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CH&CO Catering Limited, Trading as Pabulum

Hotel & restaurant · Rubery
Large

CH&CO Catering Limited, trading as Pabulum, is a collection of specialist businesses offering event catering, workplace cafés, corporate fine dining, and more across various sectors including schools and healthcare. They focus on creating memorable food experiences while operating sustainably.

chandcogroup.com ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£17.7m
Live
6
Buyers
7
12m
£4.8m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities2
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts6 / 10
  • Top buyers7
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — CH&CO Catering Limited, Trading as PabulumUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

CH&CO Catering Limited, Trading as Pabulum has won £17.7m across 7 public-sector buyers, with 6 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Espo at 72% · 89% in Hotel & restaurant · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
6 of 10Live contracts
72%Top-buyer concentration
89%Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value · 1/5

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes. Each is tagged self-reported or from the website.

◐ From supplier website
JobsNo commitment stated✓
SkillsNo commitment stated✓
Environment2 commitments✓
Tackling inequalityNo commitment stated✓
CommunityNo commitment stated✓
Environment · 2
  • WebsiteOur Planet PromiseA commitment to sustainable practices and reducing environmental impact.
  • WebsiteMinimise Food WasteEfforts to prevent food waste and drive environmental change.

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

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 · 2/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 6
Event CateringCatering services for various events.
Workplace Cafés and RestaurantsCafés and dining services in workplace settings.
Corporate Fine DiningHigh-end dining services for corporate events.
Visitor Attraction CateringCatering services for visitor attractions.
School CateringFeeding services for state and independent schools.
Healthcare CateringCatering services for hospitals and hospices.
Frameworks & DPS · 2 from notices
  • 704_22 Outsourced Catering ServicesEspo · £8.3m
  • 704_18 Catering ServicesEspo · £4.4m

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

Case studies

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

⚑ Self-reported
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No case studies yet

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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 · 2

Credentials listed on the supplier’s website. Not yet checked against issuer registers.

◐ From supplier website
Core credentials · 0/6
Cyber EssentialsNot evidenced✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNot evidenced✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityNot evidenced✓
ISO 9001 — QualityNot evidenced✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalNot evidenced✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyNot evidenced✓
Other credentials & memberships · 2
Food Made GoodSustainable Restaurant Association · Standard
Royal WarrantHM The King · other

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

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 · 6 live · 4 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Catering and Hospitality Services for Ordnance Survey - AWARD
ORDNANCE SURVEY LIMITED5550000002 Jun 2026£1.1m3 yrsLive
Hinchley Wood Learning Partnership ~ Catering Tender
Hinchley Wood Learning Partnership—01 Sept 2026—3 yrspending
Discovery Educational Trust - Catering Tender
Discovery Educational Trust5552400001 Sept 2025£3.8m5 yrsLive
704_22 Outsourced Catering Services
Espo5550000001 Sept 2022£8.3m2 yrsClosed
Catering service for rough sleepers in emergency housing
City of London Corporation5552120001 Apr 2021£155k6 moClosed
704_18 Catering Services
Espo5550000025 Sept 2018£4.4m2 yrsClosed
704_22 Outsourced Catering Services
Espo55320000———Live
Catering Services for Heckmondwike Grammar School
RED BOX CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED55524000———Live
Framework Agreement for the provision of catering services in schools
Medway Council————Live
Discovery Educational Trust - Catering Tender
Discovery Educational Trust————Live
Total live value £4.8m · mean award £1.8m

Top buyers · 7 buyers · top 3 = 99%

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

✓ From notices
1
Espo
3 contracts
72%
since 2018
2
Discovery Educational Trust
2 contracts
21%
since 2025
3
ORDNANCE SURVEY LIMITED
1 contract
6%
since 2026
4
City of London Corporation
1 contract
1%
since 2021
5
Hinchley Wood Learning Partnership
1 contract
0%
since 2026
6
RED BOX CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
1 contract
0%
7
Medway Council
1 contract
0%

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 89%.

✓ From notices
Hotel & restaurant55
89%
Food & beverages15
11%
⚠ Concentration: 89% of recent awarded value sits in a single CPV division. A category-specific downturn would materially affect revenue.

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
East Midlands3 contracts
72%
Eastern2 contracts
21%
South East3 contracts
6%
London1 contract
1%
Yorkshire1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). CH&CO Catering Limited, Trading as Pabulum highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
SA
Sports and Leisure Management Ltd
No£378.0m4
TR
Thomas Ridley Foodservice Ltd
No£23.3m2
MC
MELLORS CATERING SERVICES LIMITED
No£16.9m3
TG
The Genuine Dining Co.
No£11.8m1
AU
Aramark UK
No£8.4m1
CC
CH&CO Catering Limited, Trading as Pabulum
No£4.8m—
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Red flags · 0 active

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

✓ Verified
✓ 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
Due in -23d
Next due 30 Jun 2026
Confirmation statement
Due in -47d
Next due 06 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.

✓ From notices
±

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.
02613820
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
23 May 1991
Reg. office
Parklands Court 24 Parklands, Birmingham Great Park, Rubery, West Midlands, B45 9PZ
SIC codes
56101 · 56210 · 56290
Last accounts
31 Dec 2023
Next accounts due
30 Jun 2026

Directors & PSC

  • COMPASS SECRETARIES LIMITED — corporate secretary
    Appointed 30 Apr 2024
  • MILLS, Robin Ronald — director
    Appointed 30 Apr 2024
  • SHARPE, Gareth Jonathan — director
    Appointed 30 Apr 2024
  • THOMAS, Nicholas Edward Heale — director
    Appointed 18 Jun 2018
  • TONER, William James — director
    Appointed 01 Jun 2015
  • Ch & Co Catering Group Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 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.

↔ From Cos House
CH & CO CATERING LIMITED
02613820 · this company

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