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Staples UK Limited

Non-specialised wholesale trade

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 38

  1. Stephanus Christiaan Van Waalwijk Van Doorn 2021-2022 Director View profile
  2. Annette Karina Den Bak - Maas 2021-2025 Director View profile
  3. Patrick Legro 2021-2021 Director View profile
  4. Ian Barry Kirton 2020-2021 Director View profile
  5. Lisa Cole 2018-2020 Director View profile
  6. Michael Celina Herman Henckaers 2018-2020 Director View profile
  7. Steven Paul Mayes 2017-2021 Director View profile
  8. Jonathan Paul Metcalfe 2016-2017 Director View profile
  9. Lissa Jean Landis 2015-2018 Director View profile
  10. Adian Michael Doyle 2014-2017 Director View profile
  11. Coen BoevÉ 2014-2017 Director View profile
  12. Gordon Glover 2012-2014 Director View profile
  13. Martin Asher Robertson 2012-2015 Director View profile
  14. Jason Jonathan Downes 2011-2012 Director View profile
  15. Sarah Elizabeth Guest 2011-2014 Director View profile
  16. Gerardus Maria Henri Peters 2011-2012 Director View profile
  17. Peter Birks 2009-2011 Director View profile
  18. Dylan Glynn Jones 2006-2009 Director View profile
  19. Peter John Ventress 2005-2009 Director View profile
  20. Brian James Macaluso 2003-2006 Director View profile
  21. Paul Morgan 2001-2002 Director View profile
  22. Michael William Dodson 2001-2003 Director View profile
  23. Robin Jeffrey Llewellyn Jones 2000-2002 Director View profile
  24. John Summerside 1996-2000 Director View profile
  25. Michael Trevor Bairstow 1996-1997 Director View profile
  26. David Parkin 1996-1997 Director View profile
  27. Anthony William Marshall 1994-2001 Director View profile
  28. Neil Mccarthy 2001 Director View profile
  29. Philip Raymond Doherty 1998 Director View profile
  30. Dennis Morgan 1999 Director View profile
  31. Steven Mayes 2019-2021 Secretary View profile
  32. Damian Slevin 2014-2019 Secretary View profile
  33. Sarah Elizabeth Guest 2010-2014 Secretary View profile
  34. Claire Blunt 2009-2010 Secretary View profile
  35. Michael Ernest Courtney Griffiths 2005-2009 Secretary View profile
  36. Thomas Madden 2001-2009 Secretary View profile
  37. Caroline Sigley 1996-2003 Secretary View profile
  38. Graham Smith 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Non-specialised wholesale trade
Incorporated
29/08/1990
Registered office
London
Previous names
Corporate Express Limited (until 06/10/2015)

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. Staples UK Limited is controlled by Stephen Feinberg
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% voting · notified 2021-03-16, ceased 2021-03-16 · source: Companies House PSC register

The individual named as ultimate controller on the PSC register for this chain is a known formation agent or data-quality flag, not a confirmed beneficial owner - not shown as fact.

78 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.

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.

1 directors on the board

1.2y median 1.2y
average tenure
1.2y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

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.

Finance 24Transport 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02535286
Status
Liquidation
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/10/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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