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Work in Style Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 10

  1. Christopher Wallace Scothern 1995-1998 Director View profile
  2. Gloria Lesley Evans 1992-1993 Director View profile
  3. Leonard Evans 1992 Director View profile
  4. Kevin Heath 2004-2010 Secretary View profile
  5. Stacey Elliott 1999-2004 Secretary View profile
  6. Henrique Doornink 1995-1997 Secretary View profile
  7. Dianne Howard 1994-1995 Secretary View profile
  8. Sharon Lomas 1993-1994 Secretary View profile
  9. David Alan Jenkins 1992-1999 Secretary View profile
  10. Diane Churchyard 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Provision of Healthcare and Sport Uniform Buyer: University of Sunderland Value not published Date not published CPV 18100000 Source: Find a Tender

    supporting students across Nursing, Health Sciences, and the expanding sports provision by ensuring access to high-quality, compliant, and ethically sourced uniforms suitable for clinical and practical environments. Such provision underpins…

About

Incorporated
03/04/1935

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Work in Style Limited is controlled by WIS Clothing Group Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. WIS Clothing Group Holdings Limited is controlled by Simon Timothy Purcell
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% shares (firm), 75-100% voting, 75-100% voting (firm), appoints directors, appoints directors (firm) · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-10-21 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Simon Timothy Purcell.

12 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Total assets
-£554,928
Cash
£6,462
Employees
0.29
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Small company accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-04-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

2 directors on the board

10.4y median 10.4y
average tenure
10.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Retail and trade 3Dormant 2Manufacturing 2Professional services 2Arts and leisure 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00299255
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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