HOUSTON BOTTLING & CO-PACK LIMITED
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Cash
£2.3M
-21.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£7.9M
-2.8% vs 2024
Employees
97
-5.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£21K
-97.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
8-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-01-01 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £9,130,625 | — | £7,307,990 | £5,696,313 | -22.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,500,720 | — | £1,028,074 | £4,401 | -99.6% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,471,178 | — | £1,028,914 | £21,308 | -97.9% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,078,547 | — | £734,580 | -£31,126 | -104.2% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £1,447,882 | £1,447,882 | £2,881,267 | £2,258,112 | -21.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £7,747,958 | — | £8,546,524 | £8,272,438 | -3.2% | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £7,211,729 | — | £8,083,907 | £7,854,458 | -2.8% | |
| Equity | £4,491,754 | £5,254,771 | £6,005,649 | £6,687,977 | £7,211,729 | £7,211,729 | £8,083,907 | £7,854,458 | -2.8% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 120 | — | 103 | 97 | -5.8% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | £3,500,575 | £2,814,993 | -19.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | £674,633 | £632,431 | -6.3% |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-01-01 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 16.4% | — | 14.1% | 0.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 11.8% | — | 10.1% | -0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 19.4% | — | 12.0% | 0.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14.9% | 10.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.94x | 6.08x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 50.80x | — | 69.23x | 2.91x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- HOUSTON BOTTLING & CO-PACK LIMITED 2010-04-09 → present
- HOUSTON CO-PACK LIMITED 2005-07-01 → 2010-04-09
- SMITH PACKAGING SERVICES LIMITED 1997-06-18 → 2005-07-01
- BLP 977 LIMITED 1997-04-28 → 1997-06-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors' review of the company's order book and forecasts support their view that Houston Bottling and Co-Pack limited is a going concern and that accounts have been appropriately prepared on this basis.”
Group structure
- HOUSTON BOTTLING & CO-PACK LIMITED · parent
- Houston Warehousing Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The company has provided HM Revenue & Customs with a guarantee to meet liabilities in respect of Duty Deferment up to a limit of £40,000.”
- “The company has provided HM Revenue & Customs with a guarantee to meet liabilities in respect of the company's Movement Guarantee. The value of the Movement Guarantee is £193,133.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINLAY, William Mcturk | Secretary | 2008-03-27 | — | British |
| CRAIG, Thomas Kirk | Director | 2008-05-06 | Apr 1951 | British |
| FINLAY, William Mcturk | Director | 2001-02-01 | Oct 1958 | British |
| YACOUBIAN, Paul | Director | 2011-01-18 | Apr 1960 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FINLAY, Bill Mcturk | Secretary | 2008-03-27 | 2008-03-27 |
| ROBB, William Agnew | Secretary | 1997-06-06 | 2008-03-27 |
| BLP SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-04-28 | 1997-06-06 |
| BARRAL, Colin George | Director | 2011-01-18 | 2015-02-18 |
| DICKIE, William | Director | 2002-03-15 | 2009-12-31 |
| GRAHAM, Edward Thomas | Director | 2018-05-31 | 2023-05-19 |
| ROBB, William Agnew | Director | 1997-06-06 | 2008-03-27 |
| YACOUBIAN, Paul | Director | 1997-06-06 | 2001-02-01 |
| BLP CREATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-04-28 | 1997-06-06 |
| BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-04-28 | 1997-06-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Thomas Kirk Craig | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Paula Hannah Margaret Macgee | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 137 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-29 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-08-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-29 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-08-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-29 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-08-29 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-04 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2024-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-14 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-06-14 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-05-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.