PULSE PRINTING PRODUCTS LIMITED
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Cash
£375k
highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£1.6m
highest in 5 filed years
Employees
58
highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£635k
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14,355,249 | £16,718,773 | £15,659,274 | £16,371,011 | £18,768,791 | — | |
| Operating profit | £63,674 | £248,334 | £242,415 | £486,722 | £812,520 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £13,256 | £178,077 | £154,455 | £386,996 | £634,907 | — | |
| Net profit | £61,689 | £144,298 | £121,665 | £270,709 | £512,950 | — | |
| Cash | £193,125 | £335,678 | £56,942 | £82,878 | £374,526 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £989,257 | £1,052,772 | £1,140,704 | £1,325,694 | £1,785,619 | — | |
| Net assets | £722,654 | £866,952 | £988,617 | £1,105,041 | £1,614,898 | — | |
| Equity | £722,654 | £866,952 | £988,617 | £1,105,041 | £1,614,898 | — | |
| Average employees | 36 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 58 | — | |
| Wages | £1,214,695 | £1,279,093 | £1,391,616 | £1,557,935 | £1,947,949 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £177,654 | £180,450 | £546,582 | £157,442 | £126,941 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.4% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 3.0% | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 2.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.4% | 23.6% | 21.3% | 36.7% | 45.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 83.2% | 78.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.12x | 1.14x | 1.18x | |
| Interest cover | 1.26x | 3.53x | 2.75x | 4.87x | 4.95x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group and the Company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and have continued to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- PULSE PRINTING PRODUCTS LIMITED · parent
- Pulse BV NL 100%
- Epple Pulse Inks & Coatings Limited 88.85%
- EPPIC Asia Co., Ltd. 88.85%
Significant events
- “The Group has expanded its Global presence within this period by enjoying the first full year following its majority purchase of EPPIC Headquartered in Hong Kong giving it manufacturing, sales and distribution penetration with SE Asia, together with the creation of Meki Pulse PVT Ltd.”
- “The Group continues to work hard consolidating relationships with key suppliers. Not only have we been able to leverage our significant purchase power to maintain the competitive supply of key raw materials and improve margins.”
- “The Group continues to invest in the quality of our products and the infrastructure behind their manufacture.”
- “We believe investment in our Research and Development program is fundamental to the continuing growth of the business.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHEPPARD, Gary Paul | Secretary | 2000-06-05 | — | British |
| SHEPPARD, Gary Paul | Director | 2000-06-05 | Sep 1965 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAYERS, Steven Andre | Secretary | 1999-11-09 | 2000-06-04 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-11-09 | 1999-11-10 |
| DUCK, Alexander Michael Richard | Director | 1999-11-09 | 2005-06-01 |
| GERLACH, Gunther | Director | 2018-10-05 | 2022-07-31 |
| LEIGH, David John | Director | 1999-11-09 | 2024-01-31 |
| POWELL, Gary John | Director | 2000-06-05 | 2001-08-28 |
| SAYERS, Steven Andre | Director | 1999-11-09 | 2008-04-06 |
| WHEELER, Paul Andrew | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2019-01-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulse Pp Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-02-09 | Active |
| Mr Gary Paul Sheppard | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-02-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 105 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-02-19 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-02-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-04 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-02-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-19 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-13 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened |
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.