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CRN
00097216
Founded
1908
Age
118

Overview

Legal name
LUBRICANTS UK LIMITED
Region
London
Registered address
CHERTSEY ROAD
SUNBURY ON THAMES
MIDDLESEX
TW16 7BP
Insolvency history
No

Corporate ownership

Updated 06 Jun 2026 16:52

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Company events

Reference milestones and recent Companies House filing stream events.

7 events
30 Sep
2026

Accounts due

Accounts Due

Next accounts due date

15 Jun
2026

Confirmation statement due

Confirmation Due

Next confirmation statement due date

10 Jun
2026

Confirmation Statement With No Updates

Confirmation-statement

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Published 10 Jun 2026 10:58

01 Jun
2025

Confirmation statement filed

Confirmation

Last confirmation statement made up date

31 Dec
2024

Accounts filed

Accounts

Last accounts made up date

11 Oct
2024

Accounts With Accounts Type Full

Accounts PDF pending

AA | Transaction MzQzODUxMzc5NGFkaXF6a2N4 | Paper/PDF filed

Published 12 Oct 2024 06:30

13 Mar
1908

Incorporated

Inception

Company registered at Companies House

Public funding

8 awards
First funded
2005
Funded years
2005, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2021, 2023, 2025
Age at first award
96 years

Projects

2025 Legacy Department of Trade & Industry

InCA (Inter Connected Cell Assembly)

1 Sep 2025 to 29 Feb 2028

Awarded
£458,095
Total cost £1,308,844

The InCA project will deliver an innovative cell design maintaining flexibility for future technological advancements while delivering superior performance. Key improvements being targeted are weight, part and cost reduction; enhanced fast charging capability and power delivery; increased use of recycled and sustainable materials in the construction of th...

2023 BEIS-Funded Programmes

Fuel-cell Commercial Vehicle Generation 2.0 (FCVGen2.0)

1 Mar 2023 to 28 Feb 2026

Awarded
£176,293
Total cost £352,586

Hydrogen fuel cell propulsion is key in supporting UK Net Zero transport policies, as demonstrated by the Automotive Council roadmaps. Fuel-cell Commercial Vehicle Generation 2.0 (FCVGen2.0) is a Ford-led industrial research project that pilots the introduction of Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Vehicles (FCHEV) to the Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) sector, aim...

2021 BIS-Funded Programmes

Ultra-Fast Electric & Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle Charging with Integrated BMS and DC-DC Conversion – Project CELERITAS

1 Dec 2021 to 29 Feb 2024

Awarded
£1,312,173
Total cost £2,671,905

Project CELERITAS will develop ultra-fast charging batteries for Electric and Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicles to accelerate their market acceptance by addressing consumer concerns over range and charge time. CELERITAS will also develop the UK supply chain to allow UK battery electric-vehicle and mild-hybrid electric-vehicle manufacturers to achieve post-Brexit ...

2014 BIS-Funded Programmes

ACTIVE - Advanced Combustion Turbocharged Inline Variable valvetrain Engine

1 May 2014 to 31 Oct 2016

Awarded
£383,577
Total cost £902,526

The ACTIVE project is a collaborative R&D project that accelerates the introduction of advanced low carbon technologies into main stream vehicle applications targeting very substantial CO2 savings. This is a UK centred project focused on the Engineering skills needed to develop and apply these technologies and aims at increasing the UK's capabilities in t...

2013 Collaborative R&D

SLIDE: Savings at Lubricated Interfaces Deliver Efficiency

1 Nov 2013 to 31 Jan 2016

Awarded
£110,000
Total cost £220,080

Caterpillar UK Engines Company Ltd, in partnership with Ford Motor Company Ltd, BP, Oxford Lasers Inc. and Nottingham University, will launch a 2-year program of research in which the basic principles of friction will be re-examined using a novel test rig which will replicate conditions in conventional powertrains, specifically, between the piston rings a...

2010 Collaborative R&D

VIPER - Vehicle Integrated Powertrain Energy Recovery

1 Sep 2010 to 30 Nov 2013

Awarded
£270,185
Total cost £680,810

VIPER will demonstrate 4.5% NEDC CO2 emissions reduction, applicable to all internal combustion engine vehicles, by managing the thermal environment of vehicle sub-systems. New technologies and modelling techniques will be developed for effectively using thermal energy in the whole powertrain system. There is limited heat available during powertrain warm-...

2008 Collaborative R&D

Engine optimisation for reduced parasitic losses

1 Jul 2008 to 30 Jun 2011

Awarded
£402,526
Total cost £894,501

Awaiting Public Summary

2005 Collaborative R&D

Enhanced Diesel Engine Lubrication Systems for Reduced CO2 Emissions.

1 Jan 2005 to 30 Jun 2008

Awarded
£0
Total cost £744,801

Awaiting Public Summary

Product types

BEIS-Funded Programmes BIS-Funded Programmes Collaborative R&D Legacy Department of Trade & Industry