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Scot Group

Exeter
Large

Scot Group Ltd operates the Thrifty rental brand in the UK, offering car and van rental services from 90 locations nationwide. It is the largest privately owned rental company in the UK, known for its comprehensive fleet and customer service.

thrifty.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£103.4m
Live
5
Buyers
6
12m
£100.0m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts5 / 8
  • Top buyers6
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — Scot GroupUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Scot Group has won £103.4m across 6 public-sector buyers, with 5 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government at 97% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
5 of 8Live contracts
97%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

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 · 3
Car HireHire a car from an extensive range of vehicles including economy, family saloons, and luxury cars. ↗Van RentalHire from a selection of vans including the new Transit Custom. ↗Long Term Car HireFlexible long-term rental options available. ↗

Extracted automatically from thrifty.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 · 5 live · 3 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
WGCP - Vehicle Hire IV Framework
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government—12 Mar 2026£100.0m4 yrspending
CSKL & TPPL Vehicle Rental Framework 2025
Commercial Services Kent Limited3410000001 Jun 2025£1.6m4 yrsLive
Framework for Hire Of Vehicles for Leeds City Council
Leeds City Council3410000006 May 2024£1.6m4.3 yrsLive
YAS 205 2023_24 10 Winter 4x4 Vehicles
London Ambulance Service NHS Trust3411412201 Oct 2023£53k6 moClosed
Provision of Vehicle Hire Services
FCDO Services3411000001 Oct 2020£30k12 moClosed
CSKL & TPPL Vehicle Rental Framework 2025
Commercial Services Kent Limited34110000———Live
271_24 Vehicle Rental (Self-Drive)
Espo34110000———Live
CSKL & TPPL VEHICLE RENTAL FRAMEWORK 2021
Commercial Services Kent Limited34110000———Live
Total live value £3.3m · mean award £12.9m

Top buyers · 6 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
1 contract
97%
since 2026
2
Commercial Services Kent Limited
3 contracts
2%
since 2025
3
Leeds City Council
1 contract
2%
since 2024
4
London Ambulance Service NHS Trust
1 contract
0%
since 2023
5
FCDO Services
1 contract
0%
since 2020
6
Espo
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Wales1 contract
97%
South East4 contracts
2%
Yorkshire1 contract
2%
London1 contract
0%
East Midlands1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Scot Group highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
SG
Scot Group
No£100.0m—
TA
trading as Wrightbus
No£47.6m1
BB
Bamford Bus Company Ltd
No£47.6m1
AD
Alexander Dennis
No£47.6m2
ER
Enterprise Rent-A-Car UK Limited
Yes£30.7m8
LH
London Hire Ltd
Yes£26.3m4
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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 31 Mar 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 25 Nov 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
±

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.
01425565
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
05 Jun 1979
Reg. office
Scot House Matford Park Road, Marsh Barton Trading Estate, Exeter, EX2 8AW
SIC codes
77110
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • TOWNSEND, Damien Scott — secretary
    Appointed 21 Apr 2026
  • TOWNSEND, Damien Scott — director
    Appointed 21 Apr 2026
  • WILSON, Martin — director
    Appointed 01 Apr 2018
  • HANCOCK, Roger Owen — director
    Appointed 05 Dec 1994
  • Scot Group Southern Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

↔ From Cos 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.

↔ From Cos House
SCOT GROUP LIMITED
01425565 · this company

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