BALL & YOUNG LIMITED

Active
Company number 00901282Private limited companyIncorporated 1967

Key figures

£120,280,577+8.9%
Net assets 2025
+8.9%
Average annual growth 2024–2025
050 m100 m150 m20242025

† BALL & YOUNG LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 20160

Where the company stands among the 351 active companies whose first SIC code is 20160 (Manufacture of plastics in primary forms).

Turnover£30,726,420
Higher than 60% · median £23,278,000 among 49 that publish turnover
Net assets£120,280,577
Higher than 98% · median £241,281
Total assets£140,815,529
Higher than 96% · median £746,606
Cash£343,881
Higher than 58% · median £226,220
Employees107
Higher than 90% · median 3
Company age59.6 years
Older than 95% · median 9.0 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. VICTREX PLC£431.2m
  2. DU PONT (U.K.) LIMITED£177.1m
  3. ADVANCED ELASTOMER SYSTEMS UNLIMITED£156.9m
  4. INGEVITY UK LTD£140.3m
  5. BALL & YOUNG LIMITED£120.3m
  6. BASELL POLYOLEFINS UK LIMITED£96.4m
  7. HYPERLAST LIMITED£82.1m
  8. A-SAFE GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED£78.2m
  9. INVIBIO LIMITED£77.7m
  10. ALPEK POLYESTER UK LTD£76.1m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 351. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: BALL & YOUNG LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

BALL & YOUNG LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00901282. It was incorporated on 20 Mar 1967. Its status is active. The registered office is in Manchester (M24). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of plastics in primary forms (20160).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files audit-exempt subsidiary. Turnover was £30,726,420. Profit for the year was £9,867,870. Net assets were £120,280,577, up 8.9% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £343,881. Total assets were £140,815,529 and total liabilities £20,314,645. The company had an average of 107 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 351 active companies whose first SIC code is 20160: By turnover it ranks higher than 60% of the 49 that publish turnover (median £23,278,000). By net assets it ranks higher than 98% of them (median £241,281). By total assets it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £746,606). By cash it ranks higher than 58% of them (median £226,220). By number of employees it ranks higher than 90% of them (median 3). It is older than 95% of them (median age 9.0 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly plastics, wadding, felt and rope, tools and cutlery. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly plastics, rubber.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 2 of 9 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 16 May 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover26,272,69030,726,420
Profit for the year10,259,9109,867,870
Cash at bank and in hand—343,881
Total assets129,955,596140,815,529
Total liabilities19,268,23820,314,645
Net assets / total equity110,414,217120,280,577
Average number of employees112107

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: plastics, wadding, felt and rope, tools and cutlery, rubber and machinery.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: plastics and rubber.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

5 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £30.7m, net assets £120.3m, 107 employees
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £26.3m, net assets £110.4m, 112 employees
  3. Vita (Group) Unlimited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Name changed to BALL & YOUNG LIMITEDPreviously VITAFOAM LIMITED
  5. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.