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ASKEWS AND HOLTS LIBRARY SERVICES LTD

Eastbourne
SME
askewsandholts.com ↗
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Awarded
£126.8m
Live
13
Buyers
36
12m
£22.0m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities5
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts13 / 76
  • Top buyers36
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
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Quick answer — ASKEWS AND HOLTS LIBRARY SERVICES LTDUpdated 06 Jul 2026

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.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
13 of 76Live contracts
34%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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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

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Service tags, sectors served and target geographies appear here once a supplier verifies ownership of this profile.

Frameworks & DPS · 5 from notices
  • 376F_18 Library StockEspo · £16.0m
  • 376F_22 Library StockEspo · £15.0m
  • Provision of Library Stock to East Midlands & Mid Anglia Library (EMMAC) ConsortiumNottinghamshire County Council · £8.0m
  • CTP 790 Provision of Library Stock SupplyDerbyshire County Council · £3.0m
  • Supply of library stockLondon Borough of Merton · £575k

Case studies

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Buyer references

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Accreditations & memberships

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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

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Contracts · 13 live · 63 historic

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✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
376F_26 Library Stock
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO—01 Apr 2026£22.0m2 yrspending
Supply of library stock
London Borough of Merton2211300025 Feb 2025£575k5.1 yrsLive
Supply of Library Books - Lot 1 Adults
Leeds City Council2211300012 Jul 2024£1.2m2.1 yrsLive
Supply of Library Book Stock
London Borough of Newham2211300001 May 2024£0.013.9 yrsLive
Askews and Holts Library books Lot 1
City of Doncaster Council2211000001 Aug 2023£300k3 yrsLive
Supply & Service of Library Books
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council2211300001 Aug 2023£4.7m5 yrsLive
RES/LS/Library book supply (NEPO418)
Bristol City Council2211300001 Oct 2022£2.1m3 yrsClosed
Call off from NEPO418 Framework for the Provision of Library Books & Digital Content
Durham County Council2211300010 May 2022£154k4 yrsClosed
Supply of Books, E-Books, Standing Orders and related materials
University Of The West Of England2200000005 May 2022£55k—Closed
21983 - School Books for Library
Plymouth City Council2211300001 Apr 2022£50k12 moClosed
Total live value £6.8m · mean award £1.7m1–10 of 76

Top buyers · 36 buyers · top 3 = 65%

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

✓ From notices
1
Espo
5 contracts
34%
since 2016
2
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO
2 contracts
17%
since 2026
3
STAR PROCUREMENT LIMITED
2 contracts
13%
since 2019
4
Nottinghamshire County Council
1 contract
6%
since 2019
5
North Yorkshire County Council
1 contract
6%
since 2019
6
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
1 contract
4%
since 2023
7
Leeds City Council
4 contracts
3%
since 2016
8
Derbyshire County Council
2 contracts
3%
since 2017
9
Bristol City Council
1 contract
2%
since 2022
10
University Of The West Of England
23 contracts
1%
since 2015

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
East Midlands14 contracts
63%
North West4 contracts
14%
North East5 contracts
8%
Yorkshire8 contracts
7%
South West28 contracts
3%
Eastern2 contracts
1%
London2 contracts
1%
South East5 contracts
1%
West Midlands4 contracts
1%
Scotland2 contracts
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). ASKEWS AND HOLTS LIBRARY SERVICES LTD highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
KP
KPMG LLP
No£223.2m1
AA
ASKEWS AND HOLTS LIBRARY SERVICES LTD
Yes£22.0m—
TG
THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED
No£7.4m1
CL
Critiqom Limited trading as Adare SEC Ltd
No£3.0m1
MA
MOTTRAM ASSOCIATES LIMITED
No£2.7m2
BP
BEST PRACTICE NETWORK LIMITED
Yes£1.6m4
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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 28 Feb 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 11 Sept 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

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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.
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 — director
    Appointed 07 Nov 2025
  • LITTLE, Nicola Gail — director
    Appointed 07 Nov 2025
  • LITTLE, Jonathan James — director
    Appointed 30 Aug 2007
  • The Little Group 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

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Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

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ASKEWS AND HOLTS LIBRARY SERVICES LTD.
02745298 · this company

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