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APPLEYARD LEES IP LLP

Halifax
SME

Appleyard Lees IP LLP specializes in intellectual property services, including patents, trademarks, and IP disputes. They offer support for businesses in protecting and commercializing their intellectual property.

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Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£1.1m
Live
5
Buyers
5
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts5 / 8
  • Top buyers5
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — APPLEYARD LEES IP LLPUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

APPLEYARD LEES IP LLP has won £1.1m across 5 public-sector buyers, with 5 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer UNIVERSITY OF EXETER at 67% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
5 of 8Live contracts
67%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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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
PatentsIdentification, protection, competitor & strategic issues, disputes. ↗Trade MarksIdentification, protection, competitor & strategic issues, disputes. ↗IP DisputesGet advice regarding legal action and stop someone infringing rights. ↗DesignsIdentification, protection, competitor & strategic issues, disputes. ↗CopyrightIdentification, protection, competitor & strategic issues, disputes. ↗IP StrategyCommercialise/license IP. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • Framework for the Provision of Legal ServicesUNIVERSITY OF EXETER · £500k

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

Case studies

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Buyer references

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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

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Contracts · 5 live · 3 historic

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

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TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Framework Agreement for Intellectual Property Services
Liverpool John Moores University—13 Oct 2025—3 yrspending
Legal Services Framework
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER7910000001 Jul 2025£250k4 yrsLive
UKAEA Patent Attorney Panel
Ukaea United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority7910000008 Feb 2020£375k—Closed
Framework for the Provision of Legal Services
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER7910000001 Dec 2016£500k4 yrsClosed
IP Patent Attorney Services and IP Landscaping Services
Ukaea United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority79100000———Live
Cardiff University - Legal Services Panel - Intellectual Property (IP) Patent Services
Cardiff University79120000———Live
Provision of Patent and Intellectual Property Related Services to Aberystwyth University
Aberystwyth University79120000———Live
Legal Services Framework
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER79111000———Live
Total live value £250k · mean award £141k

Top buyers · 5 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
3 contracts
67%
since 2016
2
Ukaea United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
2 contracts
33%
since 2020
3
Liverpool John Moores University
1 contract
0%
since 2025
4
Cardiff University
1 contract
0%
5
Aberystwyth University
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
South West3 contracts
100%
North West1 contract
0%
Wales1 contract
0%
West Midlands1 contract
0%
Region resolved for 67% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). APPLEYARD LEES IP 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
AL
APPLEYARD LEES IP LLP
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

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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 26 Nov 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

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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.
OC402854
Status
Active
Type
LLP
Incorporated
12 Nov 2015
Reg. office
G Mill, Dean Clough Industrial Park, Halifax, HX3 5AH
SIC codes
—
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

No active officers or PSCs on record.

Financial

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£

No financial filings on record

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Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

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APPLEYARD LEES IP LLP
OC402854 · this company

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