CHALLENGE PACKAGING LIMITED
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Cash
£41k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1.5m
Equity attributable
Employees
90
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£135k
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,603,544 | £16,351,524 | £18,617,856 | £18,895,502 | £20,219,199 | £20,172,023 | — | |
| Operating profit | £494,321 | £1,009,710 | £883,759 | £247,070 | £51,024 | -£12,435 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £410,201 | £897,586 | £747,810 | £100,787 | -£87,085 | -£135,130 | — | |
| Net profit | £311,708 | £553,688 | £556,424 | £136,402 | -£163,790 | -£130,720 | — | |
| Cash | £23,883 | £63,371 | £263,856 | £186,741 | £69,214 | £40,975 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,685,303 | £3,821,617 | £3,794,575 | £3,219,474 | £2,675,031 | £2,186,117 | — | |
| Net assets | £990,129 | £1,354,817 | £1,757,741 | £1,748,179 | £1,584,389 | £1,453,669 | — | |
| Equity | £990,129 | £1,354,817 | £1,757,741 | £1,748,179 | £1,584,389 | £1,453,669 | — | |
| Average employees | 62 | 77 | 83 | 99 | 97 | 90 | — | |
| Wages | £2,134,679 | £2,526,069 | £3,023,800 | £3,682,021 | £3,849,946 | £3,695,690 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £416,691 | £379,784 | £416,258 | £545,195 | £595,901 | £547,991 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £35,818 | £40,814 | £103,211 | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £181,152 | £197,150 | £206,084 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 134 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.3% | 6.2% | 4.7% | 1.3% | 0.3% | -0.1% | |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 3.4% | 3.0% | 0.7% | -0.8% | -0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.4% | 26.4% | 23.3% | 7.7% | 1.9% | -0.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 82.9% | 83.6% | 80.7% | 78.6% | 81.3% | 82.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.77x | 0.78x | 0.80x | |
| Interest cover | 5.88x | 9.01x | 6.50x | 1.69x | 0.35x | -0.10x |
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
- CHALLENGE PACKAGING LIMITED 2005-04-14 → present
- CHALLENGE GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED 2002-04-12 → 2005-04-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (Northern Ireland) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have received confirmation that Logson Holdings Limited will provide such financial support as may be necessary to enable the Group and the Company to continue in operation and meet their liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval.”
Group structure
- CHALLENGE PACKAGING LIMITED · parent
- Boxwise Packaging Solutions Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Exceptional items in the prior year relate to a full impairment of the goodwill on consolidation in relation to Boxwise Packaging Solutions Limited, reducing the goodwill to £nil, following the cessation of its trade during the previous year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Simon Francis | Director | 2002-04-12 | Aug 1967 | British |
| COPPARD, Martin | Director | 2016-04-08 | Apr 1963 | British |
| CRACKNELL, Kevin | Director | 2021-07-13 | Jul 1971 | British |
| MCCONNELL, Daniel James | Director | 2024-11-07 | Mar 1986 | British |
| PRIOR, Colin Paul | Director | 2002-04-12 | Mar 1967 | British |
| RICHARDSON, David John | Director | 2023-12-15 | Oct 1969 | British |
| WYNN, Mathew Daren | Director | 2022-10-30 | May 1977 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Claire Rachel | Secretary | 2010-03-09 | 2015-08-27 |
| ALLEN, Simon Francis | Secretary | 2016-05-17 | 2016-10-19 |
| ALLEN, Simon Francis | Secretary | 2006-02-01 | 2010-03-09 |
| GIBBS, Jane Ann | Secretary | 2016-10-19 | 2022-05-31 |
| HANSON, Anthony Edward | Secretary | 2015-08-27 | 2016-05-17 |
| PRIOR, Colin Paul | Secretary | 2002-04-12 | 2010-03-09 |
| SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-04-12 | 2002-04-12 |
| ALLEN, Anthony Frank | Director | 2002-04-12 | 2005-04-06 |
| ALLEN, Claire Rachel | Director | 2009-07-17 | 2015-09-01 |
| ALLEN, Claire Rachel | Director | 2004-12-23 | 2007-12-31 |
| GIBBS, Jane Ann | Director | 2016-11-22 | 2022-05-31 |
| MCLAREN, Donald Thomas | Director | 2016-05-17 | 2019-12-31 |
| O'CALLAGHAN, Gerard Austin | Director | 2023-12-15 | 2024-11-07 |
| PRIOR, Samantha Anne | Director | 2004-12-23 | 2007-12-31 |
| SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-04-12 | 2002-04-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logson Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-12-15 | Active |
| Mr Simon Francis Allen | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2017-04-12 | Ceased 2023-12-15 |
| Mr Colin Paul Prior | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2017-04-12 | Ceased 2023-12-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-30 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-02-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-02-13 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-02-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-22 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-03-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-30 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-26 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2024-02-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-02-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-12 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2024-02-09 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.