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Company · Shenley

Purple Surgical UK Limited

Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

  1. Adam Millar Lusby 2011-2025 Director View profile
  2. Gary Hopkins 2000-2013 Director View profile
  3. Philip David Franklin 1999-2023 Director View profile
  4. Jeremy Philip Hawkins 1997-2000 Director View profile
  5. Alan Smith 1994 Director View profile
  6. Lorna Ridgewell 2004 Director View profile
  7. Raymond Pliskin 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

4 contracts · £543,000,000 total

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.

  • Minimally Invasive Surgery Buyer: Supply Chain Coordination Limited £543,000,000 2026-06-15 CPV 33140000 Source: Contracts Finder

    NHS Supply Chain seeks to establish a framework agreement for the supply of - Minimally Invasive Surgery Instruments and Equipment and Maintenance Services. It is anticipated that in the first 12 months of the Framework Agreement the va…

  • Supply of Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers for the Care of Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Buyer: Department of Health and Social Care Value not published Date not published CPV 35113410 Source: Find a Tender

    The Department of Health and Social Care [the 'Authority'] has awarded a contract for the supply of Personal Protective Equipment, to protect Health and Care Workers for contracting the Covid 19 disease.

  • Framework Agreement for the Supply of Minimally Invasive Surgery & Electrosurgery Solutions Buyer: HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting on behalf of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Value not published Date not published CPV 33100000 Source: Find a Tender

    HealthTrust Europe is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement for the supply of Minimally Invasive Surgery & Electrosurgery Solutions. These include equipment, devices, consumables (collectively known as products) and associated accessor…

  • Framework Agreement for the Supply of Minimally Invasive Surgery & Electrosurgery Solutions Buyer: HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting on behalf of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Value not published Date not published CPV 33100000 Source: Find a Tender

    HealthTrust Europe is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement for the supply of Minimally Invasive Surgery & Electrosurgery Solutions. These include equipment, devices, consumables (collectively known as products) and associated accessor…

  • Minimally Invasive Surgery Buyer: Supply Chain Coordination Limited Value not published Date not published CPV 33140000 Source: Find a Tender

    NHS Supply Chain seeks to establish a framework agreement for the supply of - Minimally Invasive Surgery Instruments and Equipment and Maintenance Services. It is anticipated that in the first 12 months of the Framework Agreement the value …

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About

What it does
Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies
Incorporated
03/10/1953
Registered office
Shenley
Previous names
Cory Bros.(Hospital Contracts)CO.Limited (until 17/01/2013)

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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. Purple Surgical UK Limited is controlled by Chartuseful Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-03-03 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Chartuseful Limited is controlled by Purple Surgical Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Purple Surgical Holdings Limited is controlled by Robert Sharpe
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Robert Sharpe.

7 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

Net assets
£4,609,438
Total assets
£8,415,829
Cash
£421,368
Employees
0.22
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. 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

18.8y median 18.8y
average tenure
18.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Manufacturing 2Professional services 2Finance 1Other services 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00524279
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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