VG CARTONCARE LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-18 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-04
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
-74.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£9M
-2.9% vs 2023
Employees
212
+4.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£187K
-136.6% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £24,413,425 | £23,666,093 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £872,614 | £54,822 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £510,232 | -£186,998 | |
| Net profit | — | -£8,332 | — | £319,505 | -£272,077 | |
| Cash | — | £633,337 | — | £5,942,517 | £1,535,395 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £5,454,903 | — | £13,118,023 | £11,630,392 | |
| Net assets | — | £5,323,487 | — | £9,399,042 | £9,126,965 | |
| Equity | £5,331,819 | £5,323,487 | £5,323,487 | £9,399,042 | £9,126,965 | |
| Average employees | — | 19 | — | 203 | 212 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £6,094,747 | £6,734,751 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £313,880 | £276,717 |
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
-3.1%
£24,413,425 £23,666,093
-
Cash
-74.2%
£5,942,517 £1,535,395
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Net assets
-2.9%
£9,399,042 £9,126,965
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Employees
+4.4%
203 212
highest in 3 filed years
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Operating profit
-93.7%
£872,614 £54,822
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Profit before tax
-136.6%
£510,232 -£186,998
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Wages
+10.5%
£6,094,747 £6,734,751
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 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 3.6% | 0.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 1.3% | -1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 6.7% | 0.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.79x | 2.20x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 2.40x | 0.21x |
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 — the current trading name was adopted 2025-04-14
- VG CARTONCARE LTD 2025-04-14 → present
- CARTONCARE LIMITED 1997-04-29 → 2025-04-14
- PHARMAFLEX LIMITED 1996-06-04 → 1997-04-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- AAB Group Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- 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 Group's or the parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- VG CARTONCARE LTD · parent
- MSO Group Limited 100%
- VG Pendragon Ltd 100%
- VG MSO Ltd 100%
- MSO Cleland Ireland Limited 100%
- MSO Propco Limited 100%
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Group since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALIXTO, Joanna Ruth | Director | 2020-01-27 | Mar 1982 | British,Irish |
| CALIXTO GORTAREZ, Jose Guadalupe | Director | 2006-01-01 | Dec 1973 | Mexican |
| FURFEY, Christopher | Director | 2020-09-01 | Dec 1966 | British |
| GILPIN, Glenda | Director | 2022-07-11 | Sep 1969 | British |
| GORIS, Danny | Director | 2023-11-24 | Apr 1970 | Belgian |
| OHLE, Frank, Professor | Director | 2022-08-26 | May 1962 | German |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALIXTO, Joanna Ruth | Secretary | 2008-08-21 | 2009-10-01 |
| CALIXTO, Jose | Secretary | 2006-01-01 | 2008-08-21 |
| MCGOVERN, Jonathan | Secretary | 1996-06-04 | 2005-12-31 |
| CHALMERS, Ralph Wilson | Director | 2000-05-01 | 2023-11-24 |
| DORAN, Patrick Junior | Director | 1996-06-04 | 2001-04-30 |
| DOWLING, David | Director | 1996-06-04 | 2001-04-30 |
| LOCKETT, David | Director | 1996-06-04 | 2001-04-30 |
| MCCLEERY, David | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2005-05-30 |
| MCDERMOTT, Dermot | Director | 2001-04-30 | 2022-05-09 |
| MCNEILL, Jeffrey Bruce | Director | 2009-06-01 | 2023-09-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Dimitri De Somer | Individual | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, Appoints directors | 2026-03-17 | Active |
| Mr Frederic De Somer | Individual | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, Appoints directors | 2026-03-17 | Active |
| Mr Philippe De Somer | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-08-26 | Ceased 2026-03-17 |
| Mr Ralph Wilson Chalmers | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-11-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 159 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-04-14 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
- 2023-12-22 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-12-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-01-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-30 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-14 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-22 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-12-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-27 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.