• Helical Industries Ltd
Correspondence address: Unit 1, Dock Road, Lytham, Lancashire, United Kingdom, FY8 5AQ
Governing law: United Kingdom
Legal form: Limited By Shares
Place registered: Companies House
Registration number: 00733613
Nature of control
Ownership of shares – 75% or more as a member of a firm
Ownership of voting rights – 75% or more as a member of a firm
Incorporated in: United Kingdom

• MORRIS, Alistair Matthew
Correspondence address: Unit 1, Dock Road, Lytham, Lancashire, United Kingdom, FY8 5AQ
Role: Director
Date of birth: November 1960
Nationality: British
Country of residence: United Kingdom
Occupation: Sales Director

• MORRIS, Charles Mark Anthony Mills
Correspondence address: Unit 1, Dock Road, Lytham, Lancashire, United Kingdom, FY8 5AQ
Role: Director
Date of birth: November 1955
Nationality: British
Country of residence: United Kingdom
Occupation: Engineer

• Statement of Capital (Share Capital)
Class of Shares: ORDINARY
Currency: GBP
Number Allotted: 100
Aggregate nominal value: 100
Amount paid per share: 1
Amount unpaid per share: 0

• Statement of Capital (Total)
Currency: GBP
Total Number of shares: 100
Total Aggregate nominal value: 100

• Full Details of Shareholders

Shareholding 1: 100 Ordinary shares held as at the date of this return
Name: Helical Industries Ltd

Strategy

• The company continues to manufacture products for customers in the UK and abroad.
• Since the competition in the industry is challenging, the company continues to invest in research and development projects.
• They are not only looking at enhancing existing income streams but are developing new products and advance their global sourcing of components and materials and also continue to develop and expand their activities abroad.
• There are ongoing discussions with Helical Funwick to exit the joint venture. • • • Management intends to commence collective consultations across the business with a potential 47 roles to be at risk of redundancy, as – according to Alistair Morris (MD) – the fallout from the pandemic has been dramatic and within the space of April and May their order book has fallen by over 20 per cent.

Ambitions

• To ensure each component and system conforms to their Customers’ exacting standards and to achieve the very highest international quality and environmental accreditations.

• The company’s’ clients are mostly in the Automotive (Manufacturing) & Aerospace industries.
• Helical Technology has a global presence with production facilities in the UK, India and China.
• Helical Valves are used exclusively by Porsche, Ferrari, McLaren, Lamborghini, Aston Martin.
• Fabspeed Motorsport also uses Helical Technology Ltd.
• Their materials are used in the braking systems on supercars such as the Bugatti Veyron and McLaren P1.

Customer Reviews

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To deliver tried and tested solutions that perform without compromise in the most challenging conditions.

The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the group and company during 2018, amounted to 288 (2017: 268).

Employees
Factory: 120
Administration & Sales: 168

Hourly wages pay gap

In this organisation, women earn 90p for every £1 that men earn when comparing median hourly wages. Their median hourly wage is 10% lower than men’s.
When comparing mean hourly wages, women’s mean hourly wage is 13.3%lower than men’s.

Proportion of women in each pay quarter
In this organisation, women occupy 13% of the highest paid jobs and 23% of the lowest paid jobs.

Bonus pay gap

In this organisation, women earn £1 for every £1 that men earn when comparing median bonus pay. Their median bonus pay is 0.2% lower than men’s.

When comparing mean bonus pay, women’s mean bonus pay is 55% lower than men’s.

Who received bonus pay

• 28% of women.
• 46% of men.

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Employee Reviews:

Indeed

1. Engine test technician (night shift) (Former Employee) – United Kingdom – 29 May 2019
Good family run company that has expanded into a major player within the auto motive industry with first class products to the turbo market and a first-class test centre

Cons
long hours night shift /overtime

2. Sales Assistant (Current Employee) – Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire – 20 February 2019
Productive and well-run family business.
Successful company
Friendly
Management good
Long working office days isn’t great. 730 – 5pm.
No bonus scheme

3. Production Operative (Former Employee) – Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire – 21 September 2018
Poor wages and no respect for people. You are just number there. Promotion: just friends & family.

Glassdoor

1. Jun 8, 2017
“Great People, Approachable family led business”
Former Employee – Project Manager in Preston, North West England, England
Worked at Helical Technology full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Small family led business so learning broad information is good opportunity. Facilities good at new premises. Believes in training their staff both for the business and personal development

Cons
Long hours, facilities at Dock Road are very basic/poor Toilets poor Porta cabins cold or too hot Kitchen area poor

Advice to Management
Believe and invest in the working level
2. Jan 10, 2018
Former Employee – Senior Manager in Pune
Doesn’t Recommend
Negative Outlook
Worked at Helical Technology full-time for more than a year

Pros
One lunch & two punch’s only

Cons
1. No motivation, No appreciation even after you climb a mountain for them.
2. Primary school treatment

• Helical Technology has been established for over 50 years and has a global presence with production facilities in the UK, India and China.
• Helical operates an Environmental Management System compliant with the international standard ISO 14001:2015 across both our UK Sites.
• Helical exhaust valves are made to Aerospace Quality in Great Britain and are also ISO 9001 certified for quality.
• Helical exhaust valves were chosen by all the major OEM manufacturers like Porsche, Ferrari, Mclaren, Lamborghini, Aston Martin, and Jaguar Land Rover because the Helical valves are built to never fail and withstand the torture from daily driver use.
• Helical operates division-specific Quality Management Systems compliant with international standards.

Annual Report File

Locations

Lytham site:
HELICAL TECHNOLOGY LTD, Dock Road, Lytham, FY8 5AQ, UK

Warton site:
HELICAL TEST CENTRE, Hillock Lane, Warton, Lancashire, PR4 1TP, UK

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Lancashire Post Article

Coronavirus crisis set to cost 47 jobs at Lancashire engineering firm
Date: Thursday, 25th June 2020

(“The firm which makes high-performance parts for car engines and exhausts and offers research and development functions, is implementing a strategic review of all functions which has created the requirement for a reduction in labour costs but it hoped to minimise redundancies.”)

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