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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-03-10 (in 10mo)

Last made up 2026-02-24

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

Latest balance sheet

Net assets

£43M

+19.7% highest in 3 filed years

Employees

288

+5.9% highest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

£10M

+155.5% highest in 3 filed years

Accounts

3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2022-12-312023-12-312024-12-31
Turnover £50,098,000£55,312,000£60,920,000
Operating profit £5,040,000£6,707,000£9,729,000
Profit before tax £5,252,000£3,851,000£9,841,000
Net profit -£1,041,000£7,117,000
Cash £16,867,000£11,940,000
Total assets less current liabilities £44,473,000£46,104,000£51,162,000
Net assets £37,163,000£36,122,000£43,239,000
Equity £37,163,000£36,122,000£43,239,000
Average employees 281272288
Wages £11,605,000£12,274,000
Directors' remuneration £294,000£287,000

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

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 2022-12-312023-12-312024-12-31
Operating margin 10.1%12.1%16.0%
Net margin -1.9%11.7%
Return on capital employed 11.3%14.5%19.0%
Current ratio 1.47x1.09x
Interest cover 96.92x2.32x216.20x

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 4 times since incorporation

  1. HUHTAMAKI (LURGAN) LIMITED 2001-06-12 → present
  2. VAN LEER (NI) LIMITED 2000-01-01 → 2001-06-12
  3. LURGAN BOXMAKING COMPANY LIMITED 1999-04-02 → 2000-01-01
  4. LURGAN FIBRE LIMITED 1985-01-31 → 1999-04-02
  5. BOXMORE LIMITED 1935-09-11 → 1985-01-31

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 101
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
KPMG Belfast
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The Directors have considered the Company's forecasted financial performance and cash flows for the next 12 months which show the Company is expected to continue to be cash generative and able to meet its liabilities as they fall due. Huhtamaki Oyj has confirmed that it will continue to provide financial support to the Company for at least the next 12 months. The Directors are satisfied that the Huhtamaki Oyj Group has sufficient cash and liquidity to provide this support. Huhtamaki Oyj Group is expected to continue to be cash generative and meet its obligations as they fall due for at least the next 12 months. Consequently, the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”

Group structure

  1. HUHTAMAKI (LURGAN) LIMITED · parent
    1. Huhtamaki (Lisburn) Limited 100% · UK

Significant events

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

People

4 active · 19 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
BYRNE, Sharon Marie Secretary 2020-12-31
KUUSIKOSKI, Leena Tellervo Director 2020-12-31 Dec 1976 Finnish
LOSCO, Franck Christian Bruno Director 2020-12-31 Dec 1979 French
WHELAN, Eamonn Thomas Director 2026-02-17 Apr 1970 Irish
Show 19 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
COULTER, Stephen Brian David Secretary 2011-03-22 2014-04-08
ESMANN, Joan Teresa Secretary 2014-04-08 2018-02-07
JAMES, Mark Alan Secretary 1935-09-11 2009-01-30
LOSCO, Franck Christian Bruno Secretary 2018-02-19 2020-12-31
MCMULLAN, Colin Secretary 2009-01-30 2011-02-10
BETBEDER, Christian Director 1935-09-11 2001-03-23
CHAPMAN, Stephen Director 1935-09-11 2006-11-01
COULTER, Stephen Brian David Director 2018-08-27 2020-12-31
DOMIN, Petr Director 2015-11-13 2018-08-27
DOMIN, Petr Director 2006-11-01 2011-01-25
FEENSTRA, Simon Sytze Director 1935-09-11 2001-03-23
IITTI, Tarja Tuulikki Director 2013-07-19 2020-12-31
KOPONEN, Olli Pertti Director 2005-12-15 2015-10-22
KOTTONEN, Hannu Director 2001-12-05 2004-01-01
SALONEN, Timo Veikko Director 2001-03-23 2013-07-19
SMITH, Richard Anthony Clement Director 2016-08-08 2026-02-17
WAHSNER, Peter Director 2004-12-01 2005-12-15
WOODWARD, Charles Edwin Director 2001-03-23 2001-12-05
WOOLSEY, Philip Director 2010-03-24 2016-06-17

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Huhtamaki Ltd Corporate entity Shares 75–100% 2017-03-14 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 304 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-02-24 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2026-02-23 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-02-23 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-09-24 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-03-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-10-17 AAMD accounts Accounts amended with accounts type full
2024-10-04 AAMD accounts Accounts amended with accounts type full
2024-09-24 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type total exemption full PDF
2024-03-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-09-28 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-03-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-09-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-03-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-03-05 DISS40 gazette Gazette filings brought up to date
2022-03-04 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-03-01 GAZ1 gazette Gazette notice compulsory
2021-03-19 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-03-01 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-01-04 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2021-01-04 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
4

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
1

last 12 months

Officers resigned
1

last 12 months

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

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