THE ENCORE GROUP (ENVELOPES AND PACKAGING) LIMITED
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Cash
£5.8m
-25.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£34m
+3.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
303
+1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.3m
-23.1% 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 2025-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £55,646,933 | £51,259,351 | £47,295,315 | -7.7% | |
| Operating profit | £7,151,534 | £5,388,675 | £3,548,521 | -34.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,141,884 | £5,528,287 | £4,252,227 | -23.1% | |
| Net profit | £5,473,792 | £4,124,157 | £3,276,230 | -20.6% | |
| Cash | £3,744,475 | £7,782,574 | £5,827,762 | -25.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £32,718,527 | £34,184,247 | £34,715,175 | +1.6% | |
| Net assets | £30,245,280 | £32,369,437 | £33,645,667 | +3.9% | |
| Equity | £30,245,280 | £32,369,437 | £33,645,667 | +3.9% | |
| Average employees | 286 | 300 | 303 | +1% | |
| Wages | £8,628,440 | £9,423,679 | £10,303,275 | +9.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.9% | 10.5% | 7.5% | |
| Net margin | 9.8% | 8.0% | 6.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 21.9% | 15.8% | 10.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 34.7% | 33.1% | 35.8% | |
| Current ratio | 2.80x | 2.80x | 2.16x | |
| Interest cover | 60.37x | 51.68x | 81.84x |
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
- THE ENCORE GROUP (ENVELOPES AND PACKAGING) LIMITED 2019-12-06 → present
- ENCORE ENVELOPES LIMITED 2008-07-07 → 2019-12-06
- ENCORE WASHINGTON LIMITED 2006-01-26 → 2008-07-07
- WASHINGTON ENVELOPES LIMITED 1984-07-02 → 2006-01-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Brown Butler
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis consistent with their view formed after making appropriate enquiries as outlined in note 2 to the financial statements.”
Group structure
- THE ENCORE GROUP (ENVELOPES AND PACKAGING) LIMITED · parent
- Prestige Engineering Solutions Limited 100%
- Muscle Envelope Company Limited 92%
- Encore Print Solutions Limited 100%
- Encore Envelopes Limited 100%
- Envelope World Limited 100%
- Printed Envelopes Limited 100%
- Lithoflex Limited 100%
- Washington Envelopes Limited 100%
- All On Board Limited 100%
- Heritage Envelopes Limited 100%
- Packmail Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Prior to the year end in 2025 the company invested in a CHP system to provide most of the electricity and all of the heating to our Peterlee packaging manufacturing plant.”
- “Additionally, the company put a deposit down on a folding, gluing and taping machine that further bolsters capacity to manufacture light mailing products.”
- “And a deposit was placed on a new and more advanced guillotine to be delivered in 2026 to help the company keep up with customer demand.”
- “On 3 June 2025, the company acquired the entire issued share capital of Heritage Envelopes Limited comprising of 1,495,650 ordinary shares of £1 each.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOYCE, Gary | Secretary | 2021-03-01 | — | — |
| ALLEN, Craig Lee | Director | 2017-10-19 | Aug 1982 | British |
| COOPER, David Norris | Director | 2002-09-23 | Dec 1975 | British |
| EYEINGTON, Mark | Director | 2017-10-19 | Apr 1974 | British |
| JOYCE, Gary | Director | 2017-10-19 | Apr 1984 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCGUIRE, David Gerrard | Secretary | — | 2007-02-22 |
| WILLIAMSON, Michael John | Secretary | 2007-02-22 | 2021-02-28 |
| CORKHILL, Julia Mary | Director | 2002-09-23 | 2011-11-08 |
| CROISDALE, John Russell | Director | 2002-09-23 | 2021-02-28 |
| GILL, Anthony Stephen | Director | 2002-09-23 | 2007-02-22 |
| GILL, Jane | Director | 2002-09-23 | 2007-02-22 |
| JENKINS, Trevor | Director | — | 2002-09-23 |
| MCADAMS, James | Director | — | 1992-10-08 |
| MCGUIRE, David Gerrard | Director | — | 2007-02-22 |
| REYNOLDS, John Edward | Director | 2002-09-23 | 2015-05-01 |
| WILLIAMSON, Michael John | Director | 2002-09-23 | 2021-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pencaster Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2021-12-01 | Active |
| Tyne & Wear Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 198 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-05-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-03-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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