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Company description
ADARE SEC LIMITED is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Private Limited Company”. Incorporated on 30 April 1993; registered for 33 years; registered office reported in LEICESTER, ENGLAND. Its primary declared activity is 17230 · Manufacture of paper stationery.
This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 4 PSC records, 7 trade marks, 13 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
- ADARE SEC LIMITED
- Company number
- 02814431
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- FULL
- Mortgage charges
- 24 total · 2 outstanding · 22 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 2025Next accounts due
30 September 2027Last statement made up to
22 February 2026Next statement due
8 March 2027BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- 0.0%
- Mean bonus gap
- 53.4%
- Women receiving bonus
- 100.0%
- Men receiving bonus
- 100.0%
- Women in top quartile
- 24.0%
- Women in upper middle quartile
- 30.0%
- Women in lower middle quartile
- 37.0%
- Women in lower quartile
- 40.0%
Earlier reporting years (8)
- 250 to 49914.6% median hourly gap
- 250 to 49917.2% median hourly gap
- 250 to 49914.2% median hourly gap
- 250 to 49915.5% median hourly gap
- 250 to 49920.1% median hourly gap
- 250 to 49920.7% median hourly gap
- 250 to 49917.0% median hourly gap
- 250 to 49919.4% 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 Supply-chain transparency
Modern slavery statement
- Organisation
- ADARE SEC LIMITED
- Group submission
- Yes
- Statement period
- 1 April 2022 – 31 March 2023
- Approved
- 24 April 2023
- Sectors
- Other
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
- 3 May 2023
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 Data protection
ICO fee-payer registration
Adare SEC Limited
Registration Z5337076
- Registered from
- 6 April 2001
- Current end date
- 5 April 2027
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.
06 Public procurement
Contracts Finder awards
Production and Postage Costs Relating to the 2025 Annual Canvass Direct Award via the NEPO504 Election and Electoral Registration Print Framework
Durham County Council · ocds-b5fd17-456872ce-83f0-4a9b-97ab-9cf1acd19ca5
- Supplier named in award
- Adare Sec Limited
- Award value
- £242,350.83
- Contract period
- 1 August 2025 – 1 January 2026
- Published
- 21 August 2025
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 79571000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-456872ce-83f0-4a9b-97ab-9cf1acd19ca5-2025-08-21T10:39:03+01:00
Cheque Printing and Pay-out Service
FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPENSATION SCHEME LIMITED · ocds-b5fd17-3c255cec-5093-4cc9-a4c0-5c03f921d721
- Supplier named in award
- Adare SEC Limited
- Award value
- £196,200
- Contract period
- 7 April 2025 – 6 April 2028
- Published
- 1 October 2025
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 79824000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-3c255cec-5093-4cc9-a4c0-5c03f921d721-2025-10-01T13:37:13+01:00
ARP Hybrid Mail
Breckland District Council · ocds-b5fd17-fcf6fcf6-b7d7-43d0-80f3-7ebe71d3b2e0
- Supplier named in award
- Adaresec
- Award value
- £210,000
- Contract period
- 1 April 2025 – 31 August 2026
- Published
- 9 April 2025
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 64110000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-fcf6fcf6-b7d7-43d0-80f3-7ebe71d3b2e0-2025-04-09T08:52:25+01:00
Provision of Election and Electoral Registration Print
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council · ocds-b5fd17-47ac74d6-374d-464b-a01e-551dd47b7fa1
- Supplier named in award
- ADARE SEC LIMITED
- Award value
- £200,000
- Contract period
- 1 June 2023 – 31 May 2024
- Published
- 8 September 2023
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 79000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-47ac74d6-374d-464b-a01e-551dd47b7fa1-2023-09-08T17:01:19+01:00
Production, Printing and Sending of Pension Documentation for the Staffordshire Pension Fund
Staffordshire County Council · ocds-b5fd17-3c13e578-6412-42de-8efe-d5e6f338d37a
- Supplier named in award
- ADARE SEC LIMITED
- Award value
- £350,000
- Contract period
- 1 March 2023 – 28 February 2028
- Published
- 3 March 2023
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 79800000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-3c13e578-6412-42de-8efe-d5e6f338d37a-2023-03-03T07:52:54Z
Print Composition/ Fulfilment
SSE SERVICES PLC · ocds-b5fd17-2c9132b7-c367-44c3-a355-5a170f4f2338
- Supplier named in award
- ADARE SEC LIMITED
- Award value
- £1,133,000
- Contract period
- 21 April 2022 – 20 April 2027
- Published
- 31 August 2022
- Procedure
- Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 48312000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-2c9132b7-c367-44c3-a355-5a170f4f2338-2022-08-31T10:01:15+01:00
Printing, Fulfilment & Mailing
EFFICIENCY EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED · ocds-b5fd17-d34e4eb2-2664-43f0-845d-64c023992b7a
- Supplier named in award
- ADARE SEC LIMITED
- Award value
- £5,000,000
- Contract period
- 17 January 2022 – 16 January 2026
- Published
- 14 January 2022
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 79800000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-d34e4eb2-2664-43f0-845d-64c023992b7a-2022-01-14T14:27:23Z
Election and Electoral Registration Printing
THE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EAST COUNCILS LIMITED · ocds-b5fd17-5985f912-4c45-4c70-aed5-5d7ee99267ec
- Supplier named in award
- Adare SEC Ltd
- Award value
- £20,000,000
- Contract period
- 1 December 2021 – 30 November 2025
- Published
- 1 December 2021
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 22000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-5985f912-4c45-4c70-aed5-5d7ee99267ec-2021-12-01T20:12:07Z
Printing and Postage for LGPS
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · ocds-b5fd17-15aed0b7-eba0-4181-9e22-2d997d236b90
- Supplier named in award
- ADARE SEC LIMITED
- Award value
- £230,000
- Contract period
- 1 October 2021 – 30 September 2023
- Published
- 31 August 2021
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 22000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-15aed0b7-eba0-4181-9e22-2d997d236b90-2021-08-31T08:26:20+01:00
Framework for Printing and Mailing for Electoral Services
CORBY BOROUGH COUNCIL · ocds-b5fd17-bdfec423-8e2d-470a-964c-67f71f8b9f92
- Supplier named in award
- Adare SEC Limited
- Award value
- £0
- Contract period
- 17 June 2019 – 16 June 2023
- Published
- 16 May 2019
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 79800000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-bdfec423-8e2d-470a-964c-67f71f8b9f92-2019-05-16T10:43:36+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.
TM UK trade marks
Exact owner-name matches
KALAMAZOO DIRECT
Owner Adare SEC Limited · classes 9,16,20,25,26
- Filed / designated
- 5 January 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 5 January 2026
VISITORNET
Owner Adare SEC Limited · classes 9,16
- Filed / designated
- 4 August 2010
- Valid until / renewal due
- 4 August 2020
COPYVOID
Owner Adare SEC Limited · classes 16
- Filed / designated
- 29 May 1992
- Valid until / renewal due
- 29 May 2019
KAREFILE
Owner Adare SEC Limited · classes 16
- Filed / designated
- 26 October 1984
- Valid until / renewal due
- 26 October 2025
KALAMAZOO
Owner Adare SEC Limited · classes 16
- Filed / designated
- 30 April 1977
- Valid until / renewal due
- 30 April 2018
KALAMAZOO
Owner Adare SEC Limited · classes 20
- Filed / designated
- 30 April 1977
- Valid until / renewal due
- 30 April 2018
KALAMAZOO
Owner Adare SEC Limited · classes 16
- Filed / designated
- 9 June 1921
- Valid until / renewal due
- 9 June 2025
This is an exact normalised company-name match, not a registrar-confirmed ownership link. Another legal entity can have the same or a very similar name. UKIPO data is a historical 2018 snapshot; verify the owner and current status before relying on it.
07 Ownership and control
People with significant control
Opus Trust Marketing Limited
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Country registered
- England And Wales
- Legal authority
- Companies Act 2006
- Legal form
- Private Limited Company
- Place registered
- Companies House
- Registration number
- 03829462
- Notified
- 1 November 2021
Adare Sec Holdings Limited
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Country registered
- Uk
- Legal authority
- Companies Act 2006
- Legal form
- Limited Company
- Place registered
- Companies House
- Registration number
- 10827606
- Notified
- 31 March 2020
- Ceased
- 31 March 2020
Acics Limited
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Country registered
- Uk
- Legal authority
- Companies Act 2006
- Legal form
- Limited Company
- Place registered
- Companies House
- Registration number
- 05709792
- Notified
- 2 May 2018
- Ceased
- 1 November 2021
Adare Group Limited
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Country registered
- Uk
- Legal authority
- Companies Act 2006
- Legal form
- Limited Company
- Place registered
- Companies House
- Registration number
- 02387953
- Notified
- 30 April 2017
- Ceased
- 31 January 2020
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08 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.
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09 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.
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10 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.
11 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
UVDB Powered by Achilles QUDM for Goods, Works and Services
AFFINITY WATER LIMITED · updated 19 August 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Provision of printing services for Oxfordshire Pension Fund
Oxfordshire County Council · updated 27 April 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Election and Electoral Registration Print
The Association of North East Councils Limited · updated 28 January 2026
- Tender value
- £75,000,000
- Awards
- 1
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.
12 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.
13 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
14 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.
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.
15 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Detected change
Accounts due date: 2026-09-30 → 2027-09-30
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- Company name
Previous name: ADARE LIMITED
- Company name
Previous name: ADARE HALCYON LIMITED
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
16 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.
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.
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.