The Hollis Office Supply Company Ltd

Reference number: 726413

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Authorised, but in an insolvency process

This firm is under the control of insolvency practitioners and may have stopped taking on new business. If you are or were a customer, deal with the appointed office holders rather than the firm.

What the FCA says

ATTENTION - Firm in an insolvency process

This firm is in an insolvency process. It is under the control of the appointed insolvency office holder(s) and may have stopped taking on new business. It has to continue to meet our standards in line with its regulatory status, including when dealing with its customers. If you are/were a customer check how this affects you with the firm or the appointed insolvency office holder(s).

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When hollis.online first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01691 655244 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SY11 4DF
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Other names (2)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • Hollis Office Solutions Trading name
  • Hollis Technology Former trading name

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • In an insolvency process
    Money the firm held is returned through the appointed office holders, which takes time and can fall short. The FSCS covers eligible claims up to its limits, and the Ombudsman can still look at a complaint.
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  • Credit Broking

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Concerns on the company record

  • Companies House records this company in liquidation, but it is still authorised on the FCA register.
  • Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
  • This company has insolvency history on record.
Company number
02516558
Company status
Liquidation
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
28 June 1990 (36 years old)
Registered office
C/O Cg & Co, 27 Byrom Street, Manchester, M3 4PF
Nature of business
  • Wholesale of other office machinery and equipment (SIC 46660)
  • Renting and leasing of office machinery and equipment (including computers) (SIC 77330)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Garry Thompson Director Jul 1967 28 Oct 1998 2 other companies
Paul James Murrall Director Feb 1960 4 Sep 2023 5 other companies

Other companies run by these 2 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies
7
closed down
2
went insolvent
2

In the full report: all 7 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The 2 that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 October 2024Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£63.3k

+73% from £36.5k

Cash at bank

£112

Down £127 from £239

Employees (average)

6

−14% from 7

Owed within a year

£144k

<1% from £145k

Its next accounts are overdue at Companies House.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2024
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 02516558. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

The Hollis Office Supply Company’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (20)

2023

4 September 2023

  • Paul James Murrall gained significant control
  • Timothy Hines gained significant control

Companies House

31 August 2023

  • Office Options (Midlands) Ltd became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Garry Thompson became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

1 February 2016

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1990

28 June 1990

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 20 events

  • All 20 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 8
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Firms connected to The Hollis Office Supply Company

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with The Hollis Office Supply Company. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
2
no longer authorised
1
share a director
1

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 7 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 20 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is The Hollis Office Supply Company Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, The Hollis Office Supply Company Ltd (FRN 726413) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It is also in an insolvency process, under the control of insolvency practitioners, so deal with the appointed office holders rather than the firm. It has held its current authorisation since February 2016 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is The Hollis Office Supply Company’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01691 655244 and the website hollis.online for The Hollis Office Supply Company. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is The Hollis Office Supply Company a scam or clone?
The Hollis Office Supply Company is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with The Hollis Office Supply Company?
The Hollis Office Supply Company is under the control of insolvency practitioners, so money it held is returned through the appointed office holders rather than by the firm. That takes time and can fall short. Where money is missing, the FSCS covers eligible claims up to its limits, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can still consider a complaint.
Who owns The Hollis Office Supply Company?
The Hollis Office Supply Company is owned by Office Options (Midlands) Ltd, which holds 50–75% of shares, 50–75% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 31 August 2023.
Who runs The Hollis Office Supply Company?
Companies House lists 2 directors of The Hollis Office Supply Company: Garry Thompson and Paul James Murrall.
How long has The Hollis Office Supply Company been in business?
The company was formed on 28 June 1990. Companies House now lists it as liquidation.
What do The Hollis Office Supply Company’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 October 2024, show net assets of £63.3k (+73% from £36.5k) and cash at bank of £112 (down £127 from £239). Its accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Does The Hollis Office Supply Company use any other names?
It trades as Hollis Office Solutions. It has previously used the name Hollis Technology.

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