
Company Number
03866672
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
0404 investments ltd
Group Structure
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Industry
Manufacture of other plastic products
Registered Address
pendle court 4 mead way, shuttleworth mead business park, padiham, burnley, lancashire, BB12 7NG
Website
www.whatmoreuk.comPomanda estimates the enterprise value of WHAT MORE UK LIMITED at £69.5m based on a Turnover of £72.5m and 0.96x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of WHAT MORE UK LIMITED at £70m based on an EBITDA of £9.5m and a 7.38x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of WHAT MORE UK LIMITED at £59.7m based on Net Assets of £35.8m and 1.67x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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What More Uk Limited is a live company located in padiham, burnley, BB12 7NG with a Companies House number of 03866672. It operates in the manufacture of other plastic products sector, SIC Code 22290. Founded in October 1999, it's largest shareholder is 0404 investments ltd with a 100% stake. What More Uk Limited is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £72.5m with low growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded What More Uk Limited a 4.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 4 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
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Size
annual sales of £72.5m, make it larger than the average company (£16.9m)
£72.5m - What More Uk Limited
£16.9m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 1%, show it is growing at a slower rate (8.1%)
1% - What More Uk Limited
8.1% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 31.7%, this company has a comparable cost of product (26.6%)
31.7% - What More Uk Limited
26.6% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 8.9% make it more profitable than the average company (5.4%)
8.9% - What More Uk Limited
5.4% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 272 employees, this is above the industry average (102)
272 - What More Uk Limited
102 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £37.4k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£37.4k)
£37.4k - What More Uk Limited
£37.4k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £266.4k, this is more efficient (£172k)
£266.4k - What More Uk Limited
£172k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 70 days, this is later than average (51 days)
70 days - What More Uk Limited
51 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 36 days, this is close to average (38 days)
36 days - What More Uk Limited
38 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 105 days, this is more than average (58 days)
105 days - What More Uk Limited
58 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 5 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (13 weeks)
5 weeks - What More Uk Limited
13 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 45.6%, this is a similar level of debt than the average (41.9%)
45.6% - What More Uk Limited
41.9% - Industry AVG
What More Uk Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £72.5 million and the company has net assets of £35.8 million. According to their latest financial statements, What More Uk Limited has 272 employees and maintains cash reserves of £2.4 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Turnover | 72,453,735 | 66,199,637 | 70,682,135 | 69,860,221 | 50,387,822 | 45,542,980 | 42,708,054 | 48,169,696 | 45,391,223 | 42,584,424 | 38,319,872 | 39,278,373 | 38,345,361 | 35,033,497 | 31,020,357 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 49,518,751 | 48,444,179 | 49,707,113 | 44,158,471 | 35,837,295 | 33,327,899 | 30,701,516 | 30,541,273 | 28,647,558 | 29,560,064 | 26,009,674 | 25,192,033 | 27,447,362 | 25,279,620 | 20,259,451 |
Gross Profit | 22,934,984 | 17,755,458 | 20,975,022 | 25,701,750 | 14,550,527 | 12,215,081 | 12,006,538 | 17,628,423 | 16,743,665 | 13,024,360 | 12,310,198 | 14,086,340 | 10,897,999 | 9,753,877 | 10,760,906 |
Admin Expenses | 16,471,169 | 14,176,052 | 13,834,863 | 14,712,001 | 10,423,721 | 9,692,437 | 9,886,512 | 11,752,449 | 11,949,705 | 9,257,723 | 7,717,236 | 9,772,044 | 7,753,423 | 7,371,385 | 7,159,837 |
Operating Profit | 6,463,815 | 3,579,406 | 7,140,159 | 10,989,749 | 4,126,806 | 2,522,644 | 2,120,026 | 5,875,974 | 4,793,960 | 3,766,637 | 4,592,962 | 4,314,296 | 3,144,576 | 2,382,492 | 3,601,069 |
Interest Payable | 579,430 | 398,737 | 191,499 | 220,341 | 270,348 | 351,905 | 375,256 | 464,439 | 512,140 | 220,791 | 453,451 | 470,106 | 515,116 | 558,062 | 615,785 |
Interest Receivable | 160,232 | 113,941 | 35,358 | 23,388 | 17,936 | 5,663 | 5,617 | 5,821 | 16,083 | 6,864 | 8,701 | 15,206 | 3,386 | 1,180 | |
Pre-Tax Profit | 6,044,617 | 3,294,610 | 6,984,018 | 11,634,972 | 3,874,394 | 2,170,739 | 1,750,433 | 5,417,152 | 4,287,641 | 3,561,929 | 4,146,375 | 3,852,891 | 2,644,666 | 1,827,816 | 2,986,464 |
Tax | -1,049,285 | -543,407 | -1,477,475 | -2,139,225 | -756,707 | -201,405 | -178,603 | -1,090,559 | -889,126 | -756,885 | -956,478 | -918,286 | -679,245 | -552,096 | -872,752 |
Profit After Tax | 4,995,332 | 2,751,203 | 5,506,543 | 9,495,747 | 3,117,687 | 1,969,334 | 1,571,830 | 4,326,593 | 3,398,515 | 2,805,044 | 3,189,897 | 2,934,605 | 1,965,421 | 1,275,720 | 2,113,712 |
Dividends Paid | 1,000,000 | 1,500,000 | 4,100,000 | 5,000,000 | 1,070,000 | 98,000 | 1,500,000 | 1,400,000 | 1,831,638 | 1,403,588 | |||||
Retained Profit | 3,995,332 | 1,251,203 | 1,406,543 | 4,495,747 | 2,047,687 | 1,871,334 | 1,571,830 | 2,826,593 | 1,998,515 | 2,805,044 | 1,358,259 | 2,934,605 | 1,965,421 | 1,275,720 | 710,124 |
Employee Costs | 10,173,031 | 8,612,715 | 9,927,754 | 10,144,960 | 7,487,773 | 7,119,572 | 7,258,743 | 7,719,612 | 7,447,076 | 6,126,689 | 5,221,803 | 5,966,826 | 4,639,937 | 4,747,416 | 4,757,232 |
Number Of Employees | 272 | 277 | 317 | 273 | 233 | 214 | 224 | 219 | 189 | 166 | 153 | 153 | 149 | 142 | 123 |
EBITDA* | 9,481,732 | 6,786,485 | 10,257,134 | 14,132,079 | 6,649,865 | 5,043,426 | 4,557,812 | 8,100,202 | 6,758,012 | 5,331,585 | 6,007,343 | 5,623,039 | 4,488,223 | 3,629,250 | 5,649,544 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Tangible Assets | 26,569,680 | 27,991,360 | 28,587,725 | 24,676,553 | 24,599,544 | 23,472,161 | 25,795,567 | 25,799,598 | 24,332,628 | 19,725,288 | 15,497,743 | 11,830,456 | 10,514,669 | 11,809,814 | 12,030,284 |
Intangible Assets | 323,648 | 323,648 | 323,648 | 327,891 | 334,867 | 343,301 | 364,864 | 354,305 | 371,404 | 77,662 | 41,170 | 54,442 | 60,654 | 53,270 | 47,557 |
Investments & Other | 353,823 | 353,823 | 353,823 | 353,823 | 353,823 | 353,823 | 353,823 | 353,823 | 513,403 | 293,113 | 618,113 | 138,033 | 138,033 | 132,842 | 131,342 |
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | |||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 27,247,151 | 28,668,831 | 29,265,196 | 25,358,267 | 25,288,234 | 24,169,285 | 26,514,254 | 26,507,726 | 25,217,435 | 20,096,063 | 16,157,026 | 12,022,931 | 10,713,356 | 11,995,926 | 12,209,183 |
Stock & work in progress | 14,361,051 | 12,632,093 | 13,379,604 | 9,767,132 | 9,074,494 | 7,946,992 | 8,821,789 | 9,021,436 | 7,647,665 | 7,338,215 | 5,129,992 | 4,900,035 | 5,760,347 | 4,172,429 | 2,243,253 |
Trade Debtors | 13,918,736 | 14,129,973 | 13,611,949 | 12,541,299 | 9,438,417 | 8,679,829 | 8,206,288 | 9,228,838 | 8,822,978 | 7,239,576 | 7,706,773 | 7,249,800 | 8,339,238 | 7,417,432 | 5,394,126 |
Group Debtors | 5,734,372 | 5,085,190 | 2,724,771 | 107,570 | 1,452,995 | 898,247 | 1,026,604 | 959,277 | 601,491 | 281,296 | |||||
Misc Debtors | 2,313,758 | 1,718,368 | 2,463,080 | 2,213,880 | 683,614 | 1,048,387 | 1,197,207 | 1,493,182 | 1,145,448 | 893,830 | 822,895 | 827,600 | 1,087,414 | 945,852 | 627,062 |
Cash | 2,354,898 | 2,415,608 | 2,658,438 | 2,121,653 | 1,409,985 | 3,728,923 | 1,472,649 | 3,221,551 | 1,936,131 | 2,724,363 | 2,593,527 | 924,873 | 821,826 | 32,135 | 4,310 |
misc current assets | |||||||||||||||
total current assets | 38,682,815 | 35,981,232 | 34,837,842 | 26,751,534 | 22,059,505 | 22,302,378 | 20,724,537 | 23,924,284 | 20,153,713 | 18,477,280 | 16,253,187 | 13,902,308 | 16,008,825 | 12,567,848 | 8,268,751 |
total assets | 65,929,966 | 64,650,063 | 64,103,038 | 52,109,801 | 47,347,739 | 46,471,663 | 47,238,791 | 50,432,010 | 45,371,148 | 38,573,343 | 32,410,213 | 25,925,239 | 26,722,181 | 24,563,774 | 20,477,934 |
Bank overdraft | 1,500,000 | 1,980,000 | 2,205,000 | 914,185 | 5,902,842 | 947,686 | 1,307,479 | ||||||||
Bank loan | 238,682 | 238,682 | 237,821 | 233,932 | 1,340,000 | 853,197 | 646,728 | 340,377 | |||||||
Trade Creditors | 4,968,046 | 6,845,409 | 7,187,317 | 8,685,055 | 7,365,686 | 4,828,166 | 6,392,762 | 6,504,212 | 5,242,998 | 6,890,738 | 4,267,554 | 3,543,699 | 6,104,372 | 4,436,239 | 3,579,864 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 947,475 | 1,120,055 | 1,747,829 | 631,922 | 63,785 | 57,188 | 97,819 | 11,478 | 11,478 | 302,881 | 11,478 | ||||
other short term finances | 9,920,468 | 7,974,313 | 8,217,602 | 6,365,430 | 5,564,406 | 6,306,570 | 6,487,219 | 5,906,445 | 3,379,996 | 6,864,399 | 75,408 | 91,800 | |||
hp & lease commitments | 2,544,813 | 2,730,645 | 2,495,665 | 1,604,434 | 2,564,505 | 2,867,547 | 2,897,514 | 2,704,933 | 2,111,983 | 1,578,055 | 840,383 | 635,836 | 580,459 | 1,130,043 | 1,232,131 |
other current liabilities | 5,850,777 | 5,468,477 | 4,277,691 | 6,122,181 | 7,721,986 | 3,123,964 | 2,642,808 | 4,907,111 | 4,199,355 | 2,479,255 | 2,524,704 | 2,802,194 | 2,936,196 | 8,455,254 | 6,603,796 |
total current liabilities | 24,470,261 | 24,377,581 | 24,163,925 | 17,277,524 | 18,992,177 | 18,685,107 | 19,477,490 | 22,627,826 | 19,019,525 | 16,908,078 | 14,490,102 | 11,019,931 | 16,837,281 | 15,347,511 | 12,826,548 |
loans | 159,276 | 395,122 | 631,569 | 869,390 | 1,340,000 | 2,780,000 | 3,260,000 | 5,465,000 | 4,079,185 | 5,018,971 | 3,472,168 | 1,269,304 | 2,242,408 | 2,637,908 | |
hp & lease commitments | 3,127,522 | 5,646,964 | 6,715,911 | 3,641,412 | 2,698,520 | 3,084,135 | 3,518,294 | 4,533,388 | 3,715,961 | 2,463,434 | 872,457 | 693,553 | 677,297 | 915,033 | 1,144,819 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 57,549 | 77,008 | 91,952 | 113,817 | 51,686 | ||||||||||
other liabilities | 63,246 | 126,890 | 40,535 | 55,196 | |||||||||||
provisions | 2,336,320 | 2,325,895 | 1,874,691 | 1,097,431 | 914,084 | 628,724 | 577,809 | 669,307 | 624,618 | 543,968 | 404,375 | 454,079 | 572,452 | 636,531 | 484,219 |
total long term liabilities | 5,623,118 | 8,431,227 | 9,349,061 | 5,648,768 | 3,667,800 | 5,052,859 | 6,876,103 | 8,462,695 | 9,805,579 | 7,086,587 | 6,353,352 | 4,696,808 | 2,611,005 | 3,907,789 | 4,318,632 |
total liabilities | 30,093,379 | 32,808,808 | 33,512,986 | 22,926,292 | 22,659,977 | 23,737,966 | 26,353,593 | 31,090,521 | 28,825,104 | 23,994,665 | 20,843,454 | 15,716,739 | 19,448,286 | 19,255,300 | 17,145,180 |
net assets | 35,836,587 | 31,841,255 | 30,590,052 | 29,183,509 | 24,687,762 | 22,733,697 | 20,885,198 | 19,341,489 | 16,546,044 | 14,578,678 | 11,566,759 | 10,208,500 | 7,273,895 | 5,308,474 | 3,332,754 |
total shareholders funds | 35,836,587 | 31,841,255 | 30,590,052 | 29,183,509 | 24,687,762 | 22,733,697 | 20,885,198 | 19,341,489 | 16,546,044 | 14,578,678 | 11,566,759 | 10,208,500 | 7,273,895 | 5,308,474 | 3,332,754 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 6,463,815 | 3,579,406 | 7,140,159 | 10,989,749 | 4,126,806 | 2,522,644 | 2,120,026 | 5,875,974 | 4,793,960 | 3,766,637 | 4,592,962 | 4,314,296 | 3,144,576 | 2,382,492 | 3,601,069 |
Depreciation | 3,017,917 | 3,207,079 | 3,112,732 | 3,135,354 | 2,514,625 | 2,499,219 | 2,420,441 | 2,207,129 | 1,943,794 | 1,557,012 | 1,401,109 | 1,292,557 | 1,332,075 | 1,235,996 | 2,043,066 |
Amortisation | 4,243 | 6,976 | 8,434 | 21,563 | 17,345 | 17,099 | 20,258 | 7,936 | 13,272 | 16,186 | 11,572 | 10,762 | 5,409 | ||
Tax | -1,049,285 | -543,407 | -1,477,475 | -2,139,225 | -756,707 | -201,405 | -178,603 | -1,090,559 | -889,126 | -756,885 | -956,478 | -918,286 | -679,245 | -552,096 | -872,752 |
Stock | 1,728,958 | -747,511 | 3,612,472 | 692,638 | 1,127,502 | -874,797 | -199,647 | 1,373,771 | 309,450 | 2,208,223 | 229,957 | -860,312 | 1,587,918 | 1,929,176 | 2,243,253 |
Debtors | 1,033,335 | 2,133,731 | 3,937,051 | 3,287,723 | 948,563 | 196,364 | -1,251,198 | 1,111,380 | 2,155,215 | -114,966 | 452,268 | -1,349,252 | 1,063,368 | 2,342,096 | 6,021,188 |
Creditors | -1,877,363 | -341,908 | -1,497,738 | 1,319,369 | 2,537,520 | -1,564,596 | -111,450 | 1,261,214 | -1,647,740 | 2,623,184 | 723,855 | -2,560,673 | 1,668,133 | 856,375 | 3,579,864 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 382,300 | 1,190,786 | -1,844,490 | -1,599,805 | 4,598,022 | 481,156 | -2,264,303 | 707,756 | 1,720,100 | -102,998 | -296,949 | -148,946 | -5,540,923 | 1,913,589 | 6,655,482 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 10,425 | 451,204 | 777,260 | 183,347 | 285,360 | 50,915 | -91,498 | 44,689 | 80,650 | 139,593 | -49,704 | -118,373 | -64,079 | 152,312 | 484,219 |
Cash flow from operations | 4,185,516 | 6,156,940 | -1,334,832 | 7,915,404 | 11,237,995 | 4,487,929 | 3,362,803 | 6,538,151 | 3,557,231 | 5,141,222 | 4,745,842 | 4,086,325 | -2,779,177 | 1,728,158 | 7,231,916 |
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | -159,580 | 220,290 | -325,000 | 480,080 | 5,191 | 1,500 | 131,342 | ||||||||
cash flow from investments | |||||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | 861 | 3,889 | -1,106,068 | 1,340,000 | -853,197 | 206,469 | 306,351 | 340,377 | |||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | -172,580 | -627,774 | 1,115,907 | 631,922 | -63,785 | 6,597 | -40,631 | 86,341 | -291,403 | 291,403 | 11,478 | ||||
Other Short Term Loans | 1,946,155 | -243,289 | 8,217,602 | -6,365,430 | 801,024 | -742,164 | -180,649 | 6,487,219 | -5,906,445 | 2,526,449 | -3,484,403 | 6,788,991 | -16,392 | 91,800 | |
Long term loans | -235,846 | -236,447 | -237,821 | 869,390 | -1,340,000 | -1,440,000 | -480,000 | -2,205,000 | 1,385,815 | -939,786 | 1,546,803 | 2,202,864 | -973,104 | -395,500 | 2,637,908 |
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | -2,705,274 | -833,967 | 3,965,730 | -17,179 | -688,657 | -464,126 | -822,513 | 1,410,377 | 1,786,455 | 2,328,649 | 383,451 | 71,633 | -787,320 | -331,874 | 2,376,950 |
other long term liabilities | -63,246 | -63,644 | 86,355 | -14,661 | 55,196 | ||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | -419,198 | -284,796 | -156,141 | -196,953 | -252,412 | -351,905 | -369,593 | -458,822 | -506,319 | -204,708 | -446,587 | -461,405 | -499,910 | -554,676 | -614,605 |
cash flow from financing | -1,649,989 | -2,289,056 | 12,995,521 | 166,451 | -7,344,925 | -1,477,842 | -2,442,391 | -1,529,027 | 9,128,618 | -5,409,243 | 4,302,926 | -1,364,960 | 4,577,631 | -307,039 | 7,126,161 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -60,710 | -242,830 | 536,785 | 711,668 | -2,318,938 | 2,256,274 | -1,748,902 | 1,285,420 | -788,232 | 130,836 | 1,668,654 | 103,047 | 789,691 | 27,825 | 4,310 |
overdraft | -1,500,000 | -480,000 | -225,000 | 1,290,815 | -4,988,657 | 5,902,842 | -947,686 | -359,793 | 1,307,479 | ||||||
change in cash | -60,710 | -242,830 | 536,785 | 711,668 | -818,938 | 2,736,274 | -1,523,902 | -5,395 | 4,200,425 | -5,772,006 | 1,668,654 | 103,047 | 1,737,377 | 387,618 | -1,303,169 |
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WHAT MORE UK LIMITED group structure
What More Uk Limited has no subsidiary companies.
What More Uk Limited currently has 9 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Andrew Holt (Nov 1999) and Mrs Virginia Hargreaves (Jul 2004).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Andrew Holt | England | 60 years | Nov 1999 | - | Director |
Mrs Virginia Hargreaves | England | 57 years | Jul 2004 | - | Director |
Mr John Grimshaw | England | 74 years | Jul 2004 | - | Director |
Mr Roger Tout | England | 65 years | Dec 2004 | - | Director |
Mr Iain Sellick | 56 years | Dec 2004 | - | Director | |
Ms Jacqueline Holt | England | 63 years | Nov 2006 | - | Director |
Mr Andrew Riley | England | 61 years | Dec 2008 | - | Director |
Mr Garry Ireland | England | 53 years | May 2017 | - | Director |
Mr Robert Walker | England | 58 years | Oct 2020 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
72.5m
+9%
operating profit
6.5m
+81%
gross margin
31.7%
+18.02%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
35.8m
+0.13%
total assets
65.9m
+0.02%
cash
2.4m
-0.03%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
03866672
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
22290 - Manufacture of other plastic products
incorporation date
October 1999
age
26
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
bellmind limited (December 1999)
accountant
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auditor
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address
pendle court 4 mead way, shuttleworth mead business park, padiham, burnley, lancashire, BB12 7NG
Bank
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