RPC CONTAINERS LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of the Amcor-owned RPC Group, the company manufactures plastic packaging products for major consumer food and cosmetics brands.
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Cash
£11M
-44.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£251M
-1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
900
-7.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£18M
-41.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | £195,200,000 | £168,800,000 | £154,700,000 | -8.4% | |
| Operating profit | £42,500,000 | £32,100,000 | £15,200,000 | -52.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £42,000,000 | £30,700,000 | £17,900,000 | -41.7% | |
| Net profit | £37,000,000 | £30,300,000 | £100,000 | -99.7% | |
| Cash | £34,000,000 | £20,200,000 | £11,200,000 | -44.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £331,200,000 | £454,400,000 | £475,500,000 | +4.6% | |
| Net assets | £301,000,000 | £253,600,000 | £251,100,000 | -1% | |
| Equity | £301,000,000 | £253,600,000 | £251,100,000 | -1% | |
| Average employees | 1,072 | 975 | 900 | -7.7% | |
| Wages | £48,800,000 | £48,300,000 | £54,000,000 | +11.8% | |
| 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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 21.8% | 19.0% | 9.8% | |
| Net margin | 19.0% | 18.0% | 0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.8% | 7.1% | 3.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 37.7% | 59.2% | 64.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.97x | 1.19x | 1.22x | |
| Interest cover | 38.64x | 11.07x | 0.99x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- RPC CONTAINERS LIMITED 1993-04-06 → present
- RPC GROUP LIMITED 1993-03-25 → 1993-04-06
- HOLDCLEVER SERVICES LIMITED 1993-02-03 → 1993-03-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In assessing going concern management assessed the future projections of the Company and the branches that the Company holds intercompany loans that will at least 12 months from approval of the financial statements. Based on the assessment performed and the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will be able to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being at least one year from the approval of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- RPC CONTAINERS LIMITED · parent
- Maynard (UK) Limited 100%
- Maynard & Harris Plastics (UK) Ltd 100%
- British Polythene Industries PLC 100%
- RPC Tedeo-Gizeh (UK) Limited 100%
- Superfos Tarnworth Limited 100%
- Promens Packaging Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLAYTON, Damien John | Director | 2025-05-12 | Jun 1971 | British |
| MILES, Mark William | Director | 2019-07-01 | Jun 1971 | American |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVELEIGH, David Charles | Secretary | 1993-02-17 | 1993-03-10 |
| GILES, Nicholas David Martin | Secretary | 2016-03-31 | 2019-07-10 |
| GRAVES, Patrick Michael | Secretary | 1993-03-10 | 1993-03-31 |
| HAMILTON, Deborah | Secretary | 2019-07-10 | 2026-04-10 |
| JOYCE, Rebecca Katherine | Secretary | 2000-11-16 | 2016-03-31 |
| JOYCE, Rebecca Katherine | Secretary | 1993-06-22 | 1998-01-05 |
| STOWE, Amanda Barbara | Secretary | 1998-01-05 | 2000-11-16 |
| SWORN, Christopher Howard | Secretary | 1993-03-31 | 1993-06-22 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-02-03 | 1993-02-17 |
| BAKER, David James | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2019-12-31 |
| BAMBER, Reginald Geoffrey Stephen | Director | 1993-03-31 | 2000-02-04 |
| CLAYDON, Katharine Sarah | Director | 1993-03-17 | — |
| EMMERSON, William Carmichael | Director | 1993-03-31 | 1998-01-26 |
| EVELEIGH, David Charles | Director | 1993-02-17 | 1993-03-10 |
| GILES, Nicholas David Martin | Director | 2018-03-16 | 2019-07-10 |
| GRAVES, Patrick Michael | Director | 1993-03-10 | 1993-03-31 |
| GREENE, Jason Kent | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2025-05-12 |
| HILTON, Philip, Dr | Director | 1993-03-31 | 2010-07-31 |
| HOLE, Peter James Hayward | Director | 1993-03-31 | 2009-07-31 |
| KESTERTON, Simon John | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2019-07-01 |
| MARSH, Ronald John Edward | Director | 1993-03-31 | 2013-07-10 |
| MCPHERSON, Stuart Alexander | Director | 1993-03-31 | 1995-07-04 |
| MENGHINI, Attilia | Director | 1999-07-01 | 2014-09-30 |
| PETERS, Raymond Albert | Director | 1994-09-08 | 1997-03-31 |
| ROWLEY, Roy Michael | Director | 1993-03-31 | 1994-09-30 |
| SHERBURN, Ian | Director | 1993-03-10 | 1993-03-31 |
| STEPHENS, Nigel John | Director | 2018-03-16 | 2018-07-25 |
| STONE, Murray | Director | 1994-09-08 | 2014-04-30 |
| SWORN, Christopher Howard | Director | 1993-03-31 | 2009-12-31 |
| VERVAAT, Petrus Rudolf Maria | Director | 2007-11-23 | 2018-03-16 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-02-03 | 1993-02-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rpc Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-07-23 | Active |
| Rigid Plastic Containers Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-07-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 163 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2026-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-11 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-02-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-02-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-24 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.