R.H. FIBREBOARD CONTAINERS LIMITED
Operating as part of the Goonvean Group, the company manufactures bespoke corrugated cardboard boxes, die-cut packaging, and protective transit solutions for various industrial and retail sectors.
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Cash
£271k
+2,124.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3m
+639.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
105
+32.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.9m
-230.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,578,063 | £9,422,606 | £16,290,373 | +72.9% | |
| Operating profit | £506,451 | £867,037 | £756,364 | -12.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £506,451 | £1,426,703 | -£1,863,695 | -230.6% | |
| Net profit | £54,167 | £1,708,003 | -£2,287,434 | -233.9% | |
| Cash | £25,005 | £12,179 | £270,976 | +2,124.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £797,836 | £1,047,245 | £3,958,235 | +278% | |
| Net assets | £103,781 | £411,784 | £3,045,350 | +639.6% | |
| Equity | £103,781 | £411,784 | £3,045,350 | +639.6% | |
| Average employees | 50 | 79 | 105 | +32.9% | |
| Wages | £1,703,327 | £2,147,037 | £3,413,371 | +59% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £208,359 | £241,804 | £162,252 | -32.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £8,542 | £8,573 | £9,080 | +5.9% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.7% | 9.2% | 4.6% | |
| Net margin | 0.7% | 18.1% | -14.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 63.5% | 82.8% | 19.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 98.7% | 96.4% | 72.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.30x | 0.29x | 0.70x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Dixon Wilson Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which is dependant upon the continued support of the Company's ultimate parent, Goonvean Holdings Limited.”
Group structure
- R.H. FIBREBOARD CONTAINERS LIMITED · parent
- S H Fiske Limited 100%
- Smart Packaging Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Following the transfer of the trade and assets of Smart Packaging Limited to the Company on 1 October 2024, all trading activities previously carried out by Smart Packaging Limited were undertaken by R. H. Fibreboard Containers Limited”
- “On 30 September 2025 the Directors of the Company's parent undertaking, Goonvean Group Limited, and the Directors of the Company agreed to waive £4,921k (2024 - £nil) of an intercompany loan balance owed to Goonvean Group Limited by the Company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAZZARD, Matthew | Director | 2022-08-01 | Aug 1971 | British |
| SPELMAN, Sean Martin | Director | 2024-06-01 | Nov 1970 | Irish |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUFFELL-HAZELL, Derek Owen | Secretary | — | 2016-10-13 |
| ANGILLEY, Jonathan Neil | Director | 2019-02-15 | 2022-08-01 |
| BAXTER, Sean Paul | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2026-06-05 |
| ELLISON, Simon James | Director | 2022-10-31 | 2025-02-14 |
| GABELL, Stephen Richard | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2025-03-07 |
| HARTSTONE, Deborah Jane | Director | 2003-11-10 | 2019-02-15 |
| HEATH, Nathan Edward Stuart | Director | 2025-09-29 | 2026-07-14 |
| MORRIS, Lucy Rachel | Director | 2019-02-15 | 2023-08-14 |
| OPIE, John Gordon | Director | 2019-02-15 | 2022-01-17 |
| OVENDEN, Katie Alice | Director | 2022-01-17 | 2022-10-20 |
| PEACOCK, Catherine Mary | Director | 2003-11-10 | 2019-02-15 |
| RUFFELL- HAZELL, Stephen John | Director | 2003-11-10 | 2019-02-15 |
| RUFFELL-HAZELL, Derek Owen | Director | — | 2016-10-13 |
| RUFFELL-HAZELL, Patricia Maria | Director | — | 2019-02-15 |
| RUFFELL-HAZELL, Robert Charles | Director | 1995-10-01 | 2019-02-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goonvean Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-01-25 | Active |
| Goonvean Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-02-15 | Ceased 2024-01-25 |
| Rhfc (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-02-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 148 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-02-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-14 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2023-07-14 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2023-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.