THE LANGUAGE SHOP LIMITED

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THE LANGUAGE SHOP LIMITED is a UK limited company, based in London, incorporated in 2014. Has won 39 UK public-sector contracts worth £189.6m across 18 buyers, primarily Ministry of Justice and education & training work.

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Active contracts

no new awards in 30d

Contracted (12m)

£82.9m

new

Framework headroom (12m)

£4.1m

eligibility, not revenue

Public buyers

stable this month

Top buyer share

48%

Ministry of Justice

Risk signals · 2 active

Derived from Companies House filings. More sources (HMRC, Insolvency Service register, press) will be added incrementally.

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Annual accounts overdue

Filing was due 31 Mar 2026. Companies that miss filings are at higher risk of strike-off.

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Confirmation statement overdue

Statement was due 21 Feb 2026 — required annually under s.853A CA 2006.

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Buyer concentration

Each block sized by share of total award value. A dominant block signals dependency on one buyer.

High concentration. Top 3 buyers = 93% of revenue.

Ministry of Justice

Title	Buyer	Award type	Value	Awarded	Status
Contracts for Language Services	Ministry of Justice	Shared contract	£77.5m lot total · 3 suppliers	25 May 2016	expired
Total Language Solutions II	Mid South Essex NHS Foundation Trust	Shared contract	£35.0m lot total · 2 suppliers	27 Aug 2025	pending
Total Language Solutions II	Mid South Essex NHS Foundation Trust	Shared contract	£35.0m lot total · 2 suppliers	27 Aug 2025	pending
Language Services - Procurement in Partnership (PiP)	North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative	Shared contract	£15.4m lot total · 26 suppliers	01 Jan 2024	active
Language Services Lot 4: Quality and Assurance	Ministry of Justice	Direct contract	£12.9m	19 Jan 2026	active
Interpretation and Translation Services	NHS Shared Business Services Ltd (NHS SBS)	Shared contract	£4.5m lot total · 28 suppliers	01 May 2021	expired
CNWL Interpretation Services	Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust	Framework call off	£3.3m ceiling · ~£3.3m share	30 Jun 2025	expired
Language Services (Lot 6 Only)	Crown Commercial Service	Direct contract	£3.0m	30 Mar 2021	expired
Interpretation and Translation Services	N H S Shared Business Services	Framework call off	£2.1m ceiling · ~£63k share (÷34)	20 Nov 2025	active
Interpreting and Translation Services - Healthtrust Europe Total Language Solutions II Framework Call Off Lot 1&2	London Borough of Hackney	Framework call off	£739k ceiling · ~£739k share	07 Jan 2026	active
Interpretation & Translation Services	Nottinghamshire County Council	Direct contract	£135k	31 Jul 2020	expired
Translation, Interpretation and Transcription Services	Thurrock Council	Framework call off	£125k ceiling · ~£42k share (÷3)	15 Nov 2019	expired
Interpretation, Translation and Transcription Services	London Borough of Newham	Direct contract	£33k	27 Dec 2021	expired
Total Language Solutions II	Mid South Essex NHS Foundation Trust	Shared contract	— lot total · 3 suppliers	—	active
Total Language Solutions II	Mid South Essex NHS Foundation Trust	Shared contract	— lot total · 3 suppliers	—	active

THE LANGUAGE SHOP LIMITED

Risk signals · 2 active

Buyer concentration

Contracts won · 39 total · 30 active · 7 expired

Top buyers · by total award value

Award value — last 8 quarters

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Geographic spread

Modifications received · scope growth on existing wins

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THE LANGUAGE SHOP LIMITED

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