WINDMILL TAPES LIMITED

Company number 01728073 ·

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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.

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Shareholders' funds

-£194,110

Balance sheet as at 2025-11-30

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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
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 32990 Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified

Officers 7 current · 5 resigned

Robert LAWTON Director
Appointed 2026-04-07
Tracie SOUTHERN Secretary
Appointed 2024-05-29
MR ANDREW SOUTHERN Secretary
Appointed 2007-02-01
MR Ian SOUTHERN Director
Appointed 2005-09-19
COMPANY DIRECTOR Appointed 1991-09-30

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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

AddressChanged on
UNIT 6, MCKENZIE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, BIRDHALL LANE,CHEADLE HEATH, STOCKPORT,CHESHIRE, SK3 0SB2014-08-04
UNIT 2-3 AVONDALE INDUSTRIAL, ESTATE, AVONDALE ROAD EDGELEY, STOCKPORT SK3 OUD1989-10-13

Among its peers

Among the biggest employers

of 160 similar companies in SK, with 44 staff. Among the oldest 25% of its local peers.

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Competitors Stockport

This company ranks 192 among other manufacturing not elsewhere classified in Stockport.

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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.

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Property in England & Wales 1 title

Leasehold
1
Most recent registration
2014-07-08
Where
Greater Manchester
Title numberCounty Tenure RegisteredPrice paid
MAN229483 Greater Manchester Leasehold 2014-07-08

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