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ASHTON COMMUNITY TRUST

Belfast
SME

Ashton Community Trust is a social enterprise and development trust that supports North Belfast through various services, including education, training, and community development. It aims to improve the quality of life for local residents and has a significant workforce and annual turnover.

ashtoncentre.com ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£195.2m
Live
3
Buyers
3
12m
£195.0m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts3 / 5
  • Top buyers3
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — ASHTON COMMUNITY TRUSTUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

ASHTON COMMUNITY TRUST has won £195.2m across 3 public-sector buyers, with 3 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Department for the Economy at 100% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
3 of 5Live contracts
100%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value · 1/5

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes. Each is tagged self-reported or from the website.

◐ From supplier website
JobsNo commitment stated✓
SkillsNo commitment stated✓
EnvironmentNo commitment stated✓
Tackling inequalityNo commitment stated✓
Community1 commitment✓
Community · 1
  • WebsitePrevention of Modern SlaveryAshton Community Trust is committed to the prevention of all forms of Modern Slavery, both in our business and in our supply chains.

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

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
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 7
Training and EmploymentProvide, promote and facilitate education and training to help individuals to reach their potential. ↗Childcare & Family SupportProvide high quality day care and after schools services to local children. ↗Culture & ArtsTo provide or facilitate arts and culture activities that will empower people of all ages in North Belfast. ↗Youth DevelopmentProvide the opportunity for young people to grow up and develop social and life skills in a safe and secure environment. ↗Health & WellbeingProvides health and well-being services that reduce stress and encourage development of positive, healthy and resilient lives. ↗Community InclusionEmpowering communities through various initiatives. ↗Happy Days Project

Extracted automatically from ashtoncentre.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.

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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

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No accreditations recorded

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KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

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Contracts · 3 live · 2 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
ID 5828340 - DfE - Skills for Life and Work Programme 2025
Department for the Economy—01 Sept 2025£195.0m—pending
The Executive Office (TEO) – Communities in Transition (CIT): Mental Health and Addictions Support Programme in the North Belfast CIT Area
CPD - Supplies and Services Division—12 May 2025£200k11 moClosed
T2568 PEACEPLUS Health and Wellbeing Project
Belfast City Council————Live
ID 5828340 - DfE - Skills for Life and Work Programme 2025
Department for the Economy————Live
Framework Agreement for the Delivery of Various Employment Academies
Belfast City Council80500000———Live
Total live value — · mean award £39.0m

Top buyers · 3 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Department for the Economy
2 contracts
100%
since 2025
2
CPD - Supplies and Services Division
1 contract
0%
since 2025
3
Belfast City Council
2 contracts
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Northern Ireland5 contracts
100%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). ASHTON COMMUNITY TRUST highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
AC
ASHTON COMMUNITY TRUST
Yes£195.0m—
TS
THE SKILLS NETWORK LIMITED
Yes£1.4m3
RN
RelyOn Nutec
No£1.2m1
MG
Multiverse Group Limited
No£1.1m3
AE
ASK EUROPE LIMITED
Yes£1.1m1
CB
CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTD
No£724k2
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Red flags · 0 active

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

✓ Verified
✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

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

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Mar 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 19 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

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.
NI034595
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Guarant Nsc Limited Exemption
Incorporated
05 Aug 1998
Reg. office
Ashton Centre, 5 Churchill Street, Belfast, BT15 2BP
SIC codes
82990
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • LOUGHRAN, John — director
    Appointed 25 Apr 2024
  • O'HAGAN, John — director
    Appointed 25 Apr 2024
  • MURPHY, Catherine Roisin — director
    Appointed 19 May 2022
  • REA, Ciara — secretary
    Appointed 18 Nov 2021
  • COLLINS, Noelle — director
    Appointed 19 Jun 2018

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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ASHTON COMMUNITY TRUST
NI034595 · this company

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