MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

09.07.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

GLEASON CUTTING TOOLS LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Plymbridge Road, Crownhill, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 7LQ.

 

 

Country :

United Kingdom

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2005

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

18/03/1959

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

00623520

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited

 

 

Line of Business :

The manufacture and sale of cutters for machinery used principally in the automotive industry and the sale of machinery manufactured by its parent company.

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

Fairly Large

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


Company Identification Details

 

Subject Reported on            GLEASON CUTTING TOOLS LIMITED

Address                                PLYMBRIDGE ROAD, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, DEVON, PL6 7LQ.

Telephone                           01752 739661

 

 

Creditline Recommendations

 

Monthly Credit Guide           GBP 250,000

Risk Category                       LOW RISK

 

 

Official Company Data

 

 

Legal Form                          Private Limited

Registration Number            00623520

Date of Incorporation           18/03/1959

Registered Office                 PLYMBRIDGE ROAD, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, DEVON, PL6 7LQ.

History                                  11/07/2005 : Change of name from GLEASON WORKS LIMITED.

Date of Last Annual

Return to Registry                04/01/2007

Accounts                              The last filed accounts at Companies House are those to 31/12/2005

Accounting Reference

Date                                     31/12

 

 

Operations

 

Activities                      The manufacture and sale of cutters for machinery used principally in the automotive

                                    industry and the sale of machinery manufactured by its parent company.

Nace Code                   2940

Premises                      Owned, Offices, Factory

Staff Employed            253

Bankers                       BARCLAYS BANK PLC

Address                        PLYMOUTH.

Sort Code                    206810

Auditors                       Ernst & Young LLP

Branches                     PLYMBRIDGE ROAD, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, DEVON, PL6 7LQ.

 

 

Public Record Information

 

 

Summary of CCJ's/Scottish Decrees

 

 

No CCJs/Scottish Decrees are recorded in our file.

 

 

Summary of Mortgages, Charges and

Satisfactions

 

 

Total Number of Mortgages/Charges Registered                                             1

Number Outstanding                                                                                        1

Number Partially Satisfied                                                                               0

Number Satisfied                                                                                             0

                                                                                                                         

Date of Latest Mortgage Created                                                                     31/01/2006

 

 

Details of most recent Mortgages,

Charges and Satisfactions

 

Date Fully
Satisfied

Date
Registered

Date
Created

Charge
Description

Form Type

Lender

 

21/02/2006

31/01/2006

Debenture

395

South West Of England Regional Development Agency

 

 

 

It should be noted that there is no legal requirement to file satisfaction details of mortgages/charges at Companies House.

 

 

Other Filings and Notices

 

Date

Source

Description

08/02/2005

Companies House Gazette

Change among the directors of a company

15/01/2003

Companies House Gazette

Change among the directors of a company

05/11/1999

Companies House Gazette

Change among the directors of a company

27/01/1999

Companies House Gazette

Change among the directors of a company

02/08/1997

Companies House Gazette

Alteration in memorandum or articles of association

18/02/1992

Companies House Gazette

Alteration in memorandum or articles of association

27/03/1991

Companies House Gazette

Change among the directors of a company

23/05/1990

Companies House Gazette

Change among the directors of a company

21/02/1990

Companies House Gazette

Change among the directors of a company

16/05/1989

Companies House Gazette

Alteration in memorandum or articles of association

29/09/1988

Companies House Gazette

Documents delivered by a company under section 241 (annual accounts)

28/02/1987

Companies House Gazette

Change among the directors of a company

 

 

 

 

Company Secretary

 

 

Secretary                     EDWARD JAMES PELTA

Address                        50 HEATHERSTONE LANE, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, 14618.

Country of Origin         USA

Date of Birth                28/01/1961

Appointment Date        31/12/1998

Other Directorships      GLEASON HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED

 

 

Directors

 

 

Vice President             ROBERT PHILLIPS

Address                        8609 GRANDVIEW DRIVE, ROSCOE, ILLINOIS 61073.

Country of Origin         USA

Date of Birth                12/04/1957

Appointment Date        14/01/2005

Other Directorships      GLEASON HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED


Vice President            
STUART DESMOND PIPER

Address                        11 MORLEY CLOSE, SALTRAM GARDENS, PLYMPTON, DEVON, PL7 2FB.

Country of Origin         UNITED KINGDOM

Date of Birth                03/05/1953

Appointment Date        03/01/2003

Other Directorships      GLEASON HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED


President                    
JOHN JOSEPH PERROTTI

Address                        108 WATERFORD WAY, FAIRPORT, NEW YORK, 14450, 1445 0.

Country of Origin         USA

Date of Birth                17/05/1960

Appointment Date        14/10/1999

Other Directorships      GLEASON HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED


Vice President            
EDWARD JAMES PELTA

Address                        50 HEATHERSTONE LANE, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, 14618.

Country of Origin         USA

Date of Birth                28/01/1961

Appointment Date        31/12/1998

Other Directorships      GLEASON HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED

 

 

Share Capital

 

 

Shares                                 Ordinary GBP 1.00

Issued Number                     500,000

Principal Shareholder         500,000 Gleason Works (Holdings) Ltd

 

 

The above reflects the principle shareholder(s) by number of shares held, irrespective of share classification type.

 

 

Holding Company                GLEASON HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED

Ultimate Parent                    GLEASON CORP, a company incorporated in USA

 

 

Payment Analysis

 

 

(No Payment Analysis Data is Available)

 

 

Financial Data

 

Profit and Loss

 

The following figures are shown in units of 1000

 

Number of Weeks                         52                     52                     52                     52

Accounts Date                              31/12/2005        31/12/2004        31/12/2003         31/12/2002

Currency                                      GBP                 GBP                 GBP                  GBP

SALES                                          14235               15810                15736                16892

UK sales                                       1485                 1698                 2242                  2671

Export                                           12750               14112                13494                14221

Cost of goods sold                          10046               10765                10893                11050

GROSS PROFIT                            4189                 5045                 4843                  5842

Wages and Salaries                       5698                 6136                 6517                  6108

Directors Emoluments                    117                   109                   112                   114

Auditors Fees                                20                     20                     20                     20

Non-Audit Fees                              29                     43                     48                     50

Trading Profit                                  1625                 2019                 911                   1777

Depreciation                                   1113                 1679                 1301                  1351

OPERATING PROFIT                     512                   340                   (390)                 426

Non Trading Income                        799                   684                   178                   165

Interest Payable                             982                   877                   81                     70

PRE TAX PROFIT                          329                   147                   (293)                 521

Taxation                                        (133)                 (138)                 (48)                   152

PROFIT AFTER TAX                      462                   285                   (245)                 369

Dividends Payable                                                  1000                 900                    

RETAINED PROFITS                     462                   (715)                 (1145)                369

 

Balance Sheet

 

The following figures are shown in units of 1000

 

Number of Weeks                         52                     52                     52                     52

Accounts Date                              31/12/2005        31/12/2004        31/12/2003         31/12/2002

Currency                                      GBP                 GBP                 GBP                  GBP

TOTAL FIXED ASSETS                 6249                 7127                 5815                  7233

Tangible Assets                             6249                 7127                 5815                  7233

Fixed Assets                                 5017                 5461                 5815                  7233

Intermediate assets                        1232                 1666                                           

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS            7650                 8252                 7770                  7168

Trade debtors                                 1537                 1999                 1956                  2107

Stocks                                          708                   1242                 1428                  1491

Other Current Assets                      5405                 5011                 4386                  3570

Misc Current Assets                       114                   135                   151                   277

Due From Group                             4578                 4469                 3689                  3250

Cash                                             713                   407                   546                   43

TOTAL ASSETS                            13899               15379                13585                14401

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES      4440                 4644                 3647                  3249

Trade creditors                               974                   1057                 820                   936

Short Term Loans                           2947                 2899                 1987                  1688

Bank Overdraft                                                                                                        64

Due To Group                                 2947                 2899                 1987                  1624

Other Liabilities                              519                   688                   840                   625

WORKING CAPITAL                      3210                 3608                 4123                  3919

TOTAL LONG TERM LIABS           4371                 6215                 1303                  1189

Other Liabilities                              4371                 6215                 1303                  1189

NET ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)           5088                 4520                 8635                  9963

SHARE CAPITAL + RESERVES     5088                 4520                 8635                  9963

Share Cap + Sundry Res                704                   792                   881                   984

Issued Share Capital                       500                   500                   500                   500

Sundry Reserves                            204                   292                   381                   484

Profit and Loss account                  4384                 3728                 7754                  8979

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS              5088                 4520                 8635                  9963

CAPITAL EMPLOYED                    9459                 10735                9938                  11152

 

Financial Comparison

 

The following figures are shown in units of 1000

 

Number of Weeks                         52                     52                     52                     52

Accounts Date                              31/12/2005        31/12/2004        31/12/2003         31/12/2002

Currency                                      GBP                 GBP                 GBP                  GBP

Directors Remuneration               117                   109                   112                   114

Auditors Remuneration                20                     20                     20                     20

Liquid Assets                                2250                 2406                 2502                  2150

Net Working Capital                     3210                 3608                 4123                  3919

Other Deferred Liabs                    4371                 6215                 1303                  1189

Tangible Net Worth(T.N.W)          5088                 4520                 8635                  9963

Equity                                           5088                 4520                 8635                  9963

Number of Years Trading             46                     45                     44                     43

Number of Employees                  253                   294                   287                   296

Profit per Employee                     1300.4              500                   (1020.9)             1760.1

Sales per Employee                     56264.8             53775.5             54829.3             57067.6

 

Key Credit Ratios

 

The following figures are shown as Ratios or Percentages

 

Accounts Date                              31/12/2005        31/12/2004        31/12/2003         31/12/2002

Current Ratio                                1.7                    1.8                    2.1                    2.2

Pre Tax Profit Margin%                2.3                    0.9                    (1.9)                  3.1

Gross Profit%                                29.4                  31.9                  30.8                  34.6

Debtors Days (D.S.O)                    39                     46                     45                     46

Creditors Days (D.P.O)                  25                     24                     19                     20

Quick Ratio                                  1.6                    1.5                    1.7                    1.7

W.I.P/Inventory Days                    25.7                  42.1                  47.8                  49.3

Return on Investment%                10.6                  7.5                    (1.8)                  4.6

Return on Assets%                        2.4                    1                       (2.2)                  3.6

T.N.W/Total Assets%                     36.6                  29.4                  63.6                  69.2

Return on Capital%                      3.5                    1.4                    (2.9)                  4.7

Rtn on Shareholders Funds%       6.5                    3.3                    (3.4)                  5.2

Working Capital/Sales%               22.6                  22.8                  26.2                  23.2

Borrowing Ratio%                        57.9                  64.1                  23                     16.9

Equity Gearing%                           57.7                  41.6                  174.4                 224.5

Stock Turnover                             20.1                  12.7                  11                     11.3

Days Purchases Outstanding        35.4                  35.8                  27.5                  30.9

 

 

Key Industry Sector Trends

 

 

Year                                               2006                 2005                 2004                 2003

Sample Size                                  556                   895                   902                   891

Pre-Tax Profit Margin                    8.8                   8.9                    7.5                    2.4

Current Ratio                                 1.6                   1.6                    1.5                    1.6

Borrowing Ratio                            56.9                  83.7                  67.2                  46.1

Return on Capital                          26                    25.6                  28.6                  18.4

Creditors Days                               53                    52                     55                     41

 

 

Above figures relate to companies in 1992 Standard Industry Classification (Nace) sector : Manufacture of machine tools

 

 

Financial Summary

 

 

Auditors Qualification

The Auditors have expressed a clean opinion (i.e. unqualified with no referrals) on the accounts for the period ended 31/12/2005.

 

 

Turnover

Turnover decreased by more than 10 % in the year and totaled GBP 14,235,000 for the period.

 

 

Operating Profit

Totaled GBP 512,000. In the year prior a Profit of GBP 340,000 was achieved.

 

 

Pre Tax Profit

The subject's profit increased by 123 % in the year.

 

 

Working Capital

The subject's working capital decreased by 11 % in the period but remains positive.

 

 

Net Worth

Net worth has increased by 13 % and now stands at GBP 5,088,000.

 

 

Fixed Assets

The subject's fixed assets reduced during the year by GBP 878,000 to GBP 6,249,000 and are now 44 % of total assets compared with 46 % in the previous year.

 

 

Long Term Liabilities

The company's long term liabilities reduced during the period by 29 % and are now 86 % of net worth compared with 138 % in the previous period.

 

 

Long Term Liabilities

Long term liabilities are now 31 % of total liabilities compared with 40 % in the previous period.

 

 

Long Term Liabilities

Long term liabilities are 46 % of capital employed, a decrease of 12 % over the previous period.


 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average/normal.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

NR

In view of the lack of information, we have no basis upon which to recommend credit dealings

No Rating

 

 

This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 

 

 

 

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