At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs
8 Million Stories Ltd has won £9.0m across 4 public-sector buyers, with 3 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.
Why: top buyer The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) at 75% · 100% in IT services · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.
ESG & policies vault · 0/5
Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.
Capabilities
What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.
- BBC Media Services
Extracted automatically from 8ms.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.
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.
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 · 1
Credentials listed on the supplier’s website. Not yet checked against issuer registers.
Extracted automatically from 8ms.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.
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 · 4 historic
Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.
| Title | Buyer | CPV | Awarded | Value | Term | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Tourist Authority t/a VisitBritain/VisitEngland | 72222300 | 24 Nov 2025 | £668k | 12 mo | Live | |
| British Tourist Authority t/a VisitBritain/VisitEngland | 79340000 | 09 Nov 2020 | £500k | 4 yrs | Closed | |
| The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) | 79341400 | 01 Apr 2020 | £6.8m | 4 yrs | Closed | |
| British Tourist Authority t/a VisitBritain/VisitEngland | 72212220 | 01 Aug 2018 | £150k | 2 yrs | Closed | |
| British Tourist Authority t/a VisitBritain/VisitEngland | 72414000 | 15 Mar 2018 | £900k | 3 yrs | Closed | |
| Northern Trains Limited | 79342000 | — | — | — | Live | |
| VisitBritain/VisitEngland | 72222300 | — | — | — | Live |
Top buyers · 4 buyers · top 3 = 100%
Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.
Category mix
CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 100%.
Geography
Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.
Peers
Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). 8 Million Stories Ltd highlighted.
| Supplier | SME? | Awarded · 24m | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|
SO Softcat | No | £456.8m | 8 |
| Yes | £120.0m | 1 | |
| No | £38.0m | 1 | |
| No | £19.0m | 1 | |
| Yes | £15.3m | 1 | |
8M 8 Million Stories Ltd | No | £668k | — |
Red flags · 0 active
Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.
Compliance scorecard
Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.
Modifications
Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.
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.
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.
Registered details
- Company no.
- SC430348
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited
- Incorporated
- 14 Aug 2012
- Reg. office
- 5 Rutland Square, Edinburgh, EH1 2AS
- SIC codes
- 70210 · 73120
- Last accounts
- 31 Mar 2025
- Next accounts due
- 31 Dec 2026
Directors & PSC
- BRAIDWOOD, Lyndsay Alison — directorAppointed 01 Sept 2013
- RICHMOND, Robin Carmichael — directorAppointed 01 Sept 2013
- LEACH, Heather Margaret — directorAppointed 14 Aug 2012
- LEACH, Stephen Edward — directorAppointed 14 Aug 2012
- Mr Robin Carmichael Richmond — person with significant controlsignificant influence or control
- Mrs Lyndsay Braidwood — person with significant controlownership of shares 25 to 50 percent
Financial
Filed accounts from Companies 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.
Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.
Social value · 1/5
Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes. Each is tagged self-reported or from the website.
Extracted automatically from 8ms.com on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.