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Research Consulting Limited

Nottingham
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Research Consulting Limited is a mission-driven business that improves the effectiveness and impact of research and scholarly communication. They act as trusted advisors to universities, funding agencies, publishers, and not-for-profits.

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Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£781k
Live
3
Buyers
6
12m
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At a glance
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Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities4
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts3 / 17
  • Top buyers6
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — Research Consulting LimitedUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Research Consulting Limited has won £781k across 6 public-sector buyers, with 3 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED at 80% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
3 of 17Live contracts
80%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 · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 4
Universities & Research OrganisationsDeveloping research strategy, optimising research management, and strengthening research culture. ↗Learned Societies, Academies & AssociationsAdvancing disciplines and serving communities through strategic support, evaluation, and evidence-based insight. ↗Research Funders & PolicymakersEvaluating impact, synthesising evidence, and delivering strategic insights for evidence-based decision-making. ↗Publishing & Scholarly CommunicationDeveloping sustainable strategies and navigating sector transformation through evidence-based analysis. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 4 from notices
  • OJEU-CR16026 SciencewiseUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £193k
  • Science, Perceptions and International Trust Research ProjectBRITISH COUNCIL(THE) · £70k
  • Impact ReviewUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £50k
  • Impact of EPSRC's investment in Industrial Cooperative Awards in Science & Engineering (ICASE)UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £48k

Extracted automatically from research-consulting.com 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.

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No buyer references yet

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Accreditations & memberships · 1

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

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Core credentials · 1/6
Cyber EssentialsNot evidenced✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNot evidenced✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityNot evidenced✓
ISO 9001 — QualityISO ↗✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalNot evidenced✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyNot evidenced✓

Extracted automatically from research-consulting.com 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 · 3 live · 14 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
PS25022 - Research consultancy for annual statement analysis
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED7321000028 Jan 2025£50k2 moClosed
Open data about research landscape
JISC8000000027 Apr 2024£25k2 moClosed
Calculation of baseline figures for the monitoring and evaluation of UKRI's open access policy
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED7300000001 Nov 2023£25k5 moClosed
PS22426 - Research Integrity data analysis
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED7311000008 Feb 2023£45k3 moClosed
PS22144 Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for Open Access Policy
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED7300000004 Jul 2022£69k6 moClosed
Operational Management Services to UNIP
UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM (THE)7311000011 Feb 2022£60k—Closed
PS21162 - G7 Open Science Project
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED7300000024 Jan 2022£70k2 moClosed
PS21206 - UK and International research integrity indicators
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED7311000001 Dec 2021£30k5 moClosed
Science, Perceptions and International Trust Research Project
BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)7320000007 Jan 2021£70k3 moClosed
Impact of EPSRC's investment in Industrial Cooperative Awards in Science & Engineering (ICASE)
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED7311000017 Sept 2018£48k6 moClosed
Total live value — · mean award £46k1–10 of 17

Top buyers · 6 buyers · top 3 = 97%

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

✓ From notices
1
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
10 contracts
80%
since 2016
2
BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)
2 contracts
9%
since 2021
3
UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM (THE)
1 contract
8%
since 2022
4
JISC
2 contracts
3%
since 2024
5
HEFCE
1 contract
0%
since 2017
6
UK Research and Innovation
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
South West13 contracts
83%
London2 contracts
9%
East Midlands1 contract
8%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Research Consulting Limited highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
IR
IFF Research
No£10.4m1
I(
Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd
No£7.6m6
E&
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
No£5.0m4
FC
FREUD COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
No£4.4m1
KG
KERV GROUP LIMITED
No£3.0m1
RC
Research Consulting Limited
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

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 Jan 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 11 Feb 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.

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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.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
08376797
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
28 Jan 2013
Reg. office
The Ingenuity Centre University Of Nottingham Innovation Park, Triumph Road, Nottingham, NG7 2TU
SIC codes
70229
Last accounts
31 Jan 2025
Next accounts due
31 Oct 2026

Directors & PSC

  • JOHNSON, Rachel Jane — director
    Appointed 28 Jun 2018
  • KING, Daniel Martin, Dr — director
    Appointed 28 Jun 2018
  • JOHNSON, Rachel Jane — secretary
    Appointed 29 Aug 2014
  • JOHNSON, Robert Fitzhugh — director
    Appointed 28 Jan 2013
  • Mr Robert Fitzhugh Johnson — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 50 to 75 percent · voting rights 50 to 75 percent · right to appoint and remove directors
  • Mrs Rachel Jane Johnson — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent · voting rights 25 to 50 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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RESEARCH CONSULTING LIMITED
08376797 · this company

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