SIGNODE UK LTD
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Cash
£1.1m
-2.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.7m
+2.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
51
-1.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£117k
-71% first positive since 2023
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 | £20,745,000 | £19,322,000 | £18,654,000 | -3.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£929,000 | £364,000 | £40,000 | -89% | |
| Profit before tax | -£922,000 | £403,000 | £117,000 | -71% | |
| Net profit | -£876,000 | £304,000 | £79,000 | -74% | |
| Cash | £4,964,000 | £1,169,000 | £1,135,000 | -2.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,352,000 | £3,672,000 | £3,769,000 | +2.6% | |
| Net assets | £3,352,000 | £3,656,000 | £3,735,000 | +2.2% | |
| Equity | £3,352,000 | £3,656,000 | £3,735,000 | +2.2% | |
| Average employees | 56 | 52 | 51 | -1.9% | |
| Wages | £4,810,000 | £4,674,000 | £4,806,000 | +2.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £278,000 | £286,000 | £293,000 | +2.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £26,000 | £37,000 | £41,000 | +10.8% |
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 | -4.5% | 1.9% | 0.2% | |
| Net margin | -4.2% | 1.6% | 0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -27.7% | 9.9% | 1.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 73.0% | 41.6% | 50.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.35x | 2.32x | 1.93x | |
| Interest cover | -10.93x | 8.09x | 3.64x |
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
- SIGNODE UK LTD 2020-07-31 → present
- SPG PACKAGING UK LTD 2013-09-30 → 2020-07-31
- LOVESHAW EUROPE LIMITED 2010-10-12 → 2013-09-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAILEY, Ian | Director | 2026-05-12 | Jul 1981 | British |
| MANTLE, Kevin Ivan | Director | 2021-04-09 | Jun 1975 | British |
| REED, Stephen John | Director | 2021-09-24 | Feb 1964 | British |
| ROTH, Olaf | Director | 2021-04-09 | Nov 1978 | German |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| S & J REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-10-12 | 2014-05-01 |
| BANGMAN, Frank Lennart | Director | 2016-10-13 | 2021-04-09 |
| BARRETO-MORLEY, Ola Tricia Aramita | Director | 2010-10-12 | 2013-03-31 |
| GREEN, Kevin Jon | Director | 2010-10-12 | 2021-04-09 |
| HUDSON, Giles Matthew | Director | 2010-10-12 | 2014-05-01 |
| KAISER, Hans-Rudolf | Director | 2014-07-03 | 2016-10-13 |
| PEARSON, Janelle | Director | 2021-04-09 | 2021-09-24 |
| STENGER, Nils Alfons Michael | Director | 2014-07-03 | 2021-04-09 |
| THOMPSON, Eric Henry | Director | 2021-04-09 | 2026-03-26 |
| UFLAND, Edward | Director | 2010-10-12 | 2014-05-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crown Holdings, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-12-23 | Active |
| Strapex Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-23 |
| Signode Netherlands Bv | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 99 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-08 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-05 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-04 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-31 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2023-03-31 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2022-10-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.