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Gow's Lybster Limited

Lybster
SME

Gow's Lybster Limited is a family-run business that provides bespoke mechanical engineering services, specializing in engineering, design, fabrication, and installation across various sectors including nuclear, oil and gas, and renewables.

gows.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£8.5m
Live
6
Buyers
13
12m
£522k
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities2
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts6 / 31
  • Top buyers13
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
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  • Financial
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Quick answer — Gow's Lybster LimitedUpdated 27 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Gow's Lybster Limited has won £8.5m across 13 public-sector buyers, with 6 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Dounreay Site Restoration Limited at 39% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
6 of 31Live contracts
39%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
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 6
Project ManagementGow's Lybster offers project management services ensuring high standards and planned schedules, with vetted subcontractors for quality assurance. ↗FabricationWeldingMachiningTurnkey SolutionsCorrosion Protection
Frameworks & DPS · 2 from notices
  • Reserved Procurement - Furniture ManufactureDounreay Site Restoration Limited · £554k
  • 2263a - Stainless Steel Support StructureCENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED · £178k

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

Case studies · 7

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

◐ From supplier website
Design & Manufacture Ventilation System and StackManufacture of Sluicing TankManufacture of Spacers and Line Pipe AppurtenancesManufacture of 590 Qty Encapsulation DrumsManufacture & Installation of Glovebox Containment Suite and Structural SteelworkManufacture of Mooring FramesManufacture Steel Shield Walls

Extracted automatically from gowslybster.co.uk 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.

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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

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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

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

Contracts · 6 live · 25 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Prototype Fast Reactor Ventilation Ductwork Manufacture
Nuclear Restoration Services Ltd—04 Aug 2026£522k10 mopending
Reserved Procurement - Stainless Steel Waste Drums with Solid Pintle
Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (Dounreay)4461620002 Jun 2025£129k6 moClosed
Maritime Security Container Adaptor Frames
International Nuclear Services Limited4440000022 Nov 2024£96k5 moClosed
Reserved Procurement - Prototype Fast Reactor Effluent Treatment Plant Upgrades
NRS Ltd4523111201 Jul 2024£1.1m10 moClosed
Hinkley - Modifications to Nuclear Ventilation
Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS)4252000014 May 2024£1.3m1.6 yrsClosed
ESS RHS Mast Additional Components Tranche 1-B
Ukaea United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority4421232005 Apr 2024£81k2 moClosed
HVAC - SMF Extract Arrangement
National Nuclear Laboratory4251230021 Nov 2023£91k—Closed
Procurement of 40 x Waste Crates
Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (Dounreay)4461380015 Mar 2024£41k4 moClosed
DN141 Supply Duct Repairs
Dounreay4531500014 Jul 2023£51k1 moClosed
D2001 Window 22 Mock-UP and Trials Premise Facilitation
Dounreay, a Divison of Magnox Limited4525540017 Jul 2023£29k7 moClosed
Total live value — · mean award £275k1–10 of 31

Top buyers · 13 buyers · top 3 = 67%

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

✓ From notices
1
Dounreay Site Restoration Limited
7 contracts
39%
since 2016
2
Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS)
5 contracts
15%
since 2024
3
NRS Ltd
1 contract
13%
since 2024
4
Nuclear Restoration Services Ltd
2 contracts
12%
since 2026
5
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2 contracts
10%
since 2020
6
CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED
2 contracts
3%
since 2022
7
Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (Dounreay)
2 contracts
2%
since 2024
8
Ukaea United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
3 contracts
2%
since 2023
9
UK Research & Innovation
2 contracts
1%
since 2023
10
International Nuclear Services Limited
1 contract
1%
since 2024

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Scotland7 contracts
56%
North West9 contracts
38%
North East2 contracts
4%
South West2 contracts
2%
Region resolved for 69% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Gow's Lybster Limited highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
AE
AECOM LIMITED
No£14.0m3
TD
The Decommissioning Alliance
No£5.7m1
AO
Amey OW Limited
Yes£4.2m2
WI
Waterman Infrastructure & Environment Limited
Yes£4.2m2
RU
RAMBOLL UK LIMITED
Yes£4.2m2
GL
Gow's Lybster Limited
Yes£522k—
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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

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 28 Feb 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 18 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

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

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Companies House

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Registered details

Company no.
SC312889
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
01 Dec 2006
Reg. office
Scaraben House, Hillhead, Lybster, Caithness, KW3 6AS
SIC codes
82990
Last accounts
28 Feb 2025
Next accounts due
30 Nov 2026

Directors & PSC

  • GOW, Alexandra Henderson — secretary
    Appointed 05 Jul 2007
  • GOW, Alexandra Henderson — director
    Appointed 05 Jul 2007
  • ROBERTSON, William Bracken — director
    Appointed 01 Dec 2006
  • Ms Alexandra Henderson Gow — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent
  • Mr William Bracken Robertson — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 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.

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GOW'S LYBSTER LIMITED
SC312889 · this company

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