CLIFFE PACKAGING LIMITED
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Cash
£79k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1.8m
highest in 4 filed years
Employees
18
Average over period
Profit before tax
£633k
Period ending 2023-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-07-25.
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-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 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14,495,400 | £14,855,127 | £15,229,301 | £14,663,782 | — | |
| Operating profit | £900,981 | £711,061 | £615,313 | £752,974 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £845,685 | £650,566 | £516,358 | £633,406 | — | |
| Net profit | £682,875 | £526,406 | £389,416 | £480,765 | — | |
| Cash | £93,080 | £12,804 | £14,191 | £79,097 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,738,946 | £2,067,595 | £2,030,434 | £2,006,679 | — | |
| Net assets | £1,381,630 | £1,623,036 | £1,677,452 | £1,781,217 | — | |
| Equity | £1,381,630 | £1,623,036 | £1,677,452 | £1,781,217 | — | |
| Average employees | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | — | |
| Wages | £546,480 | £604,522 | £680,102 | £700,684 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £69,465 | £61,978 | £58,265 | £54,600 | — |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.2% | 4.8% | 4.0% | 5.1% | |
| Net margin | 4.7% | 3.5% | 2.6% | 3.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 51.8% | 34.4% | 30.3% | 37.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 70.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.40x | |
| Interest cover | 16.29x | 11.75x | 6.22x | 6.30x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- CLIFFE PACKAGING LIMITED 2011-02-01 → present
- CLIFFE INDUSTRIAL PACKAGING LIMITED 2005-09-06 → 2011-02-01
- WILLDAN LIMITED 2003-09-24 → 2005-09-06
- DAWBER LIMITED 2003-07-11 → 2003-09-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- CLIFFE PACKAGING LIMITED · parent
- Willdan Limited 100%
- Bag Supplies Limited 100%
- Locpac Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOTHERSALL, Robert Ian | Secretary | 2015-09-01 | — | — |
| DAWBER, David Karl | Director | 2003-10-07 | Mar 1963 | English |
| DAWBER, Philip Joseph | Director | 2003-10-07 | Sep 1964 | English |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIDGOOD, Stuart | Secretary | 2003-10-07 | 2005-08-31 |
| HEAFEY, David Gregory | Secretary | 2005-08-31 | 2015-05-14 |
| RUSSELL, Rosalind Pearl | Secretary | 2003-07-11 | 2003-10-07 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-07-11 | 2003-07-11 |
| BIDGOOD, Stuart | Director | 2003-10-07 | 2014-08-28 |
| DOUGHTY, Ian Stormont | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2018-01-15 |
| MEIR, Andrew | Director | 2008-03-01 | 2010-06-16 |
| MILLS, Michael William | Director | 2003-10-07 | 2006-11-24 |
| SHEPPARD, Peter Gayfer | Director | 2003-07-11 | 2003-10-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Collette Dawber | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-05-06 |
| Mr Philip Joseph Dawber | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-05-06 |
| Mr David Karl Dawber | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Stuart Bidgood | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-06 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-06-17 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-06-17 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-06-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-06-07 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-06-07 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-06-07 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-06-07 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-06-07 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-04-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.