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ARC Adoption North East Limited

Wearfield Sunderland
SME

ARC Adoption North East is a not-for-profit voluntary adoption agency that provides support and services related to adoption. They offer various resources and assistance for prospective adopters and families.

arcadoptionne.org.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£9.9m
Live
8
Buyers
5
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities4
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts8 / 12
  • Top buyers5
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
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Quick answer — ARC Adoption North East LimitedUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

ARC Adoption North East Limited has won £9.9m across 5 public-sector buyers, with 8 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Durham County Council at 56% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
8 of 12Live 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.

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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 · 4
Adoption processGuidance on how the adoption process works. ↗Adoption supportSupport services for adoptive families. ↗Therapeutic adoption support servicesSpecialized support services for adoptive families. ↗TrainingTraining programs for adoptive parents. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 4 from notices
  • Regional Adoption Agency - Provider Panel for the Provision of Inter-agency Placements.Durham County Council · £5.5m
  • Adoption Recruitment and Support ServicesCumberland Council · £2.8m
  • Adoption Services: Recruitment and PlacementCumbria County Council · £608k
  • Adoption Tees Valley- Approved Specialist Assessments & Therapeutic Services Provider ListStockton Borough Council · £320k

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

Case studies

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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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Accreditations & memberships

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No accreditations recorded

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KPI performance

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84

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Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 8 live · 4 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Adoption Recruitment and Support Services
Cumberland Council8500000001 Apr 2024£2.8m3 yrsLive
Digital Life Story Solution
Middlesbrough Council8500000016 Jan 2023£76k5 yrsLive
Adoption Tees Valley- Approved Specialist Assessments & Therapeutic Services Provider List
Stockton Borough Council8500000001 Oct 2022£320k10 yrsLive
Regional Adoption Agency - Provider Panel for the Provision of Inter-agency Placements.
Durham County Council8500000001 Jun 2021£5.5m2.8 yrsClosed
Independent Birth Parent Support and Access to Records service
Stockton Borough Council8500000001 Oct 2020£23k2 yrsClosed
Adoption Recruitment and Support Services
Cumbria County Council8500000001 Oct 2020£616k12 moClosed
Adoption Services: Recruitment and Placement
Cumbria County Council8500000001 Sept 2019£608k12 moClosed
Framework For Non Agency Adoption Assessments
Stockton Borough Council————Live
Adoption Recruitment and Support Services
Cumberland Council————Live
Adoption Tees Valley - Approved Specialist Assessment and Therapeutic Services Providers Framework
Stockton Borough Council75122000———Live
Total live value £3.1m · mean award £824k1–10 of 12

Top buyers · 5 buyers · top 3 = 96%

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

✓ From notices
1
Durham County Council
2 contracts
56%
since 2021
2
Cumberland Council
2 contracts
28%
since 2024
3
Cumbria County Council
2 contracts
12%
since 2019
4
Stockton Borough Council
5 contracts
3%
since 2020
5
Middlesbrough Council
1 contract
1%
since 2023

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
North East3 contracts
58%
North West4 contracts
42%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). ARC Adoption North East Limited highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
OH
Optima Health UK Limited
No£29.4m1
LH
Lotus Home Care Limited
Yes£13.4m2
PH
PRIVATE HOME CARE UK LIMITED
Yes£13.1m1
C&
City & County Care Services Ltd
Yes£13.1m1
DC
Domiciliary Care Services (UK) Limited
Yes£13.1m1
AA
ARC Adoption North East Limited
Yes——
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Red flags · 0 active

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✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 30 Nov 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 02 Dec 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

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No modifications recorded

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News mentions

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Companies House

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Registered details

Company no.
08779809
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Guarant Nsc
Incorporated
18 Nov 2013
Reg. office
Unit 29 Business And Innovation Centre, Sunderland Enterprise Park East, Wearfield Sunderland, SR5 2TA
SIC codes
88990
Last accounts
30 Nov 2025
Next accounts due
31 Aug 2027

Directors & PSC

  • JEFFERSON, Lorraine Linda — director
    Appointed 01 Oct 2014
  • FITZPATRICK, Terence Anthony — director
    Appointed 18 Nov 2013
  • Mr Terence Anthony Fitzpatrick — person with significant control
    significant influence or control
  • Miss Lorraine Linda Jefferson — person with significant control
    significant influence or control

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
ARC ADOPTION NORTH EAST LIMITED
08779809 · this company

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