BEMROSE BOOTH PARAGON LIMITED
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Cash
£2.1M
+373% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.9M
+19.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
93
-1.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£730K
-5.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,493,000 | £18,382,000 | £18,617,000 | +1.3% | |
| Operating profit | £1,645,000 | £1,272,000 | £1,560,000 | +22.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,398,000 | £774,000 | £730,000 | -5.7% | |
| Net profit | £1,044,000 | £908,000 | £653,000 | -28.1% | |
| Cash | £629,000 | £441,000 | £2,086,000 | +373% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,379,000 | £3,286,000 | £4,636,000 | +41.1% | |
| Net assets | £2,378,000 | £3,286,000 | £3,939,000 | +19.9% | |
| Equity | £2,378,000 | £3,286,000 | £3,939,000 | +19.9% | |
| Average employees | 86 | 94 | 93 | -1.1% | |
| Wages | £3,106,000 | £3,597,000 | £3,383,000 | -5.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £25,000 | £211,000 | +744% |
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 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.4% | 6.9% | 8.4% | |
| Net margin | 5.4% | 4.9% | 3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 69.1% | 38.7% | 33.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 85.3% | 85.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.83x | 0.78x | 0.83x | |
| Interest cover | 5.96x | 1.88x | 1.44x |
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
- BEMROSE BOOTH PARAGON LIMITED 2010-07-19 → present
- PRESSURE SEAL SERVICE LIMITED 2003-10-02 → 2010-07-19
- MARRCO 11 LIMITED 2003-09-08 → 2003-10-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are of the view that there is a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the next 12 months following the date of approval of the financial statements. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis for preparing the financial statements, and there are no material uncertainties that the directors are aware of in relation to this.”
Group structure
- BEMROSE BOOTH PARAGON LIMITED · parent
- Thames Card Technology Limited 100%
- Burall Infosmart Limited 100%
- Paragon Identification Pty Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In October 2019, the company acquired Thames Card Technology Limited (TCT), a manufacturer of other plastic products including payment, gift, loyalty and commercial cards. This acquisition firmly positions Paragon-ID in the payment and retail cards space.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DURKAN, Sarah | Secretary | 2024-06-28 | — | — |
| CREAN, Pauric | Director | 2024-07-01 | Jun 1993 | Irish |
| DEVANE, Liam | Director | 2024-07-01 | Nov 1986 | Irish |
| DURKAN, Sarah | Director | 2024-07-01 | Jan 1991 | Irish |
| ROSENKRANZ, Arne Christian | Director | 2024-04-29 | Jan 1983 | German |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAHILL, Richard Joseph | Secretary | 2014-02-19 | 2024-06-28 |
| CREAN, Patrick James | Secretary | 2011-04-18 | 2014-02-19 |
| HARKINS, Robert | Secretary | 2004-03-10 | 2011-04-18 |
| MARRONS CONSULTANCIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-09-08 | 2004-03-10 |
| BLACK, Iain Shearer | Director | 2004-03-10 | 2011-03-31 |
| CREAN, Patrick James | Director | 2010-07-07 | 2024-07-01 |
| DONNELLY, Conor James | Director | 2010-12-03 | 2013-12-20 |
| DONNELLY, Conor James | Director | 2010-07-07 | 2010-07-16 |
| DONNELLY, Conor James | Director | 2010-07-07 | 2010-07-19 |
| GARVEY, Clement Joseph | Director | 2020-02-05 | 2024-07-01 |
| HARKINS, Robert | Director | 2004-03-10 | 2011-04-18 |
| SALMON, Laurent Thierry | Director | 2010-07-07 | 2024-07-01 |
| SUMNER, Kevin Wayne | Director | 2003-09-08 | 2004-03-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giml Investments 3 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-11-20 | Active |
| Paragon Id Sa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% (as firm), Voting 75–100% (as firm), Appoints directors (as firm) | 2017-02-24 | Ceased 2023-11-20 |
| Grenadier Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-02-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 110 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-08 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-04-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-24 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-09-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-28 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- 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.