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WILLIAM FREER LIMITED

Leicester
SME

William Freer Limited is a company based in Leicester that offers plumbing, heating, gas engineering, refrigeration, air conditioning, electrical services, and catering equipment maintenance. They provide a professional service 24/7 with a team of fully trained engineers.

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Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£50.1m
Live
14
Buyers
8
12m
£45.4m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts14 / 21
  • Top buyers8
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
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Quick answer — WILLIAM FREER LIMITEDUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

WILLIAM FREER LIMITED has won £50.1m across 8 public-sector buyers, with 14 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO at 90% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
14 of 21Live contracts
90%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
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 8
Heating & PlumbingGas EngineersAcademies & Educational EstablishmentsMechanical & Electrical InstallationAir ConditioningRefrigerationElectricalCatering Equipment
Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • PRP043 Servicing of Gas and Electrical Catering Appliances and VentillationDerbyshire County Council · £850k

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

Case studies · 3

Delivery stories from the supplier’s website. Clients are not yet cross-checked against award records.

◐ From supplier website
Catering Equipment Maintenance for Loughborough UniversityWilliam Freer has been the Catering Equipment Maintenance Contractor for Loughborough University for over 9 years, providing professional and reliable service.
Support for New CollegeWilliam Freer has assisted New College with high standards of support for health and safety issues over the years.
Emergency Response for Harrison CastingsWilliam Freer provided emergency services to rectify a major breakdown at Harrison Castings due to a burst pipe and gas main issues.

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

Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

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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

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No accreditations recorded

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KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

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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 · 14 live · 7 historic

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

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TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
PRP291 Servicing and Repairs of Air Conditioning and Air Handling Units/ Heating Ventilation (HVAC
Derbyshire County Council—01 May 2026£125k11 moLive
PRP291 Servicing and Repairs of Air Conditioning and Air Handling Units/ Heating Ventilation (HVAC)
Derbyshire County Council—21 May 2026£325k10 moLive
98_26 Heavy and Light Catering Equipment - Supply, Maintenance and Kitchen Design
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO—01 Apr 2026£45.0m2 yrspending
UOW913 Boiler Replacement Programme - AWARD
University of Worcester4216000004 Sept 2023£220k1 moClosed
Mechanical & Electrical Services
NEUPC Ltd7133400007 Jul 2023£1.4m3.9 yrsLive
The Maintenance of Gas Appliances & Systems, and Gas & Electrical Catering Equipment
Loughborough University5053120001 Sept 2022£1.6m5 yrsLive
Kitchen Equipment Maintenance, TUCO Ref: CAT11033-TU - Lot 3 Dishwashing Equipment Maintenance for Nottingham University - AWARD
UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM (THE)5000000001 Jan 2022£29k3 yrsClosed
Kitchen Equipment Maintenance, TUCO Ref: CAT11033-TU - Lot 1 Catering Equipment Maintenance for Nottingham University - AWARD
UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM (THE)5000000001 Jan 2022£226k3 yrsClosed
PRP043 Servicing of Gas and Electrical Catering Appliances and Ventillation
Derbyshire County Council5000000001 Oct 2021£850k4 yrsClosed
CTP807 Servicing of Gas and Electric Catering Appliances
Derbyshire County Council5071000001 Apr 2017£80k2 yrsClosed
Total live value £3.4m · mean award £2.4m1–10 of 21

Top buyers · 8 buyers · top 3 = 96%

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

✓ From notices
1
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO
3 contracts
90%
since 2026
2
Loughborough University
3 contracts
3%
since 2022
3
Derbyshire County Council
8 contracts
3%
since 2017
4
NEUPC Ltd
2 contracts
3%
since 2023
5
Nottinghamshire County Council
1 contract
1%
since 2016
6
UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM (THE)
2 contracts
1%
since 2021
7
University of Worcester
1 contract
0%
since 2023
8
Embark Multi Academy Trust
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
East Midlands18 contracts
97%
Yorkshire2 contracts
3%
West Midlands1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). WILLIAM FREER LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
TC
Topcoat Construction Limited / TCL Group
Yes£67.6m2
IW
Ian Williams
No£67.6m2
WH
Westone Housing
Yes£67.6m2
ER
EQUANS Regeneration Limited
No£67.6m2
CH
C Hanlon Facilities Management Ltd
Yes£67.6m2
WF
WILLIAM FREER LIMITED
Yes£45.4m—
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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

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 Dec 2024
Confirmation statement
Due in -35d
Next due 08 Jun 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

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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.
00229334
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
31 Mar 1928
Reg. office
360 Melton Road, Leicester, LE4 7SL
SIC codes
33120
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • WHITEHEAD SMITH, Gavin Karl — director
    Appointed 01 Jul 2023
  • FREER, Richard William — secretary
    Appointed 03 Sept 1996
  • FREER, Richard William — director
    Appointed 26 Feb 1992
  • Richard William Freer — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 50 to 75 percent · voting rights 50 to 75 percent

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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WILLIAM FREER LIMITED
00229334 · this company

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