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Awarded
£3.4m
Live
4
Buyers
4
12m
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At a glance
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Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts4 / 10
  • Top buyers4
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
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Quick answer — North West Skills AcademyUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

North West Skills Academy has won £3.4m across 4 public-sector buyers, with 4 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Greater Manchester Combined Authority - GMP at 98% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
4 of 10Live contracts
98%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.

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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.

⚑ Self-reported & from notices

Service tags, sectors served and target geographies appear here once a supplier verifies ownership of this profile.

Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • Skills FrameworkTees Valley Combined Authority · £40k

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

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.

✓ Verified
84

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 · 4 live · 6 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Construction Skills for Growth & Productivity
Greater Manchester Combined Authority - GMP8000000031 Jan 2022£1.2m1.7 yrsClosed
Skills Framework
Tees Valley Combined Authority8000000002 Aug 2021£40k3 yrsClosed
Skills for Growth: Digital Skills for Growth and Productivity
Greater Manchester Combined Authority - GMP8000000018 Oct 2021£1.0m1.9 yrsClosed
Skills for Growth: Retrofit Skills Hub
Greater Manchester Combined Authority - GMP8000000024 Jul 2021£1.1m2.2 yrsClosed
LTE Group DPS for Provision of Greater Manchester Higher Skills Support Programme for Unemployed and Economically Inactive Individuals
The Manchester College8000000016 Apr 2018£35k3 moClosed
ITT PROVISION OF APPRENTICESHIPS AND 24+ ADVANCED LEARNING LOANS
The Manchester College8000000022 Mar 2016—1.9 yrsClosed
Skills Bootcamps (Wave 3) Construction and Green Skills
Greater Manchester Combined Authority - GMP————Live
Digital Skills for Growth and Productivity Lead Supplier
Trafford Council————Live
Retrofit Skills Mini-Competition under the GMCA Education Work and Skills FPS
Trafford Council————Live
Construction Skills for Growth & Productivity
Greater Manchester Combined Authority - GMP————Live
Total live value — · mean award £338k

Top buyers · 4 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Greater Manchester Combined Authority - GMP
5 contracts
98%
since 2021
2
Tees Valley Combined Authority
1 contract
1%
since 2021
3
The Manchester College
2 contracts
1%
since 2016
4
Trafford Council
2 contracts
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
North West7 contracts
99%
North East1 contract
1%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). North West Skills Academy highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
KP
KPMG LLP
No£223.2m3
TG
THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED
No£7.4m1
MA
MOTTRAM ASSOCIATES LIMITED
No£2.7m2
BA
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
No£2.1m1
BP
BEST PRACTICE NETWORK LIMITED
Yes£1.6m4
NW
North West Skills Academy
Yes——
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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 Jul 2025
Confirmation statement
Due in 6d
Next due 28 Jul 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.

✓ From notices
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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.
08607591
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
12 Jul 2013
Reg. office
Riley Business Centre Preston New Road, Samlesbury, Preston, PR5 0UP
SIC codes
85590
Last accounts
31 Jul 2025
Next accounts due
30 Apr 2027

Directors & PSC

  • TRETHEWEY, Anna — director
    Appointed 09 Jan 2026
  • JONES, Emily — director
    Appointed 01 Apr 2025
  • WALKER, Andrew James — director
    Appointed 01 Apr 2025
  • RILEY, Samuel James — director
    Appointed 12 Jul 2013
  • Aqa Commercial Services Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 percent · right to appoint and remove directors

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

↔ From Cos 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.

↔ From Cos House
NORTH WEST SKILLS ACADEMY LIMITED
08607591 · this company

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