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Cash

£83K

Latest balance sheet

Net assets

-£2.4M

lowest in 5 filed years

Employees

61

lowest in 5 filed years

Profit before tax

-£1.6M

Period ending 2025-03-31

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31

Metric Trend 2019-12-312020-12-312022-12-312023-12-312025-03-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £12,376,430£11,619,880£15,179,758£11,193,646£9,652,239
Operating profit £86,658£36,041£642,833-£627,203-£1,243,614
Profit before tax -£71,601-£187,610£261,454-£1,577,233-£1,610,882
Net profit £26,534£34,182£188,310-£1,671,024-£1,610,882
Cash £75,019£123,456£32,507£65,604£82,528
Total assets less current liabilities £4,348,376£4,602,810£3,982,563£3,569,191£648,324
Net assets £423,644£495,656£970,796-£715,698-£2,427,580
Equity £423,644£495,656£970,796-£715,698-£2,427,580
Average employees 9189898061
Wages £2,216,594£2,251,070£2,542,155£2,257,058£2,409,148
Directors' remuneration £168,766£160,680£171,432£184,208£103,704

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 . Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 15 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2019-12-312020-12-312022-12-312023-12-312025-03-31
Operating margin 0.7%0.3%4.2%-5.6%-12.9%
Net margin 0.2%0.3%1.2%-14.9%-16.7%
Return on capital employed 2.0%0.8%16.1%-17.6%-191.8%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 91.4%107.5%130.3%
Current ratio 0.82x0.84x0.57x
Interest cover 0.47x0.17x1.74x-1.46x-3.33x

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

  1. DEMPSON LIMITED 2014-02-14 → present
  2. DEMPSON CROOKE LIMITED 2007-10-09 → 2014-02-14
  3. DEMPSON PACKAGING LIMITED 1993-07-01 → 2007-10-09
  4. FIBRE CONVERTERS LIMITED 1962-01-04 → 1993-07-01

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
Kreston Reeves Audit LLP
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.”

Group structure

  1. DEMPSON LIMITED · parent
    1. R.S. Crooke Holdings Limited · England and Wales
    2. Dempson Bosna d.o.o · Bosnia and Herzegovina · manufacturer of paper bags
    3. Fleurwrap Limited · England and Wales · manufacturer of plastic wrapping
    4. R.S. Crooke & Co. (Paper Sales) Limited · England and Wales
    5. Osmond Hartley & Son Limited · England and Wales

Significant events

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

People

5 active · 12 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
KATZAUER, Jonathan Secretary 1999-04-16 British
BERCOVITCH-KATZAUER, Zoe Director 2025-05-06 Oct 1965 British
HALL, Ian Clarkson Director 2025-05-06 Aug 1962 British
KATZAUER, Jonathan Director 1994-03-22 Jul 1966 British
THOMPSON, Michael John Director 2025-05-06 Jul 1956 British
Show 12 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
SMITH, Samuel Secretary 1999-04-16
BAKER, David John Director 1995-03-31
BAKER, Eric Director 1993-06-14 2002-03-31
JAMES, Jean Director 1994-09-30
KATZAUER, Abraham Director 2002-06-30
KATZAUER, Eva Director 2000-07-13
KATZAUER, Martin Director 2013-11-06 2025-05-06
MILLEN, Jeanette Director 2002-06-30 2007-03-26
PERKINS, Neal David Director 2013-11-06 2023-10-31
SMITH, Samuel Director 1999-04-16
WOOLF, Lewis Director 1999-03-24
WRIGHT, David Director 2005-09-29 2013-11-06

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mrs Elisabeth Elsa Moller Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2025-05-06 Ceased 2025-05-06
Mr Martin Katzauer Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2025-05-06 Ceased 2025-05-06
Mr Jonathan Katzauer Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2025-05-06 Active
Ccs Mclays Limited Corporate entity Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors 2025-05-06 Active
H Young (Plastics) Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100% 2016-06-30 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 158 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-06-19 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2026-02-17 CVA4 insolvency Liquidation voluntary arrangement completion
2025-09-10 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full
2025-09-10 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full
2025-09-10 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full
2025-08-05 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2025-08-04 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2025-08-01 PSC02 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2025-08-01 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2025-07-07 AA01 accounts Change account reference date company previous extended PDF
2025-06-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2025-06-23 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-06-23 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-06-23 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-06-23 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-06-06 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2025-06-02 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2025-05-30 PSC01 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2025-05-30 PSC01 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2025-05-30 PSC01 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
10

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

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

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