BALL BEVERAGE PACKAGING UK LTD
Operating as a UK subsidiary of Ball Corporation, the company manufactures aluminium cans and light metal packaging for the beverage industry.
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Cash
£0
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£222m
+8.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
551
+4.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£23m
+107% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £338,211,000 | £394,241,000 | £441,257,000 | +11.9% | |
| Operating profit | £10,762,000 | £13,296,000 | £26,004,000 | +95.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £10,529,000 | £11,209,000 | £23,208,000 | +107% | |
| Net profit | £5,546,000 | £8,524,000 | £16,865,000 | +97.9% | |
| Cash | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £239,306,000 | £218,859,000 | £241,749,000 | +10.5% | |
| Net assets | £196,877,000 | £205,401,000 | £222,266,000 | +8.2% | |
| Equity | £196,877,000 | £205,401,000 | £222,266,000 | +8.2% | |
| Average employees | 500 | 526 | 551 | +4.8% | |
| Wages | £29,510,000 | £31,964,000 | £33,643,000 | +5.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 3.2% | 3.4% | 5.9% | |
| Net margin | 1.6% | 2.2% | 3.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.5% | 6.1% | 10.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 47.6% | 44.8% | 42.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.51x | 0.47x | 0.50x | |
| Interest cover | 6.43x | 4.17x | 8.38x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- BALL BEVERAGE PACKAGING UK LTD 2016-07-01 → present
- REXAM BEVERAGE CAN UK LTD 2000-11-03 → 2016-07-01
- AMERICAN NATIONAL CAN LIMITED 1999-09-01 → 2000-11-03
- NACANCO LIMITED 1924-04-25 → 1999-09-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have made an assessment of the Company's ability to continue its activities as a going concern and have determined that as of the date of the approval of these annual financial statements, it is reasonable to conclude that the Company will be able to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “The Rexam Limited defined benefit plan full "buy-out" occurred on 17 August 2026, which triggered a pension settlement that resulted in all plan balances... being charged to expense as a noncash settlement charge.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOYLE, Elspeth Laura | Director | 2026-05-29 | Apr 1982 | British |
| GLEW, Mandy | Director | 2024-03-01 | Nov 1971 | British |
| HOCKEN, Philip James | Director | 2014-01-01 | May 1977 | British |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLUNDELL, Francis Peter | Secretary | 2002-04-01 | 2011-04-15 |
| GILLESPIE, Graham Richard William | Secretary | 1993-03-15 | 1994-03-21 |
| GOODINSON, John Keith | Secretary | 2001-04-27 | 2002-03-31 |
| HARBER, Alan Martin | Secretary | 2011-04-15 | 2018-07-09 |
| MILLWOOD, Christopher | Secretary | 2020-12-14 | 2023-08-17 |
| PETERS, John | Secretary | 2018-07-09 | 2020-12-14 |
| WILLEY, Anthony Edward | Secretary | — | 1993-03-15 |
| PAILEX CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1994-03-21 | 2001-04-27 |
| ARBACHE, Nabil | Director | 2000-07-25 | 2003-09-04 |
| BLUNDELL, Francis Peter | Director | 2007-12-18 | 2011-04-15 |
| BOVE, Francesco | Director | 1995-05-01 | 1999-03-31 |
| CAUSEY, Carey | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2024-03-01 |
| CONSIDINE, Frank William | Director | — | 1993-02-12 |
| FAUCON, Christian | Director | 1996-07-31 | 1998-09-01 |
| FRANCOIS, William Armand | Director | — | 1995-05-01 |
| FREEMAN, Nigel John | Director | 1994-07-21 | 2003-09-04 |
| GILLIS, Colin | Director | 2016-06-30 | 2019-09-02 |
| GORTON, John Richard | Director | 2000-07-25 | 2013-12-31 |
| HAUSER, Gerard | Director | 1995-05-01 | 1996-11-01 |
| HERDMAN, Michael David | Director | — | 2003-09-04 |
| LAPEKAS, Edward Andrew | Director | 1996-12-10 | 2000-07-25 |
| LEWIS, Ronald James | Director | 2019-09-02 | 2021-01-01 |
| MASSARD, Pierre Andre | Director | 1995-05-01 | 1996-07-31 |
| PEACHEY, Richard John | Director | 2007-12-18 | 2026-05-29 |
| PERCIVAL, Iain Philip | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2016-06-30 |
| SCHUMACHER, Alan Harold | Director | 1998-11-01 | 2000-07-25 |
| SJOLIN, Tomas | Director | 2003-09-04 | 2012-12-31 |
| SMITH, Philip Anthony | Director | — | 2001-12-31 |
| STELZEL, Walter Tell | Director | — | 1997-05-22 |
| TURNER, Jack Henry | Director | — | 1995-05-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plm Septanus Aktiebolag | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-12-12 | Ceased 2022-12-12 |
| Rexam European Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-12-12 | Active |
| Assetsteady Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 197 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-12-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-17 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-01-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-01-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-30 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-12-20 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.