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The Active Collection Bureau Limited

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The Active Collection Bureau Limited specializes in the management of radioactive materials, providing consultancy and disposal services for various waste streams. They focus on recycling and safe disposal, ensuring compliance with relevant standards.

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Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£3.1m
Live
2
Buyers
5
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts2 / 6
  • Top buyers5
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
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Quick answer — The Active Collection Bureau LimitedUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

The Active Collection Bureau Limited has won £3.1m across 5 public-sector buyers, with 2 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer NWS at 62% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
2 of 6Live contracts
62%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.

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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
Services · 10
AnalysisRadioactive Material DisposalHigh Activity Sealed SourcesDepleted Uranium RecyclingACB has set up international recycling routes for Depleted Uranium (DU) and has been consigning the material internationally for over ten years. ↗ConsultancyTritium RecyclingWaste Stream CharacterisationSmoke Detector DisposalSolution DevelopmentTransport & Packaging
Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • UKRI FM18190 - Disposal of Low Level Radioactive Waste into a permitted Landfill - Request for ProposalUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £500k

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

Case studies

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Buyer references

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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 — QualityBSI✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalNot evidenced✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyNot evidenced✓

Extracted automatically from acb.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

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Contracts · 2 live · 4 historic

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

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TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
GB-Swindon: UKRI-3870 Disposal of Low Level Radioactive Waste in a permitted Landfill Site
UK Research & Innovation9052110031 Jul 2024£112k4 yrsLive
Sellafield Pond Items
NWS9052100023 Apr 2024£985k14 moClosed
FC0035 Rosyth Boilers
NWS9052100009 Feb 2024£929k1.5 yrsClosed
UKRI FM18190 - Disposal of Low Level Radioactive Waste into a permitted Landfill - Request for Proposal
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED9052000018 Mar 2019£500k4 yrsClosed
The Collection and Disposal of Sealed Radioactive Sources & Mobile Radioactive Apparatus & Special Waste in the United Kingdom
Ministry of Defence, IMOC, Defence Equipment Sales Authority (DESA)9052130001 Mar 2019£565k4 yrsClosed
Metallic Waste Treatment Services Framework 2024
nuclear waster services14630000———Live
Total live value £112k · mean award £515k

Top buyers · 5 buyers · top 3 = 96%

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

✓ From notices
1
NWS
2 contracts
62%
since 2024
2
Ministry of Defence, IMOC, Defence Equipment Sales Authority (DESA)
1 contract
18%
since 2019
3
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
1 contract
16%
since 2019
4
UK Research & Innovation
1 contract
4%
since 2024
5
nuclear waster services
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
South West2 contracts
100%
Region resolved for 20% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). The Active Collection Bureau Limited highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
LM
LTi Metaltech Ltd
Yes£46.2m2
AS
Augean South Limited
Yes£27.4m5
CU
Cyclife UK
No£12.3m4
BE
Bendall's Engineering Limited
Yes£8.7m5
AW
ACUMEN WASTE SERVICES LIMITED
Yes£7.6m3
TA
The Active Collection Bureau 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

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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 26 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.

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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.

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Registered details

Company no.
03464973
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
13 Nov 1997
Reg. office
Socorro House Liphook Way, 20/20 Business Park, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0LQ
SIC codes
96090
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • BRUCE, Miles — director
    Appointed 04 Apr 2007
  • WARREN, Miles Kinsey — director
    Appointed 13 Nov 1997
  • Radrisk 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.

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THE ACTIVE COLLECTION BUREAU LIMITED
03464973 · this company

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