PAPERGRAPHICS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2m
-26.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£7.6m
+9.2% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
61
+5.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£859k
-21.3% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £20,913,122 | £21,767,623 | £25,900,601 | £27,191,499 | £28,565,304 | +5.1% | |
| Operating profit | £885,188 | £995,590 | £958,071 | £1,190,229 | £945,136 | -20.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £858,868 | £1,094,268 | £866,893 | £1,091,526 | £858,636 | -21.3% | |
| Net profit | £1,023,100 | £912,306 | £637,893 | £760,026 | £636,236 | -16.3% | |
| Cash | £4,169,913 | £1,526,352 | £1,156,991 | £1,650,390 | £1,207,808 | -26.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,437,748 | £5,965,054 | £6,345,013 | £6,946,539 | £7,605,175 | +9.5% | |
| Net assets | £4,397,748 | £5,310,054 | £6,305,013 | £6,915,039 | £7,551,275 | +9.2% | |
| Equity | £4,397,748 | £5,310,054 | £6,305,013 | £6,915,039 | £7,551,275 | +9.2% | |
| Average employees | 75 | 62 | 58 | 58 | 61 | +5.2% | |
| Wages | £2,304,267 | £2,041,881 | £2,282,631 | £2,463,525 | £2,569,258 | +4.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £125,248 | £232,562 | £205,704 | £213,244 | £208,265 | -2.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £45,858 | £22,439 | £15,423 | -31.3% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £154,450 | £221,241 | £173,510 | -21.6% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.2% | 4.6% | 3.7% | 4.4% | 3.3% | |
| Net margin | 4.9% | 4.2% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.9% | 16.7% | 15.1% | 17.1% | 12.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 70.5% | 59.9% | 57.3% | 56.8% | 55.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.66x | 1.70x | 1.75x | |
| Interest cover | 27.72x | 33.57x | 10.01x | 12.06x | 10.93x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- PAPERGRAPHICS LIMITED 1986-09-29 → present
- HEELFIRTH LIMITED 1983-05-24 → 1986-09-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sumer Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. ... conclude that there is no material uncertainty and that they can continue to adopt the going concern basis”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATKINS, Nathan Charles | Director | 2002-07-01 | Oct 1976 | British |
| SELBY, John Ernest | Director | 1994-10-13 | Nov 1958 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATIMER, Gordon David | Secretary | 1992-02-25 | 1993-07-21 |
| A B & C SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-07-21 | 1994-10-13 |
| ASB SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1994-10-13 | 2010-04-27 |
| SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | — | 1991-12-19 |
| AYLWARD, Adrian John Francis | Director | — | 1991-12-17 |
| BAXTER, Ian William | Director | — | 1992-10-30 |
| BLICK, Stephen William | Director | 1993-08-05 | — |
| BLICK, Stephen William | Director | — | 1994-10-13 |
| DRAISEY, Robin | Director | 1994-10-17 | 1998-09-18 |
| EDWARDS, Susan Caroline | Director | 1997-07-01 | 1997-12-31 |
| GHEST, Robert Congreve Illiffe | Director | 2001-11-15 | 2002-05-31 |
| GILBERTSON, Douglas Mcgregor | Director | 2015-12-24 | 2025-12-22 |
| HARPUR, Celsus | Director | — | 1993-07-21 |
| KIM, Dong Wook | Director | 1992-07-08 | 1994-10-13 |
| KIM, Jae Hwan | Director | — | 1994-10-13 |
| KIM, Joing Koun | Director | 1991-12-17 | 1992-07-08 |
| KIM, Tea Won | Director | 1992-07-08 | 1994-10-13 |
| LLOYD, Michael Thomas | Director | 1994-10-13 | 2000-04-04 |
| LLOYD, Michael T | Director | — | 1992-11-02 |
| WAUGH, David Martin Spencer | Director | — | 1992-11-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Ernest Selby | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as firm) | 2017-04-26 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 175 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-05-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-05-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-04-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-02-26 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.