THE CARDBOARD BOX COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£401k
+121.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£7.5m
-15.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
138
-3.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£287k
-39.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials 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 | £27,149,114 | £25,347,200 | £28,260,445 | +11.5% | |
| Operating profit | £909,348 | £474,318 | £318,140 | -32.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £922,076 | £473,846 | £287,463 | -39.3% | |
| Net profit | £730,214 | £383,116 | £137,484 | -64.1% | |
| Cash | £349,844 | £181,037 | £400,947 | +121.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,755,628 | £9,913,928 | £8,413,701 | -15.1% | |
| Net assets | £10,729,296 | £8,862,412 | £7,499,896 | -15.4% | |
| Equity | £10,729,296 | £8,862,412 | £7,499,896 | -15.4% | |
| Average employees | 145 | 143 | 138 | -3.5% | |
| Wages | £5,345,540 | £5,358,114 | £5,719,276 | +6.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £169,516 | £121,117 | £138,450 | +14.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £20,624 | £3,235 | £3,719 | +15% |
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 | 3.3% | 1.9% | 1.1% | |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 1.5% | 0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.7% | 4.8% | 3.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 37.6% | 48.9% | 55.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.05x | 1.61x | 1.44x | |
| Interest cover | — | 35.47x | 10.37x |
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
- THE CARDBOARD BOX COMPANY LIMITED 2002-07-01 → present
- FUTUREMAX MANAGEMENT LIMITED 2000-06-12 → 2002-07-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (Northern Ireland) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a strong expectation that the company will continue in operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of this report and have therefore continued to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARNETT, William Bingham | Director | 2018-06-06 | Nov 1976 | British |
| JOHNSTON, Daniel James | Director | 2023-10-01 | Dec 1981 | British |
| MCCONNELL, Daniel James | Director | 2024-11-07 | Mar 1986 | British |
| O'CALLAGHAN, Gerard Austin | Director | 2022-02-23 | Jul 1974 | Irish |
| RICHARDSON, David John | Director | 2023-01-01 | Oct 1969 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AITKENHEAD, Clive Campbell | Secretary | 2001-07-20 | 2018-06-06 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-06-12 | 2001-04-11 |
| DEVINE, Julie | Director | 2007-06-26 | 2018-06-06 |
| GARDNER-BOYES, Graham | Director | 2015-10-09 | 2018-06-06 |
| KELLY, Alexander David | Director | 2018-06-06 | 2022-12-31 |
| MCDONNELL, Bernard Neillus | Director | 2018-06-06 | 2024-12-31 |
| SHACKLETON, Ken | Director | 2007-06-26 | 2023-09-29 |
| STREET, Peter Christopher Robert | Director | 2001-07-20 | 2018-06-06 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-06-12 | 2001-04-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logson Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-11-25 | Active |
| Braeside Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-05-16 | Ceased 2020-11-25 |
| Mr Peter Christopher Robert Street | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2018-05-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 104 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.