DATA PLASTICS LIMITED
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Cash
£7.4M
+6.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£8.6M
+21.3% vs 2023
Employees
152
+8.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2.8M
+33.3% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,544,363 | £22,012,632 | +12.6% | |
| Operating profit | £1,938,244 | £2,486,309 | +28.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,073,106 | £2,763,806 | +33.3% | |
| Net profit | £1,587,222 | £2,075,163 | +30.7% | |
| Cash | £7,016,296 | £7,446,239 | +6.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,425,881 | £8,951,405 | +20.5% | |
| Net assets | £7,051,338 | £8,556,501 | +21.3% | |
| Equity | £7,051,338 | £8,556,501 | +21.3% | |
| Average employees | 140 | 152 | +8.6% | |
| Wages | £4,926,168 | £5,969,210 | +21.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £397,850 | £696,794 | +75.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.9% | 11.3% | |
| Net margin | 8.1% | 9.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 26.1% | 27.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 44.4% | 35.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.09x | 2.64x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Cox Hinkins Audit Services 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 group and parent 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.”
Group structure
- DATA PLASTICS LIMITED · parent
- Premier Plastics Holdings Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the company increased its interest from 95% to 100% in the ordinary share capital of Premier Plastics Holdings Ltd, a company incorporated in England and Wales.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDLUND REEVE, Cecilia | Secretary | 1997-07-09 | — | British |
| EDLUND-REEVE, Cecilia | Director | 2019-05-20 | Dec 1964 | Swedish |
| REEVE, Joseph Carl | Director | 1993-01-14 | Sep 1965 | British |
| REEVE, Joseph | Director | — | Jun 1943 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| REEVE, Tessa Frances | Secretary | — | 1997-07-09 |
| EDLUND REEVE, Cecilia | Director | 2007-12-01 | 2009-03-20 |
| MCCANN, Kevin Luke | Director | 1993-01-14 | 2003-05-12 |
| REEVE, Tessa Frances | Director | — | 2009-03-20 |
| ROONEY, Michael Shawn | Director | 1993-01-19 | 2007-12-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Tessa Frances Reeve | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-06-29 | Active |
| Mr Joseph Reeve | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 126 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-05-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2018-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2018-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
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.