MULTI PACKAGING SOLUTIONS HILLINGTON LIMITED
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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
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
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Material uncertainty over going concern
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.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- MULTI PACKAGING SOLUTIONS HILLINGTON LIMITED 2014-07-25 → present
- CHESAPEAKE HILLINGTON LIMITED 2007-12-27 → 2014-07-25
- CHESAPEAKE HILLINGTON PARK LIMITED 2007-11-23 → 2007-12-27
- LITHOPRINT (SCOTLAND) LIMITED 1956-06-15 → 2007-11-23
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 48 | 45 | |
| 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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.1% | 10.6% | |
| Net margin | -0.3% | 9.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.6% | 20.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.32x | 3.32x | |
| 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
- “On July 5, 2024, pursuant to the transaction agreement, dated as of September 12, 2023, among Smurfit WestRock plc (formerly Smurfit WestRock Limited and prior to that known as Cepheidway Limited, "Smurfit WestRock"), Smurfit Kappa Group plc, WestRock Company and Sun Merger Sub, LLC ("Merger Sub"), (i) Smurfit WestRock acquired Smurfit Kappa Group plc by means of a scheme of arrangement under the Companies Act 2014 of Ireland, and (ii) Merger Sub merged with and into WestRock Company, with WestRock Company continuing as the surviving entity (collectively, the "Combination"). Upon completion of the Combination, Smurfit Kappa Group plc and WestRock Company each became wholly owned subsidiaries of Smurfit WestRock.”
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 | |
| 2026-03-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-08 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 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 | |
| 2021-11-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-11-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-08-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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 2023-09-30