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Cantarus Limited

Software packages · Cheshire
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Cantarus Limited is a full-service digital and web design agency that helps organizations build engagement and grow communities through design excellence and data-driven insights. They partner with various sectors including membership bodies, non-profits, and businesses.

cantarus.com ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£1.8m
Live
5
Buyers
7
12m
£398k
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts5 / 10
  • Top buyers7
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — Cantarus LimitedUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Cantarus Limited has won £1.8m across 7 public-sector buyers, with 5 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Ministry of Defence, DIO, at 26% · 100% in Software packages · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
5 of 10Live contracts
26%Top-buyer concentration
100%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.

◐ From website & notices
Services · 9
Web & App EngineeringWe build enterprise-grade websites, mobile apps, and integrated platforms that form the backbone of your digital ecosystem. ↗CRMOur Microsoft Dynamics-powered solutions. ↗Experience Design & BrandingDigital PublicationsContent MarketingSupport & HostingArtificial Intelligence & AutomationData & InsightConsultancy
Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • Digital Medical Care WebsiteNHS England · £42k

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

Case studies · 4

Delivery stories from the supplier’s website. Clients are not yet cross-checked against award records.

◐ From supplier website
Establishing the digital foundation for the House of ArchitectureRoyal Institute of British Architects ↗Empowering Mothers’ Union with Connected Systems for Smarter Membership and FundraisingMothers' Union ↗Unifying Brand, Content and Experience for one of Travel’s Biggest VoicesWorld Travel & Tourism Council ↗Futureproofing a 100-Year Brand: How CIM and Cantarus Redefined Purpose, Platform & PropositionChartered Institute of Marketing ↗

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

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 · 1

Credentials listed on the supplier’s website. Not yet checked against issuer registers.

◐ From supplier website
Core credentials · 0/6
Cyber EssentialsNot evidenced✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNot evidenced✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityNot evidenced✓
ISO 9001 — QualityNot evidenced✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalNot evidenced✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyNot evidenced✓
Other credentials & memberships · 1
Umbraco Contributing Platinum Partnerother ↗

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

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 · 5 live · 5 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
TfGM Contentful Subscriptions
GREATER MANCHESTER EDUCATION TRUST4800000022 Mar 2026£398k4 yrsLive
MyNotts Annual Licence
Nottinghamshire County Council4800000001 Apr 2025£156k3 yrsLive
Content Management System for Digital Prison Service
Ministry of Justice4878300017 Feb 2025£221k3 yrsLive
Provision of a Framework for Multimedia Design, Website Design, Photography, Video & Strategic Partner
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER7241300012 May 2022£161k—Closed
Army Website Renewal (Project Lamarr)
Ministry of Defence, DIO,7225320001 Oct 2022£482k2 yrsClosed
Digital Medical Care Website
NHS England7221251714 Feb 2022£42k1 moClosed
Hosting and Maintenance of Office for Students Website
Office for Students7200000029 Jul 2021£291k3.1 yrsClosed
Development of MyNotts App
Nottinghamshire County Council7200000001 Sept 2019£87k16 moClosed
Provision of a Framework for Multimedia Design, Website Design, Photography, Video & Strategic Partner
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER72413000———Live
Hosting and Maintenance of Office for Students Website
Office for Students————Live
Total live value £775k · mean award £184k

Top buyers · 7 buyers · top 3 = 64%

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

✓ From notices
1
Ministry of Defence, DIO,
1 contract
26%
since 2022
2
GREATER MANCHESTER EDUCATION TRUST
1 contract
22%
since 2026
3
Office for Students
2 contracts
16%
since 2021
4
Nottinghamshire County Council
2 contracts
13%
since 2019
5
Ministry of Justice
1 contract
12%
since 2025
6
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
2 contracts
9%
since 2022
7
NHS England
1 contract
2%
since 2022

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 100%.

✓ From notices
Software packages48
100%
⚠ Concentration: 100% 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
South West4 contracts
33%
North West1 contract
29%
East Midlands2 contracts
18%
London1 contract
16%
Yorkshire1 contract
3%
Region resolved for 74% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

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

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
DE
Deloitte LLP
No£331.6m2
KS
Kainos Software Limited
No£152.0m2
I1
i10 Limited
No£150.0m1
EE
Equal Experts UK Limited
No£150.0m1
PC
PA Consulting
No£150.0m1
CA
Cantarus Limited
Yes£398k—
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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 31 Mar 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 29 Mar 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
±

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.
04700674
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
18 Mar 2003
Reg. office
123 Wellington Road South, Stockport, Cheshire, SK1 3TH
SIC codes
58290 · 62020 · 62090
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • KILLOUGH, Brendan Liam — director
    Appointed 14 Mar 2023
  • CUNDALL, Michael Lewis — director
    Appointed 11 Mar 2021
  • ADAMS, Lee Michael — secretary
    Appointed 01 May 2005
  • ADAMS, Lee Michael — director
    Appointed 21 Feb 2005
  • Mannaco 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
CANTARUS LIMITED
04700674 · this company

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