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Foundation of Light

Sunderland
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Foundation of Light is an organization that focuses on community engagement through sports, education, and health initiatives. They offer various programs aimed at different age groups and needs, including football, employability, and family learning.

foundationoflight.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£1.3m
Live
5
Buyers
6
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities3
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts5 / 20
  • Top buyers6
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — Foundation of LightUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Foundation of Light has won £1.3m across 6 public-sector buyers, with 5 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer South Tyneside Council at 30% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
5 of 20Live contracts
30%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

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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
Sectors served · 2/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 5
Football & SportPrograms include football coaching, girls' football, and SEND activities. ↗Employability & MentoringPrograms designed to enhance employability skills and provide mentoring. ↗Adult & Family LearningCourses for adult learning, both accredited and non-accredited. ↗Health & WellbeingPrograms aimed at improving health and wellbeing in the community. ↗Youth WorkEngagement programs for young people. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 3 from notices
  • Provider Panel for Adult Learning & Skills ProvisionDurham County Council · £238k
  • Contract for Community Learning Provision 2018/19Durham County Council · £29k
  • Adult and Community Learning 2021/2022Sunderland City Council · —

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

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

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Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

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No buyer references yet

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Accreditations & memberships

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No accreditations recorded

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KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

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84

No verified KPI scores yet

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Contracts · 5 live · 15 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Holiday, Activity Food (HAF) Summer 2025
Sunderland City Council8010000024 Jul 2025£61k1 moClosed
Call off from Post 16 DPS - Category 2 - NE CA Funded AEB (19yrs +)
South Tyneside Council8050000001 Aug 2024£113k12 moClosed
Holiday, Activity Food (HAF) - Summer 2024
Sunderland City Council8010000022 Jul 2024£32k1 moClosed
YOLO Project
Northumbria Police8000000001 Dec 2022£276k3 yrsClosed
Adult and Community Learning 2021/2022
Sunderland City Council8000000001 Sept 2021—11 moClosed
Call off from Post 16 DPS - Category 4 - Adult Education Budget 19 yrs +
South Tyneside Council8050000023 Aug 2020£74k11 moClosed
Provider Panel for Adult Learning & Skills Provision
Durham County Council8000000023 Sept 2019£238k2 yrsClosed
Lot 1 Study Programme 5/7/19
South Tyneside Council8000000001 Sept 2019£32k13 moClosed
Lot 5: Adult Education Budget (19 years +) 5/7/19
South Tyneside Council8000000001 Oct 2019£65k11 moClosed
Family, Adult and Community Learning 2018/19
Sunderland City Council8000000002 Jan 2019£30k1.6 yrsClosed
Total live value — · mean award £63k1–10 of 20

Top buyers · 6 buyers · top 3 = 79%

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

✓ From notices
1
South Tyneside Council
5 contracts
30%
since 2018
2
Durham County Council
5 contracts
27%
since 2016
3
Northumbria Police
2 contracts
22%
since 2022
4
BT SOUTH TYNESIDE LIMITED
1 contract
11%
since 2017
5
Sunderland City Council
6 contracts
10%
since 2018
6
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
North East17 contracts
100%
Region resolved for 67% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Foundation of Light 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
FO
Foundation of Light
Yes——
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Red flags · 0 active

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

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✓ 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 Aug 2025
Confirmation statement
Due in -10d
Next due 12 Jul 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

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

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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

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Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
04243171
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Guarant Nsc Limited Exemption
Incorporated
28 Jun 2001
Reg. office
Beacon Of Light, Stadium Park, Sunderland, SR5 1SN
SIC codes
85590
Last accounts
31 Aug 2025
Next accounts due
31 May 2027

Directors & PSC

  • BRUNNING, Ciaron — secretary
    Appointed 04 Sept 2025
  • SCOTT MBE, Jill — director
    Appointed 05 Dec 2023
  • HIBBERT, Martin James — director
    Appointed 09 Dec 2021
  • LOUIS-DREYFUS, Kyril Robert Leonid — director
    Appointed 20 Jul 2021
  • GREY-THOMPSON, Tanni Carys Davina, Baroness — director
    Appointed 30 Nov 2018
  • CLARKE, George — director
    Appointed 14 Dec 2013

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.

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FOUNDATION OF LIGHT
04243171 · this company

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