01 Company overview
Identity and registration
- Official name
- THE NATIONAL FOSTERING AGENCY LIMITED
- Company number
- 03127814
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
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 August 2025Next accounts due
31 May 2027Last statement made up to
4 November 2025Next statement due
18 November 2026BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- 43.0%
- Mean bonus gap
- 71.6%
- Women receiving bonus
- 25.0%
- Men receiving bonus
- 34.0%
- Women in top quartile
- 82.0%
- Women in lower quartile
- 87.0%
Earlier reporting years (1)
- 250 to 4993.1% 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 September 2025 – 28 February 2026
- Filed
- 13 March 2026
- Shortest standard term
- 14 days
- Longest standard term
- 30 days
- E-invoicing offered
- No
- Supply-chain finance
- Not offered
- Payment codes
- No
- Construction retentions
- No qualifying construction contracts
Reported terms and dispute process
- Standard payment terms
30 days from date of invoice as standard. However, shorter payment terms than the standard are offered for certain types of services supplied. Note that there is a minimum allowance of 14 days from receipt of the invoice as acceptable processing time to get the invoice approved, posted and paid.
- Dispute resolution process
First contact is a dedicated accounts payable section of a shared service centre (SSC) that offers suppliers support through to query resolution. Suppliers can contact the SSC on a dedicated telephone number or email address. They will then identify the person within the business who will be able to resolve the problem and then the SSC contacts the supplier to discuss the resolution.
Earlier payment reports (10 shown)
- 25.0 average days to pay23.0% outside terms
- 22.0 average days to pay22.0% outside terms
- 27.0 average days to pay64.0% outside terms
- 29.0 average days to pay67.0% outside terms
- 20.0 average days to pay49.0% outside terms
- 20.0 average days to pay39.0% outside terms
- 19.0 average days to pay36.0% outside terms
- 17.0 average days to pay33.0% outside terms
- 16.0 average days to pay32.0% outside terms
- 9.0 average days to pay12.0% 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 Supply-chain transparency
Modern slavery statement
- Organisation
- THE NATIONAL FOSTERING AGENCY LIMITED
- Group submission
- Yes
- Parent organisation
- SSCP SPRING BIDCO LIMITED
- Statement period
- 1 September 2021 – 31 August 2022
- Approved
- 28 February 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
Not reported as covered
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.
06 Public procurement
Contracts Finder awards
Northamptonshire Children's Trust for the Provision of Homes for Children and Young People in our Care Independent Fostering Arrangements and Children's Homes
North Northamptonshire Council · ocds-b5fd17-a8f9a414-03d8-4506-9271-6ffa683f7e0a
- Award value
- £36,000,000
- Contract period
- 1 February 2024 – 31 March 2031
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
Retrospective Fostering Placement for 1041745
.East Riding Of Yorkshire Council · ocds-b5fd17-5c954a84-6dac-4edb-ae52-092679e249b8
- Award value
- £85,490.30
- Contract period
- 28 May 2021 – 27 May 2023
- Procedure
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
Provision of Liverpool City Region Partner Provider Arrangement for the Provision of Childrens Residential & Foster Care Placements 2020
Halton Borough Council · ocds-b5fd17-228efb67-3d7a-4be4-a2b2-fb757598a176
- Award value
- £0
- Contract period
- 1 December 2020 – 30 November 2030
- Procedure
- Restricted procedure
Agency Placement for Fostering - AP162
NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL · ocds-b5fd17-d9597b68-36be-4acd-8c93-62da6940d481
- Award value
- £389,312
- Contract period
- 25 October 2018 – 31 July 2028
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
Agency Placement for Fostering - AP47
NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL · ocds-b5fd17-094b3610-4cb0-46f7-a42f-8677e91e7626
- Award value
- £44,000
- Contract period
- 25 April 2016 – 14 June 2017
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
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.
07 Ownership and control
People with significant control
Nfag Limited
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Independent Fostering Agencies
Hampshire County Council · updated 7 August 2026
- Tender value
- £203,000,000
- Awards
- 20
Independent Fostering Agencies (call off)
Hampshire County Council · updated 17 July 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 16
Independent Fostering Agencies (call off) - Separated Children
Hampshire County Council · updated 17 July 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 14
Independent Fostering Agencies (call off) - Children with Disabilities / Complex Healthcare Needs
Hampshire County Council · updated 17 July 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 12
Independent Fostering Agencies (call off) - Children with Complex / Challenging Behaviours
Hampshire County Council · updated 16 July 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 14
Independent Fostering Agencies (call off) - Parent & Child
Hampshire County Council · updated 16 July 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 11
CCS034 Children in Care (D2N2) - Fostering Placements
Derbyshire County Council · updated 24 June 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
West Midlands Independent Fostering Agency Framework
COVENTRY CITY COUNCIL · updated 31 January 2025
- Tender value
- £2,750,000,000
- Awards
- 1
Northamptonshire Children's Trust - for the Provision of Homes for Children and Young People in our Care Independent Fostering Arrangements and Children's Homes
North Northamptonshire Council · updated 24 September 2024
- Tender value
- £252,000,000
- Awards
- 104
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
Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
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
9 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
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- 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.
Statutory supplier-payment reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
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.