PROPERPAK LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1.7m
-55.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
5
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.1m
+32.3% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,565,000 | £7,603,000 | £8,197,000 | +7.8% | |
| Operating profit | £1,002,000 | £805,000 | £1,022,000 | +27% | |
| Profit before tax | £820,000 | £851,000 | £1,126,000 | +32.3% | |
| Net profit | £626,000 | £638,000 | £845,000 | +32.4% | |
| Cash | £62,000 | £33,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,232,000 | £3,870,000 | £1,731,000 | -55.3% | |
| Net assets | £3,232,000 | £3,870,000 | £1,715,000 | -55.7% | |
| Equity | £3,232,000 | £3,870,000 | £1,715,000 | -55.7% | |
| Average employees | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0% | |
| Wages | £157,000 | £229,000 | £242,000 | +5.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.1% | 10.6% | 12.5% | |
| Net margin | 3.2% | 8.4% | 10.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 31.0% | 20.8% | 59.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 57.1% | 25.5% | 62.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.75x | 3.92x | 1.59x | |
| Interest cover | 5.51x | 67.08x | — |
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
- PROPERPAK LIMITED 1997-09-08 → present
- INTERCEDE 1259 LIMITED 1997-08-12 → 1997-09-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Further to the above assessment, the Directors of the Company have concluded that, if required, the Group will be able to provide financial support to VUK, who in turn will be able to provide financial support to the Company, for the period until 31 December 2027. Accordingly, the Directors are satisfied that they have a reasonable basis upon which to conclude that the Company is able to meet its liabilities as they fall due in the foreseeable future and that it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- PROPERPAK LIMITED · parent
- Properpak (Scotland) Limited 100%
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 · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWAINSBURY, Katherine | Secretary | 2025-10-31 | — | — |
| CLAVIE, Valerie Isabelle Marie | Director | 2021-06-30 | Apr 1968 | French |
| KARANI, Mark James | Director | 2020-07-02 | Feb 1983 | British |
| MITCHELL, Stephen James | Director | 2026-03-31 | Sep 1966 | British |
| SWAINSBURY, Katherine | Director | 2025-10-31 | Jan 1976 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERRY, Richard Douglas | Secretary | 2009-01-01 | 2012-01-01 |
| GOUGH, Celia Rosalind | Secretary | 2025-03-31 | 2025-10-31 |
| HUNT, Robert Charles | Secretary | 2011-12-01 | 2017-08-09 |
| HUNT, Robert Charles | Secretary | 2003-01-02 | 2009-01-01 |
| KUTNER, John Michael | Secretary | 1998-01-23 | 2003-01-02 |
| LAMBERT, Benjamin Peter | Secretary | 2017-08-09 | 2025-03-31 |
| MITRE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-08-12 | 1997-12-22 |
| BELLYNCK, Christophe | Director | 2014-04-16 | 2026-03-31 |
| DE SAINT QUENTIN, Axel | Director | 2006-05-19 | 2009-10-01 |
| DU PELOUX DE SAINT ROMAIN, Cyrille | Director | 2003-01-02 | 2007-06-12 |
| DUPONT MADINIER, Edouard Jacques | Director | 1998-01-23 | 2000-02-17 |
| GALLAGHER, Neil Vincent | Director | 2019-01-16 | 2020-06-30 |
| GERRARD, David Andrew | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2021-06-30 |
| GOUGH, Celia Rosalind | Director | 2016-02-25 | 2025-10-31 |
| GOURVENNEC, Michel Jean Jacques | Director | 1999-12-08 | 2003-01-02 |
| GRAVESON, Gavin Howard | Director | 2013-10-30 | 2019-01-02 |
| HURST, Kevin Anthony | Director | 2020-02-21 | 2021-12-31 |
| KUTNER, John Michael | Director | 1997-12-22 | 2008-12-31 |
| LUSHER, David Andrew | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2014-04-15 |
| MCGURK, Keith | Director | 2022-01-31 | 2023-05-31 |
| PRESCOTT, William | Director | 1998-02-03 | 1999-06-30 |
| REEVES, Barbara | Nominee Director | 1997-08-12 | 1997-12-22 |
| RICH, Michael William | Nominee Director | 1997-08-12 | 1997-12-22 |
| SPAUL, Thomas | Director | 2008-12-31 | 2013-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veolia Environmental Services Group (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-31 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-31 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-03-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.