BERLIN PACKAGING HOLDING UK LTD
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Cash
£116k
-5.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.1m
-30.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£458k
-0.1% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£11,069 | -£7,118 | -£8,899 | -25% | |
| Profit before tax | -£459,845 | -£457,124 | -£457,675 | -0.1% | |
| Net profit | -£459,845 | -£457,124 | -£457,675 | -0.1% | |
| Cash | £129,024 | £122,657 | £115,876 | -5.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,682,645 | £14,675,527 | £14,666,629 | -0.1% | |
| Net assets | £1,965,647 | £1,508,523 | £1,050,848 | -30.3% | |
| Equity | £1,965,647 | £1,508,523 | £1,050,848 | -30.3% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £497,712 | £470,882 | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -0.1% | -0.0% | -0.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 89.7% | 92.8% | |
| Current ratio | 74.56x | 69.50x | 58.83x | |
| Interest cover | -0.02x | -0.02x | -0.02x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- BERLIN PACKAGING HOLDING UK LTD 2021-10-01 → present
- H. ERBEN HOLDINGS LIMITED 1977-12-31 → 2021-10-01
- LIQUIFIL LIMITED 1951-07-25 → 1977-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources, it exists primarily as a holding company to Berlin Packaging UK Ltd, a profitable operating entity. Considering the healthy forecasts of Berlin Packaging UK Ltd, we confirm that the company will have available funds and access to cash to meet its liabilities as they fall due and continue to trade as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from the signing date of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- BERLIN PACKAGING HOLDING UK LTD · parent
- Berlin Packaging UK Ltd 100%
- Berlin Packaging Ireland Limited 100%
- Berlin Packaging SA (Pty) Ltd 100%
- Berlin Packaging Services (Pty) Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “On 15 February 2026, armed conflict commenced in Iran following regional military escalation and this has had a significant impact on the world economy. The Company's operations are predominantly based in the United Kingdom and it has no direct trading activities or physical presence in Iran.”
- “Subsequent to the balance sheet date, on 1 June 2026, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company acquired 100% of the issued share capital of Wade Kin Ltd.”
- “To facilitate the acquisition, the Company issued additional share capital and provided additional funding to the subsidiary by way of increased intercompany investment.”
- “The acquisition forms part of the Group's strategy to expand its presence in the healthcare packaging market and enhance its product offering.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COVERDALE, Andrew James | Secretary | 2023-02-06 | — | — |
| COVERDALE, Andrew James | Director | 2023-02-06 | Oct 1969 | British |
| ERBEN, Alexander | Director | 2000-07-21 | Oct 1976 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUGG, Dennis Stephen | Secretary | 1994-08-30 | 1996-08-31 |
| DEVINE, Thomas Joseph | Secretary | — | 1994-08-30 |
| ERBEN, Jannine Marie | Secretary | 2018-09-13 | 2023-03-06 |
| ERBEN, Jannine Marie | Secretary | 2002-04-15 | 2018-03-02 |
| GOLDBERG, Robert | Secretary | 2018-03-02 | 2018-09-13 |
| KING, Timothy Charles Fredric | Secretary | 1996-08-31 | 1997-03-07 |
| REECE, Richard Stanley | Secretary | 1997-03-10 | 2002-04-15 |
| BERLIN, Andrew | Director | 2018-03-02 | 2019-11-18 |
| BRANDT, Rick | Director | 2018-03-02 | 2022-08-30 |
| DEL BON, Roberto | Director | 2018-03-02 | 2019-05-22 |
| DEVINE, Thomas Joseph | Director | — | 1994-08-30 |
| ERBEN, Heinz Georg Roland | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2018-01-23 |
| ERBEN, Heinz Georg Roland | Director | — | 1999-09-14 |
| ERBEN, Michael David Andor | Director | — | 2018-03-02 |
| GOLDBERG, Robert | Director | 2018-03-02 | 2024-01-10 |
| GONDRIS, Thomas | Director | — | 2002-04-16 |
| HEDGES, Brian John | Director | 1996-06-07 | 1997-11-30 |
| KENT, John Francis | Director | 1994-09-05 | 2002-04-16 |
| LAGOMARSINO, Jeremy | Director | 2018-03-02 | 2019-10-31 |
| MACKIE, John Arthur | Director | 1994-09-05 | 1999-06-22 |
| NIBLOE, Peter Jeremy | Director | 1998-10-07 | 2000-10-04 |
| QUARITSCH, Franz | Director | 2002-04-16 | 2004-11-01 |
| QUARITSCH, Franz Wilhelm | Director | 1998-04-21 | 1999-01-27 |
| RECROSIO, Paolo | Director | 2022-08-30 | 2025-01-24 |
| SPIEGEL, Steven | Director | 2018-03-02 | 2019-06-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. G. Holding S. P. A. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-03-02 | Active |
| Mr Alexander Erben | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 189 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-25 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-29 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-07 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-01-07 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-28 | RP01SH01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.