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Company description
DISCOVERY RESEARCH LIMITED is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Private Limited Company”. Incorporated on 15 June 1995; registered for 31 years; registered office reported in LONDON, ENGLAND. Its primary declared activity is 73200 · Market research and public opinion polling.
In its latest electronically filed accounts for the period ended 31 December 2025, it reported net assets £609,255, average employees 21. This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 5 PSC records, 14 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
- DISCOVERY RESEARCH LIMITED
- Company number
- 03068609
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- TOTAL EXEMPTION FULL
- Mortgage charges
- 4 total · 1 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
31 December 2025Next accounts due
30 September 2027Last statement made up to
10 February 2026Next statement due
24 February 2027BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Filed financials
Latest electronic accounts
- Fixed assets
- £43,581
- Net assets
- £609,255
- Current assets
- £994,498
- Total assets less current liabilities
- £609,255
- Cash at bank
- £570,204
- Equity
- £67,869
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.
Earlier imported periods (1)
- Filleted Accounts£722,682 net assets
04 Data protection
ICO fee-payer registration
Discovery Research Limited
Registration Z7783512
- Registered from
- 25 April 2003
- Current end date
- 24 April 2027
- Trading names
- SPECTRUM VIEWS
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.
05 Public procurement
Contracts Finder awards
PS26065 - User Research Recruitment
DSIT · ocds-b5fd17-8b401423-4d6f-4367-b855-a8cd8e91c706
- Supplier named in award
- Discovery Research Limited
- Award value
- £80,000
- Contract period
- 20 July 2026 – 16 July 2027
- Published
- 20 July 2026
- Procedure
- Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
- Main CPV
- 73000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-8b401423-4d6f-4367-b855-a8cd8e91c706-2026-07-20T15:23:18+01:00
Customer Immersion Programme (2025 - 28)
H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS · ocds-b5fd17-8c215268-2aa3-48db-a759-d801552c779b
- Supplier named in award
- DISCOVERY RESEARCH LIMITED
- Award value
- £135,000
- Contract period
- 28 November 2025 – 28 November 2028
- Published
- 24 November 2025
- Procedure
- Other - Direct Award
- Main CPV
- 73110000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-8c215268-2aa3-48db-a759-d801552c779b-2025-11-24T10:26:05Z
Persuasive Design and Time on Platforms
OFCOM · ocds-b5fd17-84167b2c-f7f1-4b51-be45-8a09c88e93f0
- Supplier named in award
- Discovery Research Limited
- Award value
- £57,878
- Contract period
- 29 July 2025 – 27 February 2026
- Published
- 18 August 2025
- Procedure
- Other - Mini Competition via Ofcom Market Research Framework Agreement
- Main CPV
- 79310000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-84167b2c-f7f1-4b51-be45-8a09c88e93f0-2025-08-18T14:38:31+01:00
Market Research - Member Retention research
Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew · ocds-b5fd17-444a0851-c363-4549-a93e-b185eb77ed49
- Supplier named in award
- Discovery Research Limited
- Award value
- £50,000
- Contract period
- 8 August 2024 – 30 November 2025
- Published
- 26 September 2024
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 73110000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-444a0851-c363-4549-a93e-b185eb77ed49-2024-09-26T17:08:47+01:00
Quantitative Research Services
NS&I · ocds-b5fd17-cc3a8b0f-dd56-41d9-80de-50d1cd8b3291
- Supplier named in award
- Discovery Research Limited
- Award value
- £0
- Contract period
- 2 September 2024 – 1 September 2028
- Published
- 21 August 2024
- Procedure
- Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
- Main CPV
- 79311100
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-cc3a8b0f-dd56-41d9-80de-50d1cd8b3291-2024-08-21T11:31:42+01:00
Children's Online Safety Tracker
OFCOM · ocds-b5fd17-3e314a6d-97f1-49f3-bb2f-ba550e1c9d71
- Supplier named in award
- Discovery Research Ltd
- Award value
- £600,000
- Contract period
- 22 August 2024 – 23 July 2028
- Published
- 18 November 2024
- Procedure
- Other - Mini Competition
- Main CPV
- 79310000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-3e314a6d-97f1-49f3-bb2f-ba550e1c9d71-2024-11-18T09:35:14Z
Market Research - Families Programming
Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew · ocds-b5fd17-48605d64-aa25-4b47-b7e4-f2fe7aae7809
- Supplier named in award
- Discovery Research Limited
- Award value
- £22,000
- Contract period
- 20 June 2024 – 30 September 2024
- Published
- 4 July 2024
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 73110000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-48605d64-aa25-4b47-b7e4-f2fe7aae7809-2024-07-04T08:42:43+01:00
Ofcom Market Research Framework 2024 - 2028
OFCOM · ocds-b5fd17-bafb3dbe-5101-40bb-96e4-09a29afacdb2
- Supplier named in award
- Discovery Research Limited
- Award value
- £20,000,000
- Contract period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2028
- Published
- 17 June 2024
- Procedure
- Restricted procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 79310000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-bafb3dbe-5101-40bb-96e4-09a29afacdb2-2024-06-17T13:19:09+01:00
WP2094 Recruitment of User Research Participants
Government Digital Service · ocds-b5fd17-cb7ed32f-c2be-4270-8bdd-f2306f0741d3
- Supplier named in award
- DISCOVERY RESEARCH LIMITED
- Award value
- £150,000
- Contract period
- 23 January 2023 – 22 January 2024
- Published
- 3 January 2024
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 73110000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-cb7ed32f-c2be-4270-8bdd-f2306f0741d3-2024-01-03T15:44:07Z
HMRC Customer Immersion Programme
H M Revenue & Customs · ocds-b5fd17-70f986f5-1de1-43a7-b608-6bab2ec965a6
- Supplier named in award
- DISCOVERY RESEARCH LIMITED
- Award value
- £90,000
- Contract period
- 28 November 2022 – 27 November 2025
- Published
- 16 December 2022
- Procedure
- Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
- Main CPV
- 79310000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-70f986f5-1de1-43a7-b608-6bab2ec965a6-2022-12-16T10:40:27Z
WP1968 Recruitment of User Research Participants for the Digital Identity Programme
Government Digital Service · ocds-b5fd17-c7e61189-a017-4444-beb5-8a5b900c5e4d
- Supplier named in award
- DISCOVERY RESEARCH LIMITED
- Award value
- £75,000
- Contract period
- 1 September 2021 – 31 August 2022
- Published
- 21 September 2021
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 73110000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-c7e61189-a017-4444-beb5-8a5b900c5e4d-2021-09-21T16:19:02+01:00
Market Research - Pricing Models
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW · ocds-b5fd17-21a82f13-5980-4cd3-aab5-727e210905ac
- Supplier named in award
- DISCOVERY RESEARCH LIMITED
- Award value
- £24,044
- Contract period
- 18 June 2021 – 6 August 2021
- Published
- 26 July 2021
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 79310000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-21a82f13-5980-4cd3-aab5-727e210905ac-2021-07-26T12:22:32+01:00
RBGKEW/882 Market Research Framework
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW · ocds-b5fd17-e8177383-64e4-40c7-ae0d-4a0d645eb16d
- Supplier named in award
- DISCOVERY RESEARCH LIMITED
- Award value
- £6,000,000
- Contract period
- 28 May 2021 – 27 May 2024
- Published
- 15 June 2021
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 79310000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-e8177383-64e4-40c7-ae0d-4a0d645eb16d-2021-06-15T11:51:33+01:00
Qualitative Research Services
National Savings & Investments · ocds-b5fd17-f78fec44-0cdb-4245-9b9d-be1aa8348b36
- Supplier named in award
- DISCOVERY RESEARCH LIMITED
- Award value
- £300,000
- Contract period
- 16 May 2019 – 15 May 2021
- Published
- 14 June 2019
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 79310000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-f78fec44-0cdb-4245-9b9d-be1aa8348b36-2019-06-14T16:45:16+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
Donal Noel Kelly
- Owns 25% to 50% of shares
- Nationality
- Irish
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 8 December 2020
- Anti Money Laundering Supervisory Bodies: Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
- Appointment Verification End On: 9999-12-31T00:00:00Z
- Appointment Verification Start On: 2026-03-09T00:00:00Z
- Authorised Corporate Service Provider Name: BOOTH ACCOUNTANTS LTD ACSP
- Identity Verified On: 2025-09-18T00:00:00Z
- Preferred Name: DONAL NOEL KELLY
Mr Ben David Parker
- Owns 25% to 50% of shares
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 8 December 2020
- Anti Money Laundering Supervisory Bodies: Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
- Appointment Verification End On: 9999-12-31T00:00:00Z
- Appointment Verification Start On: 2026-02-16T00:00:00Z
- Authorised Corporate Service Provider Name: BOOTH ACCOUNTANTS LTD ACSP
- Identity Verified On: 2025-09-18T00:00:00Z
- Preferred Name: BEN DAVID PARKER
Mr Alan John HathawaySee 2 companies with this PSC name →
- Owns 25% to 50% of shares
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Anti Money Laundering Supervisory Bodies: Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
- Appointment Verification End On: 9999-12-31T00:00:00Z
- Appointment Verification Start On: 2026-02-16T00:00:00Z
- Authorised Corporate Service Provider Name: BOOTH ACCOUNTANTS LTD ACSP
- Identity Verified On: 2025-10-14T00:00:00Z
- Preferred Name: ALAN JOHN HATHAWAY
Mr Kenneth Francis ParkerSee 2 companies with this PSC name →
- Owns 25% to 50% of shares
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Ceased
- 16 September 2017
Mrs Patricia Anne Stuart Parker
- Owns 25% to 50% of shares
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Ceased
- 16 September 2017
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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.
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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
No exact GB-COH link in this snapshot
Find a Tender did not explicitly identify this Companies House number in a procurement party. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
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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
0 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.
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.
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