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O'Brien Recycling Ltd

Lybster
SME

O'Brien Recycling Ltd is a family-run waste management and recycling company based in Ulbster, Caithness. They offer a range of services including skip hire, recycling, and waste management solutions, with a commitment to zero waste to landfill.

obrienrecycling.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£2.6m
Live
9
Buyers
5
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts9 / 12
  • Top buyers5
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — O'Brien Recycling LtdUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

O'Brien Recycling Ltd has won £2.6m across 5 public-sector buyers, with 9 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Middlesbrough Council at 94% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
9 of 12Live contracts
94%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

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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
Skip HireFast delivery, competitive rates, and skips in all sizes for domestic clear-outs, garden projects, renovations, or large-scale construction sites. ↗Recycling CentreDrop off wood, scrap metal, plastic, aggregate, and paper/cardboard with ease at their fully licensed recycling centre. ↗Waste Management SolutionsComplete services for builders, contractors, and local businesses to meet environmental regulations while reducing costs. ↗
Ro-Ro HireLarge capacity skips for mixed industrial and commercial waste, house clearances, wood waste, cardboard/paper disposal, and scrap metal.
Scrap Metal Recycling
ELV Dismantling Services

Extracted automatically from obrienrecycling.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.

⚑ Self-reported
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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

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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 · 9 live · 3 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Waste Framework Agreement - Provision of Waste Skips to Support Waste Generation
Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS)4461370001 Jul 2024£125k2 yrsClosed
Provision of Waste Disposal Services (General Waste Skips)
Dounreay Site Restoration Limited9051400021 Jul 2022£25k12 moClosed
Materials Recovery Facility
Middlesbrough Council9051400001 Jul 2016£2.5m5 yrsClosed
Recyclates and General Waste Management
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)90500000———Live
Recyclates and General Waste Management
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)90500000———Live
Recyclates and General Waste Management
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)90500000———Live
Recyclates and General Waste Management
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)90500000———Live
Recyclates and General Waste Management
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)90500000———Live
Recyclates and General Waste Management
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)90500000———Live
Recyclates and General Waste Management
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)90500000———Live
Total live value — · mean award £221k1–10 of 12

Top buyers · 5 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Middlesbrough Council
1 contract
94%
since 2016
2
Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS)
1 contract
5%
since 2024
3
Dounreay Site Restoration Limited
1 contract
1%
since 2022
4
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)
8 contracts
0%
5
Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (Dounreay)
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
North East1 contract
99%
Scotland9 contracts
1%
North West1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). O'Brien Recycling Ltd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
NC
N&P CRAYFORD MRF LIMITED
No£9.0m2
HW
H W MARTIN TRAFFIC
No£7.2m3
SK
Smurfit Kappa Recycling
No£4.6m1
R(
RECONOMY (UK) LIMITED
No£4.4m2
FE
FCC Environment (UK) Limited
No£2.5m2
OR
O'Brien Recycling Ltd
Yes——
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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

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 Oct 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 06 May 2027
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

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Companies House

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

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
SC387199
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
18 Oct 2010
Reg. office
Braehead, Ulbster, Lybster, Caithness, KW2 6AA
SIC codes
38110
Last accounts
31 Oct 2025
Next accounts due
31 Jul 2027

Directors & PSC

  • O'BRIEN, Alan — director
    Appointed 08 Mar 2021
  • Mr Alexander O'Brien — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 50 to 75 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.

↔ From Cos House
O'BRIEN RECYCLING LTD
SC387199 · this company

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