EXPAC (PRESTON) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-12 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-29
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+73.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
+24% vs 2023
Employees
89
-2.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£704K
+179.9% first positive since 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials 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 | — | — | — | — | £12,531,624 | £17,027,596 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£836,907 | £743,389 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,128,371 | £681,719 | -£881,279 | £703,731 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £569,850 | -£822,522 | £824,279 | |
| Cash | — | — | £1,514,256 | £2,382,921 | £947,343 | £1,646,485 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £5,178,210 | £5,310,301 | £4,444,680 | £5,461,742 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £4,222,179 | £4,292,029 | £3,433,507 | £4,257,786 | |
| Equity | £2,076,902 | £3,332,267 | £4,222,179 | £4,292,029 | £3,433,507 | £4,257,786 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 112 | 108 | 91 | 89 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,861,558 | — | £2,404,269 | £2,605,080 |
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 | — | — | — | — | -6.7% | 4.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -6.6% | 4.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -18.8% | 13.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 57.1% | 62.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.31x | 1.32x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -18.86x | 18.74x |
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)
- Auditor
- BHP LLP
- 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEARNS, David Thomas | Secretary | 2016-10-28 | — | — |
| CUMMINGS, Martin Charles | Director | 2018-08-01 | Oct 1967 | British |
| EASTHAM, Jeremy Francis | Director | 2019-12-17 | May 1967 | British |
| GOUVEIA MORIYA, Eduardo | Director | 2024-11-11 | May 1992 | Portuguese |
| KEARNS, David Thomas | Director | 2016-10-28 | Mar 1968 | British |
| ROYLE, Graham | Director | 2016-10-28 | Jul 1959 | British |
| TEASDALE BROWN, Sebastian Lucius | Director | 2026-05-01 | Oct 1991 | British |
| THOMSON, Christopher | Director | 2021-09-13 | Jan 1979 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LANGTREE, Brian Leslie | Secretary | — | 1996-06-13 |
| RIMMER, Belinda Ann | Secretary | 1996-06-13 | 2016-10-28 |
| ATKINSON, Paul James | Director | 2016-10-28 | 2019-04-08 |
| BOWERS, Joanne | Director | 2023-04-20 | 2024-05-21 |
| BROWN, James Nathan | Director | 2019-04-08 | 2022-04-25 |
| GARSTANG, Paul | Director | 2017-06-13 | 2018-05-31 |
| GRAHAM, Alexander Mark | Director | 2023-02-17 | 2023-12-07 |
| GRAYSON, Samantha Jane | Director | 2019-04-08 | 2023-04-20 |
| HARDY, Mark Simon | Director | 2022-04-25 | 2022-11-04 |
| HINDMARSH, Lindsay Georgina | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2019-04-08 |
| LANGTREE, Brian Leslie | Director | — | 2010-11-01 |
| LANGTREE, Elizabeth Ann | Director | — | 2016-10-28 |
| LANGTREE, Mark Lester | Director | — | 2016-10-28 |
| RIMMER, Belinda Ann | Director | 1994-01-11 | 2016-10-28 |
| ROBINSON, Andrew Lee | Director | 2024-05-21 | 2026-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gri Expac Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2024-10-01 | Active |
| Mr Graham Royle | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-10-28 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 161 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-01 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
+35.9%
£12,531,624 £17,027,596
-
Cash
+73.8%
£947,343 £1,646,485
-
Net assets
+24%
£3,433,507 £4,257,786
-
Employees
-2.2%
91 89
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+188.8%
-£836,907 £743,389
-
Profit before tax
+179.9%
-£881,279 £703,731
first positive since 2023
-
Wages
+8.4%
£2,404,269 £2,605,080
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