K.M. PACKAGING SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-13 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+32.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
-35.6% vs 2023
Employees
26
-7.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
+26.7% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- K.M. PACKAGING SERVICES LIMITED 1984-11-30 → present
- LALGLOBE LIMITED 1984-08-02 → 1984-11-30
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £17,573,256 | £18,592,891 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,914,819 | £2,388,857 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,728,785 | £2,190,590 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,356,523 | £1,669,208 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £2,499,002 | £3,308,623 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £6,880,007 | £7,400,380 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £5,096,436 | £3,281,466 | |
| Equity | £10,918,821 | £11,572,101 | — | — | — | £5,096,436 | £3,281,466 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 26 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £1,769,879 | £1,825,081 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 10.9% | 12.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 7.7% | 9.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 27.8% | 32.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.30x | 2.29x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 7.29x | 7.70x |
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
- Ensors Accountants LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate. 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 at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- K.M. PACKAGING SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- KM Packaging Services ANZ Pty Limited 100%
- KM Packaging Services NA Corporation 100%
Significant events
- “The company refinanced, uplifting its term loan to £6.0m and allowing a £3.5m dividend to its parent company, KM Packaging Holdings Ltd. This sum was 'gifted' to the Employee Ownership Trust, which owns the group, in June 2024. Commercial Directors Alan Lockhart and John Shipley were appointed.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUSBY, Frances Joy | Director | 2023-08-01 | Jul 1969 | British |
| HATTEE, Justin Wilfrid | Director | 2023-08-01 | Jul 1972 | British |
| HOLDING, Graham | Director | 2007-12-11 | Mar 1960 | British |
| LOCKHART, Alan Thomas | Director | 2024-02-27 | Nov 1965 | British |
| SHIPLEY, John Michael | Director | 2024-05-16 | May 1971 | British |
| SMITHSON, Charles | Director | 2001-07-03 | Jul 1964 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLOSE, James Edwin Bruce | Secretary | 1992-08-16 | 2021-11-13 |
| JEFFS, Keith Derek | Secretary | — | 1992-08-16 |
| CLOSE, James Edwin Bruce | Director | 1995-01-03 | 2021-11-13 |
| GARAVAGLIA, Fabio | Director | 1996-11-28 | 2001-01-31 |
| IANNULI, Francesco | Director | 1996-11-28 | 2001-01-30 |
| JEFFS, Keith Derek | Director | — | 1992-08-16 |
| LOVATI, Michele | Director | 2001-01-31 | 2005-09-30 |
| ORMROD, Mark Hamilton | Director | — | 2007-12-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Km Packaging Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2023-07-05 | Active |
| Zedra Trust Company (Guernsey) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2022-03-22 | Ceased 2023-07-05 |
| Mr Charles Smithson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-10-30 | Ceased 2022-03-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 145 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-04-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-03-31 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-05 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-03-31 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-03-23 | 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+5.8%
£17,573,256 £18,592,891
-
Cash
+32.4%
£2,499,002 £3,308,623
-
Net assets
-35.6%
£5,096,436 £3,281,466
-
Employees
-7.1%
28 26
-
Operating profit
+24.8%
£1,914,819 £2,388,857
-
Profit before tax
+26.7%
£1,728,785 £2,190,590
-
Wages
+3.1%
£1,769,879 £1,825,081
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