CEPAC LIMITED — The Accounts

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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-06-03 (in 1mo)

Last made up 2025-05-20

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£7M

+58.6% vs 2023

Net assets

£65M

-1.6% vs 2023

Employees

455

-13.3% lowest in 4 filed years

Profit before tax

£1M

-81.8% lowest in 4 filed years

Name history

Renamed 2 times since incorporation

CEPAC LIMITED 1999-07-16 → present
LONGULF PROJECTS LIMITED 1999-03-26 → 1999-07-16
BURGINHALL 973 LIMITED 1997-05-20 → 1999-03-26

Net assets

7-year trend · vs Basic Materials median

CEPAC LIMITED·Basic Materials median · n=623

Accounts

7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric	2021-01-01	2021-12-31	2022-01-01	2022-12-31	2023-01-01	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Turnover	—	£113,393,351	—	£133,508,658	—	£126,144,727	£116,541,764
Operating profit	—	£6,437,906	—	£7,956,323	—	£7,221,092	£1,570,023
Profit before tax	—	£6,275,780	—	£7,945,309	—	£6,916,689	£1,259,329
Net profit	—	£4,777,612	—	£6,328,369	—	£5,226,217	£759,716
Cash	£15,925,120	£6,411,007	£6,411,007	£9,868,415	£8,526,111	£4,515,698	£7,163,919
Total assets less current liabilities	—	£58,267,357	—	£64,943,516	—	£70,313,734	£73,140,846
Net assets	—	£56,044,689	—	£61,656,417	—	£65,933,378	£64,855,985
Equity	—	£56,044,689	—	£61,656,417	—	£65,933,378	£64,855,985
Average employees	—	509	—	525	—	525	455
Wages	—	£18,660,576	—	£20,467,638	—	£22,381,334	£21,578,165

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	2021-01-01	2021-12-31	2022-01-01	2022-12-31	2023-01-01	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Operating margin	—	5.7%	—	6.0%	—	5.7%	1.3%
Net margin	—	4.2%	—	4.7%	—	4.1%	0.7%
Return on capital employed	—	11.0%	—	12.3%	—	10.3%	2.1%
Current ratio	—	—	—	—	—	2.31x	2.41x
Interest cover	—	29.97x	—	42.79x	—	12.73x	2.43x

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: Shorts
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 from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Group structure

CEPAC LIMITED · parent
1. Flutepack Bidco Limited 100% · United Kingdom

Significant events

“2024 was a year of transition as full preparation was made to produce a new range of sustainable packaging. Investment involved considerable disruption within our larger operations.”
“On 7th July 2024, the Company acquired the remaining minority shareholding in Flutepack Bidco Limited.”
“On 31st December 2024, the trade and assets of Flutepac Limited, a subsidiary of Flutepack Bidco Limited, were transferred into the Company.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

11 active · 14 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
GRAYS INN SECRETARIES LIMITED	Corporate Secretary	1997-05-20	—	—
AINSLIE, Roderick Charles	Director	2003-03-10	Nov 1953	British
BOX, Colin Philip	Director	2022-11-30	Nov 1968	British
COOK, John Alexander Ross	Director	1999-03-18	Jan 1937	British
FORD, Chris	Director	2023-04-01	Mar 1976	British
GILDER, Stuart	Director	2023-12-01	Feb 1975	British
MARSDEN, Neil Derek	Director	1999-03-18	Mar 1950	British
MASON, Craig	Director	2023-04-01	Aug 1966	British
MOSS, Steven James	Director	2016-04-28	Aug 1963	British
SAEED, Mohamed Dirhem Abdo	Director	2012-12-21	Apr 1981	British
SAEED, Mouad Dirham Abdo	Director	2025-05-29	Jan 1989	British

Show 14 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
ADDY, Christopher	Director	2001-12-13	2003-10-16
ANAM, Dirhem Abdo Saeed	Director	1999-03-18	2025-08-31
BRADBURN, Timothy Richard	Director	2005-04-28	2015-12-02
COSTA, Martin Neil	Director	2017-02-10	2022-07-31
EL KASAR, Hassan El Bastawisi	Director	1999-03-18	2021-07-13
HEYS, Thomas David	Director	2013-04-12	2015-04-05
HOLLINGSWORTH, Steven	Director	2013-04-12	2023-05-31
MCDONALD, Alastair	Director	2023-12-01	2024-09-30
SHORT, Edwin	Director	1999-11-16	2001-06-20
SMITH, Christopher John	Director	2003-11-19	2005-03-31
STAINTON, Frank	Director	1999-11-16	2003-04-30
WALTON, Richard Anthony	Director	2012-06-14	2017-07-13
DH & B DIRECTORS LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Director	1997-05-20	1999-03-18
DH & B MANAGERS LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Director	1997-05-20	1999-03-18

Ownership

Persons with significant control

No persons with significant control on record.

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 157 total filings

Date	Type	Category	Description
2025-09-03	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2025-09-03	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2025-05-30	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2025-05-21	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2024-10-03	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2024-09-05	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2024-05-22	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2023-12-07	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2023-12-07	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2023-09-29	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2023-09-18	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2023-09-11	MR01	mortgage	Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date	PDF
2023-09-11	MR01	mortgage	Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date	PDF
2023-07-28	CH01	officers	Change person director company with change date	PDF
2023-05-25	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2023-04-05	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2023-04-05	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2023-02-22	CH01	officers	Change person director company with change date	PDF
2023-02-22	CH01	officers	Change person director company with change date	PDF
2023-02-22	CH01	officers	Change person director company with change date	PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 4
Capital events: 0
Officers appointed: 1
Officers resigned: 1

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

-7.6%

£126,144,727 £116,541,764
Cash

+58.6%

£4,515,698 £7,163,919
Net assets

-1.6%

£65,933,378 £64,855,985
Employees

-13.3%

525 455

lowest in 4 filed years
Operating profit

-78.3%

£7,221,092 £1,570,023

lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax

-81.8%

£6,916,689 £1,259,329

lowest in 4 filed years
Wages

-3.6%

£22,381,334 £21,578,165

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

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