SOUTHCO MANUFACTURING LIMITED
Company number 04328069 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Southco Manufacturing Limited presents a deteriorating credit profile, having moved from a modest £550k profit in 2023 to a substantial £6.66M loss in 2024, with operating margins turning negative at -9% and gross margins compressing by 5 percentage points. The company is entirely dependent on parent company Touchpoint Inc. for going concern support, with a guarantee only confirmed through December 2025 and a £5.88M dividend extracted during the loss-making period raising concerns about the alignment of group and creditor interests. Any credit extension should be conditional on parent company guarantees, and the facility should be closely monitored given the standalone entity's inability to service debt from current operations.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2001-11-23
- Registered office
- Touchpoint, Wainwright Road, Worcester, WR4 9FA
- Postcode
- WR4 9FA
- Capital
- 15,000,101 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-06-26
- Next due by
- 2027-07-10
Nature of business (SIC)
- 25720 Manufacture of locks and hinges
Officers 3 current · 22 resigned
Group structure 2 subsidiaries
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SOUTHCO EUROPE LTD. Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker (Worker (A rating)), Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2020 (period to 2020-12-31).
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA312996 (Tier 3), registered since 2018.
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Gender pay gap
17.8%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| WAINWRIGHT ROAD, WARNDON, WORCESTER, WORCESTERSHIRE WR4 9FA | 2006-12-01 |
The class of 2001
40%
of the 80,160 companies incorporated in 2001 are still active today; 57% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 2 titles
- Freehold
- 1
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2011-10-17
- Where
- Worcestershire (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR124319 | Worcestershire | Leasehold | 2011-10-17 | — |
| HW134780 | Worcestershire | Freehold | 2002-01-31 | — |
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