At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs
ACORN TRAINING LTD has won £16.4m across 19 public-sector buyers, with 22 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.
Why: top buyer Greater Manchester Combined Authority - GMP at 40% · 100% in Education & training · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.
ESG & policies vault · 0/5
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Capabilities
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- Adult Education Budget 2023 Procurement - ITT_2002 (Contracts for Services)
- Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) Apprenticeship Training Providers and Associated Training
- TC985 Learning and Development Flexible Purchasing System - Round 1
- Northamptonshire Children's Trust - Children, Young People & Families Suite Apprenticeship Programme
- Moneywise Plus (ESF/BBO funded project) delivery partner procurement
Extracted automatically from acorntraining.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.
Case studies
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Buyer references
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Accreditations & memberships
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No accreditations recorded
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KPI performance
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No verified KPI scores yet
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Contracts · 22 live · 43 historic
Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.
| Title | Buyer | CPV | Awarded | Value | Term | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luton Council | — | 03 Aug 2026 | — | 4 yrs | Live | |
| Lincolnshire County Council | — | 23 Mar 2026 | — | 4 yrs | Live | |
| West Northamptonshire Council | — | 01 Apr 2026 | £1.4m | 4 yrs | pending | |
| Lancashire Combined County Authority | — | 23 Mar 2026 | — | 3 yrs | pending | |
| Manchester City Council | 80000000 | 05 Sept 2025 | £250k | 3.5 yrs | Live | |
| Staffordshire County Council | — | 25 Nov 2025 | — | 5 yrs | pending | |
| Cambridgeshire County Council | 80000000 | 01 Oct 2025 | £35k | 2 yrs | Live | |
| North Northamptonshire Council | 80000000 | 06 May 2025 | £117k | 4 yrs | Live | |
| Greater Manchester Combined Authority - GMP | 80000000 | 20 Nov 2023 | £1000k | 16 mo | Closed | |
| Ministry of Justice | 80000000 | 02 Oct 2023 | £75k | 1.5 yrs | Closed |
Top buyers · 19 buyers · top 3 = 79%
Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.
Category mix
CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 100%.
Geography
Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.
Peers
Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). ACORN TRAINING LTD highlighted.
| Supplier | SME? | Awarded · 24m | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|
KP KPMG LLP | No | £223.2m | 1 |
| No | £7.4m | 1 | |
| No | £4.8m | 1 | |
| Yes | £4.0m | 1 | |
| No | £2.7m | 2 | |
AT ACORN TRAINING LTD | Yes | £1.5m | — |
Red flags · 0 active
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Compliance scorecard
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Modifications
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No modifications recorded
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News mentions
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No news mentions found
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Companies House
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Registered details
- Company no.
- 06517343
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited
- Incorporated
- 28 Feb 2008
- Reg. office
- 8 Piccadilly Arcade, Stoke-On-Trent, ST1 1DL
- SIC codes
- 85600
- Last accounts
- 05 Apr 2025
- Next accounts due
- 05 Jan 2027
Directors & PSC
- SALDANHA-FALLOWS, Gareth — directorAppointed 28 Feb 2008
- Acorn Futures Ltd — person with significant controlownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 percent · right to appoint and remove directors
- Mr Gareth Fallows — person with significant controlsignificant influence or control
Financial
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No financial filings on record
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Org tree
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Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.
Social value
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