PUREPRINT GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£439k
+40.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£5.7m
-16.5% vs 2024
Employees
326
+2.8% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.3m
-552.4% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £34,223,742 | £42,880,801 | £54,826,494 | £56,878,608 | £55,732,461 | £52,937,448 | -5% | |
| Operating profit | £913,099 | £1,717,422 | £3,302,806 | £3,117,210 | £810,458 | -£533,361 | -165.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £129,414 | £1,128,069 | £2,825,118 | £7,648,073 | £276,959 | -£1,253,060 | -552.4% | |
| Net profit | £37,324 | £990,004 | £2,547,597 | £6,998,711 | -£16,064 | -£1,119,983 | -6,872% | |
| Cash | £939,357 | £981,150 | £589,308 | £783,113 | £312,049 | £438,908 | +40.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,343,977 | £9,733,412 | £11,281,501 | £7,042,623 | £6,841,815 | £5,712,836 | -16.5% | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £7,042,623 | £6,841,815 | £5,712,836 | -16.5% | |
| Equity | £525,483 | £1,515,487 | £4,063,084 | £1,861,380 | £1,845,316 | £725,333 | -60.7% | |
| Average employees | 275 | 232 | 260 | 285 | 317 | 326 | +2.8% | |
| Wages | £9,312,689 | £9,685,466 | £11,167,165 | £13,162,939 | £13,896,625 | £14,355,286 | +3.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £220,926 | £262,192 | £260,657 | £246,589 | £347,375 | £332,793 | -4.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £33,268 | £80,376 | £91,954 | +14.4% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £133,399 | £130,600 | £120,274 | -7.9% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.7% | 4.0% | 6.0% | 5.5% | 1.5% | -1.0% | |
| Net margin | 0.1% | 2.3% | 4.6% | 12.3% | -0.0% | -2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.4% | 17.6% | 29.3% | 44.3% | 11.8% | -9.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 75.0% | 75.5% | 80.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.88x | 0.84x | 0.78x | |
| Interest cover | 2.12x | 3.32x | 5.67x | 6.65x | 1.57x | -0.79x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- PUREPRINT GROUP LIMITED 2006-02-28 → present
- BEACON PRINT LIMITED 1980-04-28 → 2006-02-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have reviewed forecasts and cash flow projections covering a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements. ... Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- PUREPRINT GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Screaming Colour Limited 100%
- Imprint Creative Print Solutions Limited 100%
- Perfect Screen Print Limited 100%
- Headford Digital Limited 51%
- Ashford Colour Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, in June 2026, the wider Group acquired the former Simpson Print business from administration.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Brian Derek | Secretary | 2021-09-10 | — | — |
| HANDFORD, Mark William | Director | 2004-12-01 | May 1965 | British |
| OSBORNE, Richard James | Director | 1998-08-24 | Feb 1962 | British |
| SMITH, Brian Derek | Director | 2021-09-10 | Nov 1975 | British |
| TUCKER, Bridget Mary | Director | 2004-12-01 | Jan 1967 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Ian | Secretary | 1997-09-01 | 2020-08-31 |
| ERICKSON, Alex Francis | Secretary | 2020-09-01 | 2021-09-10 |
| FAIRBRASS, Wendy Anne | Secretary | — | 1997-08-31 |
| ATTERBURY, Francis John | Director | 1997-10-23 | 2000-02-29 |
| BARNES, Clive Terence | Director | 1997-05-23 | 1998-11-12 |
| BROWN, Ian | Director | 1998-04-28 | 2020-08-31 |
| ERICKSON, Alex Francis | Director | 2020-01-28 | 2021-09-10 |
| FAIRBRASS, Mark Edward | Director | — | 2004-11-30 |
| FAIRBRASS, Wendy Anne | Director | — | 2004-11-30 |
| FLOYDE, Derek Patrick | Director | 1997-10-23 | 1999-05-20 |
| FROGBROOK, Nicholas Edward | Director | 2019-03-27 | 2020-01-28 |
| HORROCKS, Peter | Director | — | 2012-08-31 |
| OWERS, Richard William | Director | 2004-09-10 | 2025-08-13 |
| THIRLBY, Anthony Dennis | Director | 2015-08-06 | 2016-03-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Sussex Press Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 163 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-09-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.