At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs
SOWDEN & SOWDEN LIMITED has won £622k across 3 public-sector buyers, with 4 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.
Why: top buyer Hull City Council at 40% · 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.
- Aura- Marketing support for the Aura Innovation Centre Led by the University of Hull, Aura has been shaping and defining its presence within the Offshore Wind Industry (OSW). You are invited by the University to submit a bid for marketing support for the Aura Innovation Centre. To view this opportunity visit: https://www.proactisplaza.com/supplierportal/?cid=UNIHULL
- Marketing Support for The Flood Resilience Innovation Centre
- Aura- Management and execution of the Aura Innovation Centre Launch Led by the University of Hull, Aura has been shaping and defining its presence within the Offshore Wind Industry (OSW). You are invited by the University to submit a bid for the management and execution of the Aura Innovation Centre Launch in Februrary 2020. This opportunity can be viewed here: https://www.proactisplaza.com/supplierportal/?cid=UNIHULL
- Marketing Support Services for the Aura Innovation Centre.\n \n You are invited by the University to submit a bid for Marketing Support Services for the Aura Innovation Centre.\n \n We are seeking to appoint suppliers across 4 Lots to deliver marketing support and promotional services for the Aura Innovation Centre. It is expected that these suppliers will be innovative, creative and responsive agencies / consultants /\n organisations with a track record of developing and delivering outstanding strategic and tactical marketing activity. The successful suppliers will act as an extension to the AIC team and will work closely with the Director, Operations Manager and Market
Extracted automatically from sowden-sowden.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.
Case studies · 5
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Extracted automatically from sowden-sowden.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.
Buyer references
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Accreditations & memberships
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No accreditations recorded
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KPI performance
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Contracts · 4 live · 6 historic
Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.
| Title | Buyer | CPV | Awarded | Value | Term | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Wolverhampton College | 72413000 | 04 Nov 2024 | £97k | 3 yrs | Live | |
| City of Wolverhampton College | 79340000 | 01 Aug 2023 | £106k | 2 yrs | Closed | |
| UNIVERSITY OF HULL | 79340000 | 12 Apr 2021 | — | 2 yrs | Closed | |
| UNIVERSITY OF HULL | 79340000 | 27 Mar 2020 | £59k | 1.8 yrs | Closed | |
| UNIVERSITY OF HULL | 79342000 | 01 Nov 2019 | £30k | 4 mo | Closed | |
| UNIVERSITY OF HULL | 79342000 | 01 Nov 2019 | £80k | 12 mo | Closed | |
| Hull City Council | 79340000 | 06 Oct 2018 | £250k | 3 yrs | Closed | |
| City of Wolverhampton College | 79341400 | — | — | — | Live | |
| City of Wolverhampton College | 72413000 | — | — | — | Live | |
| UNIVERSITY OF HULL | 79000000 | — | — | — | Live |
Top buyers · 3 buyers · top 3 = 100%
Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.
Geography
Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.
Peers
Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). SOWDEN & SOWDEN LIMITED highlighted.
| Supplier | SME? | Awarded · 24m | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|
| No | £119.1m | 1 | |
| No | £39.0m | 1 | |
| No | £38.0m | 1 | |
| Yes | £5.1m | 1 | |
| No | £5.0m | 1 | |
S& SOWDEN & SOWDEN LIMITED | No | — | — |
Red flags · 0 active
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Compliance scorecard
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Modifications
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No modifications recorded
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News mentions
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No news mentions found
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Companies House
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Registered details
- Company no.
- 02025492
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited
- Incorporated
- 05 Jun 1986
- Reg. office
- 26a The Weir, Hessle, HU13 0RU
- SIC codes
- 73110
- Last accounts
- 30 Jun 2025
- Next accounts due
- 31 Mar 2027
Directors & PSC
- SOWDEN, Paul Anthony — director
- SOWDEN, Polly Anna — directorAppointed 15 Mar 2009
- SOWDEN, Polly Anna — secretaryAppointed 31 Oct 2003
- Mr Paul Anthony Sowden — person with significant controlownership of shares 50 to 75 percent
- Miss Polly Anna Sowden — person with significant controlownership of shares 25 to 50 percent
Financial
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No financial filings on record
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Org tree
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Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.
Social value
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