PARKSIDE FLEXIBLES (EUROPE) LIMITED
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Cash
£2.8m
+30.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£11m
-2.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
176
-1.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£732k
-72.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £36,079,635 | £37,834,597 | £36,916,165 | -2.4% | |
| Operating profit | £2,865,869 | £2,798,565 | £827,804 | -70.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,675,072 | £2,674,548 | £732,266 | -72.6% | |
| Net profit | £2,033,580 | £2,072,793 | £257,342 | -87.6% | |
| Cash | £2,200,340 | £2,141,559 | £2,802,740 | +30.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,132,196 | £12,112,916 | £11,439,780 | -5.6% | |
| Net assets | £11,468,095 | £10,822,956 | £10,531,442 | -2.7% | |
| Equity | £11,468,095 | £10,822,956 | £10,531,442 | -2.7% | |
| Average employees | 177 | 179 | 176 | -1.7% | |
| Wages | £5,113,577 | £5,245,292 | £5,514,613 | +5.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £609,849 | £788,981 | £880,626 | +11.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £53,553 | £64,067 | £67,300 | +5% | |
| Highest paid director | £140,500 | £144,000 | £148,320 | +3% |
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 | 7.9% | 7.4% | 2.2% | |
| Net margin | 5.6% | 5.5% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 21.8% | 23.1% | 7.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 31.8% | 31.7% | 34.7% | |
| Current ratio | 3.52x | 3.43x | 2.94x | |
| Interest cover | 14.94x | 22.24x | 8.55x |
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
- PARKSIDE FLEXIBLES (EUROPE) LIMITED 2010-03-05 → present
- PARKSIDE FLEXIBLES (NORMANTON) LIMITED 2005-02-22 → 2010-03-05
- PAPERCAFE LIMITED 2005-01-06 → 2005-02-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and therefore conclude that there are no material uncertainties that cast significant doubt upon the Group's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- PARKSIDE FLEXIBLES (EUROPE) LIMITED · parent
- Parkside Flexibles (Asia) Sdn Bhd 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WORTON, Nicholas John | Secretary | 2025-12-09 | — | — |
| ALDRIDGE, Mark Nicholas Kennedy | Director | 2012-04-03 | Dec 1965 | British |
| BIRCH, Paula Marie | Director | 2018-05-01 | Oct 1972 | British |
| GROUNDWELL, Ian | Director | 2022-10-15 | Aug 1967 | British |
| STRATHEARN, Joseph | Director | 2026-04-23 | Jun 1986 | British |
| SWANN, Joshua Michael George, Dr | Director | 2025-03-01 | Sep 1982 | British |
| WORTON, Nicholas John | Director | 2025-12-09 | Jan 1970 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAWNER, Stephen | Secretary | 2005-02-11 | 2012-03-29 |
| GRACE, Rosemary | Secretary | 2021-08-23 | 2022-07-01 |
| HOSKING, Timothy Edward | Secretary | 2022-07-01 | 2025-12-09 |
| JONES, David Ernest | Secretary | 2005-02-01 | 2005-03-01 |
| NEEDHAM, Donna Samantha | Secretary | 2012-03-29 | 2012-11-15 |
| PARRY, Stephen Robert | Secretary | 2012-11-15 | 2013-01-31 |
| RAYMENT, Victoria | Secretary | 2015-12-10 | 2021-08-23 |
| WORTON, Nicholas John | Secretary | 2013-01-31 | 2015-12-10 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-01-06 | 2005-02-01 |
| ADAMSON, Robert Steven | Director | 2019-03-22 | 2026-03-31 |
| ADAMSON, Robert Steven | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2016-01-31 |
| BRETHERICK, Andrew John | Director | 2005-02-11 | 2007-11-30 |
| CARDELL, Tracy Dawn | Director | 2010-05-24 | 2014-07-31 |
| DALL, Lawrence Hugh Hay | Director | 2006-10-18 | 2013-09-18 |
| FISHER, Anthony Gwilym | Director | 2005-02-01 | 2005-03-01 |
| GRACE, Rosemary | Director | 2009-09-08 | 2022-09-30 |
| HOSKING, Timothy Edward | Director | 2022-07-01 | 2025-12-09 |
| JAMES, Warren Robert | Director | 2005-02-28 | 2007-11-30 |
| KOZLIK, Christopher | Director | 2008-02-04 | 2016-06-30 |
| MATTHEWS, Stephen Roy | Director | 2005-02-03 | 2006-10-18 |
| MCCORMICK, Stephen Edward | Director | 2007-05-09 | 2016-10-24 |
| MCKEOWN, Paul | Director | 2023-01-09 | 2025-06-27 |
| NEEDHAM, Donna Samantha | Director | 2011-09-26 | 2012-11-15 |
| O NEILL, Michael John | Director | 2005-02-11 | 2007-02-05 |
| RAYMENT, Victoria | Director | 2016-10-24 | 2021-09-02 |
| SMITH, Nicholas James Sheridan | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2019-03-22 |
| WATSON, David John | Director | 2005-02-03 | 2005-02-11 |
| WORTON, Nicholas John | Director | 2013-06-28 | 2015-12-18 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-01-06 | 2005-02-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Francoise Camille Bougourd | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2023-05-09 | Active |
| Bushman Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-01-06 | Ceased 2017-01-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 161 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-08-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-10-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-08-11 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-08-11 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-08-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-09 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-13 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-10-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-13 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 4
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.