PILKINGTON AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-05 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-59.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£47M
+77.7% vs 2024
Employees
371
+0.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£66M
-10.3% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- PILKINGTON AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED 2001-03-30 → present
- PILKINGTON AUTOMOTIVE UK LIMITED 1999-04-01 → 2001-03-30
- TRIPLEX SAFETY GLASS LIMITED 1993-08-11 → 1999-04-01
- HATTON SAFETY GLASS LIMITED 1993-07-16 → 1993-08-11
- TRUSHELFCO (NO. 1894) LIMITED 1993-03-25 → 1993-07-16
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £559,432,212 | £546,136,442 | |
| Operating profit | -£56,661,755 | -£61,354,022 | |
| Profit before tax | -£59,865,638 | -£66,049,757 | |
| Net profit | -£58,622,573 | -£66,005,548 | |
| Cash | £4,674,064 | £1,906,207 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £61,485,784 | £75,608,530 | |
| Net assets | £26,614,945 | £47,294,556 | |
| Equity | £26,614,945 | £47,294,556 | |
| Average employees | 369 | 371 | |
| Wages | £13,398,925 | £10,184,639 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -10.1% | -11.2% | |
| Net margin | -10.5% | -12.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -92.2% | -81.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 84.4% | 81.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.97x | 0.65x | |
| Interest cover | -17.69x | -13.07x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on their considerations and enquiries, the directors have concluded that the company continues as a going concern for the period to 30 November 2026 and have prepared these accounts on this basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 48 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Iain Michael, Mr. | Secretary | 2008-07-01 | — | British |
| DOREY, Rachael Elizabeth, Mrs. | Director | 2013-05-01 | Aug 1978 | British |
| FARROW, Michael James | Director | 2018-05-21 | Dec 1985 | British |
| HANLEY, Christopher, Mr. | Director | 2012-04-01 | Apr 1967 | British |
| HORIGUCHI, Tomoya | Director | 2021-09-30 | Feb 1974 | Japanese |
| LAWRIE-SIMMONS, Amanda Jayne | Director | 2020-09-01 | May 1980 | British |
| MEREDITH, Raymond | Director | 2021-06-25 | Mar 1977 | British |
| PURCELL, Robert James | Director | 2016-06-07 | Dec 1966 | British |
| RAVENSCROFT, Paul Joseph | Director | 2015-03-16 | Dec 1970 | British |
| SMITH, Iain Michael | Director | 2013-02-08 | Jul 1972 | British |
Show 48 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEVAN, Richard Edward | Secretary | 1993-07-06 | 1993-08-24 |
| GLEESON, Edward | Secretary | 1993-08-24 | 1996-12-10 |
| LENNON, Sheila Elizabeth | Secretary | 1996-12-10 | 2008-06-30 |
| TRUSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-03-25 | 1993-07-06 |
| ABE, Tomoaki | Director | 1993-08-11 | 1994-09-01 |
| ANDERSON, Shirley Ruth | Director | 2015-04-20 | 2019-01-31 |
| BEVAN, Richard Edward | Director | 1993-07-06 | 1993-08-11 |
| BOLAS, Timothy Peter | Director | 2008-12-11 | 2021-06-25 |
| BOON, Stuart Jonathan | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2024-03-01 |
| CHANDLER, Christine Anne | Nominee Director | 1993-03-25 | 1993-07-06 |
| CURRIE, John Finlay | Director | 1993-07-06 | 1994-10-21 |
| ENDO, Masaaki | Director | 1993-08-11 | 2000-07-24 |
| FALLON, Michael Anthony, Mr. | Director | 2004-09-30 | 2012-03-31 |
| FALLON, Michael Anthony | Director | 1994-06-01 | 1997-08-28 |
| FRADGLEY, Anthony Kevin | Director | 2008-12-11 | 2020-10-06 |
| FRADGLEY, Anthony Kevin | Director | 2004-09-30 | 2008-01-24 |
| FUJIKI, Ichiro, Mr. | Director | 2015-04-20 | 2017-06-29 |
| GANGE, Stephen Maurice, Mr. | Director | 2008-12-11 | 2010-09-30 |
| HALES, Robert George | Director | 2013-12-10 | 2015-03-16 |
| HEMINGWAY, Richard Peter | Director | 2010-10-05 | 2012-12-31 |
| HIYOSHI, Koichi, Mr. | Director | 2018-01-08 | 2025-06-18 |
| HYLDON, Michael Trevor, Dr | Director | 1997-05-15 | 2009-05-31 |
| KELLEHER, Annette Mary | Director | 2008-12-11 | 2013-05-01 |
| KIDD, Agnes Watson | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| KNAPPE, Clemens | Director | 1993-07-28 | 1996-03-04 |
| KUBOI, Jukichi | Director | 2018-01-08 | 2021-09-30 |
| LEEMING, Roger | Director | 1993-07-28 | 1994-05-31 |
| MASON, Charles Anthony, Mr. | Director | 2008-12-11 | 2012-03-31 |
| MCDONALD, Philip James, Mr. | Director | 2008-01-24 | 2012-04-30 |
| MCGINITY, Bryan James | Director | 1993-07-28 | 1996-03-19 |
| MERCER, Richard John | Director | 2019-02-04 | 2021-04-30 |
| MILLICHAP, William Philip, Mr. | Director | 2012-04-01 | 2015-04-20 |
| MILLICHAP, William Philip, Mr. | Director | 1994-06-11 | 1998-03-31 |
| NIGHTINGALE, Glen | Director | 1994-10-21 | 1999-10-31 |
| PIKE, Richard Neil | Director | 2004-09-30 | 2005-08-31 |
| PILLING, Brian Joseph, Mr. | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2017-04-04 |
| REEVE, Robert Arthur | Nominee Director | 1993-03-25 | 1993-07-06 |
| RHODES, Fiona Elizabeth, Mrs. | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2013-02-08 |
| ROBERTS, Mark David, Mr. | Director | 2008-12-11 | 2010-03-31 |
| ROBINSON, Charles Christopher John | Director | 1996-09-19 | 1998-12-07 |
| ROWLAND, Terence Francis | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2004-09-30 |
| SAGARA, Toshio | Director | 1998-09-15 | 2000-07-24 |
| SHIMOKUBO, Akito | Director | 1994-09-01 | 1998-09-15 |
| TATEMOTO, Katsunori | Director | 2018-01-08 | 2021-09-30 |
| WATSON, David Patrick John | Director | 1993-07-28 | 1994-05-31 |
| WATTERS, Peter John | Director | 2016-05-11 | 2019-10-01 |
| YOUNG, Brian Edward | Director | 1996-03-04 | 1997-05-15 |
| ZITO, Pasquale | Director | 1999-10-25 | 2004-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilkington Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 238 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-28 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-11-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2021-11-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-2.4%
£559,432,212 £546,136,442
-
Cash
-59.2%
£4,674,064 £1,906,207
-
Net assets
+77.7%
£26,614,945 £47,294,556
-
Employees
+0.5%
369 371
-
Operating profit
-8.3%
-£56,661,755 -£61,354,022
-
Profit before tax
-10.3%
-£59,865,638 -£66,049,757
-
Wages
-24%
£13,398,925 £10,184,639
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers