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Sutcliffe Play Limited

Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. Thomas Clive David Matthews 2014-2015 Director View profile
  2. Martin Edward Griffin 2013-2025 Director View profile
  3. Andrew Alan Lane 2005-2014 Director View profile
  4. Vivien Jane Jebson 2005-2012 Director View profile
  5. Sarah Louise Duncan 2002-2005 Director View profile
  6. Richard Gerald Coulbeck 2001-2007 Director View profile
  7. Stuart White 1999-2018 Director View profile
  8. David Frank Brady 1996-2016 Director View profile
  9. Stuart Olney 1992-1995 Director View profile
  10. Christopher William Humphries 1995 Director View profile
  11. Louise Joanne Siddons 2018-2019 Secretary View profile
  12. Kenneth John Steel 1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

10 contracts · £1,230,706 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Framework for the provision of playground equipment - Design, Supply & Installation (2 lots) Buyer: Blackpool Borough Council Value not published 2026-08-26 Source: Find a Tender

    Blackpool Council is inviting suitably qualified and experienced Suppliers to tender for inclusion on a Playground Procurement Framework for the design, supply, installation of playground equipment and associated works. Blackpool Council ma…

    Framework
  • GB-Colchester: 0464(a) -PA - Refurbishment of 27 Play Parks Buyer: Colchester City Council £34,250 2026-08-12 CPV 37535200 Source: Contracts Finder

    Colchester City Council (the Council) wishes to commission a number of contractors to undertake the full or partial refurbishment of up to 4 parks across Colchester to LEAP style Industry Specifications & Standards or as described in the ac…

  • GB-Colchester: 0464 -PA - Refurbishment of 27 Play Parks Buyer: Colchester City Council £674,610 2026-06-16 CPV 37535270 Source: Contracts Finder

    Colchester City Council (the Council) wishes to commission a number of contractors to undertake the full or partial refurbishment of up to 27 parks across Colchester to LEAP style Industry Specifications & Standards or as described in the a…

  • Phase 2 Play Improvement Programme Buyer: Liverpool City Council £196,000 2026-06-11 Source: Find a Tender

    Project for refurbishing play areas in the Liverpool City region, by replacing play equipment and safety surfaces

  • Design and Build of Hurst Brook Play area Buyer: South Ribble Borough Council £148,799 2026-04-14 CPV 45000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Chorley Borough Council awarded using ESPO framework 115_25 Outdoor Playground Equipment, Fitness & Sports Facilities and Equipment LOT 2 for the design and build of Hurst Brook Play Area Chorley

  • Play Area Replacement of Two Gate Meadow and Watling End 2025-2026 - DN780077 Buyer: Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council £121,648 2025-09-17 CPV 37535200 Source: Contracts Finder

    Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council ("the Council") is seeking the design, supply and installation of 2 children's play facilities at the following sites within the borough of Basingstoke and Deane: A) Two Gate Meadow, Whitchurch, Overton…

  • Lodge Lane Thorpe Hesley Buyer: Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council £55,400 2025-05-23 CPV 45000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Quote process for a new play area at Lodge Lane, Thorpe Hesley.

  • Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Playground Equipment & Specialist Surfaces, Fencing & Gates Buyer: North Tyneside Council Value not published Date not published CPV 45212140 Source: Find a Tender

    The DPS will be split into 3 lots that a supplier can request to be on: Lot 1 – Playground Equipment and Playground Surfaces (covering but not limited to: supply & installation of playground equipment, surfaces, footpaths and any related wo…

  • Acacia Walk Play Area Refurbishment Buyer: The Council of the City of Wakefield Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Acacia Walk Play Area Refurbishment- Upgrade of new play equipment and safety surfacing.

  • Green Lane Cutsyke Play Area Refurbishment Buyer: The Council of the City of Wakefield Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Green Lane Cutsyke Play Area Refurbishment- Upgrade of new play equipment and safety surfacing.

About

Incorporated
20/05/1947

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Sutcliffe Play Limited is controlled by Sutcliffe Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Sutcliffe Group Limited.

1 other company in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Net assets
£3,214,028
Total assets
£3,244,836
Cash
£1,680,700
Employees
0.62
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£303,305

Filed as Small company accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

4 directors on the board

8.1y median 10.9y
average tenure
12.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (3)

0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Professional services 4Arts and leisure 1Dormant 1Health and social care 1Other services 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00435546
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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