CASTLE COLOUR PACKAGING LIMITED
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Cash
£248k
-37.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.2m
+2.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
79
+1.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£210k
+245.1% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,966,298 | £10,021,464 | £10,424,663 | +4% | |
| Operating profit | £411,472 | £205,511 | £396,110 | +92.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £291,474 | £60,776 | £209,746 | +245.1% | |
| Net profit | £269,755 | £76,294 | £179,718 | +135.6% | |
| Cash | £143,369 | £398,604 | £247,700 | -37.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,708,796 | £5,193,060 | £5,841,162 | +12.5% | |
| Net assets | £2,732,276 | £3,108,462 | £3,188,180 | +2.6% | |
| Equity | £2,732,276 | £3,108,462 | £3,188,180 | +2.6% | |
| Average employees | 82 | 78 | 79 | +1.3% | |
| Wages | £2,835,443 | £2,794,515 | £3,001,382 | +7.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £352,988 | £343,307 | £454,601 | +32.4% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.1% | 2.1% | 3.8% | |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 0.8% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.7% | 4.0% | 6.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 64.0% | 67.0% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.34x | 1.12x | 1.18x | |
| Interest cover | 3.26x | 1.36x | 2.07x |
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
- CASTLE COLOUR PACKAGING LIMITED 2018-01-31 → present
- THE CASTLE COLOUR PRESS LIMITED 1991-04-16 → 2018-01-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Larking Gowen LLP
- 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”
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, Adam Richard | Secretary | 2022-08-05 | — | — |
| DENSLEY, Paul | Director | 2009-01-01 | Aug 1973 | British |
| EVANS, Adam Richard | Director | 2019-10-16 | Apr 1988 | English |
| FERGUSON, Mark Harry | Director | 2002-10-31 | Jul 1963 | British |
| WALTON, Paul | Director | 2025-04-01 | Jun 1976 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FERGUSON, Mark Harry | Secretary | 2002-10-31 | 2005-11-30 |
| FERGUSON, Thomas Thomson | Secretary | 2005-11-30 | 2022-08-05 |
| WADE, Ronald Leonard | Secretary | — | 2002-10-31 |
| WOOD, Roger John | Secretary | 1991-05-24 | 1993-04-16 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-04-16 | 1991-04-16 |
| BLACKSHAW, Brian Anthony | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2010-11-30 |
| FERGUSON, Alexandra Louise | Director | 2004-12-01 | 2005-11-30 |
| FILBY, John | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2014-11-30 |
| GAUL, Nigel Charles | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2014-09-30 |
| HOWARD, Barry | Director | 1997-04-01 | 2004-12-10 |
| MCMAHON, Stewart John | Director | — | 1995-04-07 |
| WADE, Ronald Leonard | Director | 1992-05-01 | 2004-10-31 |
| WILSON, Brian John | Director | 1992-05-01 | 1999-04-09 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-04-16 | 1993-04-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eae Creative Colour Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-31 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-06 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2020-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no 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.