BERLIN PACKAGING UK LTD
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Cash
£6m
-55.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£31m
+8.9% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
91
-13.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.9m
+458.6% first positive since 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £52,020,650 | £64,887,029 | £84,477,697 | £60,735,329 | £56,703,889 | -6.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£844,603 | -£448,053 | £1,640,285 | +466.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,161,303 | £656,412 | -£484,671 | -£800,571 | £2,870,801 | +458.6% | |
| Net profit | £3,361,479 | £286,503 | -£385,595 | -£737,994 | £2,560,959 | +447% | |
| Cash | £2,676,387 | £5,297,400 | £5,863,383 | £13,492,742 | £5,984,187 | -55.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £38,880,126 | £38,751,975 | £33,008,428 | -14.8% | |
| Net assets | — | — | £29,408,115 | £28,670,121 | £31,231,080 | +8.9% | |
| Equity | £14,329,370 | £25,976,419 | £29,408,115 | £28,670,121 | £31,231,080 | +8.9% | |
| Average employees | 73 | 84 | 127 | 105 | 91 | -13.3% | |
| Wages | £2,875,237 | £3,636,035 | £5,694,491 | £4,459,128 | £4,416,384 | -1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £510,555 | £667,865 | £478,354 | £452,400 | £480,775 | +6.3% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -1.0% | -0.7% | 2.9% | |
| Net margin | 6.5% | 0.4% | -0.5% | -1.2% | 4.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -2.2% | -1.2% | 5.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 38.8% | 44.5% | 28.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 3.62x | 2.94x | 2.91x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -1.95x | -0.62x | 4.06x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- BERLIN PACKAGING UK LTD 2021-10-01 → present
- H.ERBEN LIMITED 1954-10-01 → 2021-10-01
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 to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- BERLIN PACKAGING UK LTD · parent
- Berlin Packaging Ireland Limited 100%
- Roma International Limited 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.”
- “On 1 June 2026, the Company completed the acquisition of Wade Kin Ltd, obtaining 100% of the issued share capital. The acquisition was financed through the issue of additional share capital and the receipt of an intercompany loan from the Company's parent undertaking.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 26 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 | 2001-04-27 | Oct 1976 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUGG, Dennis Stephen | Secretary | 1993-08-01 | 1996-08-31 |
| DEVINE, Thomas Joseph | Secretary | — | 1993-08-01 |
| 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 |
| CORNISH, Robin George | Director | — | 1995-02-12 |
| DEL BON, Roberto | Director | 2018-03-02 | 2019-05-22 |
| DEVINE, Thomas Joseph | Director | — | 1993-08-01 |
| ERBEN, Heinz Georg Roland | Director | 1997-06-24 | 1999-09-14 |
| ERBEN, Heinz Georg Roland | Director | — | 1994-09-22 |
| GOLDBERG, Robert | Director | 2018-03-02 | 2024-01-10 |
| GONDRIS, Thomas | Director | — | 1996-01-08 |
| HEDGES, Brian John | Director | 1994-09-22 | 1997-11-30 |
| KENT, John Francis | Director | — | 2018-03-02 |
| LAGOMARSINO, Jeremy | Director | 2018-03-02 | 2019-10-31 |
| MACKIE, John Arthur | Director | — | 1999-06-22 |
| MATTHEWS, Leslie Alan | Director | — | 1995-11-06 |
| NIBLOE, Peter Jeremy | Director | 1998-10-07 | 2000-10-04 |
| RECROSIO, Paolo | Director | 2022-08-30 | 2025-01-24 |
| SHAND-BROWN, Sandra | Director | 2000-10-01 | 2023-02-06 |
| SPIEGEL, Steven | Director | 2018-03-02 | 2019-06-27 |
| SZCZYGIEL, Michal | Director | 2012-07-18 | 2023-02-06 |
| WHITE, Allan | Director | 2017-03-01 | 2022-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Packaging Holdings Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 189 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-09-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-03 | RP01SH01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-07-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-06-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-06-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 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 | |
| 2024-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-27 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 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 full | |
| 2023-09-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-08-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-03-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.