CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS (UK) LTD.
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Cash
£1.2M
+11.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.4M
-6.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
43
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.9M
+137.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £14,665,000 | £12,192,000 | £13,208,000 | +8.3% | |
| Operating profit | £1,677,000 | £720,000 | £1,833,000 | +154.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,726,000 | £789,000 | £1,875,000 | +137.6% | |
| Net profit | £1,530,000 | £599,000 | £1,412,000 | +135.7% | |
| Cash | £1,972,000 | £1,052,000 | £1,174,000 | +11.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,058,000 | £4,658,000 | £4,370,000 | -6.2% | |
| Net assets | £6,058,000 | £4,658,000 | £4,370,000 | -6.2% | |
| Equity | £6,058,000 | £4,658,000 | £4,370,000 | -6.2% | |
| Average employees | 43 | 43 | 43 | 0% | |
| Wages | £2,253,000 | £2,146,000 | £2,448,000 | +14.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 11.4% | 5.9% | 13.9% | |
| Net margin | 10.4% | 4.9% | 10.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 27.7% | 15.5% | 41.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 38.8% | 22.8% | |
| Current ratio | 3.10x | 1.97x | 3.36x |
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 7 times since incorporation
- CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS (UK) LTD. 2003-08-06 → present
- METO UK LTD. 1999-02-04 → 2003-08-06
- ESSELTE METO LIMITED 1996-03-25 → 1999-02-04
- METO U.K. LIMITED 1995-08-01 → 1996-03-25
- ESSELTE METO LIMITED 1983-02-28 → 1995-08-01
- ESSELTE RENTALS LIMITED 1981-12-31 → 1983-02-28
- BARR ENGINEERS LIMITED 1979-12-31 → 1981-12-31
- THAMES LOOSE LEAF LIMITED 1949-03-11 → 1979-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- B M Howarth Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 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.”
Significant events
- “On 5 March 2026, an interim dividend of £700,000 was paid in respect of the 2025 financial year.”
- “Since 28 April 2026, the immediate parent undertaking is CCL Industries (U.K.) Limited, while during 2025, the immediate parent undertaking was Checkpoint Systems Holding GmbH.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BECKRAM, Mark Anthony | Director | 2016-06-01 | Feb 1970 | British |
| ROBINSON, Jamie | Director | 2017-06-19 | Jul 1970 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DURRANI, Omar | Secretary | 2006-12-01 | 2012-07-31 |
| LEVIN, Per Harald | Secretary | 2012-08-22 | 2016-06-01 |
| RAYNER, Keith Mackay | Secretary | — | 2006-12-01 |
| ALEGRE, Rafael | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2012-06-21 |
| AUSTIN, Neil | Director | 2002-08-06 | 2003-12-12 |
| BROUCHON, Nicolas | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2015-02-15 |
| COEY, Kenneth John | Director | — | 1996-05-20 |
| CRESPO, Sergio Soriano | Director | 2015-09-26 | 2016-06-01 |
| DAWSON, Michael Geoffrey Preston | Director | 1998-12-18 | 2002-08-06 |
| DIAMOND, Graham Mcdonald | Director | 1998-12-18 | 2001-05-01 |
| DURRANI, Omar | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2012-07-31 |
| FARMER, Ashley | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2005-07-11 |
| GRAINGER, Nicholas Charles | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2000-08-08 |
| GREMILLET, Bernard | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2010-03-31 |
| KINGSWELL, Steve | Director | — | 1996-09-27 |
| LEVIN, Per Harold, Director | Director | 2012-08-22 | 2016-06-01 |
| LEVIN, Per Harald | Director | 2001-05-01 | 2006-12-01 |
| MATTHEWS, Neil Michael Philip | Director | 2002-12-18 | 2005-07-11 |
| MITCHELL-HARRIS, Scott Andrew | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2017-06-19 |
| NAUJOCK, Stefan | Director | 2013-06-11 | 2015-09-26 |
| NUTTALL, David Alan | Director | 2005-07-11 | 2006-12-01 |
| PHILIPPE, Didier | Director | 1996-05-20 | 1998-12-18 |
| RAYNER, Keith Mackay | Director | 1996-09-27 | 2006-12-01 |
| ROWLAND, Bryan Thomas | Director | 2015-09-26 | 2016-06-01 |
| TAYLOR, Mark | Director | 2005-07-11 | 2006-12-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 180 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2020-10-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-08 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2020-10-08 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2020-10-08 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2020-10-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2020-10-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.