EXPAC (PRESTON) LIMITED
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Cash
£1.4M
-14.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
+18.2% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
142
+59.6% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
+42.6% first positive since 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21,015,227 | £18,363,738 | — | £12,531,624 | £17,027,596 | £28,633,940 | +68.2% | |
| Operating profit | £5,381,060 | £1,134,226 | — | -£836,907 | £743,389 | £1,068,287 | +43.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,373,981 | £1,128,371 | £681,719 | -£881,279 | £703,731 | £1,003,801 | +42.6% | |
| Net profit | £4,638,565 | £889,912 | £569,850 | -£822,522 | £824,279 | £822,723 | -0.2% | |
| Cash | £1,821,198 | £1,514,256 | £2,382,921 | £947,343 | £1,646,485 | £1,405,113 | -14.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,764,979 | £5,178,210 | £5,310,301 | £4,444,680 | £5,461,742 | £6,555,298 | +20% | |
| Net assets | £3,332,267 | £4,222,179 | £4,292,029 | £3,433,507 | £4,257,786 | £5,032,509 | +18.2% | |
| Equity | £3,332,267 | £4,222,179 | £4,292,029 | £3,433,507 | £4,257,786 | £5,032,509 | +18.2% | |
| Average employees | 79 | 112 | 108 | 91 | 89 | 142 | +59.6% | |
| Wages | £1,957,232 | £2,861,558 | £2,988,618 | £2,404,269 | £2,605,080 | £4,362,675 | +67.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £313,840 | £340,945 | £417,627 | £462,507 | £378,476 | £476,800 | +26% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 25.6% | 6.2% | — | -6.7% | 4.4% | 3.7% | |
| Net margin | 22.1% | 4.8% | — | -6.6% | 4.8% | 2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 142.9% | 21.9% | — | -18.8% | 13.6% | 16.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 57.1% | 62.3% | 68.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.31x | 1.32x | 1.26x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -18.86x | 18.74x | 16.57x |
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
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEARNS, David Thomas | Secretary | 2016-10-28 | — | — |
| CUMMINGS, Martin Charles | Director | 2018-08-01 | Oct 1967 | British |
| EASTHAM, Jeremy Francis | Director | 2019-12-17 | May 1967 | British |
| GOUVEIA MORIYA, Eduardo | Director | 2024-11-11 | May 1992 | Portuguese |
| KEARNS, David Thomas | Director | 2016-10-28 | Mar 1968 | British |
| ROYLE, Graham | Director | 2016-10-28 | Jul 1959 | British |
| TEASDALE BROWN, Sebastian Lucius | Director | 2026-05-01 | Oct 1991 | British |
| THOMSON, Christopher | Director | 2021-09-13 | Jan 1979 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LANGTREE, Brian Leslie | Secretary | — | 1996-06-13 |
| RIMMER, Belinda Ann | Secretary | 1996-06-13 | 2016-10-28 |
| ATKINSON, Paul James | Director | 2016-10-28 | 2019-04-08 |
| BOWERS, Joanne | Director | 2023-04-20 | 2024-05-21 |
| BROWN, James Nathan | Director | 2019-04-08 | 2022-04-25 |
| GARSTANG, Paul | Director | 2017-06-13 | 2018-05-31 |
| GRAHAM, Alexander Mark | Director | 2023-02-17 | 2023-12-07 |
| GRAYSON, Samantha Jane | Director | 2019-04-08 | 2023-04-20 |
| HARDY, Mark Simon | Director | 2022-04-25 | 2022-11-04 |
| HINDMARSH, Lindsay Georgina | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2019-04-08 |
| LANGTREE, Brian Leslie | Director | — | 2010-11-01 |
| LANGTREE, Elizabeth Ann | Director | — | 2016-10-28 |
| LANGTREE, Mark Lester | Director | — | 2016-10-28 |
| RIMMER, Belinda Ann | Director | 1994-01-11 | 2016-10-28 |
| ROBINSON, Andrew Lee | Director | 2024-05-21 | 2026-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gri Expac Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2024-10-01 | Active |
| Mr Graham Royle | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-10-28 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 162 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-01 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.