PRECISION PRINTING CO. LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-17 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-03
Watchouts
Cash
£31K
-84.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£813K
-39.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
450
-8.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£37K
+102.2% first positive since 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £21,941,536 | £21,477,986 | £44,848,012 | £43,935,313 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,130,277 | -£1,202,113 | -£1,075,661 | £777,402 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £864,938 | -£1,718,326 | -£1,661,442 | £36,609 | |
| Net profit | — | £864,938 | -£1,609,010 | -£1,145,570 | -£530,886 | |
| Cash | — | £232 | £338 | £201,563 | £31,485 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £6,120,938 | £4,810,907 | £5,391,782 | £4,502,961 | |
| Net assets | — | £3,266,985 | £1,316,799 | £1,343,777 | £812,891 | |
| Equity | £2,722,024 | £3,266,985 | £1,316,799 | £1,343,777 | £812,891 | |
| Average employees | — | 160 | 182 | 490 | 450 | |
| Wages | — | £5,006,231 | £6,097,942 | £17,990,183 | £16,439,018 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £156,024 | £270,311 | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
-2%
£44,848,012 £43,935,313
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Cash
-84.4%
£201,563 £31,485
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Net assets
-39.5%
£1,343,777 £812,891
lowest in 4 filed years
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Employees
-8.2%
490 450
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Operating profit
+172.3%
-£1,075,661 £777,402
first positive since 2024
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Profit before tax
+102.2%
-£1,661,442 £36,609
first positive since 2024
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Wages
-8.6%
£17,990,183 £16,439,018
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 5.2% | -5.6% | -2.4% | 1.8% | |
| Net margin | — | 3.9% | -7.5% | -2.6% | -1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 18.5% | -25.0% | -20.0% | 17.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.80x | 0.74x | |
| Interest cover | — | 4.25x | -2.33x | -1.84x | 1.02x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited Statutory Auditor
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors consider that current trading and their forecasts indicate that the company will continue to trade for at least 12 months from the date of signing these accounts. The ultimate parent company has also provided the company with confirmation that, for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements, they will continue to make available such funds as are needed by the company.”
Significant events
- “The financial year ending 31 March 2025 marked a significant improvement in profitability both for Precision Printing Co. Limited and the Group.”
- “Significant capital investments continue to happen to enhance the Group's production capabilities, allowing it to meet increasing client demand while optimizing efficiency. During the year, the Group identified opportunities and has entered new and exciting markets whilst continuing to increase its product offering.”
- “During the year, the company and group undertook a review of intercompany balances and determined that certain amounts owed between group entities were no longer recoverable. These balances arose from historic trading and recharge arrangements. As a result, formal waiver agreements were executed to write off the outstanding balances as at 31 March 2025. The transaction is non-cash and has no impact on the overall consolidated results of the Precision ProCo Group.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOWELL, Margaret Anne | Secretary | 2003-03-26 | — | British |
| BAILEY, Matthew Jonathan | Director | 2023-04-06 | Oct 1975 | British |
| PEELING, Gary Ian | Director | 1996-07-09 | Apr 1971 | British |
| SKARPELLIS, Andrew | Director | 2000-11-01 | May 1973 | British |
| WHITE, Carl | Director | 2025-04-01 | Mar 1971 | British |
| WOOLLEY, Paul | Director | 2025-04-01 | Mar 1959 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE GRUCHY, Mark | Secretary | — | 2003-03-26 |
| BROOK, Philippa Scott | Director | 1996-07-09 | 1997-03-19 |
| COOPER, Clive David | Director | — | 2023-04-06 |
| COOPER, Gloria | Director | 2008-12-31 | 2020-07-08 |
| COOPER, Simon Jeremy | Director | 2006-05-16 | 2010-05-31 |
| DE GRUCHY, Mark | Director | — | 2003-03-26 |
| HILLS, Julia Mary | Director | — | 1994-02-24 |
| HILLS, Trevor John | Director | — | 1994-02-24 |
| HOWELL, Margaret Anne | Director | 1999-11-01 | 2023-04-06 |
| MASON, Paul Brian | Director | 1999-11-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| NASH, Alistair Lindley James | Director | 2010-12-06 | 2011-10-17 |
| NEARY, Dominic Terence | Director | 2020-07-08 | 2021-09-08 |
| OSMOND, Philip John | Director | 2023-04-06 | 2024-10-01 |
| PINBOROUGH, Christopher Thomas | Director | 2021-03-04 | 2022-08-05 |
| ROUCAUTE, Steeve Axel | Director | 2023-04-06 | 2023-05-19 |
| ROUCAUTE, Steeve Axel | Director | 2013-11-21 | 2016-01-26 |
| STEPHENSON, Louise | Director | 2020-07-08 | 2023-04-07 |
| STEWARD, Edward Allan | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2023-04-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precision Proco (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-03-31 | Active |
| Precision Proco Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-08-30 | Ceased 2026-03-31 |
| Mr Clive David Cooper | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-08-31 |
| Mr Gary Ian Peeling | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-08-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 218 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.