Clares Business Solutions Limited

Active06430836 Private limited company
Incorporated
19 November 2007 (18 years)
Previously known as
Clares Office Supplies UK Limited (until 25 November 2013)
Blakedew 712 Limited (until 1 February 2008)
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Industry
Non-trading company (74990)
Directors
Richard Marcus Whittal
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
3 December 2026
Last conf. stmt
19 November 2025

Charges

Total
1
Outstanding
1
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
0

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Whittal, Richard Marcus
Director · Appointed 1 July 2023
British
Born January 1969 (57)
Director · Appointed 1 April 2022
British
Born December 1972 (53)
Director · Appointed 14 March 2008
British
Born May 1967 (59)
Officer history (6 former)
27 November 2025
Resigned Clare, Dawn as Secretary
19 November 2025
Resigned Whittal, Richard Marcus as Director
1 July 2023
Appointed Whittal, Richard Marcus as Director
18 May 2022
Resigned Cotton, Janet Ann as Director
1 April 2022
Appointed Whittal, Richard Marcus as Director
1 April 2022
Appointed Weston, Nicholas James as Director
21 August 2018
Appointed Clare, Dawn as Secretary
21 August 2018
Resigned Cotton, Janet Ann as Secretary
28 March 2008
Resigned Blakelaw Secretaries Limited as Corporate Secretary
28 March 2008
Resigned Blakelaw Director Services Limited as Corporate Director
14 March 2008
Appointed Clare, Stephen John as Director
14 March 2008
Appointed Cotton, Janet Ann as Secretary
14 March 2008
Appointed Cotton, Janet Ann as Director
19 November 2007
Appointed Blakelaw Secretaries Limited as Corporate Secretary
19 November 2007
Appointed Blakelaw Director Services Limited as Corporate 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
Private Limited Company
Reg. no. 13626064
Former controllers (1)
1 April 2022
Ceased Stephen John Clare — Owns 50–75% of shares

Group structure 14 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Clares Business Solutions Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
Clares Office Supplies Limited 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
£2,739,832
down £5,068 (0%)
Cash
£579
down £135 (19%)
Profit
£549,472
down £274,230 (33%)
Return on Equity
20%

Trend

Shareholder Funds
£0 £2.0M £4.0M 2020 2021 2022 £2,749,863 £2,744,900 £2,739,832
Balance sheet detail
202220212020
Fixed Assets£2,825,760£2,825,760
Cash£579£714£744
Creditors (< 1 year)£86,507£81,574£76,641
Creditors (> 1 year)£1,103,523
Net Current Assets£85,928(£80,860)(£75,897)
Net Assets£2,739,832
Shareholder Funds£2,739,832£2,744,900£2,749,863

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
2 December 2025Other filing
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