At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs
ASKEWS AND HOLTS LIBRARY SERVICES LTD has won £126.8m across 36 public-sector buyers, with 13 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.
Why: top buyer Espo at 34% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.
ESG & policies vault · 0/5
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Capabilities
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- 376F_18 Library Stock
- 376F_22 Library Stock
- Provision of Library Stock to East Midlands & Mid Anglia Library (EMMAC) Consortium
- CTP 790 Provision of Library Stock Supply
- Supply of library stock
Case studies
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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 · 13 live · 63 historic
Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.
| Title | Buyer | CPV | Awarded | Value | Term | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | — | 01 Apr 2026 | £22.0m | 2 yrs | pending | |
| London Borough of Merton | 22113000 | 25 Feb 2025 | £575k | 5.1 yrs | Live | |
| Leeds City Council | 22113000 | 12 Jul 2024 | £1.2m | 2.1 yrs | Live | |
| London Borough of Newham | 22113000 | 01 May 2024 | £0.01 | 3.9 yrs | Live | |
| City of Doncaster Council | 22110000 | 01 Aug 2023 | £300k | 3 yrs | Live | |
| Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 22113000 | 01 Aug 2023 | £4.7m | 5 yrs | Live | |
| Bristol City Council | 22113000 | 01 Oct 2022 | £2.1m | 3 yrs | Closed | |
| Durham County Council | 22113000 | 10 May 2022 | £154k | 4 yrs | Closed | |
| University Of The West Of England | 22000000 | 05 May 2022 | £55k | — | Closed | |
| Plymouth City Council | 22113000 | 01 Apr 2022 | £50k | 12 mo | Closed |
Top buyers · 36 buyers · top 3 = 65%
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). ASKEWS AND HOLTS LIBRARY SERVICES LTD highlighted.
| Supplier | SME? | Awarded · 24m | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|
KP KPMG LLP | No | £223.2m | 1 |
AA ASKEWS AND HOLTS LIBRARY SERVICES LTD | Yes | £22.0m | — |
| No | £7.4m | 1 | |
| No | £3.0m | 1 | |
| No | £2.7m | 2 | |
| Yes | £1.6m | 4 |
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.
- 02745298
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited
- Incorporated
- 07 Sept 1992
- Reg. office
- 1 Whittle Drive, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN23 6QH
- SIC codes
- 46900 · 96090
- Last accounts
- 28 Feb 2025
- Next accounts due
- 30 Nov 2026
Directors & PSC
- HALES, Ashley Elizabeth — directorAppointed 07 Nov 2025
- LITTLE, Nicola Gail — directorAppointed 07 Nov 2025
- LITTLE, Jonathan James — directorAppointed 30 Aug 2007
- The Little Group Limited — person with significant controlownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 percent · right to appoint and remove directors
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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