FENTON PACKAGING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-11 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-25
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£569K
+45% vs 2023
Net assets
£6M
-13.1% vs 2023
Employees
35
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£757K
-40.6% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- FENTON PACKAGING LIMITED 1990-05-21 → present
- FENTON PACKAGING (WATFORD) LIMITED 1984-07-12 → 1990-05-21
- SHEMTEC SUPPLIES LIMITED 1983-06-14 → 1984-07-12
- TRADEVER LIMITED 1983-02-22 → 1983-06-14
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £18,451,236 | £17,346,804 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,391,912 | £923,858 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,274,136 | £756,746 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,118,013 | £565,383 | |
| Cash | — | £392,350 | £568,764 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £8,261,456 | £7,059,580 | |
| Net assets | — | £7,370,883 | £6,406,223 | |
| Equity | £6,252,870 | £7,370,883 | £6,406,223 | |
| Average employees | — | 35 | 35 | |
| Wages | — | £1,388,995 | £1,387,376 |
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 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 7.5% | 5.3% | |
| Net margin | — | 6.1% | 3.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 16.8% | 13.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.13x | 1.76x | |
| Interest cover | — | 11.82x | 5.53x |
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
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are confident that the Company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, for a minimum period of 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. The director is confident that the Company can continue to meet its obligations as they fall due.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAKIN, Sharon Lisa | Secretary | 2016-12-20 | — | — |
| DAKIN, Sharon Lisa | Director | 2016-12-20 | Aug 1971 | British |
| WARREN, Christopher John | Director | 2018-07-16 | Apr 1964 | British |
| WILSON, David Alexander James | Director | 2021-04-13 | Apr 1971 | Scottish |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRABTREE, Jennifer | Secretary | — | 2003-01-02 |
| LOWE, Jeffrey David | Secretary | 2003-01-24 | 2016-12-20 |
| ROBINSON, Christopher Bruce | Secretary | 2011-02-08 | 2015-03-24 |
| ROBINSON, Christopher Bruce | Secretary | 2003-01-02 | 2003-01-24 |
| BURKE, Michael | Director | 2003-01-23 | 2003-10-24 |
| BURKE, Michael | Director | 1998-04-20 | 2003-01-02 |
| CLARKE, Robert Paul | Director | 2003-01-02 | 2023-04-28 |
| CRABTREE, Christopher John | Director | — | 2003-01-02 |
| CRABTREE, Jennifer | Director | — | 2003-01-02 |
| SPEIGHT, Robert Andrew | Director | 2014-08-01 | 2017-01-31 |
| SPEIGHT, Robert Andrew | Director | 2003-01-23 | 2009-03-31 |
| WEGRZYN, Paul Francis | Director | 2003-01-23 | 2019-01-09 |
| WEGRZYN, Paul Francis | Director | 1993-03-11 | 2003-01-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fenton Packaging (Leeds) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 148 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-23 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-05-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-02 | 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
- 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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
-6%
£18,451,236 £17,346,804
-
Cash
+45%
£392,350 £568,764
-
Net assets
-13.1%
£7,370,883 £6,406,223
-
Employees
0%
35 35
-
Operating profit
-33.6%
£1,391,912 £923,858
-
Profit before tax
-40.6%
£1,274,136 £756,746
-
Wages
-0.1%
£1,388,995 £1,387,376
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