C S LABELS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-07 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-24
Watchouts
Cash
£815K
+6.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
-32.5% vs 2023
Employees
57
+16.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£317K
-70.6% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £8,129,618 | £9,610,093 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,037,446 | £735,243 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,078,973 | £317,056 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £872,432 | £87,755 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £764,850 | £814,921 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £5,674,404 | £3,951,948 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £4,980,069 | £3,360,224 | |
| Equity | £2,110,372 | — | — | — | £4,980,069 | £3,360,224 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 49 | 57 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,037,125 | £2,413,476 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 12.8% | 7.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 10.7% | 0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 18.3% | 18.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 31.3% | 46.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.48x | 1.42x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 54.99x | 21.87x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- BK Plus Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- C S LABELS LIMITED · parent
- LabelEFX LTD 100%
Significant events
- “In 2024, the company continued it's growth trajectory, building on the success of 2023. The turnover saw an increase, climbing by 18.21%, reaching a total of £9.6 million.”
- “Asteria has shown continued to support the company's philosophy of investing in machinery and digital technology, with investment during the year into a couple of large machines. Some of which were relocated to a new premises, increasing capacity and efficiencies in the process.”
- “On 25/07/2024 C S Labels Limited acquired 100% of the ordinary share capital of LabelEFX Limited for total consideration of £1.17m, all paid for in cash. Subsequently all trade and assets were hived across into C S Labels Limited, triggering a requirement for impairment.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEKE, Christophe | Director | 2021-09-30 | Oct 1971 | Belgian |
| DECLERCK, Ives | Director | 2021-09-30 | Aug 1977 | Belgian |
| DENDUYVER, Martin | Director | 2021-09-30 | Sep 1974 | Belgian |
| HUMPAGE, Paul | Director | 2021-09-30 | Mar 1982 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUGHES, Susan Lilian | Secretary | — | 1997-10-24 |
| PIPER, Duncan | Secretary | 1996-10-24 | 2000-09-11 |
| SMITH, Simon James | Secretary | 2000-09-11 | 2022-05-19 |
| HUGHES, Guy Matthew | Director | 1997-10-24 | 2021-09-30 |
| HUGHES, Roger | Director | — | 1997-10-24 |
| HUGHES, Susan Lilian | Director | — | 1997-10-24 |
| JAMES, Adam | Director | 2017-12-12 | 2025-09-11 |
| PIPER, Duncan | Director | 1991-11-01 | 2000-09-11 |
| SMITH, Lee Catherine | Director | — | 2021-09-30 |
| SMITH, Simon James | Director | 2000-09-11 | 2022-05-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ives Declerck | Individual | Significant influence | 2025-12-18 | Active |
| Mr Vincent Nykjaer | Individual | Significant influence | 2025-12-18 | Active |
| Mr Nicolas D'Heygere | Individual | Significant influence | 2025-12-18 | Active |
| Accent Nv | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-09-02 | Active |
| Packaging Printco Nv | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-09-30 | Ceased 2025-09-02 |
| Mrs Lee Catherine Smith | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-16 | Ceased 2021-09-30 |
| Mr Simon James Smith | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-16 | Ceased 2021-09-30 |
| Mr Guy Matthew Hughes | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-16 | Ceased 2021-09-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 161 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-02 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-02 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-14 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-12 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-04-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
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Turnover
+18.2%
£8,129,618 £9,610,093
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Cash
+6.5%
£764,850 £814,921
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Net assets
-32.5%
£4,980,069 £3,360,224
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Employees
+16.3%
49 57
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Operating profit
-29.1%
£1,037,446 £735,243
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Profit before tax
-70.6%
£1,078,973 £317,056
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Wages
+18.5%
£2,037,125 £2,413,476
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