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PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED
EUROPEAN TECHNICAL CENTRE HALL LANE, LATHOM, NR. ORMSKIRK, LANCASHIRE, L40 5UFCompany Number: 01417048
Incorporation date: 27-Feb-1979
Status: Active
Entity type: Private Limited Company
SIC codes:
23110 Manufacture of flat glass
SUMMARY
This company is 45.1 years old and is currently active. It is controlled by Pilkington Group Limited. The company has positive equity (net assets) of GBP 21.3 million which has decreased from the previous year's figure of GBP 25.4 million. The latest reported revenue figure is GBP 117.8 million which is down -10% on the previous year. Retained earnings is negative (GBP -304.1 million), which means the company has aggregate losses since it's inception or it has paid more dividends than it can afford; given the company's age, this is a sign of serious financial problems. The company has 5 active officers (directors or partners) who are or were officers of 83 other companies, 8 (9.6%) of which have since been dissolved or are proposed for strike off. The company has no public disputes filed on the Business Disputes Register. There are 4 court cases involving the company that we are aware of.FINANCIALS (BETA)
Next accounts due: 31-Dec-2024Accounts Filed: FULL (31-Mar-2023)
P&L Financials:
Year end | Currency | Revenue | Operating profit | Interest Received | Interest Paid | Tax | Net Profit GBP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31-Mar-2020 | GBP | 117,787,000 | -2,127,000 | -1,848,000 | |||
31-Mar-2019 | GBP | 129,490,000 | -23,507,000 | -25,992,000 | |||
31-Mar-2018 | GBP | 138,457,000 | 3,936,000 | 1,824,000 | |||
31-Mar-2016 | GBP | -14,856,000 | 199,000 | -24,298,000 | |||
31-Mar-2015 | GBP | 152,800,000 | 3,900,000 | -22,300,000 | |||
31-Mar-2014 | GBP | 172,100,000 | 3,000,000 | -49,000,000 | |||
31-Mar-2013 | GBP | 204,100,000 | 300,000 | -68,000,000 | |||
31-Mar-2012 | GBP | 262,600,000 | 100,000 | -17,700,000 | |||
31-Mar-2011 | GBP | 232,700,000 | -18,700,000 |
Balance Sheet Financials:
Year end | Currency | Cash | Current Assets | Current Liabilities | Debt | Share Capital | Premium Reserve | Retained Earnings | Net Assets |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31-Mar-2020 | GBP | 328,483,000 | -304,122,000 | 21,297,000 | |||||
31-Mar-2019 | GBP | 328,483,000 | -302,274,000 | 25,410,000 | |||||
31-Mar-2018 | GBP | 328,483,000 | -276,282,000 | 52,165,000 | |||||
31-Mar-2016 | GBP | 25,000 | 27,000 | 44,301,000 | |||||
31-Mar-2015 | GBP | 7,900,000 | 48,000,000 | 28,800,000 | 180,000,000 | -157,000,000 | 180,000,000 | ||
31-Mar-2014 | GBP | 9,200,000 | 60,800,000 | 29,800,000 | 180,000,000 | -134,700,000 | 180,000,000 | ||
31-Mar-2013 | GBP | 5,700,000 | 30,700,000 | 180,000,000 | -85,700,000 | 180,000,000 | |||
31-Mar-2012 | GBP | 4,100,000 | 42,300,000 | 180,000,000 | -17,700,000 | 180,000,000 | |||
31-Mar-2011 | GBP | 9,800,000 | 45,700,000 | 180,000,000 | 191,900,000 |
VALUATION EVENTS (BETA)
Year end | Currency | % Equity | Sum raised | Pre-Money Valuation* | Post-Money Valuation* | Enterprise Value** |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31-Mar-2018 | GBP | 99.99% | 328,458,000 | 25,000 | 328,483,000 | 164,254,000 |
31-Mar-2016 | GBP | -719,900.00% | -179,975,000 | 180,000,000 | 25,000 | 86,062,500 |
** Estimated based on average Cash and Debt levels during period
DISPUTES
No disputes filed on www.disputesregister.orgCOMPANY SECRETARY
Status | Name | Appointed on | Resigned on | Occupation | Nationality | All apointments (active/resigned) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active | Iain Michael SMITH | 01 Jul 2008 | 29 Mar 2024 | 133 - 40 | ||
Resigned | Sheila Elizabeth LENNON | 16 Feb 1999 | 30 Jun 2008 | 6 - 160 | ||
Resigned | Geoffrey Murray CHADWICK | 20 Jul 1994 | 16 Feb 1999 | 1 - 6 | ||
Resigned | Henry FITZPATRICK | 01 Apr 1994 | 20 Jul 1994 | 0 - 2 | ||
Resigned | Ernest Frank SMITH | 01 Oct 1991 | 01 Apr 1994 | 0 - 3 | ||
Resigned | Allan Henry MAYKELS | 01 Oct 1991 | 0 - 14 |
DIRECTORS
Status | Name | Appointed on | Resigned on | Occupation | Nationality | All appointments (active/resigned) |
Dissolved companies (rate) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Resigned | Kristian CHALMERS | 25 Jun 2021 | 06 Mar 2024 | Commercial Director | British | 0 - 1 | 0 (0.0%) |
Active | Amanda Jayne LAWRIE-SIMMONS | 01 Sep 2020 | Accountant | British | 3 - 0 | 0 (0.0%) | |
Active | Neil Christopher SYDER | 27 Jan 2020 | Managing Director | British | 5 - 0 | 0 (0.0%) | |
Active | Emma Jane NEAL | 29 Mar 2019 | Hr Director | British | 2 - 1 | 1 (33.3%) | |
Resigned | Emma Louise BALLANTYNE | 27 Jun 2017 | 29 Mar 2019 | Hr Director | British | 0 - 2 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Michael James FARROW | 27 Jun 2017 | 11 Sep 2020 | Finance Director - Uk & France | British | 2 - 1 | 0 (0.0%) |
Active | Paul Joseph RAVENSCROFT | 30 Sep 2016 | Head Of Mergers & Acquisitions | English | 12 - 6 | 2 (11.1%) | |
Active | Iain Michael SMITH | 17 Nov 2015 | Chartered Accountant | British | 133 - 40 | 13 (7.5%) | |
Resigned | Nicola Jane ELLISON | 25 Feb 2013 | 19 Sep 2016 | Solicitor | British | 2 - 25 | 1 (3.7%) |
Resigned | Fiona Elizabeth RHODES | 01 May 2012 | 08 Feb 2013 | Accountant | British | 0 - 8 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Andrew David MCDOWELL | 01 Apr 2012 | 25 Jun 2021 | Commercial Director | British | 0 - 1 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Matthew Alexander BUCKLEY | 08 Apr 2011 | 31 Dec 2021 | Commercial Director | British | 0 - 6 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Gary CHARLTON | 08 Apr 2011 | 31 Dec 2019 | Operations Director | British | 0 - 4 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Brian Joseph PILLING | 01 Oct 2010 | 04 Apr 2017 | Hr Director | British | 0 - 8 | 2 (25.0%) |
Resigned | Philip James MCDONALD | 03 Aug 2009 | 30 Apr 2012 | Accountant | British | 0 - 17 | 3 (17.6%) |
Resigned | David Stuart PINDER | 16 Nov 2006 | 31 Mar 2012 | Director | British | 0 - 16 | 5 (31.3%) |
Resigned | Michael MAIER | 16 Nov 2006 | 31 Mar 2010 | Divisional Head Of Finance | British | 0 - 4 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Nicholas Anthony Lithgow SHORE | 08 Mar 2004 | 16 Nov 2006 | General Manager Electronic B | British | 1 - 5 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Paul Kenneth MCKEON | 07 Jan 2003 | 16 Nov 2006 | Company Director | British | 0 - 5 | 1 (20.0%) |
Resigned | Ronald HAMILTON | 10 Mar 1999 | 08 Apr 2011 | General Manager | British | 0 - 7 | 1 (14.3%) |
Resigned | Stephen Maurice GANGE | 10 Mar 1998 | 30 Sep 2010 | Head Of Human Resources | British | 1 - 7 | 3 (37.5%) |
Resigned | Stuart John CHAMBERS | 17 Dec 1997 | 10 Mar 1998 | Director | British | 0 - 4 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Peter WILKES | 07 Oct 1996 | 28 Feb 1998 | Company Director | British | 0 - 2 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Derek Robert KEARSLEY | 24 Jun 1996 | 10 Mar 1999 | Finance Director | British | 0 - 12 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Alan David, Dr HAVARD | 16 Apr 1996 | 29 Jun 1997 | Chairman | British | 0 - 17 | 3 (17.6%) |
Resigned | Ernst Wilhelm SCHNEIDER | 16 Apr 1996 | 07 Mar 1997 | Director | German | 0 - 2 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | John Bernard SHARPLEY | 01 Dec 1995 | 31 Aug 1997 | Chief Executive | British | 1 - 8 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | George William Fischer PARDOE | 01 Oct 1995 | 07 Jan 2003 | Operations Director | British | 0 - 5 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Stephen HOLDEN | 29 Apr 1994 | 01 Jul 1997 | Director | British | 0 - 10 | 3 (30.0%) |
Resigned | Ian George MARKS | 29 Apr 1994 | 31 Jan 1995 | Director | British | 0 - 10 | 4 (40.0%) |
Resigned | Roy CLARKE | 29 Apr 1994 | 30 Sep 1997 | Personnel Director | British | 0 - 16 | 7 (43.8%) |
Resigned | Kenneth STRINGER | 29 Apr 1994 | 29 Jun 1995 | Commercial Director | British | 0 - 11 | 2 (18.2%) |
Resigned | Rodney Bruce TRIMBOY | 29 Apr 1994 | 27 Jun 1996 | Director | British | 0 - 6 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Allan Henry MAYKELS | 29 Apr 1994 | 26 Jun 1996 | Chartered Secretary | British | 0 - 14 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Alan Scott MCKENDRICK | 25 Mar 1994 | 30 Sep 1995 | Chartered Engineer | British | 0 - 15 | 6 (40.0%) |
Resigned | Michael Leslie DOVE | 25 Mar 1994 | 30 Apr 1995 | Director | British | 0 - 12 | 1 (8.3%) |
Resigned | Alan David, Dr HAVARD | 01 Sep 1993 | 01 Dec 1995 | Chief Executive | British | 0 - 17 | 3 (17.6%) |
Resigned | Alan Scott MCKENDRICK | 30 Sep 1995 | Chartered Engineer | British | 0 - 15 | 6 (40.0%) | |
Resigned | Robert William Raimes JONES | 02 Jun 1993 | Marketing Director | British | 0 - 3 | 2 (66.7%) | |
Resigned | John William THOMPSON | 01 Jun 1993 | Company Director | British | 0 - 1 | 0 (0.0%) | |
Resigned | Rodney STANSFIELD | 31 Aug 1993 | Chief Executive | British | 0 - 11 | 0 (0.0%) | |
Resigned | Clemens KNAPPE | 01 Jun 1993 | Member Of Board Of Management | German | 0 - 2 | 0 (0.0%) | |
Resigned | Allan Henry MAYKELS | 31 Mar 1993 | Accountant | British | 0 - 14 | 0 (0.0%) | |
Resigned | Anthony, Professor LEDWITH | 29 Apr 1994 | Director Of R & D | British | 0 - 10 | 3 (30.0%) | |
Resigned | Derek Anthony NORMAN | 29 Apr 1994 | Personnel Director | British | 0 - 6 | 4 (66.7%) | |
Resigned | Ian William MCKITTRICK | 31 Oct 1997 | Chemical Engineer | British | 1 - 6 | 0 (0.0%) | |
Resigned | Michael Leslie DOVE | 30 Apr 1995 | Director | British | 0 - 12 | 1 (8.3%) | |
Resigned | Vincent Henry CRUISE | 31 Mar 1993 | Company Director | Irish | 0 - 17 | 2 (11.8%) |
Average tenure of active directors: 5.7 years
Average tenure of resigned directors: 2.9 years
Average active director Dissolution Rate: 10.4%
DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS IN OTHER COMPANIES
SHAREHOLDERS (BETA)
Shareholder name | Share class | Shares at confirmation date | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017-11-28 | 2015-12-10 | 2014-12-10 | 2013-12-10 | 2012-12-10 | ||
PILKINGTON GROUP LIMITED | ORDINARY | 328,483,392 100% | 229,978,392 100% | 179,978,392 100% | 179,978,392 100% | 179,978,391 100.0% |
PILKINGTON BROTHERS SOUTH WALES | ORDINARY | 0 0% | 0 0% | 0 0% | 0 0% | 1 0.000% |
SHAREHOLDINGS (BETA)
no shareholding data
CONTROLLED COMPANIES / CONTROLLING ENTITIES
Controlling entities above
PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED
Controlled companies below
LATE PAYMENTS REPORT
Start date | End date | Average days to pay | % invoices paid over 60 days | % invoices not paid within agreed terms | Gov.uk report |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023-04-01 | 2023-09-30 | 59 | 40% | 25% | 77320 |
2022-10-01 | 2023-03-31 | 53 | 36% | 30% | 70974 |
2022-04-01 | 2022-09-30 | 51 | 35% | 37% | 64457 |
2021-10-01 | 2022-03-31 | 58 | 39% | 34% | 57855 |
2021-04-01 | 2021-09-30 | 59 | 40% | 35% | 50995 |
2020-10-01 | 2021-03-31 | 63 | 39% | 40% | 44685 |
2020-04-01 | 2020-09-30 | 57 | 38% | 31% | 37838 |
2019-10-01 | 2020-03-31 | 73 | 45% | 45% | 29952 |
2019-04-01 | 2019-09-30 | 41 | 30% | 48% | 22844 |
2018-10-01 | 2019-03-31 | 74 | 27% | 42% | 14369 |
2018-04-01 | 2018-09-30 | 60 | 30% | 72% | 7412 |
COURT CASES
Date | Title | Reference | Subject |
---|---|---|---|
2018-08-04 | Mr D Jones v Pilkington United Kingdom Ltd and Other | [2018] UKET 1400062/2018 | Age Discrimination |
2017-09-20 | Mr A Jackson v Pilkington United Kingdom Ltd | [2017] UKET 2403162/2017 | Breach of Contract : Unfair Dismissal |
2004-06-11 | Kilgallon & Ors v Pilkington United Kingdom Ltd | [2004] UKEAT 0771_03_1106 | |
2004-01-28 | Pilkington United Kingdom Ltd v CGU Insurance Plc | [2004] EWCA Civ 23 |
PATENTS
Title | Date filed | Status | Publication number |
---|---|---|---|
Explosive breaker for a double glazed tempered safety glass window | 2001-05-21 | Ceased | GB2375789 |
Patterned and partially reflecting insulating glazing unit | 1997-05-02 | Terminated | GB2324824 |
Method of coating glass | 1997-02-14 | Terminated | GB2324054 |
Windscreen with directly-extruded peripheral polymeric profile | 1996-06-14 | Terminated | GB2302360 |
Coatings on glass | 1995-01-09 | Terminated | GB2290491 |
Mirrors with highly reflecting coatings, deposition of plural reflecting coatings on hot glass | 1993-06-28 | Ceased | GB2268509 |
COMPETITORS
(Based on Sic code:
23110 Manufacture of flat glass)
Company | Registered Address | Company Number | YE Date | Revenue GBP | Net Profit GBP | Other SIC codes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PILKINGTON AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED | EUROPEAN TECHNICAL CENTRE HALL LANE, LATHOM, NR. ORMSKIRK, LANCASHIRE, L40 5UF | 02803344 | 2018-03-31 | 696,610,000 | -10,550,000 | |
PILKINGTON GROUP LIMITED | EUROPEAN TECHNICAL CENTRE HALL LANE, LATHOM, NR. ORMSKIRK, LANCASHIRE, L40 5UF | 00041495 | 2018-03-31 | 73,205,000 | 225,926,000 |
70100-Activities of head offices |
PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED | EUROPEAN TECHNICAL CENTRE HALL LANE, LATHOM, NR. ORMSKIRK, LANCASHIRE, L40 5UF | 01417048 | 2018-03-31 | 138,457,000 | 1,824,000 | |
CUSTOM GLASS LIMITED | CUSTOM COMPLEX, YARDLEY ROAD, KIRKBY, L33 7SS | 03759518 | 2017-08-31 | 8,658,904 | 0 |
23120-Shaping and processing of flat glass 64209-Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified |
HIGH PERFORMANCE GLASS LIMITED | 8/9 CENTENARY IND ESTATE, HUGHES ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN2 4AW | 04237418 | 2018-07-31 | 0 | 0 |
LIQUIDATION RISK (BETA)
This company is Active. Statistically, Active companies have a low probability of being liquidated within a year.
Here are our probability predictions:
Basis | Liquidation within 3 months | Liquidation within 6 months | Liquidation within 12 months | Prediction confidence |
---|---|---|---|---|
PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED | 0.7% | 3.6% | 7.1% | Medium |
Other companies Active in the same sector | Too few competitors | |||
Age | 0.4% | 1.4% | 2.7% | Medium |
Company Type | 0.7% | 3.7% | 7.4% | Medium |
Accounts category | 0.7% | 2.2% | 3.8% | Medium |
Accounting Month | 0.5% | 1.8% | 3.9% | Medium |
Sic code count | 0.7% | 3.5% | 7.0% | Medium |