SIMPLEX KNITTING COMPANY LIMITED
Company number 00517599 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Simplex Knitting Company is a heritage UK textile manufacturer utilizing vertical integration and a debt-free balance sheet to maintain a resilient, niche market position. While the company's £2.1M cash reserve and minimal liabilities provide exceptional strategic optionality, the modest growth in retained earnings signals operational stagnation that must be addressed. To future-proof the business, leadership must pivot from capital preservation to targeted reinvestment in technical textiles and advanced manufacturing capabilities.
Shareholders' funds
£5,805,337
Balance sheet as at 2025-08-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1953-03-24
- Employees
- 29 (2025 accounts)
- Registered office
- Bye Pass Rd, Chilwell, Notts, NG9 5HN
- Postcode
- NG9 5HN
- Capital
- 40,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Small
- Charges
- 5 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-08-31
- Next due by
- 2027-05-31
- Financial year end
- 31 August
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-04-28
- Next due by
- 2027-05-12
Nature of business (SIC)
- 13910 Manufacture of knitted and crocheted fabrics
Officers 4 current · 12 resigned
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZB068802 (Tier 2), registered since 2021.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- simplexknitting.co.uk
UK manufacturer of fine gauge warp knit fabrics including Simplex, powernet, tricot and satin. OEKO-TEX certified. Supplying brands in 30+ countries.
Among its peers
Top 25%
by shareholders' funds, of 9 similar companies in NG
The largest employer among its local peers (29 staff).
The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1953.
Competitors Nottingham
This company ranks 1 among manufacture of knitted and crocheted fabrics in Nottingham.
Property in England & Wales 2 titles
- Freehold
- 2
- Most recent registration
- 2017-10-10
- Price paid, where recorded
- £282,500
- Where
- Nottinghamshire (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NT156709 | Nottinghamshire | Freehold | 2017-10-10 | £205,000 |
| NT54330 | Nottinghamshire | Freehold | 1997-06-18 | £77,500 |
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