BALL BEVERAGE PACKAGING EUROPE LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of the US-listed packaging group Ball Corp, the company manufactures aluminium cans, bottles, and ends for the European beverage industry.
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Cash
£929K
EUR 1,084,000
+3.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£561M
EUR 654,634,000
+16.3% vs 2023
Employees
144
-6.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£95M
EUR 111,098,000
+22.6% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £2,348,777,540 | £2,398,766,395 | +2.1% | |
| Operating profit | £62,885,555 | £73,410,201 | +16.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £77,680,240 | £95,240,463 | +22.6% | |
| Net profit | £60,663,523 | £71,124,732 | +17.2% | |
| Cash | £899,271 | £929,276 | +3.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £508,487,784 | £571,989,713 | +12.5% | |
| Net assets | £482,585,512 | £561,195,028 | +16.3% | |
| Equity | £482,585,512 | £561,195,028 | +16.3% | |
| Average employees | 154 | 144 | -6.5% | |
| Wages | £14,849,550 | £19,003,858 | +28% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £5,032,147 | £5,041,577 | +0.2% |
Figures converted to GBP from EUR at 0.857 per EUR (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 2.7% | 3.1% | |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 3.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.4% | 12.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 64.0% | 64.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.68x | 0.60x | |
| Interest cover | 11.74x | 15.78x |
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 7 times since incorporation
- BALL BEVERAGE PACKAGING EUROPE LIMITED 2016-09-01 → present
- REXAM BEVERAGE CAN EUROPE LIMITED 2016-07-05 → 2016-09-01
- BALL BEVERAGE PACKAGING EUROPE LTD 2016-07-01 → 2016-07-05
- REXAM BEVERAGE CAN EUROPE LIMITED 2003-04-25 → 2016-07-01
- REXAM BEVERAGE CAN SERVICES LIMITED 2000-11-03 → 2003-04-25
- AMERICAN NATIONAL CAN SERVICES (EUROPE) LIMITED 1999-09-01 → 2000-11-03
- NACANCO SERVICES (EUROPE) LIMITED 1990-12-17 → 1999-09-01
- ANDERWARD LIMITED 1990-11-01 → 1990-12-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have made an assessment of the Company's ability to continue its activities as a going concern and have determined that as of the date of the approval of these annual financial statements, it is reasonable to conclude that the Company will be able to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “During the year, the Company recognised a €8,482,000 expense related to the disposal of the Aerospace division.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLEW, Mandy | Director | 2024-03-01 | Nov 1971 | British |
| HOCKEN, Philip James | Director | 2014-01-01 | May 1977 | British |
| PEACHEY, Richard John | Director | 2007-12-18 | Mar 1965 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLUNDELL, Francis Peter | Secretary | 2002-04-01 | 2011-04-15 |
| GOODINSON, John Keith | Secretary | 2001-04-27 | 2002-03-31 |
| HARBER, Alan Martin | Secretary | 2011-04-15 | 2018-07-09 |
| HERDMAN, Michael David | Secretary | — | 2002-03-31 |
| MILLWOOD, Christopher | Secretary | 2020-12-14 | 2023-08-17 |
| PETERS, John | Secretary | 2018-07-09 | 2020-12-14 |
| PAILEX CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1996-11-01 | 2001-04-27 |
| ARBACHE, Nabil | Director | 2000-07-25 | 2003-09-04 |
| BAKER, Charles Ernest | Director | 2020-12-21 | 2023-03-16 |
| BLUNDELL, Francis Peter | Director | 2007-12-18 | 2011-04-15 |
| BOVE, Francesco | Director | 1995-05-01 | 1999-03-31 |
| CAUSEY, Carey | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2024-03-01 |
| FAUCON, Christian | Director | 1996-07-31 | 1998-09-01 |
| FREEMAN, Nigel John | Director | 1995-05-01 | 2003-09-04 |
| GILLIS, Colin | Director | 2016-06-30 | 2019-09-02 |
| GOODWIN, Deron | Director | 2023-03-16 | 2024-12-05 |
| GORTON, John Richard | Director | 2000-07-25 | 2013-12-31 |
| HAUSER, Gerard | Director | 1995-11-03 | 1996-11-01 |
| HERDMAN, Michael David | Director | — | 2003-09-04 |
| LAPEKAS, Edward Andrew | Director | 1996-12-10 | 2000-07-25 |
| LEWIS, Ronald James | Director | 2019-09-02 | 2021-01-01 |
| MASSARD, Pierre Andre | Director | 1995-05-01 | 1996-07-31 |
| PERCIVAL, Iain Philip | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2016-06-30 |
| SCHUMACHER, Alan Harold | Director | 1998-11-01 | 2000-07-25 |
| SJOLIN, Tomas | Director | 2003-09-04 | 2012-12-31 |
| STELZEL, Walter Tell | Director | 1995-11-03 | 1997-05-22 |
| STELZEL, Walter Tell | Director | — | 1995-05-01 |
| TURNER, Jack Henry | Director | — | 1995-05-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rexam Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 164 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-01-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-01-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-12-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
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.