BONG UK LIMITED
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Cash
£152K
-34.4% vs 2023
Net assets
-£4.7M
-57.8% vs 2023
Employees
121
-17.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£1.7M
+11.3% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
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 | £21,687,011 | £19,283,354 | -11.1% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,576,885 | -£1,247,647 | +20.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,934,947 | -£1,716,597 | +11.3% | |
| Net profit | -£1,934,947 | -£1,716,597 | +11.3% | |
| Cash | £230,962 | £151,582 | -34.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£1,738,279 | £673,123 | +138.7% | |
| Net assets | -£2,970,287 | -£4,686,884 | -57.8% | |
| Equity | -£2,970,287 | -£4,686,884 | -57.8% | |
| Average employees | 147 | 121 | -17.7% | |
| Wages | £4,166,070 | £4,292,484 | +3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £212,031 | £205,563 | -3.1% |
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 | -7.3% | -6.5% | |
| Net margin | -8.9% | -8.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -185.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 133.3% | 163.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.78x | 1.02x | |
| Interest cover | -3.81x | -2.65x |
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
- BONG UK LIMITED 2000-01-05 → present
- RULEALPHA LIMITED 1999-12-17 → 2000-01-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are satisfied that the Company has adequate resources to continue business for the foreseeable future and this is augmented by a formal statement of continuing Group support from the ultimate parent company Bong AB. For this purpose, the Group comprises all of the companies which are under the direct or indirect control of the ultimate parent company. For this reason, the directors continue to adopt the 'going concern' basis for preparing the financial statements. In making this analysis, the directors have had regard to the guidance on going concern issued by the Financial Reporting Council.”
Significant events
- “The Company's principal activity continues to be the manufacture of paper stationery and packaging.”
- “The Company is conscious of the long term decline in envelope usage and the need to offer highly competitive pricing to maintain market share while continuing to diversify its packaging offering.”
- “The business, commencing in 2023 and continuing, has undertaken a significant re-structuring. Resulting in a significant reduction in its operating footprint, closure of loss making operations and an ongoing review of its operations.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRIMMER, Carsten | Secretary | 2025-12-10 | — | — |
| GREENLEAF, Jeffrey | Director | 2017-03-31 | Jan 1962 | British |
| STEIGLEDER, Kai | Director | 2018-11-06 | Sep 1963 | German |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERNHARDSSON, Lars | Secretary | 2007-10-22 | 2009-01-16 |
| FRANSSON, Per Ake Rune | Secretary | 2000-01-04 | 2001-12-18 |
| HALE, Susan Elizabeth | Secretary | 2001-12-18 | 2007-07-01 |
| PARISH, Jeremy | Secretary | 2009-01-16 | 2025-12-10 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-12-17 | 2000-01-04 |
| BATAILLE, Sylvie Odette Yvette | Director | 2013-09-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| BERNHARDSSON, Lars Carl Otto | Director | 2003-05-01 | 2010-01-16 |
| COOPER, Mark Edward | Director | 2007-08-06 | 2013-09-01 |
| DAVIDSSON, Anders | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2014-08-31 |
| LAHTEENMAKI, Kari Eero Antero | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2016-10-31 |
| NILSSON, Erland Christer | Director | 2000-01-04 | 2003-04-30 |
| PARISH, Jeremy | Director | 2009-01-16 | 2020-10-01 |
| PIHL, Erik Lennart Henry | Director | 2000-01-04 | 2003-12-31 |
| SABBATINELLI, Michael | Director | 2020-10-01 | 2023-03-31 |
| ZENK, Ulf | Director | 2011-06-30 | 2012-12-21 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-12-17 | 2000-01-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kai Steigleder | Individual | Appoints directors | 2018-09-12 | Active |
| Mr Stephane Hamelin | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-11-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-12-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-12-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-25 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares consolidation | |
| 2021-02-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-01-29 | SH20 | capital | Legacy |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.