CHALLENGE PACKAGING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-26 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£69K
-62.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£2M
-9.4% vs 2023
Employees
97
-2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£87K
-186.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £16,351,524 | £18,617,856 | £18,895,502 | £20,219,199 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,009,710 | £883,759 | £247,070 | £51,024 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £897,586 | £747,810 | £100,787 | -£87,085 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £553,688 | £556,424 | £136,402 | -£163,790 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £63,371 | £263,856 | £186,741 | £69,214 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £3,821,617 | £3,794,575 | £3,219,474 | £2,675,031 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £1,354,817 | £1,757,741 | £1,748,179 | £1,584,389 | |
| Equity | £597,772 | £761,421 | £990,129 | £1,354,817 | £1,757,741 | £1,748,179 | £1,584,389 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 77 | 83 | 99 | 97 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,526,069 | £3,023,800 | £3,682,021 | £3,849,946 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £379,784 | £416,258 | £545,195 | £595,901 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+7%
£18,895,502 £20,219,199
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-62.9%
£186,741 £69,214
-
Net assets
-9.4%
£1,748,179 £1,584,389
-
Employees
-2%
99 97
-
Operating profit
-79.3%
£247,070 £51,024
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-186.4%
£100,787 -£87,085
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+4.6%
£3,682,021 £3,849,946
highest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 6.2% | 4.7% | 1.3% | 0.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 3.4% | 3.0% | 0.7% | -0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 26.4% | 23.3% | 7.7% | 1.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.77x | 0.78x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 9.01x | 6.50x | 1.69x | 0.35x |
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 its operations and to meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Accordingly, the directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- CHALLENGE PACKAGING LIMITED · parent
- Boxwise Packaging Solutions Limited 100%
Significant events
- “A full impairment of the goodwill on consolidation in relation to Boxwise Packaging Solutions Limited, reducing the goodwill to £nil (2024: £167,640), following the cessation of its trade during the 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 141 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | 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 | |
| 2024-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.