ROWLINSON PACKAGING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-17 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£319K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£10M
+13.7% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
112
-2.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
+23.3% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ROWLINSON PACKAGING LIMITED 1989-08-08 → present
- ROWLINSON PALLETS LIMITED 1974-07-04 → 1989-08-08
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,460,859 | — | £12,934,783 | £12,657,378 | |
| Operating profit | £582,630 | — | £815,923 | £954,028 | |
| Profit before tax | £584,453 | £1,321,823 | £962,743 | £1,187,446 | |
| Net profit | £384,983 | £1,314,730 | £895,505 | £1,272,843 | |
| Cash | £46,086 | £8,057 | £0 | £319,307 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,773,941 | £8,502,515 | £9,154,110 | £10,192,914 | |
| Net assets | £6,465,823 | £7,780,553 | £8,576,058 | £9,748,901 | |
| Equity | £6,465,823 | £7,780,553 | £8,576,058 | £9,748,901 | |
| Average employees | 125 | 116 | 115 | 112 | |
| Wages | £3,177,016 | £3,185,454 | £3,093,643 | £3,154,466 |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.3% | — | 6.3% | 7.5% | |
| Net margin | 2.9% | — | 6.9% | 10.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.6% | — | 8.9% | 9.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 4.96x | 6.09x | |
| Interest cover | 19.60x | — | 7.63x | 24.75x |
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
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHARMAN, Alistair Richard Norris | Secretary | 2018-10-04 | — | — |
| FIRTH, Charles David | Director | 2021-09-01 | Sep 1966 | English |
| HAMPSON, Kim Suzanne | Director | 2021-07-01 | Mar 1962 | British |
| KING, Andrew Clive | Director | 2017-02-09 | Mar 1965 | British |
| ROWLINSON, Richard James | Director | — | Jul 1954 | British |
| SHARMAN, Alistair Richard Norris | Director | 2018-12-19 | Mar 1961 | British |
| WOOLLEY, Peter Charles | Director | 2021-09-01 | Jul 1970 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIERNAN, William St John | Secretary | — | 2018-10-04 |
| BROWN, Matthew James | Director | 2016-09-12 | 2021-05-27 |
| BUNDOCK, Richard William | Director | 2012-01-05 | 2015-11-30 |
| BUNDOCK, Richard William | Director | 2005-08-04 | 2011-01-31 |
| CARTER, John | Director | — | 2019-07-31 |
| DOUGLAS, Keith Patrick | Director | — | 2015-12-23 |
| MCCREDDIE, Ian Roy | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2002-04-03 |
| ROBINSON, John Leslie | Director | 2015-11-27 | 2016-08-17 |
| ROWLINSON, David Martin | Director | — | 2008-04-01 |
| WILLIAMS, John Derek | Director | — | 2017-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowlinson Consolidated Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-08-28 | Active |
| Mr Richard James Rowlinson | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-02-04 | Ceased 2020-08-28 |
| Rowlinson Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-02-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 149 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2020-11-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-05-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-11-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-11-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2020-09-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-09-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-2.1%
£12,934,783 £12,657,378
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+13.7%
£8,576,058 £9,748,901
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-2.6%
115 112
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+16.9%
£815,923 £954,028
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+23.3%
£962,743 £1,187,446
-
Wages
+2%
£3,093,643 £3,154,466
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