PLEXUS COTTON LIMITED
Company number 02548312 · Monitor this company
The annual accounts for this company are overdue.
The confirmation statement for this company is overdue.
Executive summary
PLEXUS COTTON LIMITED, historically a notable independent player in the global cotton merchandising sector, has entered liquidation with accounts over six years overdue, reflecting a terminal failure to navigate the extreme volatility of the soft commodities market. Despite its specialized industry positioning and deep sector expertise, the firm succumbed to the severe margin compression, trade disruptions, and liquidity constraints that have plagued pure-play cotton traders since 2018. The collapse of this UK entity underscores the broader industry reality that independent merchants are increasingly unable to survive macroeconomic shocks without the diversified capital buffers of their larger, multi-commodity competitors.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1990-10-15
- Registered office
- 6th Floor 9 Appold Street, London, EC2A 2AP
- Postcode
- EC2A 2AP
- Capital
- 210,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2018-03-31
- Next due by
- 2019-12-31 Overdue
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2023-10-12
- Next due by
- 2024-10-26 Overdue
Nature of business (SIC)
- 74909 Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified
Officers 4 current · 16 resigned
Group structure 3 subsidiaries
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MELBOURNE HOLDINGS (LIVERPOOL) LIMITED Dissolved
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PLEXUS RISK MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED Dissolved
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PLEXUS TRADING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Contact details
- Website
- plexus-cotton.com
- Phone
- +44 1516508888
Plexus is a key partner in building integrated, sustainable, agricultural supply chains. With our preeminent experience, we are in the position to provide various agricultural products from and to our global partners.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| SOFTWORTHY LIMITED | 1990-12-11 |
Previous registered addresses 7
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 68 RODNEY STREET, LIVERPOOL, L1 9AF, ENGLAND | 2019-10-03 |
| KENYONS STEPS ONE PARK WEST, LIVERPOOL, L1 3DF, ENGLAND | 2018-01-08 |
| SUITE B3 ONE KENYONS STEPS, LIVERPOOL, L1 3DF, ENGLAND | 2016-04-08 |
| 20 CHAPEL STREET, LIVERPOOL, L3 9AG | 2016-02-01 |
| COTTON PLACE, 2 IVY STREET, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, CH41 5EF | 2011-02-23 |
| 265-279 MARTINS BUILDINGS, 4 WATER STREET, LIVERPOOL, L2 3SP | 2001-07-02 |
| 84 TEMPLE CHAMBERS, TEMPLE AVENUE, LONDON, EC4Y OHP | 1990-12-07 |
The class of 1990
48%
of the 240 companies in this sector incorporated in 1990 are still active today; 49% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.