BRITISH POLYTHENE INDUSTRIES LIMITED
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Cash
£0
-100% vs 2024
Net assets
£172m
-0.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
19
+18.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£800k
-100.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£2,100,000 | -£17,000,000 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £14,900,000 | £123,700,000 | -£800,000 | -100.6% | |
| Net profit | £14,800,000 | £123,100,000 | -£1,400,000 | -101.1% | |
| Cash | — | £3,600,000 | £0 | -100% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £179,600,000 | £173,500,000 | £171,800,000 | -1% | |
| Net assets | £178,400,000 | £173,000,000 | £171,500,000 | -0.9% | |
| Equity | £178,400,000 | £173,000,000 | £171,500,000 | -0.9% | |
| Average employees | 14 | 16 | 19 | +18.8% | |
| Wages | £1,200,000 | £1,600,000 | £1,800,000 | +12.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £100,000 | £100,000 | £100,000 | 0% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -1.2% | -9.8% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 15.8% | 20.2% | 35.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.15x | 2.13x | 1.50x |
Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- BRITISH POLYTHENE INDUSTRIES LIMITED 2016-09-15 → present
- BRITISH POLYTHENE INDUSTRIES PLC 1990-07-09 → 2016-09-15
- SCOTT & ROBERTSON P.L.C. 1910-03-16 → 1990-07-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors of the Company have assessed the ability of the parent to provide support. The Group's facilities and the rationale for preparing the Group financial statements under the going concern basis are disclosed in full in the annual report and financial statements of Amcor plc. Having reviewed the financial position of the Group and assessed the assurances given, the directors have concluded that there is no material uncertainty casting doubt on the ability to continue as a going concern and thus the going concern basis of accounting has been adopted in preparing the financial statements of British Polythene Industries Limited.”
Group structure
- BRITISH POLYTHENE INDUSTRIES LIMITED · parent
- British Polythene Limited
- AT Films Inc.
- BPI Limited
- Irish Polythene Industries Limited
- BPI 2010 Limited
- Meagafilm Limited
- Plasgran Limited
- SC Romfilms SRL
- Flexfilm Limited
- Romfilms Limited
- BPI General Partner Limited
- Berry UK Pension Trustees Limited
- Brithene Films Limited
- Delta Polythene Limited
- Jordan Plastics Limited
- Scott & Robertson Limited
- Zedcor Limited
Significant events
- “As part of the 2024 triennial pension valuation, and in consideration of the Company agreeing to new cash contributions set out in the Schedule of Contributions, the Company and Berry UK Pension Trustees Limited entered into an agreement in March 2025 to agree the terms for the dissolution of the BPI Pension Funding Limited Partnership.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLAYTON, Damien John | Director | 2025-05-12 | Jun 1971 | British |
| GREEN, Andrew Samuel, Dr | Director | 2016-11-16 | Feb 1964 | British |
| MILES, Mark William | Director | 2019-07-01 | Jun 1971 | American |
| ZWARTHOF, Sander | Director | 2024-04-01 | Jul 1975 | Dutch |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKSBANK, Raymond Bernard | Secretary | 1994-01-05 | 2012-08-31 |
| GILES, Nicholas David Martin | Secretary | 2016-12-31 | 2019-07-10 |
| HAMILTON, Deborah | Secretary | 2019-07-10 | 2026-04-10 |
| KANE, Hilary Anne | Secretary | 2012-09-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| MACDONALD, Angus Neilson | Secretary | — | 1994-01-05 |
| BUNNELL, John | Director | — | 1999-05-13 |
| COPPEL, Laurence Adrian | Director | — | 2004-05-13 |
| DOORENBOSCH, Franciscus Lodewijk Paulus | Director | 2016-11-16 | 2020-04-29 |
| DUTHIE, David George | Director | 2016-11-16 | 2019-04-30 |
| DUTHIE, Robin, Sir | Director | — | 1999-05-13 |
| GILES, Nicholas David Martin | Director | 2016-09-09 | 2016-12-31 |
| GREENE, Jason Kent | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2025-05-12 |
| GROSSART, Hamish Mcleod | Director | 2005-04-04 | 2016-08-01 |
| HAGMAN, Eric | Director | 2002-06-14 | 2011-05-12 |
| HARRIS, Alan | Director | 2019-04-30 | 2024-05-03 |
| HARRIS, David William | Director | 2009-07-24 | 2016-10-31 |
| HOOD, Neil, Professor | Director | 1998-02-26 | 2006-02-02 |
| HOUSTON, John Mclellan | Director | 1999-05-13 | 2006-05-11 |
| KESTERTON, Simon John | Director | 2016-09-09 | 2019-07-01 |
| LANGLANDS, John Thomson | Director | 1994-10-01 | 2017-01-31 |
| LEECH, John | Director | — | 1997-03-21 |
| LINDSAY, James Randolph, Earl Of Lindsay | Director | 2006-03-20 | 2015-05-12 |
| MACDONALD, Angus Neilson | Director | — | 1994-10-01 |
| MARSH, Ronald John Edward | Director | 2011-03-07 | 2016-08-01 |
| MCLATCHIE, Cameron | Director | — | 2017-02-28 |
| PATON, John Ferguson | Director | — | 2002-05-16 |
| RUSSELL, Ian Simon Macgregor | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2016-08-01 |
| STENNING, Keith Jeffery | Director | 1995-03-03 | 2002-05-16 |
| STONE, Rex | Director | — | 1998-05-14 |
| THORBURN, Anne | Director | 2003-03-03 | 2009-07-24 |
| VERVAAT, Petrus Rudolf Maria | Director | 2016-09-09 | 2019-07-01 |
| WARNOCK, David | Director | 2009-08-18 | 2016-08-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rpc Containers Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-08-28 | Active |
| Rpc Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-07-23 | Ceased 2024-08-28 |
| Rpc 2017 Holding Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2018-01-11 | Ceased 2024-07-23 |
| Rpc Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-08-01 | Ceased 2018-01-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 535 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2026-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-05-07 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2026-04-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-11 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-02-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-02-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-29 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-24 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-20 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.