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J Wippell & Co Ltd

Exeter
Largeliquidation
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Awarded
£34.1m
Live
1
Buyers
3
12m
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  • Top buyers3
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  • Peers5
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Quick answer — J Wippell & Co LtdUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

J Wippell & Co Ltd has won £34.1m across 3 public-sector buyers, with 1 live contract.

Why: top buyer London Universities Purchasing Consortium at 100% · 5 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
5Active red flags
liquidationCompany status
1 of 4Live contracts
100%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.

⚑ Self-reported & from notices

Service tags, sectors served and target geographies appear here once a supplier verifies ownership of this profile.

Case studies

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

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No case studies yet

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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 · 1 live · 3 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Graduation and Ceremonial gowns, Photography and Event Services
London Universities Purchasing Consortium1800000006 May 2022—3 yrsClosed
Graduation Attire
University of Plymouth1820000001 Dec 2021£133k3 yrsClosed
Ceremonial Gown and Photography Services
London Universities Purchasing Consortium1800000019 Mar 2018£34.0m4 yrsClosed
Graduation and Ceremonial gowns, Photography and Event Services
LUPC18000000———Live
Total live value — · mean award £8.5m

Top buyers · 3 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
London Universities Purchasing Consortium
2 contracts
100%
since 2018
2
University of Plymouth
1 contract
0%
since 2020
3
LUPC
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
London3 contracts
100%
South West1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). J Wippell & Co Ltd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
WN
WM. NORTHAM & COMPANY LIMITED
No£18.0m1
LU
Logicalis UK Limited
No£7.3m1
SI
SMI INT GROUP LIMITED
Yes£6.7m4
HB
Healthy Bean Ltd
Yes£6.7m8
WE
WORKWEAR EXPRESS LIMITED
Yes£6.7m4
JW
J Wippell & Co Ltd
No——
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Red flags · 5 active

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

✓ Verified
Company status: Liquidation. Companies House does not currently list this company as actively trading.
Insolvency case on record (1). Most recent: members voluntary liquidation appointed 08 Mar 2024.
3 outstanding charges. Most recent secured in favour of Commercial Union Assurance Company LTD..
Annual accounts overdue. Filing was due 31 Oct 2024.
Confirmation statement overdue. Statement was due 23 Aug 2024.

Compliance scorecard

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

↔ Cross-checked
Trading status
Liquidation
Not currently active
Annual accounts
Overdue
Due 31 Oct 2024
Confirmation statement
Overdue
Due 23 Aug 2024
Outstanding charges
3
3 security interests registered
Insolvency history
1 case
Most recent: members voluntary liquidation · 08 Mar 2024
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.
00074973
Status
Liquidation
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
27 Sept 1902
Reg. office
Centenary House Peninsula Park, Rydon Lane, Exeter, EX2 7XE
SIC codes
14190 · 24410 · 47789 · 47910
Last accounts
31 Jan 2023
Next accounts due
31 Oct 2024

Directors & PSC

  • RICHARDSON, Robin Frank Harold — director
  • MORRISH, Christine Ann — director
    Appointed 01 Feb 2011
  • MORRISH, Christine Ann — secretary
    Appointed 01 Apr 2008

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

↔ From Cos House
£

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
J. WIPPELL & COMPANY LIMITED
00074973 · this company

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