OADBY PLASTICS LIMITED — The Accounts

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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-02-08 (in 9mo)

Last made up 2026-01-25

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£1M

+24,606.1% vs 2023

Net assets

£18M

+3.7% highest in 5 filed years

Employees

197

+1.5% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£4M

-11.9% lowest in 5 filed years

Name history

Renamed 1 time since incorporation

OADBY PLASTICS LIMITED 1998-06-30 → present
GLASSGUARD LIMITED 1998-04-08 → 1998-06-30

Net assets

8-year trend · vs Basic Materials median

OADBY PLASTICS LIMITED·Basic Materials median · n=623

Accounts

8-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric	2020-01-01	2020-12-31	2021-01-01	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-01-01	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Turnover	—	£38,624,453	—	£42,507,218	£44,749,664	—	£42,953,219	£40,454,786
Operating profit	—	£5,823,371	—	£7,230,567	£8,337,167	—	£4,564,381	£3,925,908
Profit before tax	—	£5,779,441	—	£7,132,140	£8,219,121	—	£4,425,023	£3,896,943
Net profit	—	£4,677,471	—	£5,816,089	£6,663,755	—	£3,385,823	£2,914,323
Cash	—	£1,887,521	—	£370,564	£1,252,457	—	£5,714	£1,411,705
Total assets less current liabilities	—	£10,428,327	—	£14,024,725	£17,691,668	—	£17,676,045	£18,208,249
Net assets	—	£10,205,098	—	£13,708,319	£17,537,929	—	£17,496,575	£18,139,326
Equity	£8,727,239	£10,205,098	£10,205,098	£13,708,319	£17,537,929	£17,537,929	£17,496,575	£18,139,326
Average employees	—	181	—	193	199	—	194	197
Wages	—	£5,504,576	—	£6,458,843	£6,765,190	—	£6,951,947	£7,432,874

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	2020-01-01	2020-12-31	2021-01-01	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-01-01	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Operating margin	—	15.1%	—	17.0%	18.6%	—	10.6%	9.7%
Net margin	—	12.1%	—	13.7%	14.9%	—	7.9%	7.2%
Return on capital employed	—	55.8%	—	51.6%	47.1%	—	25.8%	21.6%
Current ratio	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.06x	2.33x
Interest cover	—	131.88x	—	73.42x	70.60x	—	22.12x	13.61x

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: MHA Audit Services LLP
Audit opinion: Unqualified (clean)
Going concern: Affirmed
“After reviewing the Company's forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The directors and loan note holders have confirmed that neither the directors loan account or loan notes will be drawn on for the next 12 months, or until the Company is in a position to support this withdrawal of funds. Coupled with the continued profitability, cash balances and finance available, the Company has the ability to continue as a going concern for the next 12 months.”

Group structure

OADBY PLASTICS LIMITED · parent
1. A.B.G Rubber & Plastics Limited 100% · England and Wales
2. Anglia Plastics Limited 100% · England and Wales
3. Direct Plastics Limited 100% · England and Wales
4. PolyCovers Direct Limited 100% · England and Wales
5. Clenviro Holdings Limited 99.9% · England and Wales
6. Clenviro Limited 100% · England and Wales

Significant events

“On 31 March 2025 the Company purchased the entire share capital of D-Pac Limited for £1,450,000, a Company incorporated in England and Wales.”
“Oadby Plastics Ltd has placed an order for a state-of-the-art 5-axis CNC router, which is scheduled for commissioning in June 2025.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

4 active · 6 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
DRIVER, Neil James Ian	Secretary	2001-04-10	—	British
CHOUHAN, Jitendra	Director	2010-03-29	Jan 1966	British
DRIVER, Neil James Ian	Director	1998-05-14	Apr 1967	British
ROJAHN, Mark Anthony	Director	2010-03-29	Apr 1966	British

Show 6 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
DRIVER, Alan Edwin	Secretary	1998-05-12	2001-04-10
M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Secretary	1998-04-08	1998-05-12
DRIVER, Alan Edwin	Director	1998-05-12	2013-01-01
DRIVER, Christine Julia	Director	1998-05-12	2022-07-21
DRIVER, Judy Frances	Director	2010-03-29	2020-11-25
DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Director	1998-04-08	1998-05-12

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
Oadby Plastics Holdings Limited	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%	2018-05-01	Active
Mr Neil James Ian Driver	Individual	Shares 25–50%	2017-01-01	Ceased 2018-05-01
Mrs Christine Julia Driver	Individual	Shares 25–50%	2017-01-01	Ceased 2018-05-01

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 145 total filings

Date	Type	Category	Description
2026-01-26	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2025-05-15	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2025-01-27	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2024-06-07	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2024-01-25	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2023-04-13	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2023-02-17	MR01	mortgage	Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date	PDF
2023-01-25	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2022-09-29	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2022-08-08	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2022-08-03	MR05	mortgage	Mortgage charge part release with charge number	PDF
2022-07-20	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2022-07-20	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2022-04-01	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2022-01-25	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2021-06-20	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2021-05-06	RP04CS01	confirmation-statement	Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date
2021-05-06	RP04CS01	confirmation-statement	Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date
2021-05-06	RP04CS01	confirmation-statement	Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date
2021-01-29	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 2
Capital events: 0
Officers appointed: 0
Officers resigned: 0

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

Year-on-year

FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31

Turnover

-5.8%

£42,953,219 £40,454,786
Cash

+24,606.1%

£5,714 £1,411,705
Net assets

+3.7%

£17,496,575 £18,139,326

highest in 5 filed years
Employees

+1.5%

194 197
Operating profit

-14%

£4,564,381 £3,925,908

lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax

-11.9%

£4,425,023 £3,896,943

lowest in 5 filed years
Wages

+6.9%

£6,951,947 £7,432,874

highest in 5 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

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