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F R Townsend & Co Ltd

Architecture & engineering · North East Lincolnshire
Large

F R Townsend & Co Ltd is a Grimsby-based company established in 1947, offering a comprehensive range of services including electrical, instrumentation, mechanical, and facilities maintenance to industrial, commercial, and public sector organizations. They also provide renewable energy solutions.

townsend-ltd.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£5.8m
Live
3
Buyers
5
12m
£248k
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities3
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts3 / 17
  • Top buyers5
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — F R Townsend & Co LtdUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

F R Townsend & Co Ltd has won £5.8m across 5 public-sector buyers, with 3 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer North East Lincolnshire Council at 52% · 0% in Architecture & engineering · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
3 of 17Live contracts
52%Top-buyer concentration
0%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.

◐ From website & notices
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 5
Electrical ServicesDesign, supply, install, commission and maintain a full range of electrical services. ↗Facilities ManagementFull facilities maintenance services including plumbing, heating, and security. ↗Instrumentation ServicesDesign, installation and maintenance of specialist instrumentation systems. ↗Mechanical ServicesA full range of mechanical services including plumbing, heating, and ventilation. ↗Renewable Energy SolutionsAdvice and installation of renewable energy solutions for domestic and commercial customers. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 3 from notices
  • North Lincolnshire Council - Construction & Highways Framework - Lots 5 - 7 and Lot 12 Repairs and Maintenance - General Building, Mechanical, Electrical and RoofingNorth Lincolnshire Council · £1.9m
  • Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) FrameworkNorth East Lincolnshire Council · £727k
  • The Grimsby Institute - Refurbishment of OA15 Hospitality KitchenGrimsby Institute Of Further & Higher Education · £92k

Extracted automatically from townsend-ltd.co.uk 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

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 · 8

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 · 8
NICEICNICEIC · Certification
NSINational Security Inspectorate · Certification
IPAFInternational Powered Access Federation · Certification
COMPEXCertification
GAS SAFECertification
CCNSGCertification
CHASCHAS · Certification
ConstructionlineConstructionline · Certification

Extracted automatically from townsend-ltd.co.uk 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 · 3 live · 14 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
TEC Partnership - Approved Contractor Framework - Electrical - AWARD
TEC Partnership7131410019 Jan 2026—2 yrsLive
TEC Partnership - Approved Contractor Framework - Electrical
TEC Partnership—16 Feb 2026£150k2 yrsLive
TEC Partnership - Replacement Switch Gear and Associated Cable Works
TEC Partnership—11 Aug 2025£98k1 moClosed
Hartlepool Victoria Quay HV RIng - AWARD
PD Ports4531000028 Oct 2024—3 moClosed
DFG 18918 MW
North East Lincolnshire Council4500000018 Sept 2024£22k3 moClosed
TD041-20 Doughty Road Depot Garages Heating
North East Lincolnshire Council3971520028 May 2024£86k2 moClosed
Howden LV Switchboard and HV/LV Transformer Upgrade - AWARD
PD Ports4531000020 Oct 2023£170k12 moClosed
TEC Partnership - 421 New Water Main, The Academy Grimsby - AWARD
TEC Partnership4416120004 Dec 2023£48k1 moClosed
14329 - Sir John Nelthorpe School - Block B Electrics
North Lincolnshire Council4500000024 Jul 2023£47k1 moClosed
14023 - Plowright Theatre
North Lincolnshire Council4500000025 Aug 2022£164k—Closed
Total live value £150k · mean award £341k1–10 of 17

Top buyers · 5 buyers · top 3 = 95%

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

✓ From notices
1
North East Lincolnshire Council
6 contracts
52%
since 2018
2
North Lincolnshire Council
4 contracts
38%
since 2019
3
TEC Partnership
4 contracts
5%
since 2023
4
PD Ports
2 contracts
3%
since 2023
5
Grimsby Institute Of Further & Higher Education
1 contract
2%
since 2017

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value.

✓ From notices
Architecture & engineering71
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Yorkshire14 contracts
100%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). F R Townsend & Co Ltd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
JS
John Sisk and Son Ltd
No£67.8m1
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
FR
F R Townsend & Co Ltd
No£248k—
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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
Up to date
Last made up to 30 Apr 2025
Confirmation statement
Due in -46d
Next due 28 May 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
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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.
01101963
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
14 Mar 1973
Reg. office
14 Cleethorpe Road, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN31 3LB
SIC codes
33140
Last accounts
30 Apr 2025
Next accounts due
31 Jan 2027

Directors & PSC

  • ROBINSON, Laura Louise — secretary
    Appointed 10 Aug 2016
  • HUNTLEY, Laura Louise — director
    Appointed 10 Aug 2016
  • HUNTLEY, Paul David — director
    Appointed 10 Aug 2016
  • Ahoh Holdings Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent
  • Mr Paul David Huntley — person with significant control
    significant influence or control
  • Ms Laura Louise Robinson — person with significant control
    significant influence or control

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.

↔ From Cos House
F.R. TOWNSEND & CO., LIMITED
01101963 · this company

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