GENERATION PHOENIX LIMITED
Company number 03016796 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Generation Phoenix Limited occupies a distinctive position in the sustainable materials sector as a mature, vertically integrated manufacturer with nearly three decades of operational heritage—significantly longer than typical venture-backed advanced materials companies. The 2023 rebrand from E-Leather signals a strategic pivot toward broader platform positioning, while the American-dominated board and group structure suggest the company is now primarily US-capital-driven, with the UK entity serving as the manufacturing and R&D hub. The principal competitive challenge lies in sustaining margin performance within the UK's higher-cost manufacturing environment while navigating long qualification cycles in cyclical end-markets, against a backdrop of intensifying competition from well-funded alternative material producers.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1995-01-31
- Registered office
- Unit 1 Forli Strada, Alwalton Hill, Peterborough, United Kingdom, PE7 3HH
- Postcode
- PE7 3HH
- Capital
- 37 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 3 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-04-30
- Next due by
- 2027-01-31
- Financial year end
- 30 April
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-02-09
- Next due by
- 2027-02-23
Nature of business (SIC)
- 32990 Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified
- 72190 Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Officers 4 current · 27 resigned
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Contact details
- Website
- e-leather.co.uk
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| E - LEATHER LIMITED | 2023-03-28 |
| B & H RESEARCH LIMITED | 2006-01-27 |
| ACRAMAN (113) LIMITED | 1995-04-19 |
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| FARRS LANE, PRINCE STREET, BRISTOL, BS1 4PZ | 2006-02-20 |
| BUSH HOUSE, 72 PRINCE ST, BRISTOL, AVON BS99 7JZ | 1995-04-23 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 253 similar companies in PE, trading since 1995
The class of 1995
52%
of the 319 companies in this sector incorporated in 1995 are still active today; 45% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 4 titles
- Leasehold
- 4
- Most recent registration
- 2019-04-16
- Where
- City Of Peterborough (4)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB442109 | City Of Peterborough | Leasehold | 2019-04-16 | — |
| CB440633 | City Of Peterborough | Leasehold | 2019-02-25 | — |
| CB337376 | City Of Peterborough | Leasehold | 2008-08-08 | — |
| CB302105 | City Of Peterborough | Leasehold | 2005-12-02 | — |
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