Bolsover District Council

What Bolsover District Council does

Bolsover District Council is a local government authority in the United Kingdom, established in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, serving the Bolsover District in Derbyshire, England, from its headquarters at The Arc, High Street, Clowne. The council delivers statutory and discretionary public services to approximately 78,000 residents and local businesses, including housing allocation and management, planning development management and enforcement, waste and recycling collection, council tax and business rates administration, housing benefits, environmental health, community safety, and leisure services. Operations are supported by a digital platform anchored by a 24/7 Self Service portal (selfservice.bolsover.gov.uk), with specialised sub-systems including Bolsover Homes (Choice Based Lettings), the Planning Public Access database, and the Housing Repairs Portal, alongside CivicaEpay for payment processing and GovDelivery for newsletters.

The council's revenue model is structured as a public-sector funding mix: council tax collected from residents, retained business rates from commercial properties, and central government grants (including Revenue Support Grant), supplemented by transactional fees for bulky waste collection (£10-£30 unit pricing), planning application fees, and charges for leisure and outdoor activity services. Distribution is direct-to-resident across multiple channels — online portal, telephone contact centres (01246 242424), in-person at council offices, and community engagement events — with the council maintaining social media presence and a partnership-based outreach model. The organisation employs 501-1,000 staff and operates under the framework of elected councillors.

A significant structural event is the scheduled Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) under which Bolsover will be absorbed into a new Northern Derbyshire unitary authority from 1 April 2028, following the UK Government's 2025 selection of Option B1. In the near term, the council is expanding its waste service with weekly food waste collections from 30 March 2026, adding a fourth caddy to the existing three-bin fortnightly system. Strategic partnerships span statutory collaboration (Derbyshire Partnership Forum, Community Safety Partnership with police and fire services), environmental delivery (Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, Natural England), and cultural events (English Heritage at Bolsover Castle, National Trust at Hardwick Hall).

Name

Bolsover District Council

Legal name

Bolsover District Council

Website

https://bolsover.gov.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Bolsover District Council is a UK local government authority, established in 1974, delivering statutory public services including housing, planning, waste collection, council tax, and leisure to residents and businesses of the Bolsover District in Derbyshire, England.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Services to Buildings and Dwellings (5617), Waste Collection (56211)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ), Public Works / In-House Municipal Collection Operations (EUAIAAAF)

Keywords

• Local government services
• Council tax administration
• Waste collection services
• Council housing services
• Planning development management

Headquarters

HQ city

Clowne

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Council Tax: Local taxation collected from residents to fund council services including housing, planning, waste collection, and community services.
2. Business Rates: Business rates collected from commercial properties in the district.
3. Government Grants: Central government funding and grants for local government services.
4. Bulky Waste Collection: Charges for collection of bulky waste items. General Bulkies: 1-3 items £10, 4-6 items £15, 7-9 items £20, 10+ items minimum £30. WEEE: £10-£30 depending on quantity.
5. Planning Fees: Fees charged for planning applications as regulated by the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) Regulations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bolsover District Council is a UK local government authority delivering statutory and discretionary public services to residents and businesses of the Bolsover District in Derbyshire, England. Core services include council tax and business rates administration, housing allocation and tenancy management, waste and recycling collection, planning development management and enforcement, benefits processing, licensing, environmental health, community safety, and leisure facilities including outdoor activity centres and physical activity programmes. The council delivers services through an online Self Service portal, contact centres, in-person offices, and dedicated portals for housing and planning.

Product overview

Bolsover District Council operates a comprehensive digital service platform providing local government services to residents. The core offering consists of the Self Service Portal as the primary gateway, integrated with specialised sub-portals including Bolsover Homes (housing allocations), the Public Access Planning System (development management), and the Housing Repairs Portal. Operational services span waste collection (three-bin system plus food waste from 2026), physical activity and sport (including Extreme Wheels Roadshows and Pleasley Vale Outdoor Activity Centre), planning policy, housing management, and benefits administration. The council also provides online payment processing for bills, council tax, and business rates. The architecture follows a portal-plus-specialised-systems model with the Self Service portal as the unified access point for most resident-facing transactions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Self Service Portal
• Bolsover Homes (Choice Based Lettings)
• Public Access Planning System
• Household Waste Collection Service
• Extreme Wheels Roadshows
• Pleasley Vale Outdoor Activity Centre
• Physical Activity and Sport Services
• Bulky Waste Collection

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Derbyshire Wildlife TrustminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 February 2023Partner at the inaugural Bolsover Local Nature Recovery Summit, presenting on the Bolsover Local Nature Recovery Action Plan. Supporting Local Nature Recovery Strategy delivery.
• Derbyshire Partnership ForumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe council is a signatory to the Derbyshire Partnership Forum's Information Sharing Protocol, which sets out a framework for partner organisations to manage, process and share personal and sensitive personal information on a lawful, fair and transparent basis.
• Bolsover Community Safety PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-agency partnership including Bolsover District Council, Derbyshire Police, Derbyshire County Council, Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service, Probation Services, Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board, and voluntary sector partners working on community safety issues.
• Natural EnglandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment body presenting on Derbyshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy and National NRN First Steps and Links at the Local Nature Recovery Summit.
• Derbyshire County CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner presenting on Delivering a Local Nature Recovery Strategy for Derbyshire at the Local Nature Recovery Summit.
• Walk DerbyshireminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Derbyshire County Council offering organised led social walks, health walks, history walks and walking challenges across Bolsover District.
• Go! ActiveminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGo! Active is an initiative linking to leisure services provided across the district.
• Bolsover PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal strategic partnership bringing together public, private, and voluntary sector organizations to work on community priorities.
• Derbyshire Councils (for Local Government Reorganisation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with other Derbyshire councils for Local Government Reorganisation (LGR), with Bolsover to sit in the Northern authority under option B1 from April 2028.
• Pleasley Pit TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for community events at Pleasley Pit Scheduled Ancient Monument, supporting heritage preservation and community engagement activities.
• National Trust (Hardwick Hall)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for events at Hardwick Hall including exhibitions (Bess: Unframing the family, Bess's Dream), outdoor theatre, yoga events, and cultural programs.
• English Heritage (Bolsover Castle)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for events at Bolsover Castle including Great British Summer activities, Sunday music events, Margaret Cavendish's Mindfest, and equestrian displays.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Amber Valley Borough Council: Derbyshire district council of similar size to Bolsover, providing housing, waste collection, planning, and council tax services. Will join the Northern LGR unitary, making it a closely comparable peer.
• High Peak Borough Council: Derbyshire district council operating a comparable suite of statutory services including housing, planning, and waste. Will join the Northern LGR unitary alongside Bolsover.
• Derbyshire Dales District Council: Adjacent Derbyshire district council offering the same statutory local government services. Will join the Southern unitary authority under LGR, serving as a peer for benchmarking service delivery and digital transformation.
• North East Derbyshire District Council: Neighbouring district council in Derbyshire, also set to merge into the Northern Derbyshire unitary authority under LGR Option B1. Provides directly comparable housing, planning, waste, and leisure services to a similar small-town population.
• Bassetlaw District Council: Neighbouring district council in Nottinghamshire/South Yorkshire border area providing similar local government services. Comparable in scale and rural/small-town demographic profile to Bolsover.
• Chesterfield Borough Council: Larger neighbouring Derbyshire council operating comparable district-level services (housing, planning, waste, council tax). Will sit in the same Northern unitary authority under LGR, making it a directly comparable co-transition peer.

Others

• Civica: Provider of the council's online payment platform (CivicaEPay) and a broader supplier of software to UK local government. Relevant as a vendor/ecosystem peer for back-office service delivery.
• Civic Computing Limited: Supplier of website CMS and digital service portal solutions to UK local authorities including Bolsover. Represents a relevant ecosystem peer for digital service delivery benchmarking.

Broad incumbents

• Derbyshire County Council: Upper-tier authority that oversees strategic services (education, social care, transport) across the county including Bolsover. Listed as the council's parent entity and a key partner in LGR transition planning.

Regional players

• Society for the Preservation of Local Government Heritage: Sectoral body for UK local government heritage and culture programmes. Relevant as a peer-overlapping ecosystem participant for heritage and cultural tourism delivery that Bolsover engages with through Bolsover Castle and Hardwick Hall.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bolsoverdc
• Facebookfacebook.com/bolsovercouncil

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Bolsover District Council