SAICA PACK UK LIMITED
Operating as a private subsidiary of the Spanish group Sociedad Anonima Industrias Celulosa Aragonesa, the company manufactures corrugated paper and paperboard packaging containers.
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Cash
£853K
+14.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£234M
+9.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,254
-1.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£27M
-6.5% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | £390,559,000 | £371,830,000 | £383,831,000 | +3.2% | |
| Operating profit | £31,106,000 | £29,736,000 | £27,750,000 | -6.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £30,574,000 | £29,278,000 | £27,370,000 | -6.5% | |
| Net profit | £21,632,000 | £23,625,000 | £21,083,000 | -10.8% | |
| Cash | £906,000 | £743,000 | £853,000 | +14.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £229,898,000 | £253,290,000 | £272,114,000 | +7.4% | |
| Net assets | £189,765,000 | £213,390,000 | £234,473,000 | +9.9% | |
| Equity | £189,765,000 | £213,390,000 | £234,473,000 | +9.9% | |
| Average employees | 1,321 | 1,276 | 1,254 | -1.7% | |
| Wages | £56,493,000 | £57,052,000 | £57,365,000 | +0.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £454,000 | £391,000 | £365,000 | -6.6% |
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 | 8.0% | 8.0% | 7.2% | |
| Net margin | 5.5% | 6.4% | 5.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.5% | 11.7% | 10.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 41.1% | 40.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.10x | 1.32x | 1.30x | |
| Interest cover | 58.47x | 64.93x | 73.03x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- SAICA PACK UK LIMITED 2009-04-02 → present
- SAICA PACKAGING UK LIMITED 2007-03-15 → 2009-04-02
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER CONTAINERS (U.K.) LIMITED 1975-07-04 → 2007-03-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The UK market grew by approximately 0.3% in 2025. Over the same period, the company's net production increased by 2.3%, indicating a gain in market share during the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAYEBI AHRANJANI, Sara | Secretary | 2024-04-30 | — | — |
| BANKS, Simon | Director | 2022-07-15 | Jul 1974 | British |
| KRALEV, Jonathan | Director | 2024-04-30 | Feb 1990 | British |
| MONTAL BEL, Julian | Director | 2024-04-30 | Jan 1972 | Spanish |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRENNAN, Stephen | Secretary | 1998-02-16 | 2001-07-01 |
| EYLES, Melanie | Secretary | 2010-01-01 | 2010-10-01 |
| HODSON, Frank | Secretary | — | 1997-11-30 |
| KRALEV, Jonathan | Secretary | 2022-09-16 | 2024-04-30 |
| MCCANDLESS, Stephen Alexander | Secretary | 2001-07-01 | 2008-06-04 |
| PETTY, Steven | Secretary | 2013-01-29 | 2022-09-16 |
| ROBINSON, Joaquin Balet | Secretary | 2010-10-01 | 2012-12-01 |
| ALEJANDRO BALET, Angel Ramon | Director | 2006-12-29 | 2024-04-30 |
| ALEJANDRO BALET, Susana | Director | 2006-12-29 | 2024-04-30 |
| APOLLONIO, David William | Director | 2001-12-01 | 2005-04-01 |
| BAIN, Kenneth Eric | Director | 2007-09-03 | 2008-07-22 |
| BIRCH, David Lindsley | Director | — | 1999-09-17 |
| BOCCON GIBOD BEGLEY, Isabelle | Director | 2001-07-01 | 2001-12-01 |
| BRENNAN, Stephen | Director | 1998-02-16 | 2001-07-01 |
| CARR, Max Anthony | Director | — | 1997-11-28 |
| DAROCZI, Hans Peter | Director | — | 2002-06-30 |
| FOURCADE, Serge | Director | 2008-06-04 | 2009-03-27 |
| GIRAUD, Pascal | Director | 2009-03-27 | 2024-04-30 |
| GREENBERG, Charles | Director | — | 2003-01-01 |
| GUTIERREZ RODRIGUEZ, Pedro | Director | 2006-12-29 | 2013-07-01 |
| LISTER, Brian Keith | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2024-04-30 |
| MCCANDLESS, Stephen Alexander | Director | 2001-07-01 | 2008-06-04 |
| PIROZZI, Paolo | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2007-09-01 |
| RICE, Thomas Anthony | Director | 2009-03-27 | 2022-07-15 |
| SUTTON, Mark Stephen | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2005-09-01 |
| VAN LIESHOUT, Marc | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2006-12-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 211 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-04-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-22 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-09-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.