ESTERFORM PACKAGING LIMITED
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Cash
£2.6m
-4.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£5.9m
+65.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
252
+3.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.2m
+617.9% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | 2023-09-29 | 2024-09-27 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £102,306,000 | £86,872,000 | £94,579,000 | +8.9% | |
| Operating profit | £6,610,000 | £3,029,000 | £5,085,000 | +67.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,468,000 | £442,000 | £3,173,000 | +617.9% | |
| Net profit | -£3,360,000 | £877,000 | £2,333,000 | +166% | |
| Cash | £580,000 | £2,719,000 | £2,605,000 | -4.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,521,000 | £14,410,000 | £13,280,000 | -7.8% | |
| Net assets | £1,368,000 | £3,568,000 | £5,901,000 | +65.4% | |
| Equity | £1,368,000 | £3,568,000 | £5,901,000 | +65.4% | |
| Average employees | 212 | 244 | 252 | +3.3% | |
| Wages | £7,641,000 | £8,769,000 | £10,179,000 | +16.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £804,000 | £861,000 | £774,000 | -10.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £36,000 | £25,000 | £8,000 | -68% | |
| Highest paid director | £310,000 | £420,000 | £434,000 | +3.3% |
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 | 2023-09-29 | 2024-09-27 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.5% | 3.5% | 5.4% | |
| Net margin | -3.3% | 1.0% | 2.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 57.4% | 21.0% | 38.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 97.9% | 94.6% | 89.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.79x | 0.87x | 0.89x | |
| Interest cover | 2.46x | 1.17x | 2.66x |
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
- ESTERFORM PACKAGING LIMITED 1998-11-20 → present
- THE DESIGNWORX LIMITED 1998-09-07 → 1998-11-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PKF Smith Cooper Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In November 2025, Biffa Waste Services have settled the loans from Santander. The strong results for this year and improved financial performance and forecasts, supports the preparation of financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- ESTERFORM PACKAGING LIMITED · parent
- Pet Plas Packaging Limited 100%
- PrimePac Limited 100%
- Esterform Polska Sp. z.o.o. 90%
Significant events
- “On 30 September 2025, Biffa Waste Services Limited acquired a 100% shareholding in Esterform Packaging. Following the acquisition, the existing Santander loan was fully settled by Biffa Waste Services in November 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARSONS, Sarah Christine | Secretary | 2023-04-25 | — | — |
| ANGELL, Marc Anthony | Director | 2025-09-30 | Aug 1980 | British |
| HARTLEY, Simon John | Director | 2014-03-10 | Apr 1960 | British |
| KIRIAKOPOULOS, Kostantinos Jim | Director | 2026-05-11 | Jan 1970 | Canadian,British |
| MILAN, Liam Oliver | Director | 2024-11-01 | Oct 1987 | British |
| TOPHAM, Michael Robert Mason | Director | 2025-09-30 | Nov 1972 | British |
| TYNE, Mark John | Director | 2014-03-03 | May 1965 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVIS, Michael Geoffrey | Nominee Secretary | 1998-09-07 | 1998-11-12 |
| BATES, Craig Lee | Secretary | 1998-11-12 | 2007-03-30 |
| FISHER, Mark | Secretary | 2008-01-01 | 2012-05-20 |
| TYNE, Mark John | Secretary | 2007-03-30 | 2008-01-01 |
| ADLAM, Mark | Director | 2022-08-01 | 2023-04-25 |
| AVIS, Christine Susan | Nominee Director | 1998-09-07 | 1998-11-12 |
| BATES, Craig Lee | Director | 1998-11-12 | 2007-03-30 |
| CHAPMAN, Keith Anthony | Director | 2012-04-01 | 2014-03-07 |
| COOKE, Paul David | Director | 2022-08-01 | 2023-04-25 |
| COOKE, Paul David | Director | 1998-11-12 | 2007-03-30 |
| COX, Michael Jonathan | Director | 2014-03-03 | 2017-06-15 |
| DAVIS, Michael Charles | Director | 2023-04-25 | 2026-01-31 |
| FISHER, Mark | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2012-05-20 |
| HALL, Janet Elizabeth | Director | 2024-08-12 | 2026-01-15 |
| HARTLEY, Simon John | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2014-02-17 |
| JAMES, Paul Anthony | Director | 2023-09-19 | 2024-10-31 |
| NEALE, Richard George | Director | 2022-07-01 | 2024-06-17 |
| PARSONS, Sarah Christine | Director | 2023-04-25 | 2023-09-19 |
| PUREWAL, Inderjeet Singh | Director | 2021-02-15 | 2022-06-15 |
| TYNE, Mark John | Director | 1999-01-07 | 2013-03-27 |
| WARRILOW, Paul Gerrard | Director | 2001-03-21 | 2008-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biffa Waste Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-04-25 | Active |
| Esterform Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-06-15 | Ceased 2022-02-15 |
| Esterform Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-09-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 231 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-29 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-05-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-10-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-29 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2025-09-29 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-09-29 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-09-29 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.