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Company · Coventry

The British Office Supplies and Services Federation Limited

Activities of business and employers membership organizations

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

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Previous officers 34

  1. Debbie Anne Nice 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Emily Jones 2019-2023 Director View profile
  3. Adam Joseph Noble 2017-2022 Director View profile
  4. Philip Lawson 2016-2019 Director View profile
  5. Stephen Haworth 2016-2023 Director View profile
  6. Elliot Marc Jacobs 2015-2017 Director View profile
  7. Robert Rolph Baldrey 2015-2016 Director View profile
  8. Simon Scott Drakeford 2015-2024 Director View profile
  9. Jeffrey Michael Whiteway 2015-2019 Director View profile
  10. Mark Robert Knibbs 2011-2018 Director View profile
  11. Gareth Brendan Farrell 2010-2011 Director View profile
  12. Alan Ball 2009-2014 Director View profile
  13. Sean David Starkey 2008-2022 Director View profile
  14. Michael Gardner 2008-2016 Director View profile
  15. Robert George Jenkins 2007-2019 Director View profile
  16. Ian John Victor Doherty 2007-2009 Director View profile
  17. John Francis Dale 2006-2008 Director View profile
  18. Robert Curtis Henry Vale 2006-2007 Director View profile
  19. David Spencer Langdown 2006-2021 Director View profile
  20. James Mccallum 2005-2007 Director View profile
  21. Alan Barclay 2004-2010 Director View profile
  22. Richard Charles Needle 2004-2007 Director View profile
  23. Duncan Savage 2004-2010 Director View profile
  24. Stephen Hone 2004-2006 Director View profile
  25. Geoffrey Betts 2004-2022 Director View profile
  26. Graeme Dennis Loudain 2002-2003 Director View profile
  27. Allan Francis Crump 2002-2003 Director View profile
  28. Ronald Edward Wotherspoon 2002-2005 Director View profile
  29. David Thomas Sample 2002-2003 Director View profile
  30. Jeremy Richard Oxley 2002-2005 Director View profile
  31. Peter John Mallory 2002-2003 Director View profile
  32. Claire Ryan 2002-2002 Director View profile
  33. Keith William Davies 2002-2008 Secretary View profile
  34. Forsters Secretaries Limited 2002-2003 Corporate-nominee-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of business and employers membership organizations
Incorporated
02/12/2002
Registered office
Coventry

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. The British Office Supplies and Services Federation Limited is controlled by British Printing Industries Federation LTD
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2022-10-01, ceased 2026-01-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by British Printing Industries Federation LTD.

3 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
£559,684
Cash
£527,063
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
-£68,752

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. 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.

9 directors on the board

9.1y median 7.5y
average tenure
22.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (8)

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.

Other services 4Retail and trade 4Manufacturing 3Business services 2Finance 2Professional services 2Arts and leisure 1Dormant 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
04606197
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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