{"name":"SCAPA UK LIMITED","company_number":"03261510","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"1996-10-10","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"997 Manchester Road, Ashton Under Lyne, Manchester, OL7 0ED","postcode":"OL7 0ED","sic_codes":[{"code":32990,"description":"Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified"}],"principal_activity":"manufacture of adhesive foams and specialist tape into the industrial market","previous_names":[{"name":"SCAPA TAPES UK LIMITED","changed_on":"2001-09-14"},{"name":"SELLOTAPE INDUSTRIAL LIMITED","changed_on":"1998-01-02"},{"name":"FERRISBAY LIMITED","changed_on":"1996-12-11"}],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Full","year_end":"31 December","last_made_up_to":"2025-12-31","next_due":"2027-09-30"},"employees":{"count":113,"accounts_date":"2025-12-31"},"financials":[{"financial_date":"2025-12-31","average_employees":113},{"financial_date":"2024-12-31","average_employees":121}],"officers":{"current":3,"resigned":46,"complete":true,"note":"Names and details of individual officers are on the People page (subscriber-only on this site) and free at Companies House."},"charges":{"total":1,"outstanding":0},"gazette_notices":[{"date":"2026-10-13","kind":"other"}],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_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.","website":"https://scapaindustrial.com/","links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/scapa-uk","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/scapa-uk/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/scapa-uk/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03261510","financials":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/scapa-uk/financial","gazette":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/scapa-uk/gazette","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/scapa-uk/control","charges":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/scapa-uk/charges","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/scapa-uk/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/scapa-uk"}