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Company description
NISBETS LIMITED is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Private Limited Company”. Incorporated on 21 January 1983; registered for 43 years; registered office reported in BRISTOL, ENGLAND. Its primary declared activity is 46900 · Non-specialised wholesale trade, with 1 additional SIC activity reported.
This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 2 PSC records, 8 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
- NISBETS LIMITED
- Company number
- 01693112
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- FULL
- Mortgage charges
- 14 total · 0 outstanding · 14 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
31 December 2024Next accounts due
30 September 2026Last statement made up to
2 July 2026Next statement due
16 July 2027BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- 16.7%
- Mean bonus gap
- -15.9%
- Women receiving bonus
- 93.2%
- Men receiving bonus
- 93.2%
- Women in top quartile
- 36.7%
- Women in upper middle quartile
- 37.7%
- Women in lower middle quartile
- 43.0%
- Women in lower quartile
- 60.8%
Earlier reporting years (8)
- 1000 to 49996.6% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49993.9% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49993.1% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 4999-4.8% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 4999-1.4% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49990.6% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 4999-0.3% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49990.5% median hourly gap
Positive gaps mean men were paid more; negative gaps mean women were paid more. These figures are employer-reported and describe the workforce distribution, not equal pay for the same job. The company link uses the exact Companies House number supplied by the service.
04 Supplier payments
Payment practices and performance
- Reporting period
- 1 January 2026 – 30 June 2026
- Filed
- 30 July 2026
- Shortest standard term
- 30 days
- Longest standard term
- 60 days
- E-invoicing offered
- No
- Supply-chain finance
- Not offered
- Payment codes
- No
- Construction retentions
- No qualifying construction contracts
Complete reported payment fields
- Policy regime
- Regime-3
- Financial period started
- 1 January 2026
- Qualifying contracts
- Yes
- Payments made
- Yes
- Invoice value paid within 30 days
- £12,005,514
- Invoice value paid in 31–60 days
- £46,210,406
- Invoice value paid after 60 days
- £25,480,757
- Invoice value paid outside agreed terms
- £51,537,024
- Invoices paid in 31–60 days
- 66.0%
- Invoices unpaid due to dispute
- 4.0%
- Maximum contractual payment period
- 60 days
- Supplier-list charging policy
- No
- Supplier-list charges made
- No
Maximum contractual payment information
Maximum contractual terms for payments in this period are 60 days following the month end of the invoice date, which gives a maximum payment period of 91 days. There are 7,471 invoices with a value of £16,691,474.40 due for payment in this period with these terms.
Reported terms and dispute process
- Standard payment terms
As standard, Nisbets Limited pay its suppliers and distributors no later than 60 days from the end of the month of the date of the invoice received. Variations to the standard payment terms are negotiated with certain suppliers by exception and are agreed by both parties.
- Dispute resolution process
Nisbets Limited have a dedicated Purchase Ledger team with specific accounts allocated to individuals in that team, allowing suppliers a direct, named, point of contact. In the event of disputed charges, our policy is to investigate the invoice in question, such as inspecting Goods Received Notes depending on its nature, and communicate directly with the supplier to ensure timely resolution.
Dependent on the specific contract terms, we would potentially withhold payment on the disputed portion of the invoice, or raise a debit note for those items until the query is resolved.
Earlier payment reports (11 shown)
- 46.0 average days to pay77.0% outside terms
- 45.0 average days to pay64.0% outside terms
- 45.0 average days to pay51.0% outside terms
- 44.0 average days to pay43.0% outside terms
- 45.0 average days to pay41.0% outside terms
- 48.0 average days to pay49.0% outside terms
- 47.0 average days to pay49.0% outside terms
- 47.0 average days to pay48.0% outside terms
- 47.0 average days to pay49.0% outside terms
- 44.0 average days to pay47.0% outside terms
- 47.0 average days to pay55.0% outside terms
This is a company-submitted statutory disclosure, not a credit rating. BritDB preserves the reporting period and links the report only through the Companies House number supplied by the official service. Percentages describe payments made during that period and may change in later reports.
05 Global legal identity
Legal Entity Identifier
NISBETS LIMITED
LEI 213800JVN5RQKLA36B19 · jurisdiction GB
- Legal form
- H0PO
- Entity category
- GENERAL
- Entity created
- 21 January 1983
- Initial LEI registration
- 27 January 2014
- LEI last updated
- 2 December 2025
- Next renewal
- 27 January 2027
- Managing LOU
- 213800WAVVOPS85N2205
- Other legal names
- NISBETS PLC
- Legal address
- FOURTH WAY, BRISTOL, GB-BST, BS11 8TB, GB
- Headquarters address
- FOURTH WAY, BRISTOL, GB-BST, BS11 8TB, GB
GLEIF Level 2 relationships
IS DIRECTLY CONSOLIDATED BY
From LEI 213800JVN5RQKLA36B19 to LEI 213800Q1Q9DV4L78UM09
- Related legal entity
- BUNZL PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY →
- Initial registration
- 27 January 2014
- Last updated
- 2 December 2025
- Next renewal
- 27 January 2027
- Validation sources
- FULLY_CORROBORATED
- Validation documents
- ACCOUNTS_FILING
- Relationship periods
- Start: 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z; End: 2024-12-31T00:00:00Z; Type: ACCOUNTING_PERIOD; Start: 2014-01-27T00:00:00Z; Type: RELATIONSHIP_PERIOD
- Qualifiers
- Dimension: ACCOUNTING_STANDARD; Category: IFRS
- Validation reference
- https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01693112/filing-history/MzQ4MzY0MDIyOWFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
IS ULTIMATELY CONSOLIDATED BY
From LEI 213800JVN5RQKLA36B19 to LEI 213800Q1Q9DV4L78UM09
- Related legal entity
- BUNZL PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY →
- Initial registration
- 27 January 2014
- Last updated
- 2 December 2025
- Next renewal
- 27 January 2027
- Validation sources
- FULLY_CORROBORATED
- Validation documents
- ACCOUNTS_FILING
- Relationship periods
- Start: 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z; End: 2024-12-31T00:00:00Z; Type: ACCOUNTING_PERIOD; Start: 2014-01-27T00:00:00Z; Type: RELATIONSHIP_PERIOD
- Qualifiers
- Dimension: ACCOUNTING_STANDARD; Category: IFRS
- Validation reference
- https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01693112/filing-history/MzQ4MzY0MDIyOWFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
LEI data provides global legal identity and source-reported relationships, not a credit or regulatory approval. BritDB links Level 1 identities only through GLEIF’s Companies House registration-authority identifier and exact company number; Level 2 parent and fund relationships and reporting exceptions are reproduced as supplied by GLEIF.
06 Supply-chain transparency
Modern slavery statement
- Organisation
- NISBETS LIMITED
- Group submission
- Yes
- Parent organisation
- BUNZL PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
- Statement period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Approved
- 22 April 2026
- Sectors
- Cleaning and security services Consumer services, including accommodation, hospitality, tourism and leisure Fashion, textiles, apparel and luxury goods Forestry, timber products, paper and containers and packaging 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
- Over £500 million
- Years producing statements
- More than 5 years
- ILO indicators included
- Not answered
- Registry record updated
- 28 May 2026
Policies described
Freedom of workers to terminate employment Freedom of movement Freedom of association Prohibits any threat of violence, harassment and intimidation Prohibits the use of worker-paid recruitment fees Prohibits compulsory overtime Prohibits child labour Prohibits discrimination Prohibits confiscation of workers' original identification documents Provides access to remedy, compensation and justice for victims of modern slavery
Training described
Human resources Executive-level staff Procurement staff Your suppliers
Worker engagement and working conditions
Your suppliers Workers within your organisation Workers within your supply chain Law enforcement, such as police, GLAA and other local labour market inspectorates
Social audits
Audit conducted by your staff Third party audit arranged by your organisation Announced audit
Grievance mechanisms
Using anonymous whistleblowing services, such as a helpline or mobile phone app
Actions addressing ILO indicators
Financial remediation, including repayment of recruitment fees Change in policy Change in training Referring potential victims to government services Supporting investigations by relevant authorities
Demonstrated progress
Over the past decade, we have completed more than 7,000 supplier assessments, using the risk-based approach to assessment and auditing that we have applied for more than 16 years. In 2025, we increased the proportion of high risk spend covered by our programme to more than 90%, achieving the target we set in 2021. 2021: 73% high risk spend covered 2022: 76% high risk spend covered 2023: 81% high risk spend covered 2024: 89% high risk spend covered 2025: 93% high risk spend covered
Reported risks and mitigations
- Risk: Labour: • Forced Labour • Child Labour • Freedom of Association • Unfair discrimination • Continuous work for more than 30 consecutive days without at least one day’s rest
- Area: Within your supply chains
- Tier: Tier 1 suppliers Tier 2 suppliers Tier 3 suppliers and below
- Group: Women Migrants Children
- Location: United Arab Emirates Bangladesh Brazil China Colombia Egypt Honduras Indonesia India Cambodia South Korea Sri Lanka Mexico Malaysia Peru Pakistan Thailand Tunisia Turkey Ukraine Vietnam Taiwan
- Mitigation: For more than 15 years we have taken a risk based approach to auditing in our supply chain, we are proud that our approach is a benchmark for ethical auditing in our sector and it allows us to provide a thorough level of oversight over our supply chain for our customers. In 2025, we continued to expand our audit programme and assessed 1,430 suppliers. We increased the proportion of high-risk spend covered by our assessment and auditing programme to 93% (up from 89% in 2024).
- Risk: Health and safety: • Evacuation routes and exits unsafe or blocked • Firefighting equipment difficult to access • Dormitories not located separately from production • Structurally unsafe buildings
- Risk: N/A
- Area: N/A
- Group: Other vulnerable groups
- Mitigation: N/A
Earlier linked statements (1)
- NISBETS LIMITED31 December 2024
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.
07 Data protection
ICO fee-payer registration
Nisbets Limited
Registration Z6078056
- Registered from
- 17 September 2002
- Current end date
- 16 September 2027
- Trading names
- RB DISTRIBUTORS
This is a candidate association, not an official Companies House link. The ICO file supplies no company number. The organisation name and postcode uniquely matched this company in the current snapshot. BritDB excludes all DPO contact fields and does not publish unmatched personal entries.
08 Public procurement
Contracts Finder awards
Contract for the Supply of Light Catering Equipment
UNIVERSITY OF KEELE · ocds-b5fd17-eed1d056-e1b1-438d-9977-e9d24634eae2
- Supplier named in award
- Nisbets Limited
- Award value
- £60,000
- Contract period
- 1 July 2026 – 30 June 2028
- Published
- 20 July 2026
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 39311000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-eed1d056-e1b1-438d-9977-e9d24634eae2-2026-07-20T09:52:33+01:00
Catering Consumables and Equipment 2025
Supply Chain Coordination Limited · ocds-b5fd17-1b840118-0349-45f0-a3e9-68994280d0ef
- Supplier named in award
- Nisbets Limited Catering Equipment Supplies
- Award value
- £96,200,000
- Contract period
- 23 July 2025 – 22 July 2029
- Published
- 13 May 2025
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 39222000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-1b840118-0349-45f0-a3e9-68994280d0ef-2025-05-13T15:40:30+01:00
Contract for Slow Cookers
Staffordshire County Council · ocds-b5fd17-57f37a38-a8e8-46dc-aaf6-87ce21f1d207
- Supplier named in award
- NISBETS PLC
- Award value
- £35,106.75
- Contract period
- 27 July 2022 – 28 July 2022
- Published
- 8 August 2022
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 39220000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-57f37a38-a8e8-46dc-aaf6-87ce21f1d207-2022-08-08T10:39:14+01:00
Specialist catering equipment for Glenside servery project
University Of The West Of England · ocds-b5fd17-1e76f0b9-cdf4-464a-b200-d11ff868c4fa
- Supplier named in award
- NISBETS PLC
- Award value
- £40,000
- Contract period
- 22 June 2022 – 23 June 2022
- Published
- 26 July 2022
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 39310000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-1e76f0b9-cdf4-464a-b200-d11ff868c4fa-2022-07-26T11:50:32+01:00
Light Catering Equipment
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council · ocds-b5fd17-ffd83d6b-a9fb-4cc3-b4a1-55b3a4c813d7
- Supplier named in award
- NISBETS PLC
- Award value
- £49,000
- Contract period
- 10 February 2020 – 31 March 2020
- Published
- 10 July 2020
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 39222000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-ffd83d6b-a9fb-4cc3-b4a1-55b3a4c813d7-2020-07-10T07:48:21+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.
09 Ownership and control
People with significant control
Bunzl Uk Holdings Limited
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Country registered
- United Kingdom
- Legal authority
- Companies Act 2006
- Legal form
- Private Limited Company
- Place registered
- Uk Register Of Companies
- Registration number
- 15508354
- Notified
- 23 May 2024
Key West (Holdings) Limited
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Country registered
- England & Wales
- Legal authority
- Companies Act 2006
- Legal form
- Limited Liability Company
- Place registered
- Register Of Companies In England & Wales
- Registration number
- 08963631
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Ceased
- 23 May 2024
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10 Charity register
Charity Commission links
No exact company-number link in this snapshot
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11 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
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12 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
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13 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
Buffet Catering Units
The North Yorkshire Council · updated 1 April 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Framework Agreement for the Supply of Light and Commercial Catering Equipment and Other Related Services
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · updated 20 December 2023
- Tender value
- £8,000,000
- Awards
- 8
Project-00288 Commercial Kitchens Catering Equipment
Anchor Hanover Group · updated 26 March 2026
- Tender value
- £5,000,000
- Awards
- 2
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14 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.
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15 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
16 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
3 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.
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17 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
18 Provenance
Sources for this profile
Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.
Annual employer reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Statutory supplier-payment reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Global legal identities linked through Companies House registration authority RA000585.
Annual statement summaries linked by exact source company number.
Privacy-reduced candidate associations based on a unique exact name-and-postcode match.
Historic awards linked by exact source-supplied GB-COH company identifier.
Current and ceased significant-control records joined by exact company number.
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Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.
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Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.
Financial regulation and licences.
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