COVERIS FLEXIBLES (GAINSBOROUGH) UK LIMITED
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Cash
£101k
+80.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£15m
+59.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
384
+1.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.1m
+16% highest 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 | £80,702,000 | £93,176,000 | £95,581,000 | +2.6% | |
| Operating profit | £2,351,000 | £4,713,000 | £4,869,000 | +3.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £364,000 | £2,699,000 | £3,131,000 | +16% | |
| Net profit | £164,000 | £2,361,000 | £4,095,000 | +73.4% | |
| Cash | £417,000 | £56,000 | £101,000 | +80.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £28,950,000 | £25,613,000 | £21,775,000 | -15% | |
| Net assets | £6,528,000 | £9,112,000 | £14,542,000 | +59.6% | |
| Equity | £6,528,000 | £9,112,000 | £14,542,000 | +59.6% | |
| Average employees | 345 | 380 | 384 | +1.1% | |
| Wages | £12,756,000 | £16,398,000 | £16,006,000 | -2.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £177,000 | £147,000 | £166,000 | +12.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £12,000 | £23,000 | £14,000 | -39.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £150,000 | £142,000 | £166,000 | +16.9% |
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 | 2.9% | 5.1% | 5.1% | |
| Net margin | 0.2% | 2.5% | 4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.1% | 18.4% | 22.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 85.7% | 80.9% | 67.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.31x | 1.05x | 1.05x | |
| Interest cover | 1.14x | 2.23x | 2.74x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- COVERIS FLEXIBLES (GAINSBOROUGH) UK LIMITED 2014-02-14 → present
- PARAGON FLEXIBLE PACKAGING LIMITED 2003-06-17 → 2014-02-14
- EVER 2100 LIMITED 2003-06-04 → 2003-06-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“For a period of at least 12 months from the signing of these financial statements, the Directors have assessed key factors such as liquidity, turnover and profitability, and have considered appropriate sensitivities on these measures together with the principal risks and uncertainties faced by the business and having sought and obtained assurances of continuing group support for access to the Group cash pooling facility and confirmation that group loans will not be recalled, and it is the opinion of the Directors that the business will continue as a going concern.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLATHERWICK, Antony James | Director | 2026-09-01 | Jan 1970 | British |
| SMITH, Richard | Director | 2024-12-19 | Sep 1983 | British |
| VICKERY, Ian | Director | 2021-02-01 | Jul 1967 | British |
| WOLFRAM, Nikolaus | Director | 2025-02-01 | Mar 1974 | Austrian |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOSTOCK, Karl | Secretary | 2007-10-18 | 2017-03-31 |
| BURGESS, Andrew Elliott | Secretary | 2004-05-25 | 2007-10-18 |
| LENNON, Anthony Charles | Secretary | 2003-06-18 | 2004-05-25 |
| EVERSECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-06-04 | 2003-06-18 |
| PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-10-18 | 2012-12-31 |
| ARBANAS, Igor | Director | 2023-01-16 | 2025-01-31 |
| BOSTOCK, Karl Robert | Director | 2007-10-18 | 2017-03-31 |
| BURGESS, Andrew Elliott | Director | 2003-07-17 | 2007-10-18 |
| COLLINS, Brian John | Director | 2017-07-03 | 2019-02-08 |
| COX, Terrance Martin | Director | 2003-07-21 | 2007-10-18 |
| DALBY, Mark | Director | 2019-02-14 | 2020-10-30 |
| DAVIS, Martin John | Director | 2019-07-09 | 2023-04-18 |
| DIXON, Andrew Richard | Director | 2003-07-21 | 2007-10-18 |
| HAMER, Simon | Director | 2020-11-24 | 2023-11-01 |
| HINCHLY, Steven | Director | 2023-11-01 | 2024-12-19 |
| KOLARIK, Christian | Director | 2019-02-14 | 2023-01-16 |
| LAPPING, Mark Edward | Director | 2013-05-21 | 2017-05-31 |
| LENNON, Anthony Charles | Director | 2003-06-18 | 2014-10-07 |
| MATTHEWS, Robert | Director | 2025-05-01 | 2026-09-01 |
| MATTHEWS, Robert | Director | 2020-11-24 | 2023-04-18 |
| NORTON, Trace Lee | Director | 2017-08-31 | 2019-04-25 |
| OTTO, Thomas | Director | 2019-02-14 | 2024-04-30 |
| PALLAS, Jonathan | Director | 2017-03-31 | 2021-01-29 |
| PARTINGTON, Ian Richard Batt | Director | 2003-07-21 | 2017-06-30 |
| PATTERSON, Dennis | Director | 2003-06-18 | 2019-01-11 |
| REHWINKEL, Gary Edward | Director | 2017-05-31 | 2019-06-17 |
| VICKERY, Ian | Director | 2020-02-01 | 2020-02-01 |
| WURMITZER, Joerg | Director | 2024-05-01 | 2025-04-30 |
| EVERDIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-06-04 | 2003-06-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coveris Flexibles Holdings Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 184 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-09-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-10 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-12-10 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-12-10 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-12-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.