What Bates Office Services say about themselves
“Bates Office is one of the UK’s largest B2B providers, supplying office products, furniture, document management, and workplace services nationwide.”
Bates Office Services Ltd
- Incorporated
- 15 April 1997 (29 years)
- Industry
- Non-specialised wholesale trade (46900)
- Directors
- Michael LambertJennifer Victoria SamuelsRebecca Hensman
- Owned by
- Accounts type
- Full
- Region
- South East
- Address
- Units A1 - A4 Knights Park Industrial EstateKnight RoadRochesterME2 2LS
Website & contact details
- Website
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 31 January 2027
- Last accounts
- 30 April 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 10 November 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 27 October 2026
Charges
- Total
- 16
- Outstanding
- 15
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 1
Officers 9 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Lambert, Michael
Director · Appointed 14 January 2026
British
Born April 1977 (49)
Samuels, Jennifer Victoria
Director · Appointed 26 February 2025
British
Born January 1993 (33)
Hensman, Rebecca
Director · Appointed 30 June 2021
British
Born January 1995 (31)
British
Born May 1977 (49)
Garside, Mark
Director · Appointed 1 August 2013
British
Born April 1968 (58)
Osborne, Spencer
Director · Appointed 1 May 1998
British
Born November 1967
British
British
Born October 1965 (61)
Director · Appointed 24 April 1997
British
Born March 1967 (59)
Officer history (9 former)
14 January 2026
Appointed Lambert, Michael as Director
26 February 2025
Appointed Samuels, Jennifer Victoria as Director
26 February 2025
Resigned Barrett, Craig as Director
10 March 2022
Resigned Hensby, Ben as Director
30 June 2021
Appointed Hensman, Rebecca as Director
24 June 2021
Appointed Barrett, Craig as Director
8 March 2018
19 February 2018
Resigned Edmonds, Peter Alan as Director
5 February 2018
11 March 2016
Appointed Hensby, Ben as Director
31 July 2014
1 June 2014
20 April 2014
Resigned Dovey, Carl as Director
1 August 2013
Appointed Garside, Mark as Director
30 March 2013
Resigned Moody, Paul Aaron as Director
1 October 2012
1 August 2011
Appointed Moody, Paul Aaron as Director
1 August 2011
Appointed Dovey, Carl as Director
1 May 1998
Appointed Osborne, Spencer as Director
24 April 1997
24 April 1997
24 April 1997
24 April 1997
Appointed Edmonds, Peter Alan as Director
16 April 1997
16 April 1997
15 April 1997
15 April 1997
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Corporate entity · Notified 7 May 2024
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Limited Company
Reg. no. 15518422
Former controllers (1)
7 May 2024
Group structure 3 companies
Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register
Bosl (Holdings) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares (as a trust)
Bates Office Services Ltd This company Owns 75–100% of shares
Financials
Balance sheet as at 30 April 2025 · full accounts
- Net Assets
- £4,247,688
- Cash
- £2,483
- Turnover
- £39,821,557
- Profit Before Tax
- £1,731,312
- Employees
- 152
- Debt Ratio
- 73%
- Current Ratio
- 1.3x
- Profit Margin
- 4%
- Return on Equity
- 41%
Trend
Turnover
Balance sheet detail
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £1,144,273 | £5,786,646 | £5,672,014 | |
| Current Assets | £14,341,743 | £8,937,970 | £10,377,143 | |
| Cash | £2,483 | £8,452 | £23,195 | £503,953 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £10,712,268 | £9,747,275 | £10,977,448 | £14,463,312 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £250,391 | £637,297 | £1,030,693 | |
| Net Current Assets | £3,629,475 | (£809,305) | (£600,305) | |
| Net Assets | £4,247,688 | £4,255,310 | £3,749,606 | |
| Shareholder Funds | £4,247,688 | £4,255,310 | £3,749,606 | £2,422,356 |
| Turnover | £39,821,557 | £38,610,883 | £37,581,571 | |
| Cost of Sales | £28,040,347 | £26,889,157 | £27,257,361 | |
| Gross Profit | £11,781,210 | £11,721,726 | £10,324,210 | |
| Admin Expenses | £9,783,526 | £8,943,191 | £8,592,977 | |
| Staff Costs | £6,337,120 | £5,855,381 | £5,705,916 | £4,054,845 |
| Operating Profit | £1,997,684 | £2,778,535 | £1,731,233 | |
| Profit Before Tax | £1,731,312 | £2,431,567 | £1,464,870 | £1,310,696 |
| Tax | (£31,134) | £629,972 | £369,998 | £263,755 |
| Profit for Period | £1,762,446 | £1,801,595 | £1,094,872 | £1,046,941 |
Filings 141
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 November 2026 | Director's details changed | |||
| 30 October 2026 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 27 October 2026 | ||
| 2 February 2026 | Appointment of a director | |||
| 30 January 2026 | Full accounts | 30 April 2025 | ||
| 5 November 2025 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 27 October 2025 |
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