Clares Office Supplies Limited

Active01048653 Private limited company
Incorporated
6 April 1972 (54 years)
Industry
Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores (47620)
Accounts type
Audit exemption subsidiary
Region
South East
Address
Unit D1 Voyager Park
Portfield Road
Portsmouth
PO3 5FN

Filing status

Accounts due
31 December 2027
Last accounts
31 March 2026
Conf. stmt due
11 June 2027
Last conf. stmt
28 May 2026

Charges

Total
10
Outstanding
2
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
8

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Officer history (10 former)
2 December 2025
Resigned Whittal, Richard Marcus as Director
27 November 2025
Resigned Harper-Wilde, Tammy as Director
27 November 2025
Resigned Clare, Dawn as Secretary
18 May 2022
Resigned Cotton, Janet Ann as Director
1 April 2022
Appointed Whittal, Richard Marcus as Director
1 April 2022
Appointed Whittal, Richard Marcus as Director
1 April 2022
Appointed Weston, Nicholas James as Director
1 May 2020
Appointed Harper-Wilde, Tammy as Director
21 August 2018
Appointed Clare, Dawn as Secretary
21 August 2018
Resigned Cotton, Janet Ann as Secretary
21 December 2007
Resigned Clare, David Stewart as Director
29 June 2007
Appointed Cotton, Janet Ann as Secretary
11 May 2007
Resigned Clare, David Stewart as Secretary
13 March 2003
Appointed Clare, David Stewart as Secretary
12 March 2003
Resigned Clare, Janice Mary as Secretary
12 March 2003
Resigned Clare, Brian George as Director
12 March 2003
Resigned Clare, Janice Mary as Director
1 May 2002
Appointed Cotton, Janet Ann as Director
18 May 1999
Appointed Clare, David Stewart as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Corporate entity · Notified 1 April 2022
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Private Limited Company
Reg. no. 13626064
Former controllers (1)
31 March 2022
Ceased Clares Business Solutions Ltd — Owns 75–100% of shares

Group structure 14 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Clares Business Solutions Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Clares Office Supplies Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
Devon Commercial Stationers Limited DissolvedOwns 75–100% of shares
Image Holdings (UK) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Office Is Holdings Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares
Office Is Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares
Peter Handley Stationery Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares
Powell Office Equipment Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares
Quills Office Supplies Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Roman Press Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares
Rotary Printers (Stourport-On-Severn) Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares
The Business Supplies Group Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Financials

Net Assets
£2,058,745
up £274,158 (15%)
Cash
£1,269,269
down £477,952 (27%)
Turnover
£12,641,936
down £1,041,514 (8%)
2021: £13,683,450 in the 2022 accounts
Profit Before Tax
£1,059,079
up £30,816 (3%)
Employees
56
down 1 (2%)
Debt Ratio
73%
Current Ratio
2.2x
Profit Margin
8%
Return on Equity
40%

Trend

Turnover
£0 £5.0M £10.0M £15.0M £20.0M 2020 2021 2022 £15,275,895 £13,683,449 £12,641,936
Balance sheet detail
202220212020
Fixed Assets£1,384,616£1,622,233£1,691,360
Current Assets£6,239,656£4,800,963£4,681,285
Debtors£4,498,136£1,889,665£3,263,765
Cash£1,269,269£1,747,221£525,122
Creditors (< 1 year)£2,834,918£2,595,264£3,496,065
Creditors (> 1 year)£1,103,523£1,097,503£70,050
Net Current Assets£3,404,738£2,205,699£1,185,220
Net Assets£2,058,745£1,784,587£1,805,561
Shareholder Funds£2,058,745£1,784,587£1,805,561

Turnover£12,641,936£13,683,449£15,275,895
Cost of Sales£8,955,747£9,851,960£11,027,132
Gross Profit£3,686,189£3,831,489£4,248,763
Admin Expenses£2,714,404£3,003,383£3,016,674
Staff Costs£1,730,558£1,902,755£1,851,392
Operating Profit£1,103,687£1,083,682£1,232,089
Profit Before Tax£1,059,079£1,028,263£1,156,600
Tax£230,381£220,572£257,005
Profit for Period£828,698£807,691£899,595

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
9 September 2026Other filing
9 September 2026Other filing
9 September 2026Accounts filing
9 September 2026Audit exemption subsidiary accounts31 March 2026
30 June 2026Confirmation statement with no updates28 May 2026
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