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HGF LIMITED

Leeds
Large

HGF Limited is a firm of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys specializing in Intellectual Property Rights. They offer a range of services including patent management, trademark registration, and IP litigation.

hgf.com ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£76k
Live
7
Buyers
11
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts7 / 11
  • Top buyers11
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags1
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — HGF LIMITEDUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

HGF LIMITED has won £76k across 11 public-sector buyers, with 7 live contracts.

Why: top buyer UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED at 53% · 1 active risk flag · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
1Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
7 of 11Live contracts
53%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

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 · 18
AdvertisingCopyright & database rightsData protection & privacyDesignsDue diligenceFormalities & renewalsIn-house legal supportIP litigationPatent Opposition and AppealsPatent term extensions & SPCsPatentsPortfolio managementSearching & competitor monitoringStrategyTrade marksTrade secretsTransactional IP & commercial supportUtility models
Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • Framework Agreement for the provision of Intellectual Property (IP) Services for Smart Concept FundUNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON ENTERPRISE LIMITED · —

Extracted automatically from hgf.com 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.

⚑ 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

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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

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Contracts · 7 live · 4 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Framework Agreement for Intellectual Property Services
Liverpool John Moores University—13 Oct 2025—3 yrspending
Trademark re-registration
Solent University Southampton7900000027 Mar 2022£36k10 yrsLive
UK Research and Innovation : Science and Technology Facilities Council Provision of Intellectual Property
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED7910000001 Aug 2019£40k8 moClosed
Framework Agreement for the provision of Intellectual Property (IP) Services for Smart Concept Fund
UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON ENTERPRISE LIMITED7910000008 Jan 2018—2.3 yrsClosed
Provision of Patent Attorney Services
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM7912000001 Sept 2016—4 yrsClosed
OWGP Additional Services Framework
Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult73000000———Live
European Patent Applications
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust————Live
QUB/2333/22 - Provision of Intellectual Property Services
Queen's University Belfast79120000———Live
Large Grants Due Diligence Framework
Scottish Enterprise73110000———Live
Cardiff University - Legal Services Panel - Intellectual Property (IP) Patent Services
Cardiff University79120000———Live
Total live value £36k · mean award £7k1–10 of 11

Top buyers · 11 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
1 contract
53%
since 2019
2
Solent University Southampton
1 contract
47%
since 2022
3
Liverpool John Moores University
1 contract
0%
since 2025
4
UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON ENTERPRISE LIMITED
1 contract
0%
since 2018
5
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
1 contract
0%
since 2016
6
Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
1 contract
0%
7
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
1 contract
0%
8
Queen's University Belfast
1 contract
0%
9
Scottish Enterprise
1 contract
0%
10
Cardiff University
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
South West1 contract
53%
South East1 contract
47%
North West1 contract
0%
West Midlands2 contracts
0%
Scotland3 contracts
0%
Yorkshire1 contract
0%
Northern Ireland1 contract
0%
Wales1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). HGF LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
I(
Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd
No£5.7m3
WU
WSP UK Limited
No£3.1m3
PF
People For Research Limited
Yes£3.0m1
M&
MILLS & REEVE LLP
Yes£1.9m6
DP
DLA PIPER EUROPE LLP
No£1.7m4
HG
HGF LIMITED
No——
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Red flags · 1 active

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

✓ Verified
Annual accounts overdue. Filing was due 30 Apr 2026.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

↔ Cross-checked
Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Overdue
Due 30 Apr 2026
Confirmation statement
Due in -5d
Next due 09 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

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.
08998652
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
15 Apr 2014
Reg. office
4th Floor 1 City Square, Leeds, LS1 2ES
SIC codes
69109
Last accounts
30 Apr 2024
Next accounts due
30 Apr 2026

Directors & PSC

  • WOODS, Heather Joanne — director
    Appointed 18 Aug 2025
  • POTTER, David — director
    Appointed 14 Feb 2025
  • JOHNSON, Lucy Elizabeth — director
    Appointed 23 Nov 2023
  • FISH, Martyn John — director
    Appointed 02 Jul 2021
  • Project Orion Bidco Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 percent · right to appoint and remove directors

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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HGF LIMITED
08998652 · this company

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