GENERAL ALL PURPOSE PLASTICS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-29
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-22 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£10M
+3.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£39M
+4% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
987
+5.4% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
-73.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-29
| Metric | Trend | 2019-05-31 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-29 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £119,785,079 | £143,057,243 | — | — | £149,379,866 | £157,649,044 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £16,756,270 | £20,012,442 | — | — | £9,726,986 | £2,414,859 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £16,118,460 | £19,635,875 | — | — | £9,448,654 | £2,486,361 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £13,188,008 | £16,049,894 | — | — | £5,833,719 | £1,499,644 | |
| Cash | — | — | £10,753,091 | £10,704,401 | — | — | £9,749,095 | £10,059,455 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £25,883,994 | £37,956,701 | — | — | £41,398,949 | £42,528,744 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £14,505,396 | £29,839,790 | — | — | £37,387,529 | £38,887,173 | |
| Equity | £12,367,287 | £6,442,388 | £14,505,396 | £29,839,790 | £29,839,790 | £31,553,810 | £37,387,529 | £38,887,173 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 776 | 895 | — | — | 936 | 987 | |
| Wages | — | — | £25,502,943 | £30,485,556 | — | — | £35,760,563 | £39,660,635 |
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 | 2019-05-31 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-29 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 14.0% | 14.0% | — | — | 6.5% | 1.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 11.0% | 11.2% | — | — | 3.9% | 1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 64.7% | 52.7% | — | — | 23.5% | 5.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.57x | 1.59x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 26.27x | 53.14x | — | — | 34.95x | 34.13x |
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
- Rushtons Chartered Accountants & Business Advisers
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- GENERAL ALL PURPOSE PLASTICS LIMITED · parent
- Highline Building Plastics (Gateshead) Limited 100%
- North Wales Building Plastics Limited 100%
- GAP 2 Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The year ended 31 May 2025 has seen turnover increase by 6%... This level of reduced demand has seen extra levels of competitiveness around pricing and profit margins in the sector. However, the company have been able to increase sales and margin despite this challenging back drop through organic growth, new depot openings and close margin control.”
- “The reduced profit is primarily due to the aggressive depot opening strategy to increase our UK wide infrastructure and to better serve our regional and national customers.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREENSMITH, Andrew David | Secretary | 1994-04-01 | — | British |
| BIRD, Simon David | Director | 1994-02-01 | Jul 1965 | British |
| CAVANAGH, Daniel | Director | 2020-07-20 | Jul 1982 | British |
| ELMER, Barry John | Director | 2017-10-02 | Apr 1977 | British |
| GREENSMITH, Andrew David | Director | 1993-01-06 | Sep 1970 | British |
| LEE, Richard James | Director | 2021-09-23 | Jan 1965 | British |
| RANDLES, Jonathan Michael | Director | 2022-12-01 | Dec 1971 | British |
| SHARROCK, Paul Roger | Director | 2020-07-20 | Jun 1969 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHESNEY, Darren | Secretary | 1994-02-02 | 1994-02-02 |
| SMITHSON, Andrew Geoffrey | Secretary | 1993-01-06 | 1994-02-02 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-11-25 | 1993-01-06 |
| BRAYSHAW, Simon Martyn Terry | Director | 2010-02-22 | 2020-05-31 |
| WALSH, Timothy John Joseph | Director | 2020-07-20 | 2021-09-20 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-11-25 | 1993-01-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General All Purpose Plastics Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 120 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2022-12-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-02-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-08-18 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-05-29 vs 2024-05-31
-
Turnover
+5.5%
£149,379,866 £157,649,044
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+3.2%
£9,749,095 £10,059,455
-
Net assets
+4%
£37,387,529 £38,887,173
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+5.4%
936 987
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-75.2%
£9,726,986 £2,414,859
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-73.7%
£9,448,654 £2,486,361
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+10.9%
£35,760,563 £39,660,635
highest in 4 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