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CLARES OFFICE SUPPLIES LIMITED

Active Private Limited Company Incorporated 6 Apr 1972

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    Company status

    Active.

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    Accounts on time

    Next due 31 Dec 2027.

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    Confirmation statement on time

    Next due 11 Jun 2027.

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    None of the 3 current officers checked are disqualified.

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    Directors

    3 current directors; 1 left in the last 12 months.

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    Owners

    1 owner on file.

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    Last filed accounts

    Net assets £2,058,745.

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    Trading history

    Incorporated 6 Apr 1972 (54 years ago).

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    Name changes

    Never renamed.

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From the public register, filing history, officers, owners and filed accounts, as of 14 Nov 2026. Not a credit score or advice: open the filings before relying on them. JSON

  1. Registered office

    UNIT D1 VOYAGER PARK, PORTFIELD ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, HAMPSHIRE, PO3 5FN

    As filed with Companies House.

  2. Nature of business

    • 47620 Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores

  3. Accounts

    Next due
    31 Dec 2027
    Last made up to
    31 Mar 2026
    Type
    AUDIT EXEMPTION SUBSIDIARY

  4. Confirmation statement

    Next due
    11 Jun 2027
    Last made up to
    28 May 2026

  5. Charges

    Outstanding
    2
    All time
    10

  6. Names

    1. CLARES OFFICE SUPPLIES LIMITED current

Figures

Year endTurnoverProfitCashNet assetsStaff
31 Mar 2022 (11 months) £12,641,936 £828,698 £1,269,269 £2,058,745 56
30 Apr 2021 £13,683,449 £807,691 £1,747,221 £1,784,587 57
30 Apr 2020 £15,275,895 £899,595 £525,122 £1,805,561 55
30 Apr 2019 £10,138,656 £737,694 £312,018 £1,516,095 37
30 Apr 2018 £10,664,193 £537,644 £838,181 £1,298,616 35
30 Apr 2017 £11,667,365 £882,447 £354,637 £1,273,122 37

* From the following year's accounts (prior-year figures).

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People

Officers All 12, with past →

NameRoleAppointedResignedBornNationality · lives in
Stephen John Clare Stationer Director — — May 1967 British · England
Richard Marcus Whittal Director 1 Apr 2022 — January 1969 British · England
Nicholas James Weston Company Director Director 1 Apr 2022 — December 1972 British · England

Owners and controllers All 2, with past →

NameControlNotifiedCeasedBornNationality · lives in
The Business Supplies Group Holdings Ltd company · 13626064 · England And Wales Ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent; Voting rights 75 to 100 percent 1 Apr 2022 — —

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Is CLARES OFFICE SUPPLIES LIMITED still trading?

The register shows CLARES OFFICE SUPPLIES LIMITED as active.

What does CLARES OFFICE SUPPLIES LIMITED do?

It files the industry code 47620 (Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores).

When was CLARES OFFICE SUPPLIES LIMITED set up?

It was incorporated on 6 April 1972.

When are CLARES OFFICE SUPPLIES LIMITED's accounts due?

Next accounts are due by 31 December 2027. The last accounts were made up to 31 March 2026.

When is CLARES OFFICE SUPPLIES LIMITED's next confirmation statement due?

By 11 June 2027.

Who runs CLARES OFFICE SUPPLIES LIMITED?

CLARES OFFICE SUPPLIES LIMITED has 3 current directors. They're listed under People on this page.

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