Century Plastics Limited
Century Plastics Limited is a company on the UK Companies House register with address or ownership links to Israel. This profile is part of UK companies linked to 'Israel'; see UK companies linked to 'Israel': Methodology for how companies were selected and scored.
Profile
| Century Plastics Limited | |
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| Type | Private limited Company |
| Founded | 15 Nov 1990 |
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| Defunct | |
| Headquarters | 5.2 Central House 1 Ballards Lane, London, N3 1LQ, England |
| Industry | 46760 - Wholesale of other intermediate products |
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| Parent | Palram Industries (1990) Ltd |
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- Category: P / O (Israeli corporate PSC / parent company; officer(s) with an Israeli correspondence address); connection score 4
- Company number: 02558642[1]
- Status: Active
- Type: Private limited Company
- Incorporated / registered: 15 Nov 1990
- SIC: 46760 - Wholesale of other intermediate products
- Registered office: 5.2 Central House 1 Ballards Lane, London, N3 1LQ, England
- Previous names: Chemcast Limited (15 Feb 1991 – 19 Apr 1991); Widesecure Limited (15 Nov 1990 – 15 Feb 1991)
- Listing / market cap: Not listed. Parent Palram Industries (1990) Ltd: market cap not verified.
Israel connection:
- CH PSC: Palram Industries (1990) Ltd (Ramat Yohanan, Israel), 75%+. Current directors include Palram CEO Avishai Zamir; 7 of 25 director appointments had Israeli correspondence addresses (CH).
Persons with significant control (CH):[1]
- Palram Industries (1990) Ltd (active) — address: Ramat Yohanan, Ramat Yohanan, 30035, Israel; legal form Limited Company; governing law Israel Company Act; notified 6 Apr 2016; nature of control: ownership of shares – 75% or more; voting rights – 75% or more; right to appoint or remove directors
Directors (CH; 25 director appointments, 4 current; † = Israel correspondence address, 7 appointments):[1]
| Name | Born (month/year) | Service | † |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Anne Sarah Armitage | March 1973 | Jan 2022–present | |
| Omry Jakobovitz | June 1987 | Nov 2019–present | |
| Hen Sharon | August 1987 | Jan 2025–present | |
| Avishai Zamir | September 1976 | Jan 2026–present | |
| Michael Trevor Burton | March 1964 | Sep 2011–Jan 2016 | |
| Eric Stuart Corker | October 1944 | pre-Nov 1991–Sep 1992 | |
| Karen Elizabeth Corker | December 1944 | pre-Nov 1991–Sep 1992 | |
| Itzik Edry | April 1954 | Sep 1994–Feb 2000 | † |
| Mr. Arnon Eshed | June 1957 | Sep 2007–Jan 2014 | † |
| Mr. Arnon Eshed | June 1957 | Aug 1998–Feb 2005 | † |
| Avihu Gilad | November 1964 | Mar 1998–Apr 2004 | † |
| Yoav Grinberg | May 1963 | Aug 2004–Nov 2008 | |
| Kevin Ian Lightfoot | September 1974 | Jan 2016–Dec 2019 | |
| David McCullough | May 1965 | Aug 2004–Jul 2011 | |
| Jonathan Melamed | November 1943 | Aug 1998–Jul 2000 | † |
| Shai Michael | July 1966 | Apr 2019–Dec 2025 | |
| Amos Netzer | December 1955 | Jul 2000–Sep 2007 | † |
| Mark Anthony Pacey | June 1952 | Mar 1999–Dec 2004 | |
| Andrea Pedley | February 1957 | Sep 1992–Sep 1994 | |
| Anthony Robert Pedley | January 1941 | Sep 1992–Sep 1998 | |
| Ehud Peled | June 1946 | Sep 1994–Mar 1998 | † |
| Ido Rodoy | September 1962 | Jan 2014–Dec 2021 | |
| Igal Sunik | March 1974 | May 2014–May 2019 | |
| Avishai Zamir | September 1976 | Mar 2023–Dec 2024 | |
| Mr. Amir Zohar | February 1959 | Jul 2008–May 2014 |
Current secretary: Clair Louise Strydom[1]
Latest accounts (income/expenditure): Full accounts for FY to 31 Dec 2025 (filed 29 Sep 2026; digital iXBRL filing): turnover £3,984,782 (2024: £8,791,881); gross profit £1,079,289; net operating expenses £(2,283,653); operating loss £(1,205,974); with dividends from subsidiaries, profit before tax £1,409,377 (2024: £3,775,616); profit for the year £1,532,061; 9 employees.[2]
Arms trade involvement: Parent group: Palram markets forced-entry and ballistic-grade polycarbonate for "law enforcement and military forces" and prisons, and lists "bulletproof material for security forces" among its products.[3][4] No supply by the UK company was found.
Supply to the IDF / Israel MOD / Israeli security services: None verified. Palram markets ballistic products to military forces generally;[3] no IDF contract was found.
Activities in the occupied territories: None documented in the sources reviewed; not listed by Who Profits or the OHCHR database.
Links to the Israeli government: None documented in the sources reviewed.
WZO / JNF / Jewish Agency / Keren Hayesod: None found in the sources reviewed.
Controversies (protests, legal cases, export-licence rulings):
- None found.
See also
- UK companies linked to 'Israel'
- UK Companies with Address or Ownership Links to Israel - Alphabetical
- UK Companies with Address or Ownership Links to Israel - Ranked by density of connection
- UK Companies with documented links to business activity in the Occupied Palestinian territories and the occupied Golan
- UK defence, security, surveillance and dual-use technology companies with documented business ties to 'Israel'
- UK companies linked to 'Israel': Methodology
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Companies House, Century Plastics Limited (02558642): company overview Find and update company information (GOV.UK).
- ↑ Companies House, Century Plastics Limited (02558642): filing history Find and update company information (GOV.UK).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Palram, Safety & security Palram Americas.
- ↑ Palram, About Palram Palram Industries.