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SOFIDEL UK LIMITED

BRUNEL WAY BAGLAN ENERGY PARK, BRITON FERRY, NEATH, SA11 2FP

Previous name: LPC GROUP LIMITED (changed on 01-Jun-2011)

Company Number: 02245657
Incorporation date: 19-Apr-1988
Status: Active
Entity type: Private Limited Company

SIC codes:
17120 Manufacture of paper and paperboard





SUMMARY

This company is 36.5 years old and is currently active. It is controlled by Mr Luigi Lazzareschi. The company has positive equity (net assets) of GBP 297.8 million which has increased from GBP 266 million in the previous year. The latest reported revenue figure is GBP 305 million which is up 10% on previous year's figure of GBP 278.7 million. The company has 2 active officers (directors or partners) who are or were officers of 3 other companies, 2 (66.7%) 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 is one court case involving the company that we are aware of.


FINANCIALS (BETA)

Next accounts due: 30-Sep-2025
Accounts Filed: FULL (31-Dec-2023)


P&L Financials:
Year end Currency Revenue Operating profit Interest Received Interest Paid Tax Net Profit GBP
31-Dec-2019 GBP 305,019,000 42,216,000 1,022,000 3,180,000 8,107,000 31,968,000
31-Dec-2018 GBP 278,709,000 26,718,000 320,000 868,000 5,448,000 20,727,000
31-Dec-2017 GBP 263,469,000 22,761,000 1,970,000 476,000 5,107,000 19,148,000
31-Dec-2016 GBP 260,628,000 37,103,000 2,261,000 478,000 8,056,000 30,834,000
31-Dec-2015 GBP 255,219,000 37,243,000 1,405,000 446,000 7,259,000 27,890,000
31-Dec-2014 GBP 295,579,000 44,298,000 890,000 561,000 10,777,000 33,854,000
31-Dec-2013 GBP 259,658,000 40,405,000 932,000 1,055,000 9,207,000 31,533,000
31-Dec-2012 GBP 230,080,000 34,093,000 384,000 451,000 7,944,000 26,082,000
31-Dec-2011 GBP 90,470,000 6,460,000 699,000 444,000 1,952,000 88,272,000
31-Dec-2010 GBP 6,656,000 -1,659,000 984,000 977,000 341,000 1,296,000


Balance Sheet Financials:
Year end Currency Cash Current Assets Current Liabilities Debt Share Capital Premium Reserve Retained Earnings Net Assets
31-Dec-2019 GBP 2,539,000 71,251,000 85,275,000 47,145,000 250,000 70,000 294,707,000 297,849,000
31-Dec-2018 GBP 16,800,000 77,879,000 73,577,000 19,929,000 250,000 70,000 262,739,000 265,964,000
31-Dec-2017 GBP 3,193,000 46,894,000 91,505,000 250,000 70,000 242,012,000 245,205,000
31-Dec-2016 GBP 1,722,000 112,290,000 107,570,000 250,000 70,000 222,864,000 226,059,000
31-Dec-2015 GBP 1,070,000 114,908,000 76,825,000 185,000 250,000 70,000 192,030,000 195,220,000
31-Dec-2014 GBP 3,704,000 126,888,000 69,367,000 599,000 250,000 70,000 194,570,000 197,763,000
31-Dec-2013 GBP 1,389,000 127,169,000 83,644,000 23,316,000 250,000 70,000 160,716,000 163,909,000
31-Dec-2012 GBP 1,420,000 109,718,000 92,345,000 1,133,000 250,000 70,000 129,183,000 132,376,000
31-Dec-2011 GBP 4,824,000 53,255,000 24,416,000 10,208,000 250,000 70,000 103,101,000 106,653,000
31-Dec-2010 GBP 936,000

VALUATION EVENTS (BETA)

Year end Currency % Equity Sum raised Pre-Money Valuation* Post-Money Valuation* Enterprise Value**
Insufficient available data for calculating valuations.

DISPUTES

No disputes filed on www.disputesregister.org

COMPANY SECRETARY


Status Name Appointed on Resigned on Occupation Nationality All apointments
(active/resigned)
Active Natalie MORGAN 19 Apr 2018 16 Oct 2024 1 - 0
Resigned Angela Nicola HELM-DAVIES 25 Mar 2011 19 Apr 2018 0 - 1
Resigned OLSWANG COSEC LIMITED 21 Jun 2010 25 Mar 2011 3 - 1549
Resigned Ian David WARING 15 Jun 1997 21 Jun 2010 British 3 - 8
Resigned Amirali Sharif TEJANI 15 Jun 1997 British 8 - 24

DIRECTORS


Status Name Appointed on Resigned on Occupation Nationality All appointments
(active/resigned)		 Dissolved companies
(rate)
Active Edilio STEFANI 01 Jan 2021 Director Italian, 6 - 01 (16.7%)
Active Luigi LAZZARESCHI 21 Jun 2010 Ceo Italian 1 - 22 (66.7%)
Resigned Emi STEFANI 21 Jun 2010 01 Jan 2021 Chairman Italian 0 - 43 (75.0%)
Resigned Peter David SPENCER 25 Jun 2009 21 Jun 2010 Director British 0 - 31 (33.3%)
Resigned Karim Sharif TEJANI 01 Jul 2008 21 Jun 2010 Company Director British 7 - 62 (15.4%)
Resigned Nazirali Sharif Dharamshi TEJANI 01 Jul 2008 21 Jun 2010 Company Director British 7 - 114 (22.2%)
Resigned Brian WILLEY 15 May 2006 21 Jun 2010 Company Director British 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Arvind Kumar VIJ 16 Dec 2005 21 Jun 2010 Company Director British 1 - 42 (40.0%)
Resigned Richard John MINER 01 Dec 2003 16 Dec 2005 Finance Director British 9 - 82 (11.8%)
Resigned Robert Edward WARNER 28 Oct 2002 09 Jun 2003 Accountant British 4 - 2317 (63.0%)
Resigned John DANTON 28 Oct 2002 12 May 2008 Director British 0 - 239 (39.1%)
Resigned Salim Sharif Dharamshi TEJANI 01 May 1994 21 Jun 2010 Company Director British 8 - 146 (27.3%)
Resigned Amirali Sharif TEJANI 07 Jul 1993 21 Jun 2010 Company Director British 8 - 2411 (34.4%)
Resigned Shirazali Sharif DHARAMSHI 09 Jun 1993 21 Jun 2010 Company Director British 9 - 1610 (40.0%)
Resigned Nazirali Sharif Dharamshi TEJANI 30 May 1996 Company Director Ugandan-British 7 - 114 (22.2%)
Resigned Shirazali Sharif DHARAMSHI 21 Jun 2010 Company Director British 9 - 1610 (40.0%)
Resigned Sharif DHARAMSHI 22 Feb 1994 Company Director British 0 - 21 (50.0%)
Resigned Sultanali Sharif DHARAMSHI TEJANI 30 May 1996 Mechanical Engineer Ugandan-British 0 - 43 (75.0%)
Resigned Amirali Sharif TEJANI 21 Jun 2010 Company Director British 8 - 2411 (34.4%)
Number of active directors: 2
Average tenure of active directors: 9.1 years
Average tenure of resigned directors: 4.9 years
Average active director Dissolution Rate: 41.7%

DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS IN OTHER COMPANIES

Name
  
LPC (U.K.) LIMITED (01561690) - Dissolved ✔
KAMNS PAPER MILL LIMITED (01961343) - Dissolved ✔
SOFIDEL UK LIMITED (02245657) - Active ✔✔
INTERTISSUE LIMITED (04537324) - Liquidation ✔

SHAREHOLDERS (BETA)

Shareholder name Share class Shares at confirmation date
2016-05-212015-05-212014-05-212013-06-152012-06-15
SOFIDEL S.P.AORDINARY4,999,996
100%		4,999,996
100%		4,999,996
100%		1,159,360
23.2%		1,159,360
23.2%
SOFIDEL S.P.AORDINARY A0
0%		0
0%		0
0%		3,840,636
76.8%		3,840,636
76.8%

SHAREHOLDINGS (BETA)

no shareholding data

CONTROLLED COMPANIES / CONTROLLING ENTITIES



Controlling entities above

SOFIDEL UK LIMITED

no controlled companies

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
2024-01-01 2024-06-30 52 22% 54% 85202
2023-07-01 2023-12-31 28 25% 51% 78891
2023-01-01 2023-06-30 29 27% 57% 72121
2022-07-01 2022-12-31 31 31% 61% 67070
2022-01-01 2022-06-30 27 26% 57% 59012
2021-07-01 2021-12-31 29 27% 53% 52354
2021-01-01 2021-06-30 34 34% 67% 45914
2020-07-01 2020-12-31 32 31% 62% 41484
2020-01-01 2020-06-30 30 30% 65% 32335
2019-07-01 2019-12-31 30 27% 66% 27796
2019-01-01 2019-06-30 48 41% 91% 19565
2018-07-01 2018-12-31 37 34% 89% 10691
2018-01-01 2018-06-30 41 41% 86% 4466


COURT CASES


Date Title Reference Subject
2018-05-11 Mr M Chiuta v Sofidel UK Ltd [2018] UKET 2600556/2017 Race Discrimination

PATENTS


No Patents found

COMPETITORS

(Based on Sic code: 17120 Manufacture of paper and paperboard)

Company Registered Address Company Number YE Date Revenue GBP Net Profit GBP Other SIC codes
DS SMITH PAPER LIMITED LEVEL 3, 1 PADDINGTON SQUARE, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, W2 1DL 00058614 2018-04-30 351,608,000 48,985,000 17219-Manufacture of other paper and paperboard containers
UPM-KYMMENE (UK) LIMITED 1 MEADOWHEAD ROAD, IRVINE, AYRSHIRE, KA11 5AT SC102969 2017-12-31 280,648,000 6,344,000
SOFIDEL UK LIMITED BRUNEL WAY BAGLAN ENERGY PARK, BRITON FERRY, NEATH, WALES, SA11 2FP 02245657 2017-12-31 263,469,000 19,148,000
INTERTISSUE LIMITED 10 FLEET PLACE, LONDON, EC4M 7RB 04537324 2017-12-31 131,903,000 1,228,000
ARJO WIGGINS FINE PAPERS LIMITED 2ND FLOOR, 110 CANNON STREET, LONDON, EC4N 6EU 00961440 2017-12-31 123,580,000 -70,086,000
JAMES CROPPER PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY BURNESIDE MILLS, KENDAL, CUMBRIA, LA9 6PZ 00030226 2016-04-02 96,312,000 4,090,000
GLATFELTER LYDNEY, LTD. LYDNEY PAPER MILL, CHURCH ROAD, LYDNEY, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL15 5EJ 05734921 2017-12-31 82,518,000 5,886,000
JAMES CROPPER SPECIALITY PAPERS LIMITED BURNESIDE MILLS, KENDAL, CUMBRIA, LA9 6PZ 04690555 2018-03-31 64,634,000 -2,254,000
SONOCO LIMITED C/O SONOCO CORES & PAPER LTD STAINLAND BOARD MILLS, HOLYWELL GREEN, HALIFAX, ENGLAND, HX4 9PY 00082196 2017-12-31 47,955,000 17,144,000
IGGESUND PAPERBOARD (WORKINGTON) LIMITED IGGESUND PAPERBOARD, SIDDICK, WORKINGTON, CUMBRIA, CA14 1JX 00075035 2018-01-28 31,818,000 6,856,000
STAR TISSUE UK LIMITED WATERFALL STREET, BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, BB2 2BN 05859797 2018-09-30 24,410,220 0
PECPL REALISATIONS LIMITED 10 NICHOLAS STREET, CHESTER, CH1 2NX 03046608 2017-12-31 11,185,649 0
FOLDER WORKSHOP LTD 238 STATION ROAD, ADDLESTONE, SURREY, KT15 2PS 05291580 2018-12-31 0 0
HOLMEN UK LIMITED HOLMEN UK LIMITED, SIDDICK, WORKINGTON, CUMBRIA, CA14 1JX 01441355 0000-00-00 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
SOFIDEL UK LIMITED 0.7% 3.6% 7.1% Medium
Other companies Active in the same sector Too few competitors
Age 0.3% 1.3% 2.4% Medium
Company Type 0.7% 3.7% 7.4% Medium
Accounts category 0.7% 2.2% 3.8% Medium
Accounting Month 0.6% 2.4% 5.5% Medium
Sic code count 0.7% 3.5% 7.0% Medium
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