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Company description
A.T. LITTLE & SONS LIMITED is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Private Limited Company”. Incorporated on 14 January 1982; registered for 44 years; registered office reported in MELTON, EAST YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM. Its primary declared activity is 46900 · Non-specialised wholesale trade.
In its latest electronically filed accounts for the period ended 28 February 2025, it reported profit after tax £482,569, net assets £4,639,896, average employees 1. This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 1 PSC record, 25 procurement records. This description is assembled from public data, is not a reliability assessment, and should be checked against the cited sources before a legally significant decision.
Web facts are never added from a name match alone. Internet enrichment requires the exact Companies House ID in Wikidata, and ambiguous results are excluded.
01 Company overview
Identity and registration
- Official name
- A.T. LITTLE & SONS LIMITED
- Company number
- 01607961
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- FULL
- Mortgage charges
- 3 total · 0 outstanding · 3 satisfied
- Limited partnership members
- 0 general · 0 limited
A registered office is not necessarily a trading location. The address is reproduced from the Companies House bulk record and should be interpreted in that legal context.
02 Filing dates
Accounts and statements
Last accounts made up to
28 February 2025Next accounts due
30 November 2026Last statement made up to
15 June 2026Next statement due
29 June 2027BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Filed financials
Latest electronic accounts
- Profit before tax
- £583,909
- Profit after tax
- £482,569
- Fixed assets
- £5,104,514
- Net assets
- £4,639,896
- Current assets
- £5,239,773
- Current liabilities
- £4,317,091
- Total assets less current liabilities
- £6,027,196
- Cash at bank
- £2,474,562
- Equity
- £4,639,896
Figures are taken from company-filed iXBRL/XBRL. Coverage is limited to electronic filings in the imported Companies House batch. Missing figures do not mean zero, and values have not been audited by BritDB.
04 Supply-chain transparency
Modern slavery statement
- Organisation
- A.T. LITTLE & SONS LIMITED
- Group submission
- Yes
- Parent organisation
- THE LITTLE GROUP LIMITED
- Statement period
- 28 February 2020 – 28 February 2021
- Approved
- 3 November 2021
- Sectors
- Durable consumer goods, including electronics and appliances, home furnishings and other accessories Education and research Forestry, timber products, paper and containers and packaging Media, publishing, arts and entertainment Transportation, logistics, and storage
Organisation structure
Covered in the statement
Policies
Covered in the statement
Risk assessment
Covered in the statement
Due diligence
Covered in the statement
Training
Covered in the statement
Goals and KPIs
Covered in the statement
Full statement information supplied to the registry
- Reported turnover band
- £100 million to £500 million
- Years producing statements
- 1 to 5 years
- ILO indicators included
- Not answered
- Registry record updated
- 17 December 2021
A registry entry records what the organisation declared in its statement. It is not an independent audit. Group statements can cover several companies; BritDB preserves each exact source-supplied company-number link and excludes approver names and email addresses.
05 Public procurement
Contracts Finder awards
Award Notice for Books, E-books E-textbooks, and Associated Services
UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER · ocds-b5fd17-752306ca-f01e-490e-9385-99b9bb89aedf
- Supplier named in award
- Browns Books (A.T. Little & Sons Limited)
- Award value
- £180,000
- Contract period
- 4 January 2026 – 3 January 2030
- Published
- 24 December 2025
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 22112000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-752306ca-f01e-490e-9385-99b9bb89aedf-2025-12-24T14:40:39Z
Supply of Printed Books
University of Sunderland · ocds-b5fd17-5d52c01b-9a60-4245-89d2-663c5740cdbe
- Supplier named in award
- A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns Books
- Award value
- £331,631
- Contract period
- 30 June 2025 – 29 June 2029
- Published
- 12 September 2025
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 22113000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-5d52c01b-9a60-4245-89d2-663c5740cdbe-2025-09-12T10:36:48+01:00
Supply of E-Books
University of Sunderland · ocds-b5fd17-e596c515-1633-469a-b71e-f44a808dd5e9
- Supplier named in award
- A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns Books
- Award value
- £2,644,645
- Contract period
- 30 June 2025 – 29 June 2029
- Published
- 11 September 2025
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 22000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-e596c515-1633-469a-b71e-f44a808dd5e9-2025-09-11T13:52:22+01:00
376E_24 Digital Library Content and Print Books
Espo · ocds-b5fd17-f8e49521-bcfd-491b-9baf-987e1620e8ac
- Supplier named in award
- A T Little & Sons Ltd (T/A Browns Books)
- Award value
- £24,000,000
- Contract period
- 1 November 2024 – 31 October 2028
- Published
- 21 November 2024
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 22110000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-f8e49521-bcfd-491b-9baf-987e1620e8ac-2024-11-21T11:55:24Z
Browns_Books, e-books, e-textbooks and associated services
UNIVERSITY OF DERBY · ocds-b5fd17-fc9ba708-4ee3-4a72-893f-b61555fc527a
- Supplier named in award
- A T Little & Sons Limited trading as Browns Books
- Award value
- £400,000
- Contract period
- 4 April 2024 – 27 April 2027
- Published
- 2 May 2024
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 22113000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-fc9ba708-4ee3-4a72-893f-b61555fc527a-2024-05-02T13:27:03+01:00
Books & E-Books
Aston University · ocds-b5fd17-bc2bd7fb-9a96-4c5a-b1a9-fe1fafe8c66b
- Supplier named in award
- A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns Books
- Award value
- £184,000
- Contract period
- 1 January 2023 – 31 December 2024
- Published
- 4 January 2023
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 22113000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-bc2bd7fb-9a96-4c5a-b1a9-fe1fafe8c66b-2023-01-04T10:41:44Z
Further competiton for the provision of e-books
UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON · ocds-b5fd17-e4a0e767-a48e-424e-91dc-2bf324d34880
- Supplier named in award
- A T Little & Sons
- Award value
- £400,000
- Contract period
- 1 September 2022 – 31 August 2024
- Published
- 25 January 2023
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 22113000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-e4a0e767-a48e-424e-91dc-2bf324d34880-2023-01-25T12:15:29Z
Library Print Books
University of Lincoln · ocds-b5fd17-afdde686-a8a5-4d20-bd14-adf94d61f3e5
- Supplier named in award
- A. T. little & Sons Limited T/A Browns Books
- Award value
- £530,000
- Contract period
- 1 December 2022 – 30 November 2026
- Published
- 28 October 2022
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 22112000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-afdde686-a8a5-4d20-bd14-adf94d61f3e5-2022-10-28T16:58:11+01:00
Print Books Published in Foreign Languages or in Countries where English is not the First Language
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON · ocds-b5fd17-cef3867b-b356-476d-8e5c-29a6b24b4e1f
- Supplier named in award
- A T Little & Sons T/A Browns Books
- Award value
- £60,000
- Contract period
- 22 September 2022 – 21 September 2026
- Published
- 6 January 2023
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 22113000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-cef3867b-b356-476d-8e5c-29a6b24b4e1f-2023-01-06T16:38:03Z
Standing Orders
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON · ocds-b5fd17-87f4e0f9-b07a-43c8-b185-a7c22ab7498a
- Supplier named in award
- A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns Books
- Award value
- £140,000
- Contract period
- 20 September 2022 – 20 September 2026
- Published
- 20 October 2022
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 22110000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-87f4e0f9-b07a-43c8-b185-a7c22ab7498a-2022-10-20T13:18:46+01:00
English Language Print Books for Library Stock
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON · ocds-b5fd17-5dc0762f-a801-47ee-b705-6b6e9a932173
- Supplier named in award
- A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns Books
- Award value
- £600,000
- Contract period
- 23 September 2022 – 20 September 2026
- Published
- 20 October 2022
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 22110000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-5dc0762f-a801-47ee-b705-6b6e9a932173-2022-10-20T13:17:49+01:00
E-Books - Individual title, DDA or package purchase for access on aggregators' s own platform, primarily UK languages
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON · ocds-b5fd17-a16e438e-0a2d-489d-9798-93fd57f4a0ad
- Supplier named in award
- A T Little & Sons t/a Browns Books
- Award value
- £800,000
- Contract period
- 15 September 2022 – 14 September 2024
- Published
- 6 January 2023
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 22113000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-a16e438e-0a2d-489d-9798-93fd57f4a0ad-2023-01-06T17:07:24Z
E-books for library access, licenced via aggregators for all authorised users - Individual title, package or EBA purchase for access on a third-party platform
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON · ocds-b5fd17-b4d347e0-0ee8-4118-832a-4408e4ef6b27
- Supplier named in award
- A T Little & Sons t/a Browns Books
- Award value
- £880,000
- Contract period
- 14 September 2022 – 13 September 2024
- Published
- 6 January 2023
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 22113000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-b4d347e0-0ee8-4118-832a-4408e4ef6b27-2023-01-06T17:04:36Z
Books, eBooks and associated services
UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM (THE) · ocds-b5fd17-7b6a13d6-e44a-4775-a2bd-85f2d9befc13
- Supplier named in award
- A.T. LITTLE & SONS LIMITED
- Award value
- £4,400,000
- Contract period
- 1 August 2022 – 31 July 2026
- Published
- 8 August 2022
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 92511000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-7b6a13d6-e44a-4775-a2bd-85f2d9befc13-2022-08-08T11:36:54+01:00
376F_22 Library Stock
Espo · ocds-b5fd17-50ad5cf4-ad4f-4cff-b589-7a8a8f2cfcda
- Supplier named in award
- A.T. LITTLE & SONS LIMITED
- Award value
- £75,000,000
- Contract period
- 1 April 2022 – 31 March 2024
- Published
- 9 March 2022
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 22000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-50ad5cf4-ad4f-4cff-b589-7a8a8f2cfcda-2022-03-09T10:23:35Z
call off contract from SUPC awarded framework agreement "Books, E-books, Standing Orders and Related Material - Inter-regional Agreement"
LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY · ocds-b5fd17-5a65ba1b-9b06-4186-ad42-d6ac396190ab
- Supplier named in award
- A.T. LITTLE & SONS LIMITED
- Award value
- £45,000
- Contract period
- 27 July 2021 – 28 July 2021
- Published
- 27 July 2021
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 22100000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-5a65ba1b-9b06-4186-ad42-d6ac396190ab-2021-07-27T16:09:22+01:00
call off contract from SUPC awarded framework agreement "Books, E-books, Standing Orders and Related Material - Inter-regional Agreement
LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY · ocds-b5fd17-7f76f392-211e-467a-9fc7-328f7bc7a302
- Supplier named in award
- A.T. LITTLE & SONS LIMITED
- Award value
- £60,000
- Contract period
- 27 July 2021 – 28 July 2021
- Published
- 27 July 2021
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 22100000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-7f76f392-211e-467a-9fc7-328f7bc7a302-2021-07-27T16:05:23+01:00
framework agreement for the supply of Books, E-Books, Standing Orders and related materials
University Of The West Of England · ocds-b5fd17-eaa5bea7-8672-4c00-bb17-b28e8c9f7d9b
- Supplier named in award
- A.T. LITTLE & SONS LIMITED
- Award value
- £40,000
- Contract period
- 12 July 2021 – 13 July 2021
- Published
- 13 October 2021
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 92511000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-eaa5bea7-8672-4c00-bb17-b28e8c9f7d9b-2021-10-13T12:00:10+01:00
The supplier link is exact, but the award remains buyer-published procurement data. BritDB requires the GB-COH identifier supplied in the Contracts Finder OCDS release and does not infer suppliers from similar names.
06 Ownership and control
People with significant control
The Little Group Limited
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Country registered
- England And Wales
- Legal authority
- English Law
- Legal form
- Limited
- Place registered
- Companies House
- Registration number
- 03246086
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
PSC records are company-filed public-register information. When the exact same displayed individual name occurs at multiple companies, BritDB offers a non-indexed cross-reference page. It is a name match only, not proof that the records describe the same person. Service addresses and partial dates of birth are deliberately omitted.
07 Charity register
Charity Commission links
No exact company-number link in this snapshot
The Charity Commission extract did not explicitly associate this Companies House number with a charity. BritDB does not use a name-only match to fill the gap.
This company-level check covers the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Links are accepted only when the official extract supplies this exact company registration number. Scottish charities now have separate OSCR profiles, but OSCR’s bulk fields do not provide a Companies House number, so BritDB does not infer a company link.
08 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
The CCNI source number did not resolve uniquely to this Companies House record. BritDB did not use a name or address match.
CCNI publishes company numbers without a jurisdiction prefix. BritDB links only when the plausible padded UK and NI candidates resolve to exactly one Companies House company.
09 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
The imported UK Sanctions List did not supply this Companies House number as a UK-linked business identifier. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
No exact link is not sanctions clearance. UK restrictions can apply through ownership or control even where an entity is not separately named. Always use the current official list and obtain appropriate advice for a legally significant decision.
10 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
Supply of Books and e-Books
The University Of Kent · updated 14 July 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Browns Books Library Services E-Book Tender Call Off
Coventry University · updated 25 June 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Books and E Books
ASTON UNIVERSITY · updated 24 June 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 4
991_26 Supply of Early Years and Curriculum Product Ranges
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO · updated 24 April 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 9
376F_26 Library Stock
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO · updated 13 April 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 2
376E_24 Digital Library Content and Print Books
ESPO · updated 21 November 2024
- Tender value
- £24,000,000
- Awards
- 7
Books & E-Books
Aston University · updated 4 January 2023
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 2
These links use only the GB-COH identifier supplied in the procurement record. A company may have other public-sector work that is absent, older, below publication thresholds or published without a Companies House identifier.
11 Environmental register
Environment Agency waste registrations
No exact company-number registration linked
The licensed Environment Agency subset did not contain this exact Companies House number. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
This is a privacy-reduced, exact-company subset. The full official register also includes sole traders and applicants without a matching Companies House number. Check the current Environment Agency register before relying on registration status.
12 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
13 Connected public record
Checks beyond the company register
Charity Commission
0 exact company-number links.
Northern Ireland charities
0 unambiguous company-number links.
Public contracts
7 procurement processes linked by exact GB-COH identifier.
Waste register
0 exact company-number registrations.
Corporate notices
The Gazette is not yet connected.
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link in this report.
A checked source with no exact link is not a clean bill of health. Unchecked sources remain unknown, while sanctions may also apply through ownership or control of a listed person or entity.
14 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
15 Provenance
Sources for this profile
Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.
Company-filed electronic accounts and extracted headline financial facts.
Annual statement summaries linked by exact source company number.
Historic awards linked by exact source-supplied GB-COH company identifier.
Current and ceased significant-control records joined by exact company number.
Daily England and Wales extract matched only by the official company registration number.
Daily CCNI export with company links only where the source number resolves unambiguously.
Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.
Procurement parties checked only through exact GB-COH identifiers.
Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.
Financial regulation and licences.
Companies House, Charity Commission, OSCR and UK Sanctions List information is public-register data. BritDB reproduces and organises it with source-specific limits; official external links are kept on the dedicated source pages.