At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs
Next Step Independence has won £217k across 5 public-sector buyers, with 2 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.
Why: top buyer Bristol City Council at 100% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.
ESG & policies vault · 0/5
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Capabilities
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- Children's residential placements - Consortia Commissioning - Framework third re-opening July 2021
Case studies
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Buyer references
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No buyer references yet
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Accreditations & memberships
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No accreditations recorded
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KPI performance
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No verified KPI scores yet
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Contracts · 2 live · 5 historic
Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.
| Title | Buyer | CPV | Awarded | Value | Term | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon County Council | — | 03 Aug 2026 | — | 10 yrs | pending | |
| Devon County Council | — | 03 Aug 2026 | — | 10 yrs | pending | |
| Bristol City Council | 85000000 | 04 Jul 2023 | £217k | 9 mo | Closed | |
| Southampton City Council | 85311000 | 01 Oct 2021 | — | 3 yrs | Closed | |
| Southampton City Council | 85311300 | 01 Jan 2019 | £0.02 | 5 yrs | Closed | |
| West Sussex County Council | 85000000 | — | — | — | Live | |
| Somerset Council | 85000000 | — | — | — | Live |
Top buyers · 5 buyers · top 3 = 100%
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). Next Step Independence highlighted.
| Supplier | SME? | Awarded · 24m | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|
| No | £29.4m | 1 | |
| Yes | £13.4m | 2 | |
| Yes | £13.1m | 2 | |
| Yes | £13.1m | 1 | |
| Yes | £13.1m | 1 | |
NS Next Step Independence | Yes | — | — |
Red flags · 0 active
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Compliance scorecard
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Modifications
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No modifications recorded
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News mentions
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No news mentions found
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Companies House
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Registered details
- Company no.
- 09659729
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited
- Incorporated
- 26 Jun 2015
- Reg. office
- Wellington House East Reach Court, Queen Street, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 3UF
- SIC codes
- 87200 · 87900
- Last accounts
- 30 Sept 2025
- Next accounts due
- 30 Jun 2027
Directors & PSC
- HARGREAVES, Julian Nicholas — directorAppointed 11 Feb 2022
- NICHOLSON, Judith-Anne — directorAppointed 29 Apr 2021
- BALCHIN, Ann Dorothy — directorAppointed 26 Jun 2015
- BALCHIN, Jack Wyatt — directorAppointed 26 Jun 2015
- Mrs Ann Dorothy Balchin — person with significant controlownership of shares 25 to 50 percent · voting rights 25 to 50 percent
- Mr Jack Wyatt Balchin — person with significant controlownership of shares 25 to 50 percent · voting rights 25 to 50 percent
Financial
Filed accounts from Companies House.
No financial filings on record
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Org tree
Group structure and ownership.
Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.
Social value
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No social-value commitments yet
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