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Pabulum Ltd

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Pabulum Ltd is a professional catering company focused on providing healthy school meals to children and students aged 4 to 18 years in schools and colleges. They emphasize fresh, locally sourced ingredients and aim to promote healthy eating and nutrition among young people.

pabulum-catering.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£59.9m
Live
10
Buyers
27
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities6
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts10 / 37
  • Top buyers27
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — Pabulum LtdUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Pabulum Ltd has won £59.9m across 27 public-sector buyers, with 10 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer The Litmus Partnership at 22% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
10 of 37Live contracts
22%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

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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
Sectors served · 2/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 3
Primary School MealsTasty, healthy school meals for primary school children. ↗Secondary School MealsHealthy school meals for secondary school students reflecting high-street trends. ↗College Student MealsNutritionally balanced food for college students, reflecting busy lifestyles. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 6 from notices
  • 704_22 Outsourced Catering ServicesEspo · £8.3m
  • Brentwood Academies Trust ~ Tender for Catering Services.The Litmus Partnership · £4.6m
  • Gipsy Hill Federation ~ Tender for Catering ServicesThe Litmus Partnership · £4.6m
  • 704_18 Catering ServicesEspo · £4.4m
  • The Priory Learning Trust - Tender for Catering Services.The Litmus Partnership · £1.9m
  • Portico Academy Trust - Tender for Catering ServicesThe Litmus Partnership · £1.8m

Extracted automatically from pabulum-catering.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.

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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 · 10 live · 27 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Aylesbury High School ~ Catering Tender
Aylesbury High School5552400001 Aug 2025£2.1m5 yrsLive
Basingstoke Primary Schools Cluster ~ Catering Tender
Basingstoke Primary Schools Cluster5552400001 Jan 2024£2.9m6 yrsLive
704_22 Outsourced Catering Services
Espo5550000001 Sept 2022£8.3m2 yrsClosed
CA9666 - Burntwood School - Outsourced Catering Services
Burntwood School5550000001 Sept 2022—3 yrsClosed
Collis Primary School Meals Contract 2022
AVL CONSULTANCY LIMITED5552310001 Jan 2022£642k4 yrsClosed
Wandle Learning Trust - School Catering Services
Wandle Learning Trust5552400001 Nov 2020£3.0m5 yrsClosed
The Park Federation Academy Trust - School Catering Services
The Park Federation Academy Trust - School Catering Services5552400001 Aug 2020£10.0m7 yrsLive
Featherstone High School & Woodlands Academy Catering Tender
Featherstone High School5552400001 Sept 2020£1.5m3 yrsClosed
RM&C/2019/247
Burpham Primary Foundation School1589421001 Jan 2020£437k6 yrsClosed
Portico Academy Trust - Tender for Catering Services
The Litmus Partnership5552400001 Sept 2019£1.8m5 yrsClosed
Total live value £15.1m · mean award £1.6m1–10 of 37

Top buyers · 27 buyers · top 3 = 60%

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

✓ From notices
1
The Litmus Partnership
4 contracts
22%
since 2017
2
Espo
3 contracts
21%
since 2018
3
The Park Federation Academy Trust - School Catering Services
1 contract
17%
since 2020
4
B4Schools Ltd
2 contracts
6%
since 2017
5
Wandle Learning Trust
1 contract
5%
since 2020
6
Basingstoke Primary Schools Cluster
2 contracts
5%
since 2023
7
The Primary First Trust
1 contract
5%
since 2017
8
Aylesbury High School
1 contract
4%
since 2025
9
Featherstone High School
1 contract
3%
since 2020
10
Backwell School
1 contract
3%
since 2015

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
South East16 contracts
58%
East Midlands3 contracts
30%
Eastern4 contracts
8%
South West1 contract
4%
North West2 contracts
0%
London1 contract
0%
Region resolved for 71% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

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

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
SA
Sports and Leisure Management Ltd
No£378.0m3
BE
BENUGO LIMITED
No£26.4m2
MC
MELLORS CATERING SERVICES LIMITED
No£16.9m3
TG
The Genuine Dining Co.
No£11.8m1
SE
Searcys
Yes£11.5m2
PA
Pabulum Ltd
No——
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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
Due in -10d
Next due 30 Jun 2026
Confirmation statement
Due in -10d
Next due 30 Jun 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

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.

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Registered details

Company no.
03034174
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
16 Mar 1995
Reg. office
Parklands Court 24 Parklands, Birmingham Great Park, Rubery, West Midlands, B45 9PZ
SIC codes
56290
Last accounts
31 Dec 2023
Next accounts due
30 Jun 2026

Directors & PSC

  • COMPASS SECRETARIES LIMITED — corporate secretary
    Appointed 30 Apr 2024
  • THOMAS, Nicholas Edward Heale, Mr. — director
    Appointed 01 Aug 2023
  • TONER, William, Mr. — director
    Appointed 01 Aug 2023
  • Ch & Co Catering Group Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 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.

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PABULUM LIMITED
03034174 · this company

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