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Company description
WITHERSLACK GROUP LIMITED is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Private Limited Company”. Incorporated on 10 June 1998; registered for 28 years; registered office reported in CARNFORTH, LANCASHIRE. Its primary declared activity is 85200 · Primary education, with 2 additional SIC activities reported.
This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 1 PSC record, 11 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
- WITHERSLACK GROUP LIMITED
- Company number
- 03579104
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- FULL
- Mortgage charges
- 49 total · 1 outstanding · 48 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 August 2025Next accounts due
31 May 2027Last statement made up to
6 July 2026Next statement due
20 July 2027BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- 20.0%
- Mean bonus gap
- 20.2%
- Women receiving bonus
- 55.2%
- Men receiving bonus
- 44.8%
- Women in top quartile
- 60.4%
- Women in upper middle quartile
- 62.0%
- Women in lower middle quartile
- 62.8%
- Women in lower quartile
- 73.7%
Earlier reporting years (8)
- 1000 to 49996.8% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49999.0% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 499910.7% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49991.8% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49991.9% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49991.4% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49994.9% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49995.6% 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 Global legal identity
Legal Entity Identifier
WITHERSLACK GROUP LIMITED
LEI 9845000979A794387O51 · jurisdiction GB
- Legal form
- H0PO
- Entity category
- GENERAL
- Entity created
- 10 June 1998
- Initial LEI registration
- 29 April 2022
- LEI last updated
- 28 April 2025
- Next renewal
- 28 April 2025
- Managing LOU
- 529900T8BM49AURSDO55
- Other legal names
- JAMES BOWERS EDUCATION LIMITED; WESTMORLAND EDUCATION SERVICES LIMITED; DOWNMARK LIMITED
- Legal address
- Lupton Tower, Lupton, Carnforth, GB-LAN, LA6 2PR, GB
- Headquarters address
- Lupton Tower, Lupton, Carnforth, GB-LAN, LA6 2PR, GB
GLEIF parent-reporting exceptions
DIRECT ACCOUNTING CONSOLIDATION PARENT
NON_CONSOLIDATING
ULTIMATE ACCOUNTING CONSOLIDATION PARENT
NON_CONSOLIDATING
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.
05 Supply-chain transparency
Modern slavery statement
- Organisation
- WITHERSLACK GROUP LIMITED
- Group submission
- No
- Statement period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Approved
- 16 January 2026
- Sectors
- Education and research
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
- More than 5 years
- ILO indicators included
- Not answered
- Registry record updated
- 23 January 2026
Grievance mechanisms
Using anonymous whistleblowing services, such as a helpline or mobile phone app
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
CALL-OFF: Children's Services Re-Opening of the Open Select List 2025 for all Independent Placement
Lincolnshire County Council · ocds-b5fd17-7e68b9d1-13d7-4832-a048-b9f0095fc579
- Supplier named in award
- Witherslack Group Limited
- Award value
- £0
- Contract period
- 20 February 2026 – 30 September 2027
- Published
- 1 May 2026
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 85000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-7e68b9d1-13d7-4832-a048-b9f0095fc579-2026-05-01T09:00:06+01:00
Residential Children's Home Contracts
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council · ocds-b5fd17-8ad35b07-353b-4756-9907-861b102b1208
- Supplier named in award
- Witherslack Group
- Award value
- £10,131,000
- Contract period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Published
- 10 December 2024
- Procedure
- Other - 455 - Exemption
- Main CPV
- 85000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-8ad35b07-353b-4756-9907-861b102b1208-2024-12-10T16:06:21Z
Children's Residential Homes - Off Framework
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council · ocds-b5fd17-d8a9c49a-be74-4b07-bebf-5754889dbcf2
- Supplier named in award
- Witherslack
- Award value
- £11,200,000
- Contract period
- 11 December 2020 – 31 March 2024
- Published
- 5 March 2024
- Procedure
- Other - Direct award
- Main CPV
- 85000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-d8a9c49a-be74-4b07-bebf-5754889dbcf2-2024-03-05T15:37:52Z
Children's Residential Homes - Off Framework
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council · ocds-b5fd17-d8a9c49a-be74-4b07-bebf-5754889dbcf2
- Supplier named in award
- Witherslack
- Award value
- £11,200,000
- Contract period
- 11 December 2020 – 31 March 2024
- Published
- 5 March 2024
- Procedure
- Other - Direct award
- Main CPV
- 85000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-d8a9c49a-be74-4b07-bebf-5754889dbcf2-2024-03-05T15:37:52Z
Agency Placement for Residential - AP91
NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL · ocds-b5fd17-83f68df8-2db0-43bd-b50d-c6e8db58c709
- Supplier named in award
- WITHERSLACK GROUP LIMITED
- Award value
- £738,420
- Contract period
- 30 May 2018 – 14 February 2021
- Published
- 11 March 2019
- Procedure
- Other - Direct award based on individual needs
- Main CPV
- 85000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-83f68df8-2db0-43bd-b50d-c6e8db58c709-2019-03-11T13:47:19Z
Agency Placement for Residential - AP93
NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL · ocds-b5fd17-90704866-d97a-4a8e-bcfa-9e3dfbd9754d
- Supplier named in award
- WITHERSLACK GROUP LIMITED
- Award value
- £495,856
- Contract period
- 15 May 2018 – 29 March 2020
- Published
- 11 March 2019
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 85000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-90704866-d97a-4a8e-bcfa-9e3dfbd9754d-2019-03-11T13:55:27Z
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
Witherslack Group (Holdings) Limited
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Country registered
- England
- Legal authority
- Companies Act
- Legal form
- Limited Company
- Place registered
- England & Wales
- Registration number
- 07449888
- 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.
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
Social Care & Education Placement
Bristol City Council · updated 8 September 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Social Care & Education Placement
Bristol City Council · updated 10 August 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Independent and Non-Maintained Special Schools (INMSS) Open Framework (CN260427)
Kent County Council · updated 11 June 2026
- Tender value
- £876,000,000
- Awards
- 2
W757 - Specialist Education Placement
Derby City Council · updated 22 April 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Residential Childrens Homes
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council · updated 13 May 2024
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 23
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
5 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: 2026-08-31 → 2027-05-31
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- Company name
Previous name: JAMES BOWERS EDUCATION 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.
Global legal identities linked through Companies House registration authority RA000585.
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.