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PETERS LIMITED

Printed matter
SME

Peters Limited provides books and furniture specifically for schools and libraries. They offer a range of services including bespoke book selections, library audits, and design services for library spaces.

peters.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£68.9m
Live
17
Buyers
21
12m
£23.2m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities2
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts17 / 27
  • Top buyers21
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
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  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — PETERS LIMITEDUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

PETERS LIMITED has won £68.9m across 21 public-sector buyers, with 17 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO at 32% · 100% in Printed matter · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
17 of 27Live contracts
32%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
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 5
Books and furniture for schoolsBespoke book selectionsBook servicing, jackets and labelsLibrary audit serviceLibrary Space Design ServicesBespoke Library Furniture ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 2 from notices
  • 376F_22 Library StockEspo · £15.0m
  • Provision of Library Stock to East Midlands & Mid Anglia Library ConsortiumNottinghamshire County Council · £9.1m

Extracted automatically from peters.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

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 · 17 live · 10 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
376F_26 Library Stock
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO—01 Apr 2026£22.0m2 yrspending
School Library Service Books & Resources
Hampshire County Council2211300017 Oct 2026£1.2m12 moLive
Supply of Library Books - Lot 2 Childrens
Leeds City Council2211300011 Jul 2024£1.2m2.1 yrsLive
PLACE442ER Provision of Library Stock
Derbyshire County Council2220000001 Apr 2024£2.6m4 yrsLive
Library Book Stock Supplies
Cumberland Council2210000016 Apr 2024£1.9m5 yrsLive
Lot 2 - Childrens - Peters Ltd - Library books
City of Doncaster Council2211300001 Aug 2023£100k2.9 yrsClosed
PAN2936 - Supply of Library Book Stock
Leicester City Council2200000001 Apr 2024£836k4 yrsLive
Provision of Library Stock to East Midlands & Mid Anglia Library Consortium
Nottinghamshire County Council2200000001 Feb 2024£9.1m4 yrsLive
LPS CORP - The Provision of Physical Library Stock
Lancashire County Council9250000003 Jun 2023£3.7m4 yrsLive
CWC22116 - Library Stock
Wolverhampton City Council2200000001 Jan 2023£1.2m4 yrsLive
Total live value £21.7m · mean award £2.6m1–10 of 27

Top buyers · 21 buyers · top 3 = 67%

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

✓ From notices
1
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO
2 contracts
32%
since 2026
2
Espo
2 contracts
22%
since 2022
3
Nottinghamshire County Council
1 contract
13%
since 2023
4
STAR PROCUREMENT LIMITED
1 contract
11%
since 2019
5
Lancashire County Council
1 contract
5%
since 2023
6
Derbyshire County Council
1 contract
4%
since 2024
7
Leeds City Council
2 contracts
3%
since 2019
8
Cumberland Council
1 contract
3%
since 2024
9
Hampshire County Council
1 contract
2%
since 2026
10
Wolverhampton City Council
1 contract
2%
since 2022

Category mix

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

✓ From notices
Printed matter22
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
East Midlands7 contracts
72%
North West4 contracts
20%
Yorkshire3 contracts
3%
West Midlands2 contracts
2%
South East2 contracts
2%
South West1 contract
1%
North East3 contracts
0%
Eastern1 contract
0%
Scotland1 contract
0%
Northern Ireland2 contracts
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). PETERS LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
TS
THE STATIONERY OFFICE LIMITED
No£50.0m1
PE
PETERS LIMITED
Yes£23.2m—
PR
Performing Rights Society
No£19.9m2
TR
THOMSON REUTERS (PROFESSIONAL) UK LIMITED
Yes£9.4m4
EI
EBSCO International Inc
Yes£3.2m11
CL
Critiqom Limited trading as Adare SEC Ltd
No£3.0m1
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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 30 Apr 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 24 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
±

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.
02452340
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
13 Dec 1989
Reg. office
120 Bromsgrove Street, Birmingham, B5 6RJ
SIC codes
46900 · 47610
Last accounts
30 Apr 2025
Next accounts due
31 Jan 2027

Directors & PSC

  • BOWLES, Claire Elizabeth — director
    Appointed 01 May 2020
  • BUTLER, Richard Charles — director
    Appointed 01 May 2020
  • PETERS, Rhydian John — director
    Appointed 19 Feb 2009
  • J S Peters & Son 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.

↔ From Cos House
PETERS LIMITED
02452340 · this company

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