DART PRODUCTS EUROPE LTD.
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-15 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-01
Watchouts
Cash
£7M
-17.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£7M
-9.3% vs 2024
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£651K
-108.9% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
Due to the ban on single-use plastic products in the United Kingdom prohibiting the manufacture, distribution or use of single-use plastics, the Company will have no other option than to cease trading. The Company's operations ceased in June 2023, and the Company has disposed of all remaining assets. The financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than that of a going concern. The Company has sufficient financing available to enable a solvent closedown.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- DART PRODUCTS EUROPE LTD. 2015-06-01 → present
- SOLO CUP EUROPE LIMITED 2002-10-15 → 2015-06-01
- INSULPAK LIMITED 1970-05-12 → 2002-10-15
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,933,000 | £0 | |
| Operating profit | £6,780,000 | -£725,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £7,287,000 | -£651,000 | |
| Net profit | £6,334,000 | -£658,000 | |
| Cash | £7,940,000 | £6,586,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,343,000 | £6,662,000 | |
| Net assets | £7,783,000 | £7,060,000 | |
| Equity | £7,783,000 | £7,060,000 | |
| Average employees | 23 | — | |
| Wages | £2,331,000 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 85.5% | — | |
| Net margin | 79.8% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 92.3% | -10.9% | |
| Current ratio | 12.79x | 91.03x | |
| Interest cover | 6780.00x | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“Due to the ban on single-use plastic products in the United Kingdom prohibiting the manufacture, distribution or use of single-use plastics, the Company will have no other option than to cease trading. The Company's operations ceased in June 2023, and the Company has disposed of all remaining assets. The financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than that of a going concern. The Company has sufficient financing available to enable a solvent closedown.”
Group structure
- DART PRODUCTS EUROPE LTD. · parent
- Solo Cup (UK) Limited 1%
Significant events
- “Due to the ban on single-use plastic products in the United Kingdom prohibiting the manufacture, distribution or use of single-use plastics, the Company ceased trading in June 2023, and is in the process of settling remaining liabilities.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2014-08-01 | — | — |
| CLARK, Keith | Director | 2021-11-08 | Jan 1966 | American |
| DART, Robert Charles | Director | 2014-05-14 | Jun 1958 | Irish |
| JEWELL, Thomas Lynn | Director | 2014-05-14 | Sep 1967 | American |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUDSON, Peter | Secretary | — | 1999-05-01 |
| NIAS, Peter Mikael Wade | Secretary | 2002-09-10 | 2003-09-30 |
| REID, Martin | Secretary | 2000-07-31 | 2002-09-10 |
| SPENCER, Roger Ernest | Secretary | 1999-05-01 | 2000-07-31 |
| SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM (CORPORATE SERVICES) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-09-30 | 2014-08-01 |
| BRIGHT, Peter Anthony Ernest | Director | — | 2004-05-04 |
| CLARKE, Brian Norman | Director | — | 2007-01-11 |
| COAD, William Richard | Director | 2000-07-31 | 2005-05-07 |
| DALLAS, Paul Christopher | Director | — | 2005-07-27 |
| DART, Claire Theresa | Director | 2014-05-14 | 2022-12-12 |
| DREW, Patrick Keith | Director | — | 2000-07-31 |
| HEINSEN JR, Hans | Director | 2005-08-15 | 2007-01-12 |
| HERNKE, Richard | Director | 2007-01-12 | 2014-05-14 |
| HUDSON, Peter | Director | — | 1999-05-01 |
| HURD, Kim | Director | — | 1999-10-01 |
| JENKINS, George Hugh | Director | 2014-05-14 | 2015-12-31 |
| KORZENSKI, Robert | Director | 2007-01-11 | 2012-09-04 |
| LAMMERS, James Donald | Director | 2014-05-14 | 2021-11-08 |
| MARKS, Susan H | Director | 2005-08-15 | 2006-10-31 |
| RICHARDS, Raymond Keith | Director | — | 2000-07-31 |
| WATERS, Anthony Frank | Director | 2005-08-15 | 2015-01-30 |
| WHALEY, Ronald Lee | Director | 2000-07-31 | 2007-01-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo Cup (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Robert Charles Dart | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 198 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-04-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2024-04-17 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-04-17 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-04-17 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-04-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-11-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
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Turnover
-100%
£7,933,000 £0
-
Cash
-17.1%
£7,940,000 £6,586,000
-
Net assets
-9.3%
£7,783,000 £7,060,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-110.7%
£6,780,000 -£725,000
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Profit before tax
-108.9%
£7,287,000 -£651,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers