THE STATIONERY OFFICE LIMITED

18 CENTRAL AVENUE, ST. ANDREWS BUSINESS PARK, NORWICH, NR7 0HR

Company Number: 03049649
Incorporation date: 25-Apr-1995
Status: Active
Entity type: Private Limited Company

SIC codes:
18140 Binding and related services
58110 Book publishing

SUMMARY

This company is 30.1 years old and is currently active. It is controlled by multiple entities. The company has positive equity (net assets) of GBP 71.8 million which has increased from GBP 0 in the previous year. The latest reported revenue figure is GBP 35.8 million which is similar to the previous year's figure of GBP 35.3 million. The company has 5 active officers (directors or partners) who are or were officers of 13 other companies, 2 (15.4%) of which have since been dissolved or are proposed for strike off. The company has no public disputes filed on the Business Disputes Register. There are no court cases involving the company that we are aware of.

FINANCIALS (BETA)

Next accounts due: 30-Sep-2025
Accounts Filed: AUDIT EXEMPTION SUBSIDIARY (31-Dec-2023)

P&L Financials:

Year end	Currency	Revenue	Operating profit	Interest Received	Interest Paid	Tax	Net Profit GBP
31-Dec-2018	GBP	35,757,000	4,009,000	477,000	153,000	125,000	4,458,000
31-Dec-2017	GBP	35,282,000	11,830,000	615,000	288,000	298,000	12,455,000
31-Dec-2016	GBP	39,897,000	4,995,000	727,000	418,000	507,000	4,797,000

Balance Sheet Financials:

Year end	Currency	Cash	Current Assets	Current Liabilities	Share Capital	Premium Reserve	Retained Earnings	Net Assets
31-Dec-2018	GBP	130,000	105,716,000	27,172,000	19,200,000	19,800,000	26,643,000	71,843,000
31-Dec-2017	GBP	3,483,000	93,213,000	18,829,000
31-Dec-2016	GBP	56,000	86,271,000	16,494,000

VALUATION EVENTS (BETA)

Year end	Currency	% Equity	Sum raised	Pre-Money Valuation*	Post-Money Valuation*	Enterprise Value**

Insufficient available data for calculating valuations.

DISPUTES

No disputes filed on www.disputesregister.org

COMPANY SECRETARY

Status	Name	Appointed on	Resigned on	Occupation	Nationality	All apointments (active/resigned)
Resigned	Jane LI	04 Nov 2015	30 Nov 2017			0 - 1
Resigned	EXEL SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED	01 Jan 2014	04 Nov 2015			18 - 312
Resigned	William Grant DUNCAN	27 Mar 2007	01 Jan 2014	Secretary	British	0 - 43
Resigned	Richard Frederick DELL	20 Dec 2001	27 Mar 2007	Accountant	British	0 - 32
Resigned	Adrian Dion JEAKINGS	01 Apr 1999	20 Dec 2001	Director	British	0 - 124
Resigned	Richard Joseph Fitzgerald MARTIN	12 Feb 1997	01 Apr 1999	Finance Director	British	0 - 30
Resigned	Robert Peter THIAN	30 Sep 1996	12 Feb 1997	Company Director	British	0 - 41
Resigned	Christopher John PENN	01 May 1996	30 Sep 1996		British	0 - 2
Resigned	Peter James MACDONALD	25 Apr 1995	01 May 1996	Civil Servant	British	0 - 2

DIRECTORS

Status	Name	Appointed on	Resigned on	Occupation	Nationality	All appointments (active/resigned)	Dissolved companies (rate)
Active	Deborah Louise STEINER	31 Jan 2025		Director	American	7 - 0	0 (0.0%)
Active	Eric HESS	31 Jan 2025		Director	American	1 - 0	0 (0.0%)
Active	Richard Stephen SOUTH	24 Oct 2024		Chief Executive Office, Tso	British	1 - 0	0 (0.0%)
Active	Erin Allen WIGGINS	02 Sep 2024		General Counsel - Global Head Of Legal And Complia	American	1 - 2	0 (0.0%)
Active	Nicholas MORGAN	30 Sep 2022		Chief Technology Officer	British	7 - 6	3 (23.1%)
Resigned	Richard HANKS	28 Jul 2022	02 Sep 2024	Chief Financial Officer	British,American	0 - 8	1 (12.5%)
Resigned	Denise Mary REID	06 Sep 2019	24 Oct 2024	Director	British	0 - 11	3 (27.3%)
Resigned	Jeremy Hamilton HOOK	06 Aug 2019	30 Sep 2022	Director	British	0 - 14	3 (21.4%)
Resigned	Benedict James SMITH	30 Jul 2019	16 Sep 2019	Director	British	15 - 136	70 (46.4%)
Resigned	Roger Stuart HOWL	25 Feb 2019	30 Sep 2019	Accountant	British	0 - 50	14 (28.0%)
Resigned	Jonathan Andrew SIMPSON-DENT	01 Apr 2018	30 Jul 2019	Company Director	British	9 - 67	23 (30.3%)
Resigned	David Nicholas KASSLER	01 Dec 2017	02 Dec 2021	Ceo	British,American	7 - 108	69 (60.0%)
Resigned	Paul Richard OLDFIELD	08 May 2017	16 Apr 2018	Director	British	0 - 16	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Andrew James GUNTON	21 Oct 2015	16 Apr 2018	Director	British	0 - 6	2 (33.3%)
Resigned	Jeremy Hamilton HOOK	21 Oct 2015	16 Apr 2018	Director	British	0 - 14	3 (21.4%)
Resigned	Andrea LATTIMORE	06 Aug 2014	08 May 2017	Risk Director	British	0 - 29	6 (20.7%)
Resigned	Stephen James FAULKNER	13 May 2014	22 Feb 2019	Finance Director	Irish	1 - 26	6 (22.2%)
Resigned	Marco Alessandro PIERLEONI	30 Jun 2012	21 Oct 2015	Ceo Williams Lea Public Sector	British	1 - 204	89 (43.4%)
Resigned	Conor James DAVEY	30 Mar 2012	31 May 2013	Director	British	4 - 45	16 (32.7%)
Resigned	Paul Harry GRAHAM	01 Apr 2011	31 May 2013	Chief Executive Officer - Asia Pacific, Dhl Supply	Australian	0 - 7	2 (28.6%)
Resigned	Stuart Dudley TROOD	12 Oct 2009	30 Nov 2017	Chief Financial Officer	British	7 - 63	27 (38.6%)
Resigned	John Edward BISH	07 Jan 2008	31 Oct 2008	Director	British	2 - 4	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Christopher Timothy Miles TOULSON CLARKE	07 Jan 2008	30 Mar 2012	Director	British	0 - 16	8 (50.0%)
Resigned	Richard Stanley COWARD	01 Mar 2007	15 Mar 2018	Accountant	British	9 - 37	8 (17.4%)
Resigned	Collin Paul CHAMBERLAIN	19 Jun 2006	23 Feb 2007	Business Development Director	British	0 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Keith Stewart PHILLIPS	01 Oct 2004	19 Jan 2007	It Director	British	1 - 2	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Timothy Martin HAILSTONE	03 Nov 2003	10 Jan 2007	Company Director	British	2 - 44	28 (60.9%)
Resigned	Alan Patrick MURPHY	16 Apr 2002	16 Jan 2004	Chief Technology Officer	British	2 - 9	7 (63.6%)
Resigned	Peter Edwin MILLER	14 Jan 2002	16 Jan 2004	Commercial Director	British	0 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Kevan LAWTON	14 Jan 2002	16 Jan 2004	Business Development Director	British	0 - 4	2 (50.0%)
Resigned	Jeremy Hamilton HOOK	14 Jan 2002	07 Jan 2008	Sales & Marketing Director	British	0 - 14	3 (21.4%)
Resigned	Shane O'NEILL	14 Jan 2002	31 Dec 2004	Publisher	British	0 - 10	7 (70.0%)
Resigned	Rupert John MIDDLETON	14 Jan 2002	31 May 2002	Managing Director	British	0 - 14	5 (35.7%)
Resigned	Julian Andrew FAGANDINI	14 Jan 2002	16 Jan 2004	Company Director	British	4 - 12	4 (25.0%)
Resigned	Keith BURBAGE	14 Jan 2002	22 Jan 2007	Director	British	0 - 2	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	David ORR	14 Jan 2002	02 Jan 2007	Human Resources Director	British	0 - 7	2 (28.6%)
Resigned	Richard Frederick DELL	20 Dec 2001	30 Jun 2012	Accountant	British	0 - 32	22 (68.8%)
Resigned	Iain Keatings BURNS	25 Sep 2001	01 Dec 2003	Company Director	British	0 - 36	27 (75.0%)
Resigned	Rupert John MIDDLETON	01 Apr 1999	05 Aug 1999	Director	British	0 - 14	5 (35.7%)
Resigned	Adrian Dion JEAKINGS	01 Apr 1999	20 Dec 2001	Director	British	0 - 124	30 (24.2%)
Resigned	Frederick James PERKINS	31 Oct 1998	31 Mar 2003	Chief Executive	British	0 - 33	18 (54.5%)
Resigned	Robert Peter THIAN	30 Sep 1996	30 Mar 1999	Company Director	British	0 - 41	19 (46.3%)
Resigned	Rupert Lascelles PENNANT-REA	30 Sep 1996	30 Sep 2005	Company Director	British	2 - 46	26 (54.2%)
Resigned	Richard Joseph Fitzgerald MARTIN	30 Sep 1996	01 Apr 1999	Finance Director	British	0 - 30	21 (70.0%)
Resigned	John Niven BONNAR	30 Sep 1996	31 Dec 1997	Company Director	British	0 - 15	12 (80.0%)
Resigned	Michael HERRON	12 Sep 1996	30 Sep 1996	Civil Servant	British	0 - 2	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Christopher Norman SOUTHGATE	01 May 1996	30 Sep 1996	Executive Director	British	0 - 3	2 (66.7%)
Resigned	Christopher John PENN	01 May 1996	30 Sep 1996	Executive Director	British	0 - 2	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Michael David LYNN	25 Apr 1995	30 Sep 1996	Civil Servant	British	0 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Peter James MACDONALD	25 Apr 1995	01 May 1996	Civil Servant	British	0 - 2	0 (0.0%)

Number of active directors: 5
Average tenure of active directors: 0.9 years
Average tenure of resigned directors: 3.0 years
Average active director Dissolution Rate: 4.6%

DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS IN OTHER COMPANIES

Name	Deborah Louise STEINER	Eric HESS	Richard Stephen SOUTH	Erin Allen WIGGINS	Nicholas MORGAN
WILLIAMS LEA GROUP LIMITED (01627560) - Active	✔				✔
WILLIAMS LEA LIMITED (02119266) - Active	✔				✔
WILLIAMS LEA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (02682240) - Active	✔				✔
THE STATIONERY OFFICE LIMITED (03049649) - Active	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
THE STATIONERY OFFICE HOLDINGS LIMITED (03757233) - Active - Proposal to Strike off					✔
THE STATIONERY OFFICE PENSION TRUSTEES LIMITED (04615331) - Active	✔
TAYLOR JAMES LIMITED (04799582) - Active				✔	✔
IO OUTSOURCING LIMITED (08917687) - Active	✔				✔
TAYLOR JAMES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (09196645) - Active					✔
THP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (10017658) - Active				✔	✔
WERTHEIMER FX COMPANY LIMITED (13979373) - Active - Proposal to Strike off					✔
INTELLIGENT OFFICE UK LIMITED (SC077144) - Active	✔				✔
INTELLIGENT OFFICE TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES LIMITED (SC239796) - Active					✔
INTELLIGENT OFFICE CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED (SC375466) - Active - Proposal to Strike off					✔

SHAREHOLDERS (BETA)

Shareholder name	Share class	Shares at confirmation date
Shareholder name	Share class	2016-04-25	2015-04-25	2014-04-25	2013-04-25	2012-04-25
WILLIAMS LEA GROUP LIMITED	ORDINARY	1,920,000,100 100%	1,920,000,100 100%	1,920,000,100 100%	1,920,000,100 100%	1,920,000,100 100%

SHAREHOLDINGS (BETA)

no shareholding data

CONTROLLED COMPANIES / CONTROLLING ENTITIES

Significant influence or control:Mr Andrew James Gunton - ceased
Significant influence or control:Mr David Nicholas Kassler - ceased
Significant influence or control:Mr Jeremy Hamilton Hook - ceased
Significant influence or control:Mr Jonathan Andrew Simpson-Dent - ceased
Significant influence or control:Mr Richard Stanley Coward - ceased
Significant influence or control:Mr Stephen James Faulkner - ceased
Significant influence or control:Mr Stuart Dudley Trood - ceased
Significant influence or control:Ms Andrea Lattimore - ceased
- Significant influence or control:Mr Daniel Robin Ellerton - ceased
- Significant influence or control:Mr David Nicholas Kassler - ceased
- Significant influence or control:Mr Richard Stanley Coward - ceased
- Significant influence or control:Mr Stuart Dudley Trood - ceased
- - >75%:Ai Wertheimer Holdings Limited (Fc034998 - Jersey) active
    >75%:Ai Wertheimer Parentco Uk Limited (11083865 - United Kingdom) active
    >75%:Ai Wertheimer Holdco Uk Limited (11024760 - United Kingdom) active
    >75%:Ai Wertheimer Debtco Uk Limited (11026824 - United Kingdom) active
    >75%:Ai Wertheimer Midco Uk Limited (11027218 - United Kingdom) active
  >75%:Wertheimer Uk Limited (10888457 - United Kingdom) active
- - Significant influence or control:Mr Richard Stanley Coward - ceased
  - Significant influence or control:Mr Stuart Dudley Trood - ceased
  - >75%:Ai Wertheimer Holdings Limited (Fc034998 - Jersey) active
    >75%:Ai Wertheimer Parentco Uk Limited (11083865 - United Kingdom) active
    >75%:Ai Wertheimer Holdco Uk Limited (11024760 - United Kingdom) active
    >75%:Ai Wertheimer Debtco Uk Limited (11026824 - United Kingdom) active
    >75%:Ai Wertheimer Midco Uk Limited (11027218 - United Kingdom) active
    >75%:Wertheimer Uk Limited (10888457 - United Kingdom) ceased
  >75%:Williams Lea Holdings Limited (05696914 - United Kingdom) ceased
>75%:Williams Lea Group Limited (01627560 - United Kingdom) active

Controlling entities above

THE STATIONERY OFFICE LIMITED

Controlled companies below

>75%:THE STATIONERY OFFICE PENSION TRUSTEES LIMITED (04615331 - UK) active

LATE PAYMENTS REPORT

Start date	End date	Average days to pay	% invoices paid over 60 days	% invoices not paid within agreed terms	Gov.uk report
2019-07-01	2019-12-31		%	%	28580
2019-07-01	2019-12-31	38	26%	57%	28603
2019-01-01	2019-06-30	37	22%	46%	19996
2018-07-01	2018-12-31	43	17%	62%	12249
2018-01-01	2018-06-30	45	23%	74%	5102

COURT CASES

No Court Cases found

PATENTS

No Patents found

COMPETITORS

(Based on Sic code: 18140 Binding and related services)

Company	Registered Address	Company Number	YE Date	Revenue GBP	Other SIC codes
FASTHANDS LIMITED	1 POPLARS COURT, LENTON LANE, NOTTINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM, NG7 2RR	03640203	2017-05-31	1,462,936
FINE FILM LTD	6 OAKLANDS COURT TIVERTON WAY, TIVERTON BUSINESS PARK, TIVERTON, DEVON, ENGLAND, EX16 6TG	06726902	2018-12-31	547,056
QUANTUM COATINGS LIMITED	THE HUB, WARNE ROAD, WESTON-SUPER-MARE, SOMERSET, BS23 3UU	07604771	2019-03-31	357,278
HELIX BINDERS LIMITED	18 POLMONT HOUSE GARDENS, POLMONT, FALKIRK, FK2 0SH	SC325493	2019-06-30	211,095
TIPS GROUP LTD.	173A WALSGRAVE ROAD, COVENTRY, ENGLAND, CV2 4HH	10022084	2018-02-28	28,385	53202-Unlicensed carrier 74201-Portrait photographic activities
INTERNAL RENEWAL COMPANY LTD	167-169 GREAT PORTLAND STREET, FIFTH FLOOR, LONDON, ENGLAND, W1W 5PF	08769500	2018-11-30	18,781	47990-Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
THE MIND-BODY CARES LTD.	35 STOCKDALE DRIVE WHITTLE HALL, WARRINGTON, CHESHIRE, ENGLAND, WA5 3RU	10314246	2018-08-31	10	47910-Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 58290-Other software publishing 63990-Other information service activities not elsewhere classified

LIQUIDATION RISK (BETA)

This company is Active. Statistically, Active companies have a low probability of being liquidated within a year.
Here are our probability predictions:

Basis	Liquidation within 3 months	Liquidation within 6 months	Liquidation within 12 months	Prediction confidence
THE STATIONERY OFFICE LIMITED	0.7%	3.6%	7.1%	Medium
Other companies Active in the same sector	Too few competitors


Age	0.3%	1.3%	2.4%	Medium
Company Type	0.7%	3.7%	7.4%	Medium
Accounts category	0.4%	1.3%	3.0%	Medium
Accounting Month	0.6%	2.4%	5.5%	Medium
Sic code count	0.8%	3.8%	7.5%	Medium