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Barefoot & Gilles

Ipswich
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Barefoot and Gilles is an architectural firm based in Ipswich, Cambridge, and London.

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Awarded
£143k
Live
2
Buyers
5
12m
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  • ESG & policies
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Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts2 / 6
  • Top buyers5
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
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  • Red flags0
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Quick answer — Barefoot & GillesUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Barefoot & Gilles has won £143k across 5 public-sector buyers, with 2 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Colchester City Council at 49% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
2 of 6Live contracts
49%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

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ESG & policies vault · 0/5

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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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Case studies

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Buyer references

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Accreditations & memberships

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KPI performance

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Contracts · 2 live · 4 historic

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

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TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Hadleigh Roadside Works Design Statement - AWARD
Babergh District Council7322000006 Jan 2022£46k3 moClosed
GB-Colchester: Architectural Design Services for Mill Road
Colchester City Council7122000011 May 2021£47k1.6 yrsClosed
GB-Colchester: Architectural Design for Stanway Community Centre
Colchester City Council7122000010 Dec 2019£24k15 moClosed
GB-Colchester: CAHL Architectural Services - Creffield Road and Military Road
Colchester Amphora Homes Ltd7120000015 Jun 2018£27k3 moClosed
Architect Services Chilton Field Sports & Community Pavilion
Mid Suffolk District Council————Live
Development Consultancy Framework 2021
Chelmer Housing Partnership Limited71200000———Live
Total live value — · mean award £24k

Top buyers · 5 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Colchester City Council
2 contracts
49%
since 2019
2
Babergh District Council
1 contract
32%
since 2021
3
Colchester Amphora Homes Ltd
1 contract
19%
since 2018
4
Mid Suffolk District Council
1 contract
0%
5
Chelmer Housing Partnership Limited
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Eastern5 contracts
100%
Region resolved for 81% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Barefoot & Gilles highlighted.

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SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
MC
Mace Consult Limited
No£307.1m3
JU
Jacobs UK Ltd
No£6.0m1
NC
Now Construction Ltd
No£3.8m1
A&
Allies & Morrison
No£2.9m3
OA
ove arup limited
No£2.2m6
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Barefoot & Gilles
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Red flags · 0 active

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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 30 Jun 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 29 Mar 2027
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

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News mentions

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Companies House

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Registered details

Company no.
07188902
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
15 Mar 2010
Reg. office
Fitzroy House, Crown Street, Ipswich, IP1 3LG
SIC codes
71111
Last accounts
30 Jun 2025
Next accounts due
31 Mar 2027

Directors & PSC

  • GILLES, Elizabeth — secretary
    Appointed 15 Mar 2010
  • GILLES, Elizabeth — director
    Appointed 15 Mar 2010
  • GILLES, Roger — director
    Appointed 15 Mar 2010
  • Mrs Elizabeth Gilles — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent · voting rights 25 to 50 percent
  • Mr Roger Gilles — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent · voting rights 25 to 50 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.

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BAREFOOT & GILLES LIMITED
07188902 · this company

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