LINPAC PACKAGING LIMITED
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Cash
£9m
-24.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£417m
+4.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
264
-2.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£6.6m
+27.9% vs 2024
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 | £66,862,000 | £72,990,000 | £69,186,000 | -5.2% | |
| Operating profit | £3,526,000 | -£1,286,000 | -£9,428,000 | -633.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £18,487,000 | -£9,206,000 | -£6,642,000 | +27.9% | |
| Net profit | £18,392,000 | -£9,716,000 | -£6,903,000 | +29% | |
| Cash | £14,529,000 | £11,914,000 | £9,048,000 | -24.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £404,757,000 | £396,527,000 | £413,774,000 | +4.3% | |
| Net assets | £410,260,000 | £400,041,000 | £417,047,000 | +4.3% | |
| Equity | £410,260,000 | £400,041,000 | £417,047,000 | +4.3% | |
| Average employees | 267 | 272 | 264 | -2.9% | |
| Wages | £9,932,000 | £10,602,000 | £11,041,000 | +4.1% | |
| 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 | 5.3% | -1.8% | -13.6% | |
| Net margin | 27.5% | -13.3% | -10.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.9% | -0.3% | -2.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 29.0% | 32.0% | 23.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.15x | 0.12x | 0.14x | |
| Interest cover | 8.14x | -0.60x | -3.90x |
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
- LINPAC PACKAGING LIMITED 2008-02-14 → present
- LINPAC PLASTICS LIMITED 1994-12-30 → 2008-02-14
- LINPAC PLASTICS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1991-06-11 → 1994-12-30
- LIN PAC PLASTICS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1969-03-10 → 1991-06-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company's director has a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources and financial support to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the 2025 financial statements.”
Group structure
- LINPAC PACKAGING LIMITED · parent
- LINPAC Packaging Italia SpA 100%
- Infia S.r.l 100%
- Infia Iberica S.L. 75%
- LINPAC Packaging Holdings S.L.U. 100%
Significant events
- “On 30 January 2026 (the "Effective Date"), the Group's debtors satisfied the conditions precedent to the effectiveness of the Joint Prepackaged Plan of Reorganization (the "Plan") and successfully emerged from the Chapter 11 Cases.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 44 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELKINGTON, Benjamin James Spencer | Director | 2023-10-11 | Apr 1975 | British |
Show 44 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FENSOME, Richard James | Secretary | 2001-08-01 | 2009-07-27 |
| JOSEPH, Simon Elliot | Secretary | 2009-07-27 | 2018-01-29 |
| LENCE, Robert Burton | Secretary | 2018-01-29 | 2019-10-31 |
| SMITH, Andrew Tyler | Secretary | — | 2000-07-28 |
| TAMAS, Roxane Manuela, Ms. | Secretary | 2019-11-01 | 2021-06-18 |
| TENTORI, Mark Ian | Secretary | 2000-07-28 | 2001-08-01 |
| ANDERSON, Michael Colin | Director | — | 2000-10-31 |
| AUDAS, Robert Graham | Director | 2009-12-28 | 2010-09-13 |
| BARNETT, Adam Richard | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2023-10-11 |
| BARNETT, Adam Richard | Director | 2010-09-13 | 2017-07-19 |
| BAUCHER, Bernard Pierre | Director | 1997-10-23 | 2004-12-31 |
| CASTELLANOS, Roland | Director | 2007-09-18 | 2012-03-29 |
| COCKREM, Anthony Philip | Director | — | 2006-12-15 |
| COPSON, Andrew Michael | Director | 2017-07-19 | 2018-05-31 |
| CORNISH, Herbert Evan | Director | — | 1992-06-30 |
| CORNISH, Michael John | Director | — | 2003-07-22 |
| CREESE, Andrew George James | Director | 1999-09-06 | 2006-11-15 |
| DAYAN, Daniel Alexander | Director | 2015-03-16 | 2019-04-11 |
| DURR, Melinda Jane | Director | 2023-11-06 | 2024-12-31 |
| FOX, Paul Simon | Director | 2021-02-08 | 2023-10-11 |
| HEAP, Anthony John Dowsett | Director | 1997-01-01 | 2006-11-30 |
| HORTON, Christopher | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2015-03-31 |
| JONES, John Alfred, Mr. | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2021-03-08 |
| LANG, Robert Alexander | Director | 2004-12-08 | 2006-08-31 |
| LINDSAY, David | Director | 2010-09-13 | 2012-09-05 |
| MELDRAM, David | Director | 2010-09-13 | 2014-09-30 |
| NEIL, Ian Anthony | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2008-06-11 |
| NICHOLLS, Michael Philip | Director | 2010-09-13 | 2019-07-01 |
| O'BRIEN, Ethan James, Mr. | Director | 2025-05-06 | 2025-08-23 |
| OCONNELL, Terence Patrick | Director | — | 2001-06-30 |
| OSHEA, Peter Frederick | Director | 1992-05-01 | 2001-04-30 |
| PAUL, Richard Neil | Director | 2013-05-31 | 2015-05-29 |
| PAUL, Richard Neil | Director | 1997-05-01 | 2008-07-24 |
| PEACOCK, Giles Richard | Director | 2017-07-19 | 2018-01-31 |
| ROBINSON, Graeme Peter | Director | 2006-11-07 | 2015-08-17 |
| SALTER, Saul La Roche | Director | — | 2007-06-30 |
| SMITH, Andrew Tyler | Director | 1995-05-19 | 2000-05-11 |
| TENTORI, Mark Ian | Director | 2000-01-26 | 2008-05-01 |
| THUMEREL, Pierre Jean Francois | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2011-04-18 |
| TUDELA MARTINEZ, Daniel | Director | 2025-08-25 | 2025-09-03 |
| WALKER, Svetlana Nikolaevna, Mrs. | Director | 2023-10-11 | 2025-08-25 |
| WHITTINGTON, Peter Alan | Director | 1992-05-01 | 2005-11-01 |
| WILLIAMS, David Arthur | Director | 1999-01-21 | 2004-12-08 |
| WUNDERLICH, Ralf Klaus | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2009-12-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Victor Khosla | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2016-06-30 |
| Linpac Group Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 274 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-01-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- 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.