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DRAGON PACKAGING LIMITED

#04755583 · Active · Incorporated 2003-05-07 (23y 5m) · Last filing 2026-09-29 (1mo ago)
Industrials · SIC 82990 · N Administrative & Support Service Activities · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-12-31 (in 1y) · Confirmation due 2027-04-23 (in 7 months) · 1 watchout

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Cash

£29k

-64.2% vs 2025

Net assets

£947k

+183.3% vs 2025

Employees

60

+30.4% highest in 5 filed years

Profit before tax

£869k

+248.5% highest in 3 filed years

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31

Metric Trend 2021-03-312022-03-312024-03-312025-03-312026-03-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover ——£13,285,434£12,214,050£14,853,306 +21.6%
Operating profit ——£703,930£354,000£1,000,047 +182.5%
Profit before tax ——£586,720£249,376£868,970 +248.5%
Net profit ——£10,307£187,288£655,245 +249.9%
Cash £1,535£22,029£96,201£80,576£28,815 -64.2%
Total assets less current liabilities £1,528,887£1,791,256£2,328,479£1,046,491£1,724,560 +64.8%
Net assets £1,127,707£1,270,356£1,422,111£334,399£947,495 +183.3%
Equity £1,127,707£1,270,356£1,422,111£334,399£947,495 +183.3%
Average employees 3946524660 +30.4%
Wages ——£1,849,687£2,014,985£2,626,987 +30.4%
Directors' remuneration ——£58,229£34,839£0 -100%

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 2021-03-312022-03-312024-03-312025-03-312026-03-31
Operating margin ——5.3%2.9%6.7%
Net margin ——0.1%1.5%4.4%
Return on capital employed ——30.2%33.8%58.0%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 75.5%78.7%74.7%94.4%86.6%
Current ratio ——1.02x0.77x0.79x
Interest cover ——6.01x3.38x7.63x

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.

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
SPW (UK) LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“At the time of approving the financial statements, the director has a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the director continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting...”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

2 active · 3 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
CUNNINGHAM, James Stephen Secretary 2003-05-07 — British
CUNNINGHAM, James Stephen Director 2003-05-07 Aug 1974 British
Show 3 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED Corporate Nominee Secretary 2003-05-07 2003-05-07
LEECH, Gary Director 2003-05-07 2024-10-01
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED Corporate Nominee Director 2003-05-07 2003-05-07

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Gary Leech Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2024-10-01
Mr James Stephen Cunningham Individual Shares 25–50% 2016-04-06 Active
Mr Stephen John Cunningham Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 66 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2024-10-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
Date Type Category Description
2026-09-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2026-05-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2026-02-09 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2025-06-02 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2025-03-10 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2024-11-07 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares
2024-11-04 SH06 capital Capital cancellation shares
2024-10-28 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control
2024-10-28 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date
2024-10-19 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2024-10-17 SH06 capital Capital cancellation shares
2024-05-21 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-12-14 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2023-04-26 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-11-09 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type total exemption full PDF
2022-06-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2021-11-17 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type total exemption full PDF
2021-04-30 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-11-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type total exemption full
2020-07-03 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
3

last 12 months

Capital events
3

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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