PLASTIC FURNITURE COMPANY LTD

Active
Company number 02644623Private limited companyIncorporated 1991

Key figures

£59,627-76.8%
Net assets 2024/25
-42.5%
Average annual change 2020/21–2024/25
0200 k400 k600 k2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25

Like most small UK companies, PLASTIC FURNITURE COMPANY LTD does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 22290

Where the company stands among the 3,690 active companies whose first SIC code is 22290 (Manufacture of other plastic products).

Net assets£59,627
Lower than 57% · median £113,435
Total assets£294,153
Lower than 53% · median £357,639
Cash£44,679
Lower than 66% · median £123,753
Employees0
Lower than 75% · median 2
Company age35.2 years
Older than 82% · median 15.7 years

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 3,690. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: PLASTIC FURNITURE COMPANY LTD

What kind of company is it?

PLASTIC FURNITURE COMPANY LTD is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02644623. It was incorporated on 11 Sep 1991. Its status is active. The registered office is in Gateshead (NE10). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of other plastic products (22290).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Jul 2025); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £59,627, down 76.8% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £44,679. Total assets were £294,153 and total liabilities £340,474. The company had an average of 0 employees. Figures are available for 5 financial years (2020/21–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 3,690 active companies whose first SIC code is 22290: By net assets it ranks lower than 57% of them (median £113,435). By total assets it ranks lower than 53% of them (median £357,639). By cash it ranks lower than 66% of them (median £123,753). By number of employees it ranks lower than 75% of them (median 2). It is older than 82% of them (median age 15.7 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 8 public contract award notices from 6 public sector buyers since 2017. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £3.3m. Its most frequent buyer is ESPO (3 contracts). 7 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly plastics, aluminium. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly furniture and lighting, plastics.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 1 current director. One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Apr 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 25 Sep 2027.

Filed accounts2020/21–2024/25
2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
Cash at bank and in hand40,981147,89819,53271,17444,679
Total assets1,194,2411,379,6601,112,054332,674294,153
Total liabilities649,483789,441667,334114,431340,474
Net assets / total equity544,758590,219444,720257,33359,627
Average number of employees151814100

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.

Public contracts

8 contracts

PLASTIC FURNITURE COMPANY LTD is named as a supplier in 8 public contract award notices from 6 public sector buyers since 2017. The 1 contract awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £3.3m. 7 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers6
ESPO
3 contracts
Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation
1 contract · £3.3m
Hampshire County Council
1 contract
Hertfordshire County Council
1 contract
Hertfordshire County Council - Resources
1 contract
Contracts
  1. YPO 001283 Outdoor FurnitureYorkshire Purchasing Organisation · £3,333,333 · runs until Mar 2028
  2. 614_25 Outdoor Furniture and BinsESPO · shared by 9 suppliers, up to £2,166,666 in total · 2 lots
  3. HCC Oct 2022 - Framework Agreement for the Supply of Educational Storage Solutions, Library, Soft Seating and Outdoor Furniture‡Hertfordshire County Council · shared by 6 suppliers, up to £3,000,000 in total
  4. HCC Oct 2022 - Framework Agreement for the Supply of Educational Storage Solutions, Library, Soft Seating and Outdoor Furniture - AWARD‡Hertfordshire County Council - Resources · shared by 12 suppliers, up to £3,000,000 in total · runs until Mar 2027
  5. YPO - 1155 Indoor and Outdoor Bins‡YPO · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £18,000,000 in total · 2 lots
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  1. 614_21 Outdoor Furniture and Bins‡ESPO · shared by 12 suppliers, up to £2,280,000 in total
  2. Framework for the Supply of Bins, Outdoor Furniture, Bike and Scooter Racks & Shelters and Grit Bins - AWARD‡Hampshire County Council · shared by 14 suppliers, up to £1 in total
  3. 615_16 Outdoor Furniture‡Espo · shared by 14 suppliers, up to £6,160,000 in total

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 6 of the last 12 months on record, most recently July 2026. Main goods: plastics and aluminium.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 8 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: furniture and lighting and plastics.

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

25 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £59.6k, 0 employees
  2. Mr Patrick Joseph Connolly ceased to be a person with significant control
  3. Pfc Holdings Group Ltd registered as a person with significant control
  4. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £257.3k, 10 employees
  5. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £444.7k, 14 employees
  6. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £590.2k, 18 employees
  7. Name changed to PLASTIC FURNITURE COMPANY LTDPreviously THEME BINS (INTERNATIONAL) LTD
  8. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £544.8k, 15 employees
Earlier events (17)
  1. Terence William WILSON resignedSecretary
  2. Paul Andrew HEWITT resignedDirector
  3. Terence William WILSON resignedDirector
  4. Patrick Joseph CONNOLLY appointedDirector
  5. Mr Patrick Joseph Connolly registered as a person with significant control
  6. Mr Paul Andrew Hewitt ceased to be a person with significant control
  7. Mr Terence William Wilson ceased to be a person with significant control
  8. Mr Paul Andrew Hewitt registered as a person with significant control
  9. Mr Terence William Wilson registered as a person with significant control
  10. Dean Paul EVANS resignedDirector
  11. SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedNominee secretary (corporate)
  12. Terence William WILSON appointedSecretary
  13. SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedNominee secretary (corporate)
  14. Dean Paul EVANS appointedDirector
  15. Paul Andrew HEWITT appointedDirector
  16. Terence William WILSON appointedDirector
  17. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.