Office supplies firm ceases trading, employees say

Employees of Everything Office take to LinkedIn after firm succumbs to COVID-19 pressures

Tom Wright
@TomWrightCRN
15 June 2020

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Office supplies firm Everything Office has ceased trading, according to posts from former employees on LinkedIn.

The Suffolk-based firm was founded in 1996, according to Companies House, and sold a range of office IT equipment including monitors, toner, storage peripherals, as well as other categories such as furniture.

Multiple employees have on LinkedIn claimed that the business ceased trading last week - with many of them changing their employment status to "open to opportunities".

One said: "The company I have been working at for the last 19.5 years, Everything Office Limited, has ceased trading today and we have all been made redundant.

"I feel sorry for many of the loyal suppliers and staff.

Another, referring also to one of the firm's other brands, said: "Today I received some devastating news that due to the COVID-19 pandemic that our company Everything Office and Compass Furniture has gone into liquidation and as of 10am this morning I have been made redundant."

A third said: "Every single member of the team fought until the very end, and I couldn't be prouder of them. The incredible amount of hard work they put in to try and get us through this was inspiring.

"This pandemic may have taken the business, but it did not take the optimism and strength of a team that gave it their all until the end."

CRN attempted to contact Everything Office via the telephone number listed on its website but the call was not answered. An email sent via an online form received a bounce-back notification.

The company's website is still live but was not allowing orders to be placed at the time of publication.

There is no reference to the company ceasing trading on its website, its Companies House profile or The London Gazette.

The firm filed revenue-exempt accounts for its 2017 and 2018 trading years, but its 2016 accounts showed revenue of £6.4m

Annual sales had been as high as £10m in recent years.