Post Office Limited

Active02154540 Private limited company
Incorporated
13 August 1987 (39 years)
Previously known as
Post Office Counters Ltd (until 1 October 2001)
Industry
Other retail sale in non-specialised stores (47190)
Postal activities under universal service obligation (53100)
Other telecommunications activities (61900)
Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (64999)
Directors
Emma Louise Branch
Owned by
Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Accounts type
Group
Region
Greater London
Address
100 Wood Street
London
EC2V 7ER

Filing status

Accounts due
31 December 2026
Last accounts
30 March 2025
Conf. stmt due
11 November 2027
Last conf. stmt
28 October 2026

Charges

Total
8
Outstanding
8
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
0

Officers 12 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 21 May 2025
Also at The Professional Teaching Institute
British
Born November 1961
Dillon, John Edward Michael
Secretary · Appointed 14 April 2025
Director · Appointed 4 March 2025
Also at Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Limited, Merchants RTM Co. Ltd
British
Born August 1965 (61)
Branch, Emma Louise
Director · Appointed 28 January 2025
British
Born October 1971 (55)
Barlow, Sarah Jane
Director · Appointed 28 January 2025
British
Born September 1973 (53)
Director · Appointed 20 December 2024
Also at First Rate Exchange Services Limited, First Rate Exchange Services Holdings Limited · more companies
British
Born July 1976 (50)
Director · Appointed 4 December 2024
Also at Shetland Uhi
Scottish
Born February 1977 (49)
Director · Appointed 24 May 2024
Also at The Social Mobility Foundation · more companies
British
Born January 1967 (59)
Director · Appointed 20 June 2023
Also at Hartford Underwriting Agency Limited, World Vision UK · more companies
British
Born March 1974 (52)
Gratton, Lorna Rachel
Director · Appointed 12 May 2023
British
Born March 1983 (43)
Director · Appointed 27 April 2023
Also at NWF Group PLC, Green Light Trust · more companies
British
Born January 1959 (67)
Jeffreys, Simon John Lewis
Director · Appointed 23 March 2023
British
Born September 1952 (74)
Officer history (81 former)
6 February 2026
Resigned Mccann, Preetha as Director
3 June 2025
Resigned Jacobs, Elliot Marc as Director
21 May 2025
Appointed Slater, Jonathan as Director
14 April 2025
Appointed Dillon, John Edward Michael as Secretary
13 April 2025
Resigned Gray, Sarah Isabelle as Secretary
4 March 2025
Appointed Hawkins, Richard James as Director
31 January 2025
Resigned Read, Nicholas James as Director
28 January 2025
Appointed Branch, Emma Louise as Director
28 January 2025
Appointed Barlow, Sarah Jane as Director
28 January 2025
Resigned Gaunt, Brian as Director
27 January 2025
Appointed Gray, Sarah Isabelle as Secretary
24 January 2025
Resigned Scarrabelotti, Rachel as Secretary
20 December 2024
Appointed Mccann, Preetha as Director
20 December 2024
Appointed Brocklehurst, Neil James as Director
4 December 2024
Appointed Smith, Brian Alan as Director
3 December 2024
Resigned Ismail, Sarfaraz Gulam as Director
9 July 2024
Resigned Tidswell, Benjamin James Cuthbert as Director
24 June 2024
Resigned Cameron, Alisdair Charles John as Director
24 May 2024
Appointed Railton, Nigel as Director
27 January 2024
Resigned Staunton, Henry Eric as Director
20 June 2023
Appointed Darfoor, Andrew Atta as Director
1 June 2023
Resigned Harrington, Lisa Catherine as Director
12 May 2023
Appointed Gratton, Lorna Rachel as Director
11 May 2023
Resigned Cooper, Thomas Knut Glenn as Director
27 April 2023
Appointed Burton, Amanda Jane as Director
23 March 2023
Appointed Jeffreys, Simon John Lewis as Director
13 March 2023
Resigned Patel, Zarin Homi as Director
17 February 2023
Resigned Stent, Carla Rosaline as Director
1 December 2022
Appointed Staunton, Henry Eric as Director
30 September 2022
Resigned Parker, Timothy Charles as Director
12 April 2022
Appointed Scarrabelotti, Rachel as Secretary
9 March 2022
Resigned Branton, Veronica as Secretary
26 January 2022
Resigned Mccall, Kenneth Stanely as Director
25 January 2022
Appointed Gaunt, Brian as Director
27 July 2021
Appointed Tidswell, Benjamin James Cuthbert as Director
3 June 2021
Appointed Jacobs, Elliot Marc as Director
3 June 2021
Appointed Ismail, Sarfaraz Gulam as Director
8 April 2020
Appointed Harrington, Lisa Catherine as Director
31 December 2019
Resigned Franklin, Timothy Alan as Director
26 November 2019
Appointed Patel, Zarin Homi as Director
16 September 2019
Appointed Read, Nicholas James as Director
26 July 2019
Appointed Branton, Veronica as Secretary
18 July 2019
Resigned Khoury-Haq, Shirine as Director
31 May 2019
Resigned Macleod, Jane Elizabeth as Secretary
30 April 2019
Resigned Vennells, Paula Anne as Director
24 May 2018
Appointed Khoury-Haq, Shirine as Director
27 March 2018
Appointed Cooper, Thomas Knut Glenn as Director
27 March 2018
Resigned Callard, Richard John as Director
27 March 2018
Resigned Holmes, Virginia Anne as Director
31 August 2017
Appointed Macleod, Jane Elizabeth as Secretary
30 August 2017
Resigned Lyons, Alwen as Secretary
21 January 2016
Appointed Stent, Carla Rosaline as Director
21 January 2016
Appointed Mccall, Kenneth Stanely as Director
1 October 2015
Appointed Parker, Timothy Charles as Director
30 September 2015
Resigned Mccausland, Neil William as Director
31 July 2015
Resigned Perkins, Alice as Director
31 July 2015
Resigned Marnoch, Alasdair as Director
28 January 2015
Appointed Cameron, Alisdair Charles John as Director
28 January 2015
Resigned Day, Christopher Mark as Director
26 March 2014
Resigned Storey, Susannah Jemima as Director
26 March 2014
Appointed Callard, Richard John as Director
19 September 2012
Appointed Franklin, Timothy Alan as Director
23 May 2012
Appointed Marnoch, Alasdair as Director
18 April 2012
Appointed Storey, Susannah Jemima as Director
4 April 2012
Appointed Holmes, Virginia Anne as Director
15 March 2012
Resigned Owen, Arthur Leslie as Director
1 November 2011
Resigned Lester, Matthew John as Director
22 September 2011
Resigned Brydon, Donald Hood as Director
22 September 2011
Appointed Day, Christopher Mark as Director
22 September 2011
Appointed Mccausland, Neil William as Director
21 July 2011
Appointed Perkins, Alice as Director
4 July 2011
Appointed Lyons, Alwen as Secretary
4 July 2011
Resigned Crichton, Susan Elizabeth as Secretary
13 June 2011
Resigned Smith, David John as Director
10 June 2011
Resigned Moores, Michael John as Director
17 December 2010
Appointed Lester, Matthew John as Director
17 December 2010
Resigned Greene, Moya Marguerite as Director
18 October 2010
Appointed Owen, Arthur Leslie as Director
18 October 2010
Appointed Vennells, Paula Anne as Director
18 October 2010
Appointed Greene, Moya Marguerite as Director
6 April 2010
Appointed Smith, David John as Director
15 March 2010
Resigned Cook, Alan Ronald as Director
7 January 2010
Appointed Crichton, Susan Elizabeth as Secretary
7 January 2010
Resigned Evans, Jonathan as Secretary
5 November 2009
Resigned Whalley, Sue Rachel as Director
31 October 2009
Resigned Young, Michael Thomas as Director
31 October 2009
Resigned Moore, Deborah Lois as Director
31 October 2009
Resigned Vennells, Paula Anne as Director
31 October 2009
Resigned Glynn, David Ian as Director
31 October 2009
Resigned Hockey Morley, Gary as Director
1 July 2009
Resigned Corbett, Peter Michael as Director
1 July 2009
Appointed Moores, Michael John as Director
1 May 2009
Appointed Brydon, Donald Hood as Director
25 March 2009
Resigned Leighton, Allan Leslie as Director
1 August 2008
Appointed Young, Michael Thomas as Director
2 May 2008
Resigned Francis, Richard Phillip as Director
31 August 2007
12 June 2007
Appointed Moore, Deborah Lois as Director
14 April 2007
Resigned Anderson, John Barnetson as Director
8 January 2007
Appointed Vennells, Paula Anne as Director
26 October 2006
Appointed Hockey Morley, Gary as Director
26 October 2006
Appointed Glynn, David Ian as Director
1 September 2006
Appointed Whalley, Sue Rachel as Director
31 July 2006
Resigned Miller, David William as Director
31 July 2006
Resigned Halliday, Stephen Graham as Director
21 July 2006
Resigned Goggin, Brian Joseph as Director
31 January 2006
Resigned Steele, Gordon Ramsay as Director
31 December 2005
Resigned Mills, David John as Director
2 March 2005
Appointed Francis, Richard Phillip as Director
22 February 2005
Appointed Cook, Alan Ronald as Director
16 November 2004
Resigned Toime, Elmar as Director
1 September 2004
Appointed Goggin, Brian Joseph as Director
8 June 2004
Resigned Barrie, Alan John Munro as Director
20 August 2003
Appointed Halliday, Stephen Graham as Director
1 July 2003
Resigned Main, John Charles as Director
1 July 2003
Appointed Anderson, John Barnetson as Director
1 May 2003
Appointed Hodgkinson, Michael Stewart, Sir as Director
10 April 2003
Appointed Toime, Elmar as Director
3 September 2002
Appointed Barrie, Alan John Munro as Director
3 September 2002
Appointed Main, John Charles as Director
3 September 2002
Appointed Steele, Gordon Ramsay as Director
17 June 2002
Resigned Roberts, Anthony John as Director
17 June 2002
Resigned Cassoni, Maria Luisa as Director
25 April 2002
Resigned Larkins, John Basil as Director
15 April 2002
Resigned Rich, Paul Andrew as Director
15 April 2002
Appointed Mills, David John as Director
11 March 2002
Resigned Morphey, David Donald as Director
8 January 2002
Appointed Leighton, Allan Leslie as Director
13 November 2001
Resigned Sweetman, Stuart John as Director
13 November 2001
Appointed Corbett, Peter Michael as Director
13 November 2001
Appointed Miller, David William as Director
13 November 2001
Appointed Rich, Paul Andrew as Director
13 November 2001
Resigned Evans, Jonathan as Director
13 November 2001
Appointed Larkins, John Basil as Director
31 August 2001
Resigned Wheelhouse, Richard Hugh as Director
31 August 2001
Resigned Tabor, Roger Martin as Director
1 February 2001
Appointed Cassoni, Maria Luisa as Director
6 April 2000
Resigned Close, Richard Charles as Director
22 October 1999
Resigned Adams, Richard Clive as Secretary
22 October 1999
Appointed Evans, Jonathan as Secretary
1 July 1999
Resigned Rich, Paul Andrew as Director
12 September 1997
Resigned Osmond, Richard George as Secretary
12 September 1997
Appointed Adams, Richard Clive as Secretary
11 February 1997
Appointed Morphey, David Donald as Director
11 February 1997
Appointed Rich, Paul Andrew as Director
6 January 1997
Resigned Peaple, Robert Ian as Director
6 January 1997
Resigned Taylor, David James as Director
14 May 1996
Appointed Sweetman, Stuart John as Director
13 May 1996
Resigned Dykes, Richard Thornton Booth as Director
30 October 1995
Appointed Osmond, Richard George as Secretary
30 October 1995
Resigned Savill, David Plester as Secretary
1 March 1995
Appointed Evans, Jonathan as Director
28 February 1995
Resigned Flanagan, Michael Anthony as Director
18 November 1994
Appointed Savill, David Plester as Secretary
18 November 1994
Resigned Macdonald, Morag as Secretary
30 September 1994
Resigned Spratt, Terence as Director
24 May 1994
Resigned Noble, Bruce Alexander as Director
15 November 1993
Resigned Turnbull, David as Director
1 November 1993
Appointed Tabor, Roger Martin as Director
1 July 1993
Appointed Flanagan, Michael Anthony as Director
6 April 1993
Appointed Taylor, David James as Director
31 December 1992
Resigned Young, Kenneth Middleton as Director
31 December 1992
Resigned Nicholson, Bryan Hubert, Sir as Director
1 October 1991
Appointed Noble, Bruce Alexander as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Legal person · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Right to appoint and remove directors
Corporation Sole
Former controllers (1)
12 June 2017
Ceased Postal Services Holding Company Limited — Owns 75–100% of shares

Group structure 4 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Post Office Limited This company
First Rate Exchange Services Holdings Limited Owns 25–50% of shares
First Rate Exchange Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Post Office Management Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

What Post Office say about themselves

“Find great deals on travel insurance, travel money, car insurance, savings accounts, financial services and more here at Post Office.”

— from postoffice.co.uk

Filings 358

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
30 October 2026Confirmation statement with updates28 October 2026
20 February 2026Termination of appointment of a director
30 December 2025Group of companies' accounts30 March 2025
18 December 2025All of the property or undertaking has been released from a charge
18 December 2025All of the property or undertaking has been released from a charge
Show all 358 filings

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