CLIFTON PACKAGING GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£3.5M
-15.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£23M
+6.4% vs 2024
Employees
139
+1.5% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.1M
+25.9% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | — | — | — | £36,568,395 | £38,379,863 | £37,855,609 | -1.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £3,436,856 | £4,116,060 | £4,949,238 | +20.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £3,326,089 | £4,086,862 | £5,146,785 | +25.9% | |
| Net profit | — | £1,708,062 | £2,249,934 | £3,297,088 | £2,955,583 | £5,484,641 | +85.6% | |
| Cash | £183,168 | £1,485,404 | £90,803 | £356,479 | £4,205,826 | £3,549,689 | -15.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,417,665 | £20,414,967 | £22,770,669 | £26,419,187 | £23,651,453 | £24,461,169 | +3.4% | |
| Net assets | £16,630,870 | £18,256,216 | £21,053,555 | £24,350,643 | £21,254,660 | £22,621,225 | +6.4% | |
| Equity | £16,630,870 | £18,256,216 | £21,053,555 | £24,350,643 | £21,254,660 | £22,621,225 | +6.4% | |
| Average employees | 132 | 132 | 133 | 136 | 137 | 139 | +1.5% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,832,136 | £4,803,643 | £4,773,127 | -0.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £240,574 | £291,276 | £215,153 | -26.1% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 9.4% | 10.7% | 13.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 9.0% | 7.7% | 14.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 13.0% | 17.4% | 20.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.64x | 2.13x | 2.77x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 27.69x | 36.82x | 58.45x |
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
- CLIFTON PACKAGING GROUP LIMITED 2010-06-17 → present
- CLIFTON PACKAGING GROUP PLC 2002-12-20 → 2010-06-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Watergates Ltd (Statutory Auditor)
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have reviewed future projections, including preparing cash flow forecasts, which they feel adequately reflect the current uncertain economic environment. After considering all relevant uncertainties, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- CLIFTON PACKAGING GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Target Packaging Systems Limited 100%
Significant events
- “After a good first full year of the Company being part of the Carton Pack Group, the directors are excited about what future holds as the deep expertise of Clifton Packaging Limited in flexible packaging for food is combined with the scale, capacity and innovation capabilities of a pan-European leader.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARRITT, Philip David Lewis, Mr. | Director | 2024-10-29 | Jul 1987 | British |
| D'SOUZA, Shane Francis, Mr. | Director | 2024-10-29 | Oct 1973 | British |
| SARACONI, Federico, Mr. | Director | 2024-10-29 | Jul 1988 | Italian |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHEIKH, Shahid Rashid | Secretary | 2002-12-20 | 2021-01-06 |
| SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-12-20 | 2002-12-20 |
| ALLAM, Maxsoom | Director | 2022-01-10 | 2024-10-29 |
| SHEIKH, Khalid | Director | 2002-12-20 | 2014-05-13 |
| SHEIKH, Shahid Rashid | Director | 2022-01-10 | 2024-10-29 |
| SHEIKH, Shahid Rashid | Director | 2002-12-20 | 2021-02-10 |
| SHEIKH, Tahir Javed | Director | 2002-12-20 | 2024-10-29 |
| SHEIKH, Zahid Javed | Director | 2002-12-20 | 2024-10-29 |
| CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-12-20 | 2002-12-20 |
| SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2002-12-20 | 2002-12-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cp Uk Holdco Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-10-29 | Active |
| Mr Shahid Rashid Sheikh | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-01-04 | Ceased 2024-10-29 |
| Mr Zahid Javed Sheikh | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-29 |
| Tahir Javed Sheikh | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-29 |
| Mr Shahid Rashid Sheikh | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-02-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-21 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
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.