EMPIRE TAPES LTD
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Cash
£100K
-15.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£2M
-1.4% vs 2023
Employees
59
+11.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£41K
-187.5% lowest in 6 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14,900,816 | £13,172,643 | £14,519,685 | £13,316,985 | £13,267,252 | £13,433,797 | +1.3% | |
| Operating profit | £102,217 | £26,743 | £542,896 | £139,553 | £182,948 | £183,202 | +0.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £58,354 | £15,653 | £455,526 | £116,079 | £46,535 | -£40,695 | -187.5% | |
| Net profit | £3,197 | £9,438 | £374,233 | £101,679 | £42,215 | -£28,692 | -168% | |
| Cash | £23,979 | £83,070 | £14,738 | £6,679 | £119,412 | £100,440 | -15.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,772,235 | £3,910,402 | £4,847,884 | £4,710,445 | £2,488,836 | £2,284,885 | -8.2% | |
| Net assets | £1,613,862 | £1,623,300 | £1,847,535 | £1,949,214 | £1,987,429 | £1,958,737 | -1.4% | |
| Equity | £1,613,862 | £1,623,300 | £1,847,535 | £1,949,214 | £1,987,429 | £1,958,737 | -1.4% | |
| Average employees | 65 | 64 | 59 | 62 | 53 | 59 | +11.3% | |
| Wages | £1,771,241 | £1,529,840 | £1,678,884 | £1,664,983 | £1,527,323 | £1,687,797 | +10.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £358,869 | £311,740 | £334,114 | £306,992 | £334,196 | £341,453 | +2.2% |
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 | 2019-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.7% | 0.2% | 3.7% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 1.4% | |
| Net margin | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2.6% | 0.8% | 0.3% | -0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.1% | 0.7% | 11.2% | 3.0% | 7.4% | 8.0% | |
| Interest cover | 2.33x | 2.41x | 6.21x | 5.93x | 1.34x | 0.78x |
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
- EMPIRE TAPES LTD 2025-04-02 → present
- EMPIRE TAPES PLC 1993-03-10 → 2025-04-02
People
1 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O’SULLIVAN, Brian | Director | 2025-05-28 | Oct 1969 | Irish |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUTY, Mark Ian | Secretary | 1993-03-22 | 1999-08-06 |
| PUTWAIN, Mark Richard | Secretary | 2009-03-09 | 2025-05-28 |
| WILLIAMS, Gary | Secretary | 1999-08-06 | 2009-03-06 |
| L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-03-10 | 1993-03-22 |
| AUTY, Mark Ian | Director | 1993-03-22 | 1999-08-06 |
| COWING, Jaime Louise | Director | 2020-04-09 | 2025-05-28 |
| GREEN, Graeme Morrison | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2008-01-25 |
| HARTLEY, Nina | Director | 2021-02-01 | 2025-05-28 |
| MCLAUGHLIN, Peter | Director | 2021-02-01 | 2025-05-28 |
| PUTWAIN, Mark Richard | Director | 2012-03-09 | 2025-05-28 |
| SHERRIFF, Dean Robert | Director | 1993-03-22 | 2025-05-28 |
| STANLEY, Mark | Director | 1999-07-01 | 2025-05-28 |
| WILLIAMS, Gary | Director | 1998-08-01 | 2009-03-06 |
| L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-03-10 | 1993-03-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeus Packaging Investments (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-05-28 | Active |
| Mr Dean Robert Sherriff | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-05-28 |
| Mr Mark Stanley | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-05-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 163 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-04-02 CERT10 Certificate re registration public limited company to private
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-02 | CERT10 | change-of-name | Certificate re registration public limited company to private |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.