HOLMEN BOARD AND PAPER LIMITED
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Cash
£2k
0% vs 2024
Net assets
£159m
-3.9% vs 2024
Employees
376
+3.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.3m
-89.8% first positive since 2023
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £230,249,000 | £247,771,000 | £245,807,000 | -0.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£4,825,000 | £14,411,000 | £1,268,000 | -91.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£5,473,000 | £13,035,000 | £1,335,000 | -89.8% | |
| Net profit | -£5,262,000 | £10,939,000 | £897,000 | -91.8% | |
| Cash | £2,000 | £2,000 | £2,000 | 0% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £213,995,000 | £222,997,000 | £214,386,000 | -3.9% | |
| Net assets | £154,955,000 | £165,603,000 | £159,173,000 | -3.9% | |
| Equity | £154,955,000 | £165,603,000 | £159,173,000 | -3.9% | |
| Average employees | 373 | 362 | 376 | +3.9% | |
| Wages | £20,181,000 | £20,087,000 | £22,175,000 | +10.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £586,000 | £534,000 | £537,000 | +0.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £47,000 | £49,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £296,326 | £245,124 | £256,681 | +4.7% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -2.1% | 5.8% | 0.5% | |
| Net margin | -2.3% | 4.4% | 0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.3% | 6.5% | 0.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 35.4% | 34.2% | 33.4% | |
| Current ratio | 4.19x | 4.35x | 5.12x | |
| Interest cover | -1.88x | 5.01x | 0.60x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-01-30
- HOLMEN BOARD AND PAPER LIMITED 2025-01-30 → present
- HOLMEN IGGESUND PAPERBOARD LIMITED 2021-11-30 → 2025-01-30
- IGGESUND PAPERBOARD (WORKINGTON) LIMITED 1990-01-11 → 2021-11-30
- THAMES BOARD LIMITED 1980-12-31 → 1990-01-11
- THAMES BOARD MILLS 1902-10-04 → 1980-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“For the reasons set out above, there are no material uncertainties that cast significant doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern that have been identified by the Directors.”
Significant events
- “The company changed its name from Holmen Iggesund Paperboard Limited to Holmen Board and Paper Limited on 30 January 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSSON, Karl Henrik | Director | 2019-08-30 | Oct 1971 | Swedish |
| BERGSTROM DE SOUZA, Jenny Christine | Director | 2020-04-17 | May 1973 | Swedish |
| BLACK, Ian, Dr | Director | 2011-05-31 | Jun 1967 | British |
| HOLGERSSON, Per Fredrik | Director | 2026-01-13 | Mar 1973 | Swedish |
| LOREHN, Ulf Stefan | Director | 2025-02-10 | Jan 1978 | Swedish |
| LUNDIN, Lars Urban Helmer | Director | 2024-02-07 | Oct 1966 | Swedish |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARLSSON, Roland | Secretary | 2002-06-01 | 2006-10-01 |
| JERMIN, Stewart | Secretary | — | 2002-05-31 |
| LOFGREN, Ulf Lennart | Secretary | 2006-10-01 | 2026-01-13 |
| AKSNES, Oystein | Director | 1997-10-13 | 2001-08-13 |
| ALMGREN, Anders Olov | Director | 2009-03-26 | 2010-03-31 |
| ARVONEN, Marja Hannele | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2013-11-25 |
| BAEAERNMAN, Tobias Ulf | Director | 2016-04-13 | 2017-06-19 |
| BRESKY, Annica Evangelia | Director | 2013-12-18 | 2016-10-31 |
| CARLSSON, Roland | Director | 2002-06-01 | 2006-10-01 |
| ERICSON, Lars Gunnar | Director | 2009-03-26 | 2019-08-30 |
| ERICSON, Per Eric Hans, President And Ceo | Director | 2000-08-18 | 2001-07-01 |
| ERKEN, Mats | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2011-08-31 |
| GIEZEN, Robert Henk | Director | 2011-02-28 | 2012-04-03 |
| HOLDEN, Peter Thomas | Director | — | 1994-09-30 |
| JERMIN, Stewart | Director | — | 2002-05-31 |
| JERNHALL, Anders | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2025-02-10 |
| KLEMOLA, Juhani | Director | 2009-03-26 | 2010-03-31 |
| KVICK, Bjorn | Director | 2001-07-01 | 2013-11-25 |
| LOFGREN, Ulf Lennart | Director | 2006-10-01 | 2026-01-13 |
| LUND, Hakan Avid | Director | — | 1993-03-01 |
| LUNDIN, Lars Urban Helmer | Director | 2018-12-01 | 2021-02-25 |
| LUNDMARK, Anders | Director | 1994-03-01 | 1999-02-12 |
| MCSWEENEY, John Damian | Director | 2008-03-28 | 2010-02-28 |
| NELLBECK, Karl Johan Lennart | Director | 2019-08-30 | 2024-02-07 |
| OLSSON, Anders | Director | 2017-09-14 | 2020-05-15 |
| PELTONEN, Daniel | Director | 2017-09-14 | 2019-08-30 |
| RINGBORG, Nils | Director | 2015-03-18 | 2018-12-01 |
| SCHULTZ EKLUND, Karl Ola Billy, Dr | Director | 2001-08-13 | 2013-11-25 |
| SJOLUND, Erik | Director | — | 2000-08-18 |
| SJOLUND, Henrik | Director | 2011-02-28 | 2015-03-18 |
| SKONDAHL, Gunnar Leif | Director | 1993-05-01 | 2001-04-30 |
| STJERNSCHANTZ, Torsten | Director | 2011-02-28 | 2019-01-16 |
| WATSON, Robert | Director | 1995-03-27 | 1997-09-30 |
| WIDMARK, Walter Bo | Director | — | 1994-03-01 |
| WOODCOCK, Gerard James | Director | — | 2007-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holmen Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 198 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-01-30 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-30 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.