{"name":"BIC U.K. LIMITED","company_number":"00389090","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"1944-08-04","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"The Charter Building, The Charter Building, Uxbridge, London, England, UB8 1JG","postcode":"UB8 1JG","sic_codes":[{"code":46499,"description":"Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) not elsewhere classified"}],"principal_activity":"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)","previous_names":[{"name":"BIRO BIC LIMITED","changed_on":"2000-05-26"}],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Full","year_end":"31 December","last_made_up_to":"2025-12-31","next_due":"2027-09-30"},"employees":{"count":34,"accounts_date":"2019-12-31"},"financials":[{"financial_date":"2019-12-31","net_assets":18066000,"cash":827000,"average_employees":34},{"financial_date":"2018-12-31","net_assets":24053000,"cash":410000,"average_employees":36}],"officers":{"current":2,"resigned":30,"complete":true,"note":"Names and details of individual officers are on the People page (subscriber-only on this site) and free at Companies House."},"charges":{"total":0,"outstanding":0},"gazette_notices":[],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_summary":null,"website":null,"links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/bic-uk","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/bic-uk/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/bic-uk/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00389090","financials":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/bic-uk/financial","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/bic-uk/control"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/bic-uk"}