BRITISH POLYTHENE LIMITED
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Cash
£600K
-45.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.6M
+357.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
868
-1.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.8M
+281% highest in 3 filed years
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 | £255,800,000 | £225,200,000 | £222,100,000 | -1.4% | |
| Operating profit | £3,700,000 | £5,300,000 | £9,300,000 | +75.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,900,000 | -£2,100,000 | £3,800,000 | +281% | |
| Net profit | -£3,400,000 | -£3,500,000 | £6,900,000 | +297.1% | |
| Cash | £700,000 | £1,100,000 | £600,000 | -45.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £53,400,000 | £36,700,000 | £36,400,000 | -0.8% | |
| Net assets | -£4,600,000 | -£1,400,000 | £3,600,000 | +357.1% | |
| Equity | -£4,600,000 | -£1,400,000 | £3,600,000 | +357.1% | |
| Average employees | 1,036 | 882 | 868 | -1.6% | |
| Wages | £38,100,000 | £34,900,000 | £38,100,000 | +9.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £400,000 | £500,000 | £600,000 | +20% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.4% | 2.4% | 4.2% | |
| Net margin | -1.3% | -1.6% | 3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.9% | 14.4% | 25.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 100.7% | 98.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.83x | 0.81x | 0.89x | |
| Interest cover | 0.20x | 0.72x | 1.69x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. 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 1 time since incorporation
- BRITISH POLYTHENE LIMITED 1993-12-21 → present
- TREVOR JONES,LIMITED 1939-03-17 → 1993-12-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 of the Company 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 Limited.”
Significant events
- “In February 2026, the Company announced the intention to cease production at its manufacturing site based in Rhymney, UK. The existing business and customer base will be transferred to a sister site and operations are expected to cease early 2027.”
- “On 30th April 2025 the ultimate parent of the Company, Berry Global Group, Inc., merged with Amcor plc.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLAYTON, Damien John | Director | 2025-05-12 | Jun 1971 | British |
| GREEN, Andrew Samuel, Dr | Director | 2008-01-28 | Feb 1964 | British |
| MILES, Mark William | Director | 2019-07-01 | Jun 1971 | American |
| ZWARTHOF, Sander | Director | 2024-04-01 | Jul 1975 | Dutch |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKSBANK, Raymond Bernard | Secretary | 1993-12-16 | 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 | — | 1993-12-16 |
| BROOKSBANK, Raymond Bernard | Director | 1993-12-16 | 1994-10-03 |
| BUNNELL, John | Director | 1994-10-03 | 1999-05-13 |
| DOORENBOSCH, Franciscus Lodewijk Paulus | Director | 2016-11-16 | 2020-04-29 |
| DUTHIE, David George | Director | 1994-10-03 | 2019-04-30 |
| GILES, Nicholas David Martin | Director | 2016-09-16 | 2016-12-31 |
| GREENE, Jason Kent | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2025-05-12 |
| GROVE, Kenneth David George | Director | — | 1993-12-16 |
| HARRIS, Alan | Director | 2019-04-30 | 2024-05-03 |
| HARRIS, David William | Director | 2008-01-28 | 2016-10-31 |
| JENKINS, Trevor Rhys | Director | 1991-06-01 | 1993-12-16 |
| KANE, Hilary Anne | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| KESTERTON, Simon John | Director | 2016-09-16 | 2019-07-01 |
| LANGLANDS, John Thomson | Director | 1994-10-03 | 2017-01-31 |
| LIGHTBODY, James | Director | — | 1991-06-28 |
| MACDONALD, Angus Neilson | Director | 1993-12-16 | 1993-12-16 |
| MCDARMAID, Robert Ian, Dr | Director | 2009-06-25 | 2012-06-26 |
| MCLATCHIE, Cameron | Director | — | 2017-02-28 |
| PATON, John Ferguson | Director | — | 2002-05-17 |
| PENDLEBURY, David Thompson | Director | 2008-01-28 | 2017-01-31 |
| STENNING, Keith Jeffery | Director | 1994-10-03 | 2002-05-17 |
| THORBURN, Anne | Director | 2003-06-05 | 2009-07-24 |
| VERVAAT, Petrus Rudolf Maria | Director | 2016-09-16 | 2019-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Polythene Industries Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 185 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2026-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 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 | |
| 2025-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 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 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-02-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.