COPPICE ALUPACK LIMITED
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Cash
£3m
-54.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£7.3m
+2% vs 2024
Employees
315
+58.3% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£312k
-80.9% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Basic Materials 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 | £40,455,365 | £42,808,534 | £46,572,235 | £49,733,259 | £65,937,013 | +32.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,170,732 | £2,504,157 | £1,247,347 | -50.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £776,988 | £599,908 | £579,787 | £1,637,498 | £312,381 | -80.9% | |
| Net profit | £733,484 | £379,228 | £1,003,589 | £1,641,668 | £144,787 | -91.2% | |
| Cash | £3,436,683 | £1,577,438 | £8,024,124 | £6,597,976 | £3,025,021 | -54.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,309,995 | £13,881,474 | £21,366,311 | £23,061,916 | £25,043,806 | +8.6% | |
| Net assets | £7,938,886 | £3,344,752 | £5,560,436 | £7,202,104 | £7,346,891 | +2% | |
| Equity | £7,938,886 | £3,344,752 | £5,560,436 | £7,202,104 | £7,346,891 | +2% | |
| Average employees | 217 | 250 | 207 | 199 | 315 | +58.3% | |
| Wages | — | — | £6,128,404 | £8,435,911 | £13,693,691 | +62.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £205,432 | £200,557 | £119,674 | £245,003 | £442,764 | +80.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £11,869 | £20,350 | £40,619 | +99.6% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £138,389 | £173,357 | +25.3% |
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 | — | — | 2.5% | 5.0% | 1.9% | |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 0.9% | 2.2% | 3.3% | 0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 5.5% | 10.9% | 5.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 67.1% | 85.2% | 81.3% | 80.1% | 84.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.89x | 2.26x | 1.66x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 1.98x | 2.80x | 1.33x |
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
- COPPICE ALUPACK LIMITED 1991-11-21 → present
- COPPICE ALUPACK FOIL CONTAINERS LIMITED 1990-01-09 → 1991-11-21
- ALUPACK FOIL CONTAINERS LIMITED 1985-11-26 → 1990-01-09
- ALUPACK LIMITED 1972-10-05 → 1985-11-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group and parent company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- COPPICE ALUPACK LIMITED · parent
- PFF Packaging Innovations Group Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 1 October 2025, the group acquired the trade, inventory and fixed assets of PFF Packaging Group Limited and its subsidiaries... The total consideration was satisfied by cash of £850,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 44 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIXON, Derek Rhys | Director | 2024-07-26 | Jul 1982 | Welsh |
| SHATHER, Mark Iestyn | Director | 2024-07-26 | Mar 1969 | British |
Show 44 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AKBAR, Shokat Ali | Secretary | 2015-03-18 | 2015-09-23 |
| BLAKEN, Stephen Graham | Secretary | 2004-08-02 | 2013-08-30 |
| BRYANT, Laurence Steven | Secretary | 2023-06-30 | 2023-08-14 |
| CANN, Andrew John | Secretary | — | 1994-09-30 |
| GENTRY, Kenneth Victor | Secretary | 2003-06-26 | 2004-08-02 |
| HARRIS, Michael James Robert | Secretary | 1999-05-17 | 2000-09-06 |
| LOO, Helen Sork Ching | Secretary | 2001-01-17 | 2002-06-11 |
| MOSS, Nigel Adam | Secretary | 2000-09-06 | 2001-01-17 |
| MURPHY, Michael Joseph | Secretary | 1994-09-30 | 1999-05-17 |
| O'CONNOR, Julia | Secretary | 2016-10-17 | 2020-01-30 |
| O'CONNOR, Julia Helen | Secretary | 2013-09-02 | 2015-03-18 |
| SHAIKH, Marghub Ahmed | Secretary | 2015-09-23 | 2016-10-17 |
| SHATHER, Mark Iestyn | Secretary | 2020-01-30 | 2023-06-30 |
| WILLIAMS, David Brian | Secretary | 2002-06-11 | 2003-06-26 |
| AHMED, Qadir | Director | 2020-01-30 | 2024-07-26 |
| BLAKEN, Stephen Graham | Director | 2009-01-05 | 2013-08-30 |
| BOYD, Stephen David | Director | 1998-07-10 | 1999-05-17 |
| CAPLIN, Anthony Lindsay | Director | 2004-08-02 | 2006-05-12 |
| CROSBY, Denis Gerald | Director | 1993-10-20 | 1995-05-31 |
| DOWLING, Christopher Bruce | Director | 1999-05-17 | 2002-03-07 |
| ELSTON, Leon | Director | 2015-11-06 | 2026-06-30 |
| ELSTON, Leon | Director | 2013-06-01 | 2014-03-18 |
| FAZAL, Abdul Kadir | Director | 2019-08-28 | 2020-01-30 |
| FRANKLIN, Grant Roger | Director | — | 2000-03-28 |
| GENTRY, Kenneth Victor | Director | — | 2004-08-02 |
| GRIFFITHS, Emrys John | Director | 2021-09-29 | 2022-05-31 |
| HARRIS, Michael James Robert | Director | 1999-05-17 | 2002-03-07 |
| HELME, Ian | Director | 2015-11-06 | 2019-07-02 |
| HELME, Ian | Director | 2009-01-05 | 2015-03-18 |
| HIND, John Douglas | Director | 2000-03-28 | 2004-06-15 |
| LENNOCK, Mark William | Director | 1993-05-18 | 1994-09-06 |
| MAJID, Ibrahim | Director | 2019-08-28 | 2020-01-30 |
| MALTHOUSE, James Leonard | Director | — | 1992-02-28 |
| MCMURRAY, Andrew | Director | 2006-05-12 | 2015-03-18 |
| MURPHY, Michael Joseph | Director | 1998-03-17 | 1999-05-17 |
| SHAIKH, Marghub Ahmed | Director | 2020-01-30 | 2024-07-26 |
| SMITH, Bryan Arthur | Director | — | 2000-03-28 |
| SMITH, David Leslie | Director | 2015-03-18 | 2019-07-18 |
| TAHMASEBI, Khosrow | Director | 2004-06-15 | 2015-09-23 |
| THOMAS, Sara Mari | Director | 2015-11-06 | 2021-04-30 |
| THOMAS, Sara Mari | Director | 2009-01-05 | 2015-03-18 |
| UNDERHILL, Peter John | Director | 1993-10-20 | 1995-12-31 |
| WILLIAMS, David Brian | Director | 2002-06-11 | 2003-06-26 |
| YOUNG, John Alexander | Director | 2015-03-18 | 2016-01-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euro Packaging Jersey Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence (as firm) | 2021-11-20 | Active |
| Alupack Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence (as firm) | 2020-12-22 | Ceased 2021-11-20 |
| Mr Shabir Majid Alimahomed | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 224 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-09-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-11-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-10-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-24 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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