XL JOINERY LIMITED
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Executive summary
XL Joinery's trajectory from a £28.6m revenue business to administration within two years reflects the acute vulnerability of mid-tier joinery distributors to the UK construction downturn. While the 8.5 percentage point improvement in gross margin to 18.5% suggests operational recovery potential, the cumulative £4.7m in losses over 2022-2023 eroded the balance sheet beyond recovery. The company's position as a Malaysian-owned importer dependent on builders' merchant channels created a compounding disadvantage—FX volatility on Southeast Asian sourcing, extended supply chains, and concentrated buyer power—all during a period when the UK housing market contracted sharply. Administration signals that despite margin improvement, the cash and capital structure could not sustain the business through the cyclical trough.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1999-08-27
- Registered office
- Care Of Restructuring And Recovery Service (Rrs) S&W Partners Llp, 45 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7BG
- Postcode
- EC2V 7BG
- Capital
- 1,250,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2023-12-31
- Next due by
- 2025-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-04-01
- Next due by
- 2026-04-15
Nature of business (SIC)
- 16230 Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery
- 46730 Wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment
Officers 3 current · 15 resigned
Contact details
- Website
- xljoinery.uk
- Phone
- 01924 350 501, 01924 350500, 07000 785571
XL Joinery are a leading supplier of timber doors to the UK market via our extensive network of Builders Merchant and Retail customers.
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| X L JOINERY BUILDING, BRADFORD ROAD, BATLEY, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF17 8NE | 2018-01-26 |
| 1 PARK PLACE, CANARY WHARF LONDON, E14 4HJ | 2004-12-08 |
The class of 1999
43%
of the 64,736 companies incorporated in 1999 are still active today; 55% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 3 titles
- Leasehold
- 3
- Most recent registration
- 2023-04-20
- Where
- West Yorkshire (3)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YY180886 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2023-04-20 | — |
| YY180888 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2023-04-20 | — |
| YY71780 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2016-08-12 | — |
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