TRIMCO GROUP (UK) LIMITED
Company number 01878801 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Trimco Group (UK) Limited occupies a niche position as the UK arm of a global labels conglomerate, but its standalone financial trajectory is concerning: three consecutive years of revenue decline (cumulatively ~21%) and a dramatic gross margin collapse from 34.78% to 18.45% suggest the UK operation is either being repositioned as a lower-margin group service centre or facing genuine competitive erosion that it has been unable to arrest. The swing to pre-tax profit in 2024 despite falling revenue and margins likely reflects non-trading items rather than operational improvement. While group backing provides balance sheet resilience and ESG credentials offer differentiation, the UK entity's sub-£2M revenue and declining relevance within a consolidating, cost-pressured sector raise questions about its long-term strategic role within the Trimco Group portfolio.
Shareholders' funds
£5,698,560
Balance sheet as at 2023-12-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1985-01-18
- Employees
- 53 (2023 accounts)
- Registered office
- 1 Tamdown Way, Tamdown Way, Braintree, Essex, England, CM7 2QL
- Postcode
- CM7 2QL
- Capital
- 8 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 6 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-07-17
- Next due by
- 2027-07-31
Nature of business (SIC)
- 13960 Manufacture of other technical and industrial textiles
- 17219 Manufacture of other paper and paperboard containers
- 18129 Printing not elsewhere classified
Officers 4 current · 16 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by TRIMCO GROUP HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z6696156 (Tier 1), registered since 2002.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| LABELON UK LIMITED | 2021-07-29 |
| LABELON SALES LIMITED | 2005-05-10 |
| CANEBOOK LIMITED | 1985-03-13 |
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| UNIT 10 CHILFORD COURT, RAYNE ROAD, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2QS | 2013-02-14 |
| UNIT 8B ZONE A, GREAT DUNMOW INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, CHELMSFORD ROAD, GREAT DUNMOW ESSEX CM6 1HD | 1990-06-05 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 54 similar companies in CM — measured against the wider sector
The largest employer among its local peers (53 staff).
3rd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1985.
The class of 1985
49%
of the 15,386 companies incorporated in 1985 are still active today; 42% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2021-12-30
- Where
- Essex
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA36432 | Essex | Leasehold | 2021-12-30 | — |
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