UPM CONVEYORS LIMITED
Company number 01236685 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
UPM Conveyors Limited is a long-established niche player in the UK plastics ancillary equipment sector, demonstrating balance sheet resilience with net assets of £533,652 and no external borrowings, but exhibiting earnings volatility typical of project-based manufacturing SMEs. The FY2025 return to profit (£96,143) is welcome after FY2024's loss, though the tripling of trade debtors and 56% decline in cash over two years signals potential working capital strain that warrants close monitoring against sector norms of 60–90 day collection periods. The company's minimal capital investment and declining employee count suggest a cautious strategic posture, potentially leveraging group resources rather than investing independently in an increasingly competitive market.
Shareholders' funds
£536,682
Balance sheet as at 2026-03-31
What it does
supply of ancillary equipment to the plastics industry
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1975-12-08
- Employees
- 16 (2026 accounts · was 14 in 2025)
- Registered office
- 3 Brook Business Centre, Cowley Mill Road Cowley, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 2FX
- Postcode
- UB8 2FX
- Capital
- 2,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 6 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-03-31
- Next due by
- 2027-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-05-16
- Next due by
- 2027-05-30
Nature of business (SIC)
- 28990 Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery not elsewhere classified
- 46690 Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Officers 6 current · 1 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by UPM CONVEYORS HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2022-05-22
Controlled by UPM HOLDINGS 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 — ZA695670 (Tier 2), registered since 2020.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| UPM MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | 2009-03-05 |
| U.P.M. HOLDINGS LIMITED | 2001-01-16 |
| U.P.M. MACHINERY SALES LIMITED | 1994-01-07 |
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 10 COLLEGE RD, HARROW, MIDDX, HA1 1DA | 1998-05-14 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 21 similar companies in UB — measured against the wider sector, trading since 1975
The class of 1975
52%
of the 5,874 companies incorporated in 1975 are still active today; 41% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.