Orkney Office Supplies Limited
ActiveLiveOrkney Office Supplies Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 18 May 1989 (37 years ago), with its registered office in Kirkwall, Scotland. The company operates in Manufacturing.
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A live business, still light on evidence
A registered office is on file; phone and web are checked on Pro.
Companies House · ONS · Nomis · General opportunity model · 100% of the model measurable
Financials
From Orkney Office Supplies Limited's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2025-12-31. Change vs the prior year (to 2024-12-31). As-filed figures — a signal, not an audited verdict. Dashes are not tagged in the accounts.
CompetitionRead this one the other way round: a high number means a crowded market, where differentiation matters more than timing.
Answers: Is this a live, reachable business in a market worth being in?
A balanced read. Pick the lens that matches what you sell and every number on this page re-weights.
Accounts are next due 30 Sept 2027; the last set was made up to 31 Dec 2025.
What this means for you: Filings are up to date, which makes this an easier first conversation.
What we checked · General opportunity weighting
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Commonly offered to a company like this
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Answers: is this market big, growing and survivable — and is the region ahead or behind?
Sector size & momentum
This sector is growing roughly in line with the national average in Scotland.
Companies House · every incorporation with a SIC code in this sector (259 codes) · a company listing codes in more than one group can be counted twice (~2%)
How long companies last here
Of every 100 companies started in this sector, roughly 42 are still trading five years later. This company is past that point.
The market around it
Where the sector is heading
- 1Scotland is a very high-density market for manufacturing, with about 21,741 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+1.8%).
- 3Around 1,158 new companies registered in this industry locally over the last year.
- 4Sector survival sits at 42% over five years — the benchmark for businesses in this classification.
Answers: how crowded is this market, and where does this company sit against its peers?
Score distribution
A quick score from register status and company age only, because that is all the peer list carries. To compare like with like, this company is placed on the same quick score (100) — not the full 63/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
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Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Change person director company with change date25 Aug 2026
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates17 Aug 2026
- Change person director company with change date13 Aug 2026
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full05 May 2026
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full27 May 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates13 May 2025
- Change person director company with change date25 Feb 2025
- Ownership (PSC) changeChange to a person with significant control05 Dec 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates14 May 2024
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full07 May 2024
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Company details
- Company
- Orkney Office Supplies Limited
- Number
- SC117991
- Registered office
- Units 2-3 Crowness Place, Hatston, Kirkwall, KW15 1RA
- Incorporated
- 18 May 1989
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 33130 — SIC division 33; 47410 — Retail trade; 47789 — Retail trade; 95110 — SIC division 95
- Status
- Active
- Region
- Scotland · Scotland
- Accounts
- Next due 30 Sept 2027
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 16 May 2027
Connected companies
Other companies run by the same directors are checked on paid plans — each appointment is a separate register lookup.
Who runs and owns it
- Created
- 28 Nov 2003
- Registered
- 16 Dec 2003
- Persons entitled
- The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- Created
- 02 Nov 1989
- Registered
- 10 Nov 1989
- Persons entitled
- The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
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