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Bates Wells & Braithwaite London LLP

Business services · London
Large

Bates Wells & Braithwaite London LLP is a law firm that offers a range of legal services, including charity law, corporate law, employment law, and more. They are committed to social responsibility and sustainability.

bateswells.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£10.7m
Live
5
Buyers
11
12m
£10.1m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities2
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts5 / 15
  • Top buyers11
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — Bates Wells & Braithwaite London LLPUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Bates Wells & Braithwaite London LLP has won £10.7m across 11 public-sector buyers, with 5 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED at 94% · 100% in Business services · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
5 of 15Live contracts
94%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 · 19
CharityCommercial ContractsCompetitionCorporateData & PrivacyDispute Resolution & LitigationEmploymentEquality & anti-discrimination lawFinance & BankingImmigrationIT & OutsourcingInvestigations, inquiries & complaintsLGBT+PhilanthropyPolitics, Elections & CampaigningPublic & RegulatoryReal EstateSafeguardingTrade Marks & Branding
Frameworks & DPS · 2 from notices
  • Architects Registration Board - General Legal TenderArchitects Registration Board · £130k
  • Legal Services FrameworkSingle Source Regulations Office (SSRO) · £125k

Extracted automatically from bateswells.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

Once a claimed supplier publishes delivery stories — the buyer, the sector, what was delivered and the outcome — they appear here.

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 · 1

Credentials listed on the supplier’s website. Not yet checked against issuer registers.

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Core credentials · 0/6
Cyber EssentialsNot evidenced✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNot evidenced✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityNot evidenced✓
ISO 9001 — QualityNot evidenced✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalNot evidenced✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyNot evidenced✓
Other credentials & memberships · 1
B Corp CertificationB Lab · Certification ↗

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

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 · 5 live · 10 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
CA16636 - Legal Services
CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED7911000030 Mar 2026£51k3 yrsLive
Legal Services Framework (Open)
FAIR4ALL FINANCE LIMITED—01 Apr 2026—3 yrspending
Legal Services
CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED—30 Mar 2026£10.0m3 yrspending
External Legal Services
Social Work England7910000015 Mar 2021£225k2 yrsClosed
STA520 - Legal Support to support on the Sport Winter Survival Package (Project Arena)
Sport England7910000005 Mar 2021£50k2 moClosed
Architects Registration Board - General Legal Tender
Architects Registration Board7910000002 Mar 2020£130k3 yrsClosed
Legal Services Framework
Single Source Regulations Office (SSRO)7911100001 Feb 2019£125k3 yrsClosed
BHCC SW Legal Support for the Charitable Trust - AWARD
SE Shared Services7910000009 Oct 2017—12 moClosed
Royal Pavilion and Museums Trust - Legal Support for the Charitable Trust
Brighton & Hove City Council7910000020 Nov 2017£90k12 moClosed
Legal Services in support of NAOS LACG Functions
National Audit Office7910000007 Apr 2016—12 moClosed
Total live value £51k · mean award £711k1–10 of 15

Top buyers · 11 buyers · top 3 = 98%

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

✓ From notices
1
CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
3 contracts
94%
since 2026
2
Social Work England
1 contract
2%
since 2021
3
Architects Registration Board
1 contract
1%
since 2020
4
Single Source Regulations Office (SSRO)
1 contract
1%
since 2019
5
Brighton & Hove City Council
1 contract
1%
since 2017
6
Sport England
1 contract
0%
since 2021
7
FAIR4ALL FINANCE LIMITED
2 contracts
0%
since 2026
8
SE Shared Services
1 contract
0%
since 2017
9
National Audit Office
2 contracts
0%
since 2015
10
Science Museum Group
1 contract
0%

Category mix

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

✓ From notices
Business services79
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
North West3 contracts
96%
Yorkshire1 contract
2%
London7 contracts
1%
East Midlands1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Bates Wells & Braithwaite London LLP highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
TL
TLT LLP
Yes£28.8m14
DP
DLA PIPER EUROPE LLP
Yes£25.8m20
AG
ADDLESHAW GODDARD LLP
Yes£20.4m14
AS
Ashurst
No£13.7m11
BS
Burges Salmon LLP
Yes£10.4m23
BW
Bates Wells & Braithwaite London LLP
No£10.1m—
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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 Mar 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 14 Apr 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

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.
OC325522
Status
Active
Type
LLP
Incorporated
24 Jan 2007
Reg. office
10 Queen Street Place, London, EC4R 1BE
SIC codes
—
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

No active officers or PSCs on record.

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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BATES WELLS & BRAITHWAITE LONDON LLP
OC325522 · this company

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