LYRECO UK LIMITED
Company number 00442696 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Lyreco UK Limited is a scaled, heritage player in the UK B2B workplace solutions sector, leveraging significant capital backing and European group integration to maintain a leadership position in a highly commoditised market. While the shift to hybrid working and digitisation continues to suppress demand for traditional office supplies, the company's strategic pivot towards non-specialised wholesale—encompassing FMCG, PPE, and facilities management consumables—effectively offsets these structural headwinds. Backed by long-term family ownership and robust logistics infrastructure, Lyreco is well-positioned to defend its market share against digital disruptors, provided it continues to innovate its e-commerce capabilities and sustainable product offerings.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1947-09-25
- Registered office
- Deer Park Court, Donnington Wood, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 7NB
- Postcode
- TF2 7NB
- Capital
- 14,841,100 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-14
- Next due by
- 2027-08-28
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46660 Wholesale of other office machinery and equipment
- 46900 Non-specialised wholesale trade
Officers 3 current · 13 resigned
Public contracts won 74
£6,033,371,368 total awarded value where published.
Showing the 5 most recent of 74.
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Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2025 (period to 2024-12-31) — 4 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Gender pay gap
3.5%
Women's median hourly pay above men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Contact details
- Website
- lyreco.co.uk
- Phone
- 08000858585
Lyreco, the European leader in the distribution of office supplies and workplace solutions for businesses, over 10,000 stocked products, free next day delivery
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| OFFICE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | 2000-01-04 |
| A.J. TODD & CO. LIMITED | 1988-05-03 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| INTERNATIONAL HOUSE, STAFFORD PARK 11, TELFORD, SHROPSHIRE TF3 3BX | 2001-12-13 |
| 45 CHURCH STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B3 2DL | 1999-12-07 |
| MILTON HEATH HOUSE, WESTCOTT ROAD, DORKING, SURREY RH4 3NB | 1991-04-16 |
| BUTLER HOUSE, BRIDGE ST, DERBY | 1988-07-27 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 326 similar companies in TF — measured against the wider sector, trading since 1947
Property in England & Wales 11 titles
- Freehold
- 1
- Leasehold
- 10
- Most recent registration
- 2024-06-24
- Price paid, where recorded
- £263,878
- Where
- Greater London (2), Norfolk (1), Hampshire (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NK537596 | Norfolk | Leasehold | 2024-06-24 | — |
| HP854524 | Hampshire | Leasehold | 2021-03-25 | — |
| AGL508806 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2020-05-28 | — |
| WSX412790 | West Sussex | Leasehold | 2019-10-09 | — |
| TT99532 | Kent | Leasehold | 2019-07-11 | £105,358 |
| BK500572 | Bracknell Forest | Leasehold | 2019-05-28 | £158,520 |
| AGL451542 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2018-08-09 | — |
| EX960290 | Essex | Leasehold | 2017-09-22 | — |
| LT494793 | Leicestershire | Leasehold | 2017-09-22 | — |
| ON325899 | Oxfordshire | Leasehold | 2016-05-23 | — |
| SL132165 | Wrekin | Freehold | 2000-09-06 | — |
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