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Ron Chalker ( The Potato Man ) Ltd

Oldham
SMEliquidation
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Awarded
£15.5m
Live
3
Buyers
11
12m
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  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities2
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  • Contracts3 / 12
  • Top buyers11
  • Category mix
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  • Peers5
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Quick answer — Ron Chalker ( The Potato Man ) LtdUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Ron Chalker ( The Potato Man ) Ltd has won £15.5m across 11 public-sector buyers, with 3 live contracts.

Why: top buyer YPO at 29% · 4 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
4Active red flags
liquidationCompany status
3 of 12Live contracts
29%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.

⚑ Self-reported
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No social-value commitments yet

Jobs, skills, environmental, inequality and community commitments appear here once a claimed supplier attributes them to awarded contracts, or once we detect them on the supplier’s website.

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.

⚑ Self-reported & from notices

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

Frameworks & DPS · 2 from notices
  • 18-047 Food & BeveragesRotherham MBC · £1.4m
  • Fresh FoodFOODBUY EUROPE LIMITED · £1.2m

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

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No case studies yet

Once a claimed supplier publishes delivery stories — the buyer, the sector, what was delivered and the outcome — they appear here.

Buyer references

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

✓ Confirmed by buyer
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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

Independently issued. Verification dates cross-checked against issuer registers.

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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

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
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 · 3 live · 9 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
The Supply and Delivery of Prepared and Unprepared Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Dairy Products
Kirklees Council0320000001 Apr 2022£4.1m5 yrsLive
Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit & Vegetables & Related ProductsFruit, Vegetables and associated produce
Halton Borough Council1500000001 Jan 2022£1.9m4 yrsClosed
Manchester Met Uni-Supply & Distr.n of Grocery, F&V, Fresh Meat, Dairy, Cheese, Sandwiches, Non-Food, Snacks_Confec, Soft Drinks
Manchester Metropolitan University C/O Pelican Procurement Services1500000023 Nov 2020£99k3 yrsClosed
Corporate Food 4 - Supply of Fresh Fruit & Vegetables
Liverpool City Council1530000001 Apr 2020£30k12 moClosed
Fresh Food
FOODBUY EUROPE LIMITED0314250030 Mar 2020£1.2m2 yrsClosed
18-047 Food & Beverages
Rotherham MBC0322100001 Dec 2018£1.4m5 yrsClosed
Supply and Distibution of Fresh Fruit Vegetables and Associated Products
TUCO Ltd1530000001 Aug 2018£2.3m2 yrsClosed
Supply of fresh milk and dairy products excluding (hard) cheese
Leeds City Council1555000016 Oct 2017£66k2 yrsClosed
Further Competition under TUCO framework Fruit & Vegetables 2014 - Provision of Fresh Fruit & Vegetables
Liverpool City Council0320000021 Jul 2016£90k11 moClosed
YPO - 000704 YPO UK Food Deal
YPO1500000001 Jul 2016£4.4m4 yrsClosed
Total live value £4.1m · mean award £1.3m1–10 of 12

Top buyers · 11 buyers · top 3 = 70%

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

✓ From notices
1
YPO
1 contract
29%
since 2016
2
Kirklees Council
1 contract
26%
since 2022
3
TUCO Ltd
1 contract
15%
since 2018
4
Halton Borough Council
1 contract
12%
since 2021
5
Rotherham MBC
1 contract
9%
since 2018
6
FOODBUY EUROPE LIMITED
1 contract
8%
since 2020
7
Liverpool City Council
2 contracts
1%
since 2016
8
Manchester Metropolitan University C/O Pelican Procurement Services
1 contract
1%
since 2020
9
Leeds City Council
1 contract
0%
since 2017
10
The University Caterers Organisation Limited (TUCO Ltd)
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Yorkshire4 contracts
66%
North West5 contracts
33%
South East1 contract
1%
Region resolved for 84% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Ron Chalker ( The Potato Man ) Ltd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
BG
BFS GROUP LIMITED
Yes£842.7m9
OA
ON A ROLL SANDWICH COMPANY LIMITED
Yes£80.3m6
OT
OWEN TAYLOR AND SONS LIMITED
Yes£60.9m8
ND
NIJJAR DAIRIES LIMITED T/A Freshways
Yes£58.1m10
BB
Brake Bros Ltd
Yes£57.0m11
RC
Ron Chalker ( The Potato Man ) Ltd
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Red flags · 4 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

✓ Verified
Company status: Liquidation. Companies House does not currently list this company as actively trading.
Insolvency case on record (1). Most recent: creditors voluntary liquidation appointed 10 Nov 2023.
Annual accounts overdue. Filing was due 31 Jul 2024.
Confirmation statement overdue. Statement was due 22 Apr 2024.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

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Trading status
Liquidation
Not currently active
Annual accounts
Overdue
Due 31 Jul 2024
Confirmation statement
Overdue
Due 22 Apr 2024
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
1 case
Most recent: creditors voluntary liquidation · 10 Nov 2023
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

We haven't matched any recent UK press coverage to this supplier. Mentions appear here automatically as they're published.

Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
01069111
Status
Liquidation
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
31 Aug 1972
Reg. office
BRIDGESTONES, 2 Cromwell Court, Oldham, OL1 1ET
SIC codes
46310 · 47210
Last accounts
31 Oct 2022
Next accounts due
31 Jul 2024

Directors & PSC

  • Kerlaw & Co. Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

↔ From Cos House
£

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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RON CHALKER ("THE POTATO MAN") LIMITED
01069111 · this company

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