UK GREETINGS LIMITED

1. UK GREETINGS LIMITED 1998-03-04 → present
2. INTERCEDE 1299 LIMITED 1997-12-15 → 1998-03-04

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Ernst & Young LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“Based on this, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group and company has adequate resources to continue to at least 28 February 2027. Thus, we continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”

Group structure

1. UK GREETINGS LIMITED · parent
   1. Carlton Cards Limited 100% · England and Wales · Dormant
   2. Gibson Hanson Graphics Limited 100% · England and Wales · Dormant
   3. Collage Designs Limited 100% · England and Wales · Dormant
   4. Card Connection Limited 100% · England and Wales · Dormant
   5. Watermark Publishing Limited 100% · England and Wales · Dormant
   6. Watermark Packaging Limited 100% · England and Wales · Dormant
   7. Carlton Greetings Limited 100% · Republic of Ireland · Trading

Significant events

• “On 3rd July 2025, our retail partner Tesco won the "Best Supermarket Retailer of Greeting Cards" at the Retas Greeting Card Retail Awards.”
• “The directors made a decision to pay dividends to shareholders during the year, which amounted to £5,200,000.”
• “During the year, the Group made investments to increase the available floor space in our facilities, via the construction of several mezzanine floors to accommodate additional manufacturing and distribution capabilities.”
• “As a major greetings cards publisher, we're committed to doing everything we can to support the United Nations-led push for a fairer, sustainable future for all. Through our sustainability strategy, we stand to make a positive impact on 11 of the UN's 17 2030 Sustainable Development Goals”

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

Filings

12

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +2.6%

  £131,595,000 → £134,985,000

• Cash

  +42.7%

  £2,381,000 → £3,397,000

• Net assets

  +18.4%

  £49,832,000 → £58,997,000

• Employees

  +4.2%

  2,880 → 3,001

• Operating profit

  -4.9%

  £20,325,000 → £19,328,000

• Profit before tax

  -5.4%

  £20,477,000 → £19,379,000

• Wages

  +6.6%

  £45,780,000 → £48,807,000

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers