HUHTAMAKI (LURGAN) LIMITED
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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
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 281 | 272 | 288 | |
| 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
-
Turnover
+10.1%
£55,312,000 £60,920,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+19.7%
£36,122,000 £43,239,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+5.9%
272 288
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+45.1%
£6,707,000 £9,729,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+155.5%
£3,851,000 £9,841,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+5.8%
£11,605,000 £12,274,000
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | 1.47x | 1.09x | |
| Interest cover | 96.92x | 2.32x | 216.20x |
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
- HUHTAMAKI (LURGAN) LIMITED 2001-06-12 → present
- VAN LEER (NI) LIMITED 2000-01-01 → 2001-06-12
- LURGAN BOXMAKING COMPANY LIMITED 1999-04-02 → 2000-01-01
- LURGAN FIBRE LIMITED 1985-01-31 → 1999-04-02
- 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
- HUHTAMAKI (LURGAN) LIMITED · parent
- Huhtamaki (Lisburn) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Inflationary cost and the turmoil caused by both Brexit and the Ukraine war has also impacted our business and our profitability. Every single cost line has been impacted by inflation especially energy which is a big part of our cost structure.”
- “There were no events after the reporting period which require disclosure in these financial statements.”
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 | |
| 2026-02-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 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 | |
| 2024-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 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 | |
| 2021-03-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-01-04 | 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
- 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.