ELECTRA POLYMERS LIMITED

Company number 03435974 ·

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Executive summary

Electra Polymers occupies a defensible niche position as a UK-headquartered specialist in PCB chemistry, demonstrating consistent net asset growth (90% over six years) and an exceptionally strong balance sheet with negligible debt. However, the significant cash depletion from £3.17M to £0.99M between 2022-2025, combined with elevated working capital tied up in debtors and stock, raises questions about whether current trading conditions are creating liquidity pressure despite overall profitability. The company's family ownership structure provides strategic stability but may constrain the scale of investment required to compete effectively against significantly larger multinational competitors in an increasingly consolidated global market.

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Shareholders' funds

£5,323,572

Balance sheet as at 2025-01-31

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Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
1997-09-18
Employees
35 (2025 accounts · was 33 in 2024)
Registered office
Roughway Mill, Tonbridge, Kent, TN11 9SG
Postcode
TN11 9SG
Capital
1,000,000 GBP
Accounts category
Unaudited Abridged
Charges
2 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2025-01-31
Next due by
2026-10-31
Financial year end
31 January

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-09-18
Next due by
2027-10-02
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 20590 Manufacture of other chemical products not elsewhere classified

Officers 4 current · 12 resigned

Appointed 2011-05-01
Appointed 2011-05-01
Shaun TIBBALS Director
Appointed 2004-04-15
Appointed 2003-06-16

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Contact details

Website
electrapolymers.com

Since 1984 Electra has been a leader in the development of specialty polymer products within the printed circuit board & related electronics industries.

Previous registered addresses 1

AddressChanged on
32 CHURCH ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT TN1 1HT1998-02-19

Among its peers

Top 25%

by shareholders' funds, of 8 similar companies in TN

The largest employer among its local peers (35 staff).

3rd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1997.

Competitors Ashford

This company ranks 1 among manufacture of other chemical products not elsewhere classified in Ashford.

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The class of 1997

43%

of the 50,527 companies incorporated in 1997 are still active today; 54% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

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