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Sanderson Government and Defence Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 5

  1. Keith William Dawe 2016-2025 Director View profile
  2. Nicholas David Yarham 2007-2015 Director View profile
  3. Richard Llewellyn Rees 2007-2010 Director View profile
  4. Kevin Lea 2002-2004 Director View profile
  5. Amanda Mallender 2015-2017 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

15 contracts · £112,108,191 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.

  • SCS1 Recruitment (IT) Buyer: FCDO Services £0 2026-05-29 CPV 79600000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Executive & Non-Executive Recruitment Services https://www.gca.gov.uk/agreements/RM6290 Lot 1: Executive Search - Grade 6, SCS1 & SCS2 (and equivalents) Optional Extension Period of 3 x 1 Month

  • CSP26489 - RM6277 - Delivery Lead Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £36,350 2026-05-05 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UKRI have a requirement to bring in an Delivery Lead. This has been sourced via direct award against CCS RM6277 Non Clinical Staffing Framework.

  • CSP26265 - Project Manager Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £158,206 2026-03-06 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ****Please note that this is an award notice and not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) had a requirement for a Project Manager. This has been awarded as a Direct Award against CCS RM6277 Non Clinical Staffing Fr…

  • Non - Clinical General Recruitment Buyer: Construction Industry Training Board £48,544 2026-02-10 CPV 79600000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Recruitment Services

  • WP2275 Extended Talent & Services - Contingent Workforce Neutral Vendor Buyer: GOVERNMENT DIGITAL SERVICE £97,000,000 2025-10-22 CPV 79600000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The purpose of this contract is to for a contingent workforce neutral vendor with a specialist supply chain of suppliers to support the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). A key focus of the service will be Digital, Da…

  • GSS24475 Business Change Manager Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £453,159 2024-07-01 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation have a requirement to bring in a Business Change Manager. This has been sourced via direct award against CCS RM6277 Non-Clinical Temporary and …

  • GSS24415 - Solution Architect Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £565,021 2024-05-31 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation have a requirement to bring in a Solution Architect. This has been source via direct award against CCS RM6277 Non Clinical Temporary and Fixed …

  • PMO Surge Consultancy Buyer: ICS on behalf of DSIT and DESNZ £10,500,000 2024-05-27 CPV 72000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The provision of project and programme management service. AN optional call-off extension period of one year has been utilised to extend the contract until 31st May 2027. Contract value across all 4 suppliers is now £10500000

  • RM6160 - Data Operations Manager Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £715,526 2023-07-12 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation had a requirement to bring in a Data Operations Manager. This has been sourced via direct award against CCS RM6160 Non Clinical Temporary and F…

  • CS22374 - Lead Business Analyst Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £625,035 2022-08-11 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation have a requirement to bring in a Lead Business Analyst. This has been source via direct award against CCS RM6277 Non Clinical Temporary and Fix…

  • CS21123 - Senior Project Manager Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £1,045,272 2021-03-09 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation have a requirement to bring in a Senior Project Manager. This has been sourced via direct award against CCS RM6160 Non Clinical Temporary and F…

  • UK Research and Innovation: Temporary Senior Project Manager Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £961,079 2021-02-15 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ****This is not a call for competition*****Requirement was sourced via Crown Commercial Services Framework RM6160 Non Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff to provide UK Research and Innovation a Senior Project Manager Original Contrac…

  • G Cloud 15 Buyer: Government Commercial Agency Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    G-Cloud 15 (GC15) is the replacement for G-Cloud 14 (GC14), G-Cloud 14 Lot 4 (GC14.4) and Cloud Compute 2 (CC2). It is the largest framework of its kind in the public sector. G-Cloud spend for FY23/24 was £3.1bn and Cloud Compute was £0.5m.…

    Framework
  • Executive & Non-Executive Search 3 Buyer: Government Commercial Agency Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    This framework facilitates the recruitment of executive and non-executive positions via specialist agencies. Executive Search (also known as "headhunting" or "retained search") supports the identification and hiring of senior leaders, C-Sui…

    Framework
  • Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7 Buyer: Crown Commercial Service Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    This framework enables public sector organisations to procure suppliers to deliver digital, data, and technology services in line with government policies, standards, and best practices. The scope for this framework contract supports delive…

    Framework

About

What it does
Other activities of employment placement agencies; Temporary employment agency activities
Incorporated
26/09/2002
Registered office
Bristol
Previous names
Sanderson ISS Limited (until 21/01/2014)

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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. Sanderson Government and Defence Limited is controlled by Keith William Dawe
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2025-12-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Keith William Dawe.

27 other companies 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.

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.

2 directors on the board

17.1y median 17.1y
average tenure
23.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Business services 5Tech and media 3Professional services 1Property 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
04546820
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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