GLASS RECYCLING (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-29 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-12 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£69M
+2.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£92M
+7.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
46
-16.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£11M
-52.8% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £19,048,793 | — | — | £41,807,860 | £38,617,631 | |
| Operating profit | — | £6,807,529 | — | — | £22,460,814 | £8,378,088 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £6,936,462 | — | — | £24,002,795 | £11,325,832 | |
| Net profit | — | £5,680,433 | — | — | £18,863,371 | £8,430,144 | |
| Cash | — | £40,505,553 | — | — | £67,802,509 | £69,427,969 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £45,437,971 | — | — | £87,322,645 | £94,191,204 | |
| Net assets | — | £45,437,971 | — | — | £85,379,342 | £92,013,946 | |
| Equity | £39,757,538 | £45,437,971 | £52,967,136 | £68,363,469 | £85,379,342 | £92,013,946 | |
| Average employees | — | 57 | — | — | 55 | 46 | |
| Wages | — | £3,082,392 | — | — | £2,013,224 | £5,443,530 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 35.7% | — | — | 53.7% | 21.7% | |
| Net margin | — | 29.8% | — | — | 45.1% | 21.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 15.0% | — | — | 25.7% | 8.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 9.5% | 9.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 11.44x | 11.16x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 185.86x | 91.95x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Harris & Co Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has a very strong balance sheet with substantial cash reserves and so is very well-positioned to withstand this disruption for the foreseeable future. Accordingly the directors have concluded that the company will remain solvent for at least the next 12 months and that there is no risk to the company's going concern status.”
Significant events
- “The company continues to research and invest in new methods of recovery of waste products, reflecting increasing environmental concerns and legislation surrounding waste products and recycling.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYKES, Trevor | Secretary | 2009-09-27 | — | British |
| DURR, George | Director | 2025-12-29 | Sep 1993 | British |
| DURR, Michael Joseph | Director | 1993-04-05 | Aug 1963 | British |
| SYKES, Trevor | Director | — | Nov 1944 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COGGINS, Ronald | Secretary | 2009-09-04 | 2009-09-27 |
| SYKES, Maureen | Secretary | — | 2002-06-12 |
| SYKES, Trevor | Secretary | 2002-06-12 | 2009-09-04 |
| CROOKES, Diane | Director | 1995-04-06 | 2000-09-29 |
| DURR, Tracey | Director | 1995-04-06 | 2000-09-29 |
| SYKES, Arron Thomas | Director | 1999-07-13 | 2000-09-29 |
| SYKES, Maureen | Director | — | 2002-06-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Trevor Sykes | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-04-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-03-31 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-03-20 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-03-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-03-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
-7.6%
£41,807,860 £38,617,631
-
Cash
+2.4%
£67,802,509 £69,427,969
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+7.8%
£85,379,342 £92,013,946
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-16.4%
55 46
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-62.7%
£22,460,814 £8,378,088
-
Profit before tax
-52.8%
£24,002,795 £11,325,832
-
Wages
+170.4%
£2,013,224 £5,443,530
highest in 3 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers