PUBLIC-CONTRACT SUPPLIER PROFILE

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH

Companies House 04392418 · Active. Observed evidence is kept separate from ownership, risk and renewal inferences.

Published notices119 Jan 2025 to 23 Feb 2026
Distinct buyers8published buyer labels
Disclosed GBP£17.1mnotice fields, not revenue
End-date leads3next 24 months · verify
REGISTERED IDENTITY

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH

Company number
04392418
Status
Active
Incorporated
12 Mar 2002
Company type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Registered office
3RD FLOOR BLOCK 3 TILLER AND LOCK, 250 CITY ROAD, LONDON
SIC codes
72200 - Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities
Accounts last made up
30 Jun 2024
Next accounts due
30 Jun 2026
LEI
No exact held link
LEI registration
Not available
Check the current register ↗
PUBLISHED SUPPLIER ALIASES

4 labels

Names are retained exactly as published and are not treated as separate legal entities.

  1. National Centre for Social Research7 notices · latest 14 Oct 2025
  2. NatCen Social Research2 notices · latest 23 Feb 2026
  3. NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH1 notices · latest 29 Jan 2026
  4. National Centre For Social Rsearch1 notices · latest 17 Oct 2025
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE GRAPH

What is linked—and how certain is the link?

Every relationship carries its source, date and match method. Exact identifier edges are observed; name-derived ownership or group paths remain inferred.

ObservedInferred · verifyNo combined risk score
OBSERVED · identityExact / sourced

Published supplier identifier → Companies House 04392418

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH

SourceCompanies House companies linked to contracts or charities ↗Date25 Jul 2026Method

Exact GB-COH company number published on a Contracts Finder supplier record and resolved to the same register number.

OBSERVED · charity statusExact / sourced

Companies House 04392418 → Charity 1091768

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH · Registered

SourceCharity Commission public register ↗Date25 Jul 2026Method

Exact company number shared by the Companies House and Charity Commission projections.

CORPORATE GROUP / OWNERSHIPNot established

No exact corporate-parent edge established

The exact identity projection does not contain a publishable parent edge for this supplier. Absence is not evidence of independence.

SourceCompanies House exact identity ↗Date25 Jul 2026Method

Checked exact Companies House identity, held LEI identity where present and the Who Owns This Brand name candidate; no exact parent edge returned.

Continue at Who Owns This Brand ↗
FUNDING ROUNDSCoverage gap

No exact verified funding record linked

The held funding directory did not return a verified exact-company match. That does not prove the company has never raised capital.

SUPPLIER RISK & RENEWAL SIGNALS

Evidence first. Interpretation second.

These inputs help prioritise research; they do not rate supplier quality, solvency, integrity or future award prospects.

OBSERVED

Published and registered facts

OBSERVED EVIDENCE

R2 register status: Active

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH · incorporated 12/03/2002. The R2 record excludes officers, PSCs, addresses and contact data.

SourceCompanyBeacon Companies House organisation projection ↗Date1 Aug 2026Method

Exact Companies House number 04392418 resolved through the approved 5.7-million-record R2 projection.

OBSERVED EVIDENCE

3 published contract end dates in the next 24 months

3 fall within 12 months. End dates do not prove a reprocurement or renewal.

SourceContracts Finder daily award notices ↗Date12 Oct 2026Method

Exact supplier company number 04392418; date window applied to published contract_end fields.

INFERRED

Derived review signals

INFERRED · REVIEW SIGNAL

18% of linked notices name the leading buyer

Ministry of Justice appears on 2 of 11 linked notices. This is notice concentration, not revenue dependency.

SourceContracts Finder daily award notices ↗Date12 Oct 2026Method

Derived share = leading buyer notice count ÷ all exact-company-linked notices; values and contract delivery are not used.

INFERRED · REVIEW SIGNAL

3 near-term renewal research leads

A published end date is used only to prioritise source checks. It does not predict buyer intent, supplier retention or a future tender.

SourceContracts Finder daily award notices ↗Date12 Oct 2026Method

Derived from published contract end dates within 12 and 24 months of the current date.

No supplier risk score: Observed records and inferred review signals are never combined into a supplier risk score. Missing evidence is not a clean bill of health, proof of independence or proof that no funding or ownership relationship exists.

REGIONAL CONTRACT FOOTPRINT

Where the notices say delivery happens

These are award-notice delivery fields, not headquarters, workforce location or measured local economic impact. ONS population is neutral regional context.

Not stated10 notices
Buyers
7
Disclosed GBP
£16.7m
ONS population
Not joined
SourceContracts Finder daily award notices ↗Date12 Oct 2026Method

Exact supplier company number 04392418; grouped by the delivery region published on each award notice. This is not supplier-headquarters geography.

England1 notices
Buyers
1
Disclosed GBP
£380k
ONS population
Not joined
SourceContracts Finder daily award notices ↗Date12 Oct 2026Method

Exact supplier company number 04392418; grouped by the delivery region published on each award notice. This is not supplier-headquarters geography.

PUBLISHED END-DATE EVIDENCE

Contracts approaching their stated end date

Showing 3 of 3 records ending within 24 months. This is a research queue, not a renewal forecast.

Published end date2 Jan 202712-month window

Defining and Quantifying Extra Support Needs

H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS

SourceContracts Finder daily award notices ↗Date10 Nov 2025Method

Exact supplier company number 04392418; contract end date copied from the published award notice.

Published end date31 Mar 202712-month window

Provision of the Family Resources Survey (FRS) 2024 - 2027

Office for National Statistics

SourceContracts Finder daily award notices ↗Date23 Feb 2026Method

Exact supplier company number 04392418; contract end date copied from the published award notice.

Published end date12 Jun 202712-month window

Provision of Active Travel Portfolio Research and Evaluation Programme 2022+

DfTc - Department for Transport

SourceContracts Finder daily award notices ↗Date3 Oct 2025Method

Exact supplier company number 04392418; contract end date copied from the published award notice.

CHARITY COMMISSION CONTEXT

Records using the same company number

This exact-number link adds context; it does not identify which entity delivered a particular award.

Charity 1091768

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH

Registered

Latest income
£53.2m
Latest expenditure
£52m
BUYER HISTORY

Authorities buying from this supplier

SECTOR HISTORY

What the notices cover

CONTRACT EVIDENCE

Latest published notices

Open the permanent evidence page, then verify material facts at the official source.

23 Feb 2026 · region not statedProvision of the Family Resources Survey (FRS) 2024 - 2027Office for National Statistics · Research services£13,500,00029 Jan 2026 · region not statedSurvey of Childcare and Early Years Providers Con_3654Department for Education · Research and development services and related consultancy services£2,109,29010 Nov 2025 · EnglandDefining and Quantifying Extra Support NeedsH M REVENUE & CUSTOMS · Social research services£380,00017 Oct 2025 · region not statedPS25165 - Supporting access to the benefits of climate policy: public perspectivesDESNZ · Research and development services and related consultancy services£229,99314 Oct 2025 · region not statedImpact Evaluation of the Offender Accommodation PilotMinistry of Justice · Research services£21,9203 Oct 2025 · region not statedProvision of Active Travel Portfolio Research and Evaluation Programme 2022+DfTc - Department for Transport · Research services£287,94111 Jul 2025 · region not statedMinistry of Justice - Evaluation Pre-requisites: Research into Group Victim Support InterventionsMinistry of Justice · Social research services£179,1847 Jul 2025 · region not statedInternational Comparisons of Disability Benefits & Disability Employment Support - Literature ReviewDepartment for Work and Pensions · Research services£34,82126 Mar 2025 · region not statedContinuous Refinement of the Gambling Survey of Great BritainGambling Commission · Design and execution of research and development£150,00030 Jan 2025 · region not statedSystematic Evidence Review on What Works for Disadvantaged GroupsDepartment for Work and Pensions · Research services£94,9999 Jan 2025 · region not statedPS24282 - RAF067/2324 Understanding different homeowners' awareness, attitudes, and preferences towards green finance productsDESNZ · Research and development services and related consultancy services£120,000
PROVENANCE

Source dates and licences

Charity Commission public registerOpen Government Licence v3.0Imported 25 Jul 2026Companies House companies linked to contracts or charitiesCompanies House free company data product termsImported 25 Jul 2026Contracts Finder daily award noticesOpen Government Licence v3.0Imported 13 Oct 2026

Notice values may be framework ceilings, amendments or multi-supplier totals. They are not verified revenue, payment, delivery quality, profitability or proof of wrongdoing.