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Orphans Press Ltd

Leominster
SME
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Awarded
£401k
Live
0
Buyers
3
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
  • Contracts0 / 4
  • Top buyers3
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
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Quick answer — Orphans Press LtdUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Orphans Press Ltd has won £401k across 3 public-sector buyers, with 0 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Herefordshire Council at 49% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
0 of 4Live contracts
49%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.

⚑ 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.

⚑ 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
  • Herefordshire Council Visitor Economy MarketingHerefordshire Council · £122k

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

Independently issued. Verification dates cross-checked against issuer registers.

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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 · 0 live · 4 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Web Development
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust7241300005 Dec 2022£44k11 moClosed
Herefordshire Council Visitor Economy Marketing
Herefordshire Council7930000011 Aug 2021£122k8 moClosed
Visitor website
Herefordshire Council4800000017 Dec 2020£75k15 moClosed
PQQ Connexus Design, website and printing services
Connexus Housing Limited2231400004 Jan 2021£160k3 yrsClosed
Total live value — · mean award £100k

Top buyers · 3 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Herefordshire Council
2 contracts
49%
since 2020
2
Connexus Housing Limited
1 contract
40%
since 2020
3
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
1 contract
11%
since 2022

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
West Midlands4 contracts
100%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Orphans Press Ltd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
R1
Route 101 Limited
Yes£265.3m2
OC
Oracle Corporation UK Limited
No£20.6m1
AT
Atamis Ltd
Yes£18.1m2
HT
Hicom Technology Limited
Yes£12.4m1
UB
Ultima Business Solutions LTD
No£10.8m4
OP
Orphans Press Ltd
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 May 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 14 Mar 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.
01218863
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
09 Jul 1975
Reg. office
Arrow Close, Enterprise Park, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 0LD
SIC codes
18129 · 62012
Last accounts
31 May 2025
Next accounts due
28 Feb 2027

Directors & PSC

  • BOWDEN, Helen Clare — secretary
    Appointed 26 Jun 1997
  • BOWDEN, Andrew Thomas — director
    Appointed 26 Jun 1997
  • BOWDEN, Helen Clare — director
    Appointed 26 Jun 1997
  • Mr Andrew Thomas Bowden — person with significant control
    significant influence or control
  • Mrs Helen Clare Bowden — person with significant control
    significant influence or control

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
ORPHANS PRESS LIMITED
01218863 · this company

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