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Kinchbus Ltd

Derbyshire
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Kinchbus Ltd operates bus services in the UK, providing various routes and ticketing options for passengers. They focus on facilitating public transport in areas such as Leicester, Nottingham, and Derby.

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Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£472k
Live
8
Buyers
1
12m
£111k
At a glance
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Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts8 / 13
  • Top buyers1
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — Kinchbus LtdUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Kinchbus Ltd has won £472k across 1 public-sector buyer, with 8 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Leicestershire County Council at 100% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
8 of 13Live 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.

◐ From website & notices
Services · 9
Kinchbus 2Operated by Kinchbus, running every 60 minutes. ↗Kinchbus 3Operated by Kinchbus, running hourly. ↗Kinchbus 5Operated by Kinchbus. ↗Kinchbus 9Operated by Kinchbus. ↗Kinchbus 11Operated by Kinchbus. ↗Kinchbus 12Operated by Kinchbus. ↗Skylink DerbyOperated by Kinchbus. ↗Skylink NottinghamOperated by Kinchbus. ↗SprintOperated by Kinchbus. ↗

Extracted automatically from kinchbus.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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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.

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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 · 8 live · 5 historic

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

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TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Award of De Minimis Contract - Kinchbus Service 2 Loughborough - Sileby
Leicestershire County Council—09 Aug 2025£74k12 moLive
Purchase of Season Tickets on Commercial Bus Routes for Home to School Transport 2025/2026
Leicestershire County Council—28 Aug 2025£6k11 moLive
Award of De Minimis Bus Contracts
Leicestershire County Council—17 Jul 2025£31k8 moClosed
Award of De Minimis Contract - Kinchbus Service 3 Loughborough Town.
Leicestershire County Council—20 Sept 2025£125k10 moLive
Award of De Minimis Contract - Kinchbus Service 2 Loughborough - Sileby
Leicestershire County Council————Live
Award of De Minimis Contract - Kinchbus Service 3 Loughborough Town
Leicestershire County Council————Live
Award of De Minimis Transport Contract - Kinchbus Service 3 Loughborough Town
Leicestershire County Council—20 Sept 2025£125k10 mopending
Purchase of Season Tickets on Commercial Bus Routes for Home to School Transport 2025/2026
Leicestershire County Council————Live
Award of De Minimis Bus Subsidy Contracts 2025 2026
Leicestershire County Council————Live
Exempt Award of De Minimis Bus Subsidy Contracts 2025 2026
Leicestershire County Council————Live
Total live value £205k · mean award £36k1–10 of 13

Top buyers · 1 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Leicestershire County Council
13 contracts
100%
since 2025

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
East Midlands13 contracts
100%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs and buyers.

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No close peers found

Not enough categorised awards yet to compute a comparable peer set.

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 31 Dec 2024
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 27 Sept 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.

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Registered details

Company no.
02116469
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
30 Mar 1987
Reg. office
Mansfield Road, Heanor, Derbyshire, DE75 7BG
SIC codes
49390
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • LASHFORD, Philip Timothy — director
    Appointed 01 Apr 2025
  • BEANEY, Andrew John — director
    Appointed 01 Jul 2023
  • MORGAN, Tom Richard — director
    Appointed 01 Mar 2023
  • KING, Brian Robert — director
    Appointed 30 Jan 1998
  • SUTTON, Graham — secretary
    Appointed 30 Jan 1998
  • MORGAN, Richard Ian — director
    Appointed 30 Jan 1998
  • Mr Brian Robert King — person with significant control
    significant influence or control
  • Mr Richard Ian Morgan — person with significant control
    significant influence or control

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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KINCHBUS LIMITED
02116469 · this company

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