{"name":"TRIMCO GROUP (UK) LIMITED","company_number":"01878801","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"1985-01-18","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"1 Tamdown Way, Tamdown Way, Braintree, Essex, England, CM7 2QL","postcode":"CM7 2QL","sic_codes":[{"code":13960,"description":"Manufacture of other technical and industrial textiles"},{"code":17219,"description":"Manufacture of other paper and paperboard containers"},{"code":18129,"description":"Printing not elsewhere classified"}],"principal_activity":null,"previous_names":[{"name":"LABELON UK LIMITED","changed_on":"2021-07-29"},{"name":"LABELON SALES LIMITED","changed_on":"2005-05-10"},{"name":"CANEBOOK LIMITED","changed_on":"1985-03-13"}],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Full","year_end":"31 December","last_made_up_to":"2024-12-31","next_due":"2026-12-31"},"employees":{"count":53,"accounts_date":"2023-12-31"},"financials":[{"financial_date":"2023-12-31","profit_loss":-797486,"average_employees":53},{"financial_date":"2022-12-31"},{"financial_date":"2014-12-31","net_assets":2322733,"cash":203900},{"financial_date":"2013-12-31","net_assets":1632599,"cash":416557},{"financial_date":"2012-12-31","net_assets":1814699,"cash":586889}],"officers":{"current":4,"resigned":16,"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":7,"outstanding":6},"gazette_notices":[],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_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.","website":null,"links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/labelon-uk","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/labelon-uk/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/labelon-uk/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01878801","financials":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/labelon-uk/financial","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/labelon-uk/control","charges":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/labelon-uk/charges","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/labelon-uk/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/labelon-uk"}