voting rights 25 to 50 percent · right to appoint and remove directors

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
A STAR ENGLISH LTD
11984890 · this company

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