PLASTIC TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED
Company number SC133850 · Active · Dumfries DG2 8PN
PLASTIC TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number SC133850) incorporated on 4 September 1991, registered in Dumfries. Its registered activity is manufacture of plastics in primary forms (SIC 20160). Latest full accounts cover the period ending 31 October 2025, showing net assets of £3.77m and cash of £699k, with 44 employees on average. Turnover was £12.40m and profit for the year £661k. Net assets rose 18% on the prior period (£3.21m).
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 195 comparable companies in the UK (median £10k, upper quartile £325k).
Key dates
- Incorporated
- 4 September 1991
- Next accounts due
- 31 July 2027 — in 282 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 18 September 2027 — in 331 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
Activity
- SIC 20160
- Manufacture of plastics in primary forms
- SIC 32990
- Other manufacturing n.e.c.
- SIC 38320
- Recovery of sorted materials
- Accounts type
- Full
- Size band
- Small (Companies Act thresholds)
Financials — 3 periods on record, latest ending 31 October 2025
| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £3.77m | £699k | £2.62m | £3.08m | £12.40m | £661k | 44 |
| 31 October 2024 | £3.21m | £247k | £2.13m | £2.64m | £11.31m | £40k | — |
| 31 October 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
- Current ratio
- 1.33
- Net margin
- 5.3%
- Cash per employee
- £16k
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
Firmoscan score: 85/100 (grade A)
- +10 Positive net assets — Net assets £3,768,666 at 2025-10-31
- +8 Net assets growing — +17.5% vs prior period
- +4 Cash reserves — Cash £698,955
- +5 Multi-year filing history — 3 periods on record
- +8 Established — Incorporated 1991-09-04 (35 years)
A transparent, rules-based score from filed data only: every point lists its evidence. It is not a credit rating or advice.
Ownership and control
- Pts (Scotland) Ltd (corporate entity) — owns 75–100% of shares · since 6 April 2016
- Mr Ian Wallace — owns 25–50% of shares · since 6 April 2016 · ceased 10 May 2025
- Mr William James Hewitson — owns 25–50% of shares; holds 25–50% of voting rights · since 19 May 2016 · ceased 10 May 2025
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents.
Similar companies in the UK
Same activity (manufacture of plastics in primary forms), closest in incorporation date.
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- PPG INDUSTRIES (UK) LIMITED — Suffolk, inc. Mar 1987
- MAINETTI (UK) LIMITED — Galashiels, inc. Dec 1996
- DYNAMIC CASSETTE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED — Lincolnshire, inc. Sept 1983
- MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL UK LIMITED — Hull, inc. Aug 1999
- AOC RESINS UK LTD — Bury St. Edmunds, inc. Jun 2000
All companies incorporated on 4 September 1991 · in Sept 1991.
Reminders for PLASTIC TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED
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