WINDMILL TAPES LIMITED
Company number 01728073 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Windmill Tapes Limited operates as a financially robust, niche manufacturer within the UK's specialized tapes and labels sector, demonstrating exceptional organic growth by doubling its net assets over the last decade. The company's recent transition to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) secures long-term operational stability and aligns with modern manufacturing succession trends, protecting it from external acquisition. With a fortress balance sheet characterized by low leverage and strong liquidity, the business is well-positioned to navigate sector headwinds like input cost inflation and capitalize on the growing demand for reshored, customized packaging solutions.
Shareholders' funds
-£194,110
Balance sheet as at 2025-11-30
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1983-06-01
- Employees
- 44 (2025 accounts · was 47 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Unit C Mackenzie Industrial Estate, Bird Hall Lane, Stockport, Cheshire, SK3 0SB
- Postcode
- SK3 0SB
- Capital
- 202 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-11-30
- Next due by
- 2027-08-31
- Financial year end
- 30 November
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-07-28
- Next due by
- 2027-08-11
Nature of business (SIC)
- 32990 Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified
Officers 7 current · 5 resigned
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZB052924 (Tier 2), registered since 2021.
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Contact details
- Website
- windmilltapes.co.uk
Leading manufacturer of tapes & labels since 1980. Wide range of products from custom printed labels to branded packing tape. Premium quality & highly durable.
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| UNIT 6, MCKENZIE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, BIRDHALL LANE,CHEADLE HEATH, STOCKPORT,CHESHIRE, SK3 0SB | 2014-08-04 |
| UNIT 2-3 AVONDALE INDUSTRIAL, ESTATE, AVONDALE ROAD EDGELEY, STOCKPORT SK3 OUD | 1989-10-13 |
Among its peers
Among the biggest employers
of 160 similar companies in SK, with 44 staff. Among the oldest 25% of its local peers.
Competitors Stockport
This company ranks 192 among other manufacturing not elsewhere classified in Stockport.
The class of 1983
51%
of the 13,141 companies incorporated in 1983 are still active today; 40% 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
- 2014-07-08
- Where
- Greater Manchester
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAN229483 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2014-07-08 | — |
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