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Arco Limited

Security & defence · Hull
Large

Arco Limited is a leading supplier of safety equipment, workwear, safety boots and shoes, gloves, and maintenance supplies in the UK and Ireland.

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Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£348.6m
Live
53
Buyers
96
12m
£8.4m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities6
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts53 / 166
  • Top buyers96
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
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Quick answer — Arco LimitedUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Arco Limited has won £348.6m across 96 public-sector buyers, with 53 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer NHS Supply Chain : NHS Supply Chain at 49% · 98% in Security & defence · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
53 of 166Live contracts
49%Top-buyer concentration
98%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 · 6 from notices
  • Medical Examination Gloves and Surgical GlovesNHS Supply Chain : NHS Supply Chain · £103.4m
  • Single Use PPE and Medical Protective ConsumablesNHS Supply Chain : NHS Supply Chain · £64.9m
  • Supply of PPE and Site Equipment SuppliesEFFICIENCY EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED · £10.0m
  • 144_23 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Clothing, including Workwear, Schoolwear and Body ArmourEspo · £2.2m
  • Textiles and associated productsNHS Supply Chain : NHS Supply Chain · £1.9m
  • YPO - 001046 Uniforms and Workwear for Emergency ServicesYPO · £833k

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 · 53 live · 113 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
ENQ1316 - Highways Flame Resistant PPE
DERBY CITY COUNCIL1800000008 Jun 2026£34k—Closed
MH0113 - PPE/Workwear & Cleaning Products/ Stationery/Office Consumables
MIDLAND HEART LIMITED—15 Apr 2026£280k2 yrspending
LU00987 - Supply of Corporate Workwear and Merchandise / Gifts
Loughborough University—22 Dec 2025£1.2m12 mopending
DS504-25 NFCC Framework for Respiratory Protective Equipment, associated equipment and services
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority—01 Mar 2026£5.0m4 yrspending
Textiles and Associated Products 2026
SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED—20 Apr 2026—4 yrspending
Provision of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Approved FSA Establishments
Food Standards Agency3511340030 Mar 2025£1.9m5 yrsLive
CA15969 - PPE & Workwear
Karbon Homes1814000001 Nov 2025£150k2 yrsLive
Defra Group PPE
Environment Agency3511340001 Apr 2025£3.5m12 moClosed
Personal Protective Equipment PPE
Cheshire West and Chester Council1814300001 Jan 2025£200k4 yrsLive
924 Workwear and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
ASTON UNIVERSITY1811000028 Nov 2024£240k2 yrsLive
Total live value £14.8m · mean award £2.1m1–10 of 166

Top buyers · 96 buyers · top 3 = 76%

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

✓ From notices
1
NHS Supply Chain : NHS Supply Chain
4 contracts
49%
since 2017
2
Crown Commercial Service
1 contract
23%
since 2019
3
Department of Health and Social Care (T&T)
3 contracts
4%
since 2020
4
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority
3 contracts
4%
since 2021
5
YPO
17 contracts
3%
since 2016
6
EFFICIENCY EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED
2 contracts
3%
since 2020
7
Hull City Council
1 contract
2%
since 2018
8
Ministry of Justice
4 contracts
2%
since 2015
9
Atomic Weapons Establishment
2 contracts
2%
since 2024
10
Environment Agency, APHA, MMO, NE, RPA
1 contract
1%
since 2023

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 98%.

✓ From notices
Security & defence35
98%
Clothing & footwear18
2%
⚠ Concentration: 98% 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 West22 contracts
54%
Yorkshire42 contracts
14%
East Midlands21 contracts
10%
London16 contracts
9%
South West6 contracts
8%
South East10 contracts
4%
North East6 contracts
1%
West Midlands4 contracts
0%
Eastern2 contracts
0%
Scotland9 contracts
0%
Wales1 contract
0%
Northern Ireland4 contracts
0%
Region resolved for 45% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

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

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
WN
WM. NORTHAM & COMPANY LIMITED
No£18.0m1
BU
Bunzl UK Ltd T/A Bunzl Cleaning & Hygiene Supplies
No£9.9m3
AR
Arco Limited
No£8.4m—
NO
Nobisco Ltd
Yes£4.6m3
CD
Cooneen Defence Ltd
Yes£2.5m2
PW
Protective Wear Supplies Limited
Yes£2.4m9
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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
Up to date
Next due 29 Apr 2027
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.
00133804
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
06 Feb 1914
Reg. office
1 Blackfriargate, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU1 1BH
SIC codes
46420 · 46760 · 82990
Last accounts
30 Jun 2025
Next accounts due
31 Mar 2027

Directors & PSC

  • OLDERSMA, Meine — director
    Appointed 27 Feb 2025
  • HAENEY, Hollie — secretary
    Appointed 31 Aug 2024
  • CARR, Daniel Arthur Edward — director
    Appointed 19 Sept 2023
  • BRUCE, Guy Robert — director
    Appointed 01 Dec 2022
  • COXWELL, Naomi Jane — director
    Appointed 28 Aug 2019
  • LODGE, Timothy Ralph Henry — director
    Appointed 28 Aug 2019
  • Mr Tom Martin — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent
  • Mr Stephen Martin — 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
ARCO LIMITED
00133804 · this company

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