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Whistl UK Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 11

  1. Alistair Cochrane 2022-2023 Director View profile
  2. James Graham Dymott 2006-2011 Director View profile
  3. Theodorus Roelof Hoenders 2005-2008 Director View profile
  4. Pieter Hidde Kunz 2003-2006 Director View profile
  5. David John Higham 2003-2008 Director View profile
  6. Charles Andrew Seton Neilson 2002-2012 Director View profile
  7. Albert Klene 2002-2003 Director View profile
  8. Joannes Mathias Jacobus Greijmans 2002-2004 Director View profile
  9. Angus Neil Russell 2006-2014 Secretary View profile
  10. Roger Stuart Neill 2005-2006 Secretary View profile
  11. Graeme Love 2002-2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

8 contracts · £11,758,211 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.

  • International Mail Service Buyer: H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS £9,600,000 2026-06-02 CPV 64100000 Source: Contracts Finder

    International mail service provision. Collection and delivery of mail to HMRC customers living in the European Union (EU), non-European Union (non-EU) and the rest of the world (RoW). Mail includes letters, large letters and parcels.

  • Corporate Postal Services - 2nd Class Mail Buyer: Chesterfield Borough Council £456,750 2025-11-30 CPV 64000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    This is a contract award notice for the provision of Corporate Postal Services - 2nd Class Mail for Chesterfield Borough Council. The contract was procured via a call-off from the CCS Framework Postal Services & Solutions Ref RM6280. The in…

  • ESPO Lot 2 - Collection and Delivery of Letters, Large Letters and Parcels within UK - A1234 Buyer: DUE NORTH LIMITED £1,101,461 2025-06-25 CPV 64000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    This Lot covers a collection and delivery service for all mail items for delivery within the UK. Services include high volume services, low to medium volume services, sorted and unsorted services, secure services, collection services and se…

  • RM6280 Lot 2 Collection and Delivery of Postage Buyer: Darlington Borough Council £600,000 2025-02-17 CPV 64110000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Mini competition through RM6280 Lot 2

  • Provision of Postal Service to the Student Loans Company Limited Buyer: Student Loans Company Value not published Date not published CPV 64112000 Source: Find a Tender

    This contract is for the collection of standard mail from Darlington, Bothwell Street, Hillington, Llandudno and our Transactional Print Supplier

  • Postal Contract Buyer: Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Value not published Date not published CPV 64100000 Source: Find a Tender

    Postage

  • Postage - UHMB Buyer: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust Value not published Date not published CPV 64100000 Source: Find a Tender

    University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract for the provision of postal services, including the collection, processing, and delivery of internal and external mail across Trust sites.<br/><br/>The servic…

  • North East Region Bus Franchising Consultation Leaflets Printing and Distribution Buyer: North East Combined Authority Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Printing and Distribution of Leaflets via Royal Mail in the North East. Distribution across the NE Bus Region as part of the wider bus consultation work.

About

Incorporated
15/04/2002

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. Whistl UK Limited is controlled by Whistl Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-06-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Whistl Group Limited is controlled by Whistl Group Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-12-19 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Whistl Group Holdings Limited is controlled by Nicholas Mark Wells
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-12-21, ceased 2019-06-21 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Nicholas Mark Wells.

17 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.

Grants received

1 grant · £108,077 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Work and Pensions · £108,077

Most recent

  • Department for Work and Pensions £108,0772021-04-01
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.

4 directors on the board

13.9y median 15.2y
average tenure
24y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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.

Retail and trade 18Transport 16Business services 12Professional services 12Finance 4Other 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.

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
04417047
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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