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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-03-28 (in 10mo)

Last made up 2026-03-14

Watchouts

1 item

Cash

£6M

Latest balance sheet

Net assets

£5M

Equity attributable

Employees

45

Average over period

Profit before tax

£1M

Period ending 2024-12-31

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Name history

Renamed 3 times since incorporation

  1. MULTI PACKAGING SOLUTIONS HILLINGTON LIMITED 2014-07-25 → present
  2. CHESAPEAKE HILLINGTON LIMITED 2007-12-27 → 2014-07-25
  3. CHESAPEAKE HILLINGTON PARK LIMITED 2007-11-23 → 2007-12-27
  4. LITHOPRINT (SCOTLAND) LIMITED 1956-06-15 → 2007-11-23

Accounts

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

Metric Trend 2023-09-302024-12-31
Turnover £10,053,378£8,751,758
Operating profit £208,969£926,595
Profit before tax £267,455£1,165,101
Net profit -£31,789£805,417
Cash £2,715,012£6,385,923
Total assets less current liabilities £3,730,639£4,536,056
Net assets £3,730,639£4,536,056
Equity £3,730,639£4,536,056
Average employees 4845
Wages £1,640,510£1,661,941

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 2023-09-302024-12-31
Operating margin 2.1%10.6%
Net margin -0.3%9.2%
Return on capital employed 5.6%20.4%
Current ratio 2.32x3.32x
Interest cover 22599.88x

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
Ernst & Young LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Material uncertainty disclosed

“In June 2024 the company announced that it would be entering into a formal period of consultation with employee representatives regarding a proposal to cease production at the site. Subsequently, an announcement was made confirming the company's original position and the company proposed to implement a full site closure. The site closure completed in August 2024 and therefore it is not appropriate to prepare the financial statements for the period ended 31 December 2024 under the going concern basis and they have instead been prepared under a basis other than going concern. Accruals contain the recognition of future losses of the business.”

Significant events

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

People

2 active · 34 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
SHAW, Mark Director 2021-08-24 Oct 1964 British
TENNANT, Scott Director 2025-03-27 Jun 1971 British
Show 34 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
FITZGERALD, Atholl Fergusson Secretary 1990-08-01 1991-04-18
GRAY, David Buchanan Secretary 1991-04-26 1999-12-31
HAMILTON, Mark David Secretary 1999-12-31 2000-09-01
KUDO, Machiko Secretary 2004-11-11 2008-03-18
PRIESTLEY, Mark Richard Secretary 2008-03-18 2019-11-28
SCULLY, Richard Andrew Secretary 2000-09-01 2004-11-11
SPENCER, Thomas Secretary 1990-08-01
ABLE, Christina Marie Director 2018-12-17 2019-11-28
DARRINGTON, Andrew Director 2017-02-10 2025-03-27
FALLER, Guy Nicholas Anthony Director 2007-08-31 2011-03-28
FITZGERALD, Atholl Fergusson Director 1991-01-01 1991-04-18
GILCHRIST, Keith Director 2000-09-01 2005-12-22
GRAY, David Buchanan Director 1991-04-26 1999-12-31
HALLIDAY, Ian Moir Director 2000-09-01
LATHWOOD, Douglas Director 1991-12-24
MAINDS, Doreen Director 1994-11-16
MARK, David William Director 2012-12-05 2017-12-31
MAXWELL, Kevin Alden Director 2018-12-17 2021-11-03
NEESON, Paul Gerard Director 2000-01-31 2000-09-01
NICKERSON, Steven Billings Director 2021-11-03 2025-03-27
O'CONNELL, Martin Hartley Director 2000-09-01 2002-10-09
OLIVER, Robert Russell Director 2000-09-01
PIERCE, Stephen Keith Director 2007-08-31 2008-01-14
PRIESTLEY, Mark Richard Director 2008-01-14 2019-11-28
REGNIERS, Yves Director 2011-03-28 2017-02-10
RYLANCE, Neil Director 2005-12-22 2007-08-31
SCULLY, Richard Andrew Director 2000-09-01 2007-08-31
SMITH, Ricki Brent Director 2010-06-18 2017-09-06
SPENCER, Gavin T Director 1994-11-16
SPENCER, Sheila Director 1997-10-31
SPENCER, Thomas Director 1998-09-16
WENHAM, Mark John Director 2018-12-17 2021-08-24
WHITFIELD, Timothy David Director 2012-12-05 2018-11-12
WILKINSON, Neil Director 2018-12-17 2025-03-27

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Lithoprint Holdings Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 232 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-03-16 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2026-03-10 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-04-03 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-04-03 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-04-03 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-04-03 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-03-27 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-11-07 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-08-08 AA01 accounts Change account reference date company current extended PDF
2024-03-21 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-03-22 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-01-27 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-07-05 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-03-23 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-11-04 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2021-11-04 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2021-10-04 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-08-25 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2021-08-25 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2021-04-16 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

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 2023-09-30

Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 15 months versus 12 months prior.

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