At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs
John Sheppard Butchers Limited has won £48.9m across 11 public-sector buyers, with 11 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.
Why: top buyer THE UNIVERSITY CATERERS ORGANISATION LIMITED at 65% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.
ESG & policies vault · 0/5
Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.
Capabilities
What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.
- Fresh Food DPS Contract Award Notices March 2024 - May 2024
- Fresh Food
Extracted automatically from john-sheppard.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.
No case studies yet
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Buyer references
Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.
No buyer references yet
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Accreditations & memberships · 5
Credentials listed on the supplier’s website. Not yet checked against issuer registers.
Extracted automatically from john-sheppard.co.uk 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.
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 · 11 live · 11 historic
Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.
| Title | Buyer | CPV | Awarded | Value | Term | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE UNIVERSITY CATERERS ORGANISATION LIMITED | — | 15 Jul 2026 | £32.0m | 2 yrs | pending | |
| University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust | 15100000 | 01 Apr 2025 | £647k | 12 mo | Closed | |
| NHS Supply Chain : NHS Supply Chain | 15000000 | 03 Sept 2024 | £1.3m | 4 yrs | Live | |
| NHS Supply Chain : NHS Supply Chain | 15000000 | 01 Mar 2029 | £5.7m | 1 mo | Live | |
| Pelican Procurement Services | 15000000 | 28 Feb 2023 | £205k | 2 yrs | Closed | |
| Telford & Wrekin Council | 15100000 | 01 Apr 2022 | £1.0m | 5 yrs | Live | |
| Greenshaw and Folio Trusts C/O Pelican Procurement Services | 15000000 | 15 Sept 2020 | £120k | 2 yrs | Closed | |
| FOODBUY EUROPE LIMITED | 03142500 | 30 Mar 2020 | £1.2m | 2 yrs | Closed | |
| University Of The West Of England | 15110000 | 21 Jul 2018 | £34k | 12 mo | Closed | |
| The University Caterers Organisation Limited (TUCO Ltd) | 15100000 | 01 Jan 2018 | £6.4m | 4 yrs | Closed |
Top buyers · 11 buyers · top 3 = 93%
Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.
Geography
Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.
Peers
Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). John Sheppard Butchers Limited highlighted.
| Supplier | SME? | Awarded · 24m | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | £843.0m | 11 | |
| Yes | £80.3m | 6 | |
| Yes | £60.9m | 9 | |
| Yes | £58.4m | 11 | |
| Yes | £57.0m | 11 | |
JS John Sheppard Butchers Limited | Yes | £32.0m | — |
Red flags · 0 active
Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.
Compliance scorecard
Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.
Modifications
Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.
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.
No news mentions found
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Companies House
Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.
Registered details
- Company no.
- 02727662
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited
- Incorporated
- 01 Jul 1992
- Reg. office
- Unit 5,6 & 7 Ashley Parade, Bristol, BS2 9XS
- SIC codes
- 46320
- Last accounts
- 30 Jun 2025
- Next accounts due
- 31 Mar 2027
Directors & PSC
- FORREST - JONES, Adam Neil — directorAppointed 01 Aug 2024
- SHEPPARD, John Robert Francis — directorAppointed 01 Aug 2024
- SHEPPARD, Richard John — secretaryAppointed 01 Jul 1992
- SHEPPARD, Richard John — directorAppointed 01 Jul 1992
- Jsb Companies Ltd — person with significant controlownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 percent · right to appoint and remove directors · significant influence or control
Financial
Filed accounts from Companies 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.
Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.
Social value
Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.
No social-value commitments yet
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