K.M. PACKAGING SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£2.2m
-32.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.7m
+12.6% vs 2024
Employees
29
+11.5% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.8m
-15.9% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials 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 | £14,730,386 | £16,437,447 | £19,295,160 | £17,573,256 | £18,592,891 | £20,126,251 | +8.2% | |
| Operating profit | £2,100,750 | £2,286,395 | £2,138,447 | £1,914,819 | £2,388,857 | £2,124,686 | -11.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,140,700 | £2,307,665 | £1,995,267 | £1,728,785 | £2,190,590 | £1,842,763 | -15.9% | |
| Net profit | £1,775,789 | £1,889,414 | £1,612,776 | £1,356,523 | £1,669,208 | £1,411,248 | -15.5% | |
| Cash | £7,462,161 | £7,399,467 | £1,867,934 | £2,499,002 | £3,308,623 | £2,225,889 | -32.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,355,961 | £13,242,895 | £6,649,193 | £6,880,007 | £7,400,380 | £6,712,810 | -9.3% | |
| Net assets | — | £13,242,895 | £3,708,166 | £5,096,436 | £3,281,466 | £3,693,826 | +12.6% | |
| Equity | £12,355,961 | £13,242,895 | £3,708,166 | £5,096,436 | £3,281,466 | £3,693,826 | +12.6% | |
| Average employees | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 29 | +11.5% | |
| Wages | £1,186,540 | £1,257,586 | £1,828,468 | £1,769,879 | £1,825,081 | £1,983,117 | +8.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £315,494 | £329,179 | £292,252 | £324,245 | £759,043 | £844,938 | +11.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £57,779 | £31,515 | £73,675 | +133.8% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £120,844 | £209,440 | £217,974 | +4.1% |
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 | 14.3% | 13.9% | 11.1% | 10.9% | 12.8% | 10.6% | |
| Net margin | 12.1% | 11.5% | 8.4% | 7.7% | 9.0% | 7.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.0% | 17.3% | 32.2% | 27.8% | 32.3% | 31.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 18.1% | 69.2% | 58.0% | 75.0% | 72.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.30x | 2.29x | 1.96x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 13.79x | 7.29x | 7.69x | 5.90x |
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
- K.M. PACKAGING SERVICES LIMITED 1984-11-30 → present
- LALGLOBE LIMITED 1984-08-02 → 1984-11-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services Limited, trading as Ensors
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as, after making appropriate enquiries, the directors have reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future”
Group structure
- K.M. PACKAGING SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- KM Packaging Services ANZ Pty Limited 100%
- KM Packaging Services NA Corporation 100%
Significant events
- “On 29th January 2026 an interim dividend in respect of the year ended 31 December 2026 of £500,000 was declared by the Board. A further dividend of £1,500,000 was declared on 10th March 2026, subject to refinancing.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUSBY, Frances Joy | Director | 2023-08-01 | Jul 1969 | British |
| HATTEE, Justin Wilfrid | Director | 2023-08-01 | Jul 1972 | British |
| HOLDING, Graham | Director | 2007-12-11 | Mar 1960 | British |
| LOCKHART, Alan Thomas | Director | 2024-02-27 | Nov 1965 | British |
| SHIPLEY, John Michael | Director | 2024-05-16 | May 1971 | British |
| SMITHSON, Charles | Director | 2001-07-03 | Jul 1964 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLOSE, James Edwin Bruce | Secretary | 1992-08-16 | 2021-11-13 |
| JEFFS, Keith Derek | Secretary | — | 1992-08-16 |
| CLOSE, James Edwin Bruce | Director | 1995-01-03 | 2021-11-13 |
| GARAVAGLIA, Fabio | Director | 1996-11-28 | 2001-01-31 |
| IANNULI, Francesco | Director | 1996-11-28 | 2001-01-30 |
| JEFFS, Keith Derek | Director | — | 1992-08-16 |
| LOVATI, Michele | Director | 2001-01-31 | 2005-09-30 |
| ORMROD, Mark Hamilton | Director | — | 2007-12-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Km Packaging Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2023-07-05 | Active |
| Zedra Trust Company (Guernsey) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2022-03-22 | Ceased 2023-07-05 |
| Mr Charles Smithson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-10-30 | Ceased 2022-03-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 146 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-04-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-03-31 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-05 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-03-31 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.