CAMBRIAN PACKAGING LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-02 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-18
Watchouts
Cash
£676K
+92.2% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£5M
+8.6% vs 2023
Employees
27
-6.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
+23% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £12,447,162 | £15,343,926 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £2,260,381 | £2,821,027 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £2,290,028 | £2,815,903 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,809,959 | £2,043,915 | |
| Cash | £88 | £415 | £32 | £11,051 | £351,780 | £676,032 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,384,605 | £3,114,428 | £3,801,294 | £5,621,870 | £4,995,839 | £6,379,582 | |
| Net assets | £1,359,955 | £3,086,878 | £3,765,044 | £5,549,370 | £4,840,839 | £5,257,732 | |
| Equity | £1,359,955 | £3,086,878 | £3,765,044 | £5,549,370 | £4,840,839 | £5,257,732 | |
| Average employees | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 27 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,213,115 | £1,261,302 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £27,315 | £19,324 |
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
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Turnover
+23.3%
£12,447,162 £15,343,926
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Cash
+92.2%
£351,780 £676,032
highest in 6 filed years
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Net assets
+8.6%
£4,840,839 £5,257,732
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Employees
-6.9%
29 27
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Operating profit
+24.8%
£2,260,381 £2,821,027
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Profit before tax
+23%
£2,290,028 £2,815,903
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Wages
+4%
£1,213,115 £1,261,302
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 18.2% | 18.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 14.5% | 13.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 45.2% | 44.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 31.5% | 43.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 3.20x | 2.87x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 421.16x | 283.07x |
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
- CAMBRIAN PACKAGING LTD 2022-01-14 → present
- CAMBRIAN MOULDINGS LIMITED 2010-06-18 → 2022-01-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Benee Consulting Limited
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “During the year, the company underwent a group-level shareholding restructure intended to simplify the corporate structure and realign shareholder interests. As part of the reorganisation, ownership of Cambrian Packaging Ltd, previously held by Cambrian UK Holdings Ltd, was transferred to Cambrian Group Holdings Ltd, resulting in a revised and more streamlined group structure.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIMPSON, George Adair | Director | 2024-07-09 | Aug 1996 | British |
| SIMPSON, Harry Tyler | Director | 2024-07-09 | Dec 1999 | British |
| SIMPSON, Michael | Director | 2010-06-18 | Apr 1975 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIMPSON, Sharon | Director | 2010-06-18 | 2024-07-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambrian Group Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2025-03-04 | Active |
| Cambrian Uk Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-12-19 | Ceased 2025-03-04 |
| Mr Michael Simpson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-12-19 |
| Mrs Sharon Simpson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-12-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 53 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-05-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-05-18 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-25 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-23 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-18 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-05-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-05-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-05-15 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-01-24 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2022-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.