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Know Consulting Limited

R&D services · Tonbridge
SME

Know Consulting Limited is a specialist economic and social research consultancy focused on the analysis of research and innovation. They provide insights and analysis to support decision-making, investment strategies, and policy development.

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Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£3.9m
Live
7
Buyers
8
12m
£431k
At a glance
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Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities3
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts7 / 25
  • Top buyers8
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
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Quick answer — Know Consulting LimitedUpdated 27 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Know Consulting Limited has won £3.9m across 8 public-sector buyers, with 7 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED at 49% · 100% in R&D services · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
7 of 25Live contracts
49%Top-buyer concentration
100%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 · 6
Economic and Social Research ConsultancyFocused on the analysis of research and innovation.
Policy EvaluationPartnering with public bodies to evaluate policy and value for money.
Funding Bid DevelopmentSupporting academia in developing funding bids and analysis on science/innovation topics.
Market ResearchResearching markets and demonstrating impact for industry clients.
Commercial Due DiligenceConducting due diligence for private investors on industry targets.
Understanding OpportunitiesHelping users and adopters understand new opportunities enabled by science and technology.
Frameworks & DPS · 3 from notices
  • UK SBS CR19104 An Evaluation of the UK Space Agency's Space for Smarter Government ProgrammeUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £63k
  • PS21220 - Consultation study on UK science and commercial users' requirements for an Atlantic Constellation of SatellitesUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £63k
  • UK SBS CR20058 - Size and Health of the UK Space Industry 2020UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £52k

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

Case studies · 2

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

◐ From supplier website
Assessment of the benefits of the NDA Corporate Centre innovation portfolioThis report was commissioned by the NDA to deliver a baseline benefits assessment of the past and current NDA innovation portfolio. ↗STFC Skills Factory Business CaseKnow Consulting supported STFC to develop the economic case for its proposed Skills Factory, which will provide early career and retraining opportunities. ↗

Extracted automatically from know.consulting 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

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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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84

No verified KPI scores yet

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Contracts · 7 live · 18 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
PS25108 - Size and Health of the UK Space Industry 2025 - MC
UK SBS7311000016 Feb 2026£91k7 moLive
PS25249 Analysis of the Value of Investment in Earth Observation (UKSAC25_0087)
UK SBS7300000017 Dec 2025£129k3 moClosed
UKSAC25_0084 - NSpOC Operational Analysis
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED7311000011 Nov 2025£211k6 moClosed
PS25094 - Copernicus evaluation programme
UK SBS7300000008 Jul 2025£1.1m2.8 yrsLive
UKRI-4726 Monitoring and Evaluation Follow-On Study
UK Research & Innovation7124100003 Mar 2025£124k16 moClosed
PS24317 - Research for UK Government options on the licensing of space companies for entities in Crown Dependencies or Overseas Territories
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology7300000018 Feb 2025£42k1 moClosed
PS24133 - UKSAC23_0114 - Opportunities and Value of the IOSM Market
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED7300000003 Jul 2024£191k7 moClosed
Provision of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Benefits Management for the - NSIP
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED7300000005 Jan 2024£790k3.3 yrsLive
Launch Market Study Update
UK SPACE AGENCY7931140030 Aug 2023£125k3 moClosed
North Star Data Monitoring & Reporting
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED7300000005 Jun 2023£110k10 moClosed
Total live value £1.9m · mean award £157k1–10 of 25

Top buyers · 8 buyers · top 3 = 93%

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

✓ From notices
1
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
11 contracts
49%
since 2020
2
UK SBS
3 contracts
32%
since 2025
3
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
4 contracts
11%
since 2022
4
UK SPACE AGENCY
2 contracts
3%
since 2023
5
UK Research & Innovation
2 contracts
3%
since 2025
6
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
1 contract
1%
since 2025
7
ORDNANCE SURVEY LIMITED
1 contract
0%
8
SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT LIMITED
1 contract
0%

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 100%.

✓ From notices
R&D services73
100%
⚠ Concentration: 100% of recent awarded value sits in a single CPV division. A category-specific downturn would materially affect revenue.

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
South West13 contracts
77%
London5 contracts
18%
South East4 contracts
5%
Region resolved for 68% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Know Consulting Limited highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
XE
XEWLI LIMITED
Yes£19.9m1
I(
Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd
No£7.5m6
BR
BMG RESEARCH LTD
No£4.1m3
WU
WSP UK Limited
No£3.3m6
PF
People For Research Limited
Yes£3.0m1
KC
Know Consulting Limited
Yes£431k—
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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 31 Aug 2025
Confirmation statement
Due in 28d
Next due 25 Aug 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

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No news mentions found

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Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

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Registered details

Company no.
12152408
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
12 Aug 2019
Reg. office
North House 198 High Street, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1BE
SIC codes
70229
Last accounts
31 Aug 2025
Next accounts due
31 May 2027

Directors & PSC

  • LECKY, William — director
    Appointed 12 Aug 2019
  • SADLIER, Greg — director
    Appointed 12 Aug 2019
  • Mr Gregory Sadlier — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent · voting rights 25 to 50 percent
  • Mr William Lecky — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent · voting rights 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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KNOW. CONSULTING LIMITED
12152408 · this company

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