SCAPA UK LIMITED
Company number 03261510 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Scapa UK Limited operates in the specialist industrial tape and adhesive foam manufacturing niche, but its financial profile — 9% gross margin, continued operating losses and negative net assets — sits well below what the sector typically expects from value-added coated materials producers. Backing from Mativ Holdings provides group resources and a long-term site commitment, while narrowing losses and new product investment offer a credible turnaround path. For now, however, the company remains a cash-positive but loss-making captive manufacturing subsidiary rather than a competitive leader in its industry.
What it does
manufacture of adhesive foams and specialist tape into the industrial market
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1996-10-10
- Employees
- 113 (2025 accounts · was 121 in 2024)
- Registered office
- 997 Manchester Road, Ashton Under Lyne, Manchester, OL7 0ED
- Postcode
- OL7 0ED
- Capital
- 4 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-09-25
- Next due by
- 2027-10-09
Nature of business (SIC)
- 32990 Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified
Officers 3 current · 46 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by PORRITTS & SPENCER LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker (Worker (A rating)), Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z9544272 (Tier 2), registered since 2006.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- scapa.com
Adhesive tapes for industrial applications in automotive, cable, and construction markets. Global manufacturing by Scapa Industrial.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| SCAPA TAPES UK LIMITED | 2001-09-14 |
| SELLOTAPE INDUSTRIAL LIMITED | 1998-01-02 |
| FERRISBAY LIMITED | 1996-12-11 |
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 997 MANCHESTER ROAD, ASHTON UNDER LYNE, MANCHESTER, OL7 OED | 2005-10-19 |
| HUMPHRYS ROAD, THE WOODSIDE ESTATE, DUNSTABLE, BEDFORDSHIRE LU5 4TP | 2005-10-04 |
| 200 ALDERSGATE STREET, LONDON, EC1A 4JJ | 1996-12-27 |
At this address
Among the biggest employers
of 82 similar companies in OL, with 113 staff.
The class of 1996
50%
of the 359 companies in this sector incorporated in 1996 are still active today; 47% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2025-06-04
- Where
- Greater Manchester
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAN457131 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2025-06-04 | — |
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