BIC U.K. LIMITED
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Shareholders' funds
£18,066,000
Balance sheet as at 2019-12-31
What it does
The principal activity of the company is the distribution of stationery products, lighters and razors. The directorsregard these activities as a single class of business. The company does not have any branches outside the UnitedKingdom.The directors consider the key performance indicators to be turnover, gross profit and operating profit, which areclosely reviewed on an ongoing basis. The results of the year are set out below.During the year the company generated:Turnover: £42.4m (2018 - £41.7m)Gross profit: £19.8m (2018 - £20m)Operating profit: £3.8m (2018 - £4.4m)
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1944-08-04
- Employees
- 34 (2019 accounts · was 36 in 2018)
- Registered office
- The Charter Building, The Charter Building, Uxbridge, London, England, UB8 1JG
- Postcode
- UB8 1JG
- Capital
- 1,500,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-06
- Next due by
- 2027-08-20
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46499 Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) not elsewhere classified
Officers 3 current · 29 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by Societe Bic Sa (55200844) — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 5
£50,539,548 total awarded value where published.
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z1242411 (Tier 2), registered since 2008.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| BIRO BIC LIMITED | 2000-05-26 |
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| WHITBY AVENUE, PARK ROYAL,, LONDON NW10 7SG | 2000-06-08 |
Among its peers
Top 1%
by shareholders' funds, of 101 similar companies in UB
2nd largest employer among its local peers (34 staff).
2nd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1944.
Competitors Hayes
This company ranks 1 among wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) not elsewhere classified in Hayes.