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Ribble Farm Fare Limited

Food & beverages · Preston
SME

Ribble Farm Fare Limited is a family-run business based in Longridge, Lancashire, supplying fresh foods to the catering industry. They focus on sourcing local produce and have been operating since 1964.

ribblefarmfare.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£48.5m
Live
9
Buyers
9
12m
£8.0m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities4
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts9 / 15
  • Top buyers9
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — Ribble Farm Fare LimitedUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Ribble Farm Fare Limited has won £48.5m across 9 public-sector buyers, with 9 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED at 83% · 100% in Food & beverages · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
9 of 15Live contracts
83%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
Services · 2
Fresh Food SupplySuppliers of fresh foods to the catering industry, focusing on local produce. ↗Trade OrdersOffers trade orders via phone or online. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 4 from notices
  • Fresh Food DPS Contract Award Notices December 2025 - February 2026SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED · £40.0m
  • Fresh Food DPS Contract Award Notices March 2024 - May 2024NHS Supply Chain : NHS Supply Chain · £5.7m
  • Fresh Food - Fruit and VegetablesFOODBUY EUROPE LIMITED · £988k
  • Supply of Milk and Dairy ProductsUclan Innovation & Enterprise · £80k

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

Case studies · 3

Delivery stories from the supplier’s website. Clients are not yet cross-checked against award records.

◐ From supplier website
Partnership with Armathwaite HallProvided reliable and honest service for many years.
Collaboration with UCLanSupplying fruit, vegetables, and dairy products since 2017 with fantastic quality and service.
Service at Chester RacecourseReliable supplier for over 15 years, known for going out of their way to help.

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

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 · 2

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

◐ From supplier website
Core credentials · 0/6
Cyber EssentialsNot evidenced✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNot evidenced✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityNot evidenced✓
ISO 9001 — QualityNot evidenced✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalNot evidenced✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyNot evidenced✓
Other credentials & memberships · 2
STS – Food, Health and SafetySTS · Certification
Soil Association CertificationSoil Association · Certification

Extracted automatically from ribblefarmfare.co.uk 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 · 9 live · 6 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Fresh Food DPS Contract Award Notices December 2025 - February 2026
SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED1500000001 Mar 2029£40.0m1 moLive
Fresh and Food to Go Direct Solutions Framework
NHS Supply Chain : NHS Supply Chain1500000003 Sept 2024£1.3m4 yrsLive
Fresh Food DPS Contract Award Notices March 2024 - May 2024
NHS Supply Chain : NHS Supply Chain1500000001 Mar 2029£5.7m1 moLive
CA9040 - HHC Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit & Vegetables & Related Products - CAT11037-TU - LOT 2
Hopwood Hall College0322120031 Aug 2021£83k3 yrsClosed
Manchester Met Uni-Supply & Distr.n of Grocery, F&V, Fresh Meat, Dairy, Cheese, Sandwiches, Non-Food, Snacks_Confec, Soft Drinks
Manchester Metropolitan University C/O Pelican Procurement Services1500000023 Nov 2020£99k3 yrsClosed
Fresh Food - Fruit and Vegetables
FOODBUY EUROPE LIMITED1531000009 Mar 2020£988k2 yrsClosed
CA6066 - Invitation To Tender for The Supply and Distribution of Fruit and Vegetables & Misc Chilled Foods
Leverhulme Academy Trust1530000002 Sept 2019£167k2 yrsClosed
Supply of Milk and Dairy Products
Uclan Innovation & Enterprise1550000001 Sept 2019£80k2 yrsClosed
Supply of Fresh Fruit & Vegetables
SOUTHPORT AND ORMSKIRK HOSPITAL NHS TRUST Southport & Ormskirk0322100001 May 2016—3 yrsClosed
Fresh & Food to Go Direct Solutions Framework
NHS Supply Chain : NHS Supply Chain03142500———Live
Total live value £47.0m · mean award £3.2m1–10 of 15

Top buyers · 9 buyers · top 3 = 99%

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

✓ From notices
1
SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED
2 contracts
83%
since 2025
2
NHS Supply Chain : NHS Supply Chain
6 contracts
15%
since 2023
3
FOODBUY EUROPE LIMITED
1 contract
2%
since 2020
4
Leverhulme Academy Trust
1 contract
0%
since 2019
5
Manchester Metropolitan University C/O Pelican Procurement Services
1 contract
0%
since 2020
6
Hopwood Hall College
1 contract
0%
since 2021
7
Uclan Innovation & Enterprise
1 contract
0%
since 2019
8
SOUTHPORT AND ORMSKIRK HOSPITAL NHS TRUST Southport & Ormskirk
1 contract
0%
since 2016
9
Dukefield FoodService
1 contract
0%

Category mix

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

✓ From notices
Food & beverages15
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
London2 contracts
100%
South East1 contract
0%
North West2 contracts
0%
Region resolved for 83% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Ribble Farm Fare Limited highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
BG
BFS GROUP LIMITED
Yes£843.0m11
OA
ON A ROLL SANDWICH COMPANY LIMITED
Yes£80.3m6
ND
NIJJAR DAIRIES LIMITED T/A Freshways
Yes£58.4m11
BB
Brake Bros Ltd
Yes£57.0m11
OT
OWEN TAYLOR AND SONS LIMITED
Yes£56.7m7
RF
Ribble Farm Fare Limited
Yes£8.0m—
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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
Due in -10d
Next due 30 Jun 2026
Confirmation statement
Due in -38d
Next due 02 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.

✓ 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.
01896240
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
18 Mar 1985
Reg. office
Unit 14 Shay Lane, Longridge, Preston, PR3 3BT
SIC codes
46310
Last accounts
30 Sept 2024
Next accounts due
30 Jun 2026

Directors & PSC

  • COULSTON, Gwendoline — director
  • GOODMAN, Marina — secretary
    Appointed 01 Oct 2013
  • COULSTON, Roger David — director
    Appointed 10 Jan 1996
  • Ribble Farm Fare Holdings Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 percent · right to appoint and remove directors

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
RIBBLE FARM FARE LIMITED
01896240 · this company

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