PREMIER PAPER HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£5.5m
+39.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£30m
-8.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
477
-7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2.4m
-164.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £305,051,000 | £284,631,000 | £263,086,000 | -7.6% | |
| Operating profit | £7,618,000 | £6,860,000 | £899,000 | -86.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,188,000 | £3,799,000 | -£2,447,000 | -164.4% | |
| Net profit | £2,219,000 | £1,978,000 | -£2,824,000 | -242.8% | |
| Cash | £4,408,000 | £3,929,000 | £5,485,000 | +39.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £39,130,000 | £34,842,000 | £31,987,000 | -8.2% | |
| Net assets | £36,401,000 | £32,696,000 | £29,837,000 | -8.7% | |
| Equity | £36,401,000 | £32,696,000 | £29,837,000 | -8.7% | |
| Average employees | 528 | 513 | 477 | -7% | |
| Wages | £23,893,000 | £24,387,000 | £23,098,000 | -5.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £789,000 | £965,000 | £835,000 | -13.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £45,000 | £47,000 | £41,000 | -12.8% | |
| Highest paid director | £330,000 | £422,000 | £351,000 | -16.8% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.5% | 2.4% | 0.3% | |
| Net margin | 0.7% | 0.7% | -1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.5% | 19.7% | 2.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 71.3% | 73.3% | 74.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.22x | 1.21x | 1.20x | |
| Interest cover | 2.22x | 2.24x | 0.27x |
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
- PREMIER PAPER HOLDINGS LIMITED 2024-12-20 → present
- RADMS PAPER LIMITED 2016-03-04 → 2024-12-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 Group or Parent Company's ability to continue as a going concern...”
Significant events
- “On 30 June 2025 the Group acquired 100% of the trade and assets of Sarcina Packaging Ltd.”
- “On 27th February 2026, Premier Paper Group Limited purchased 100% of the share capital of PPB Ltd.”
- “On 1 May 2026, Premier Paper Group Limited completed the hive up of the trade and assets of its indirect subsidiary the Wine Box Company Ltd ("WBC").”
- “On 8 May 2026, the Group was recapitalised by the Company's ultimate parent company, Japan Pulp and Paper Co. Ltd to the amount of £43m to provide headroom for future growth.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FALZON, Michael | Secretary | 2024-12-11 | — | — |
| BEEVER, Michael James | Director | 2021-08-01 | Sep 1965 | British |
| IMAMURA, Mitsutoshi | Director | 2019-07-05 | Feb 1963 | Japanese |
| SATO, Masaaki | Director | 2023-04-25 | Oct 1966 | Japanese |
| SEO, Jumpei | Director | 2023-04-25 | Nov 1974 | Japanese |
| TAYLOR, Simon William | Director | 2016-03-15 | May 1975 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARKES, Scott Andrew | Secretary | 2021-02-25 | 2024-12-11 |
| TAYLOR, Simon | Secretary | 2016-03-04 | 2021-02-25 |
| ALLEN, David Stuart | Director | 2018-12-14 | 2021-08-01 |
| BEEVER, Michael James | Director | 2016-03-04 | 2019-07-05 |
| CANDLER, Courtney | Director | 2016-03-15 | 2019-07-05 |
| COOK, Malcolm Roderick Grant | Director | 2016-05-24 | 2019-07-05 |
| GRIFFITHS, Graham John | Director | 2016-03-15 | 2019-07-05 |
| KASHIMA, Hiroshi | Director | 2019-07-05 | 2023-04-25 |
| SATO, Masahiko | Director | 2019-07-05 | 2023-04-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan Pulp And Paper Co., Ltd. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-07-05 | Active |
| Mr Graham John Griffiths | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-12-03 |
| Mr Courtney Candler | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-12-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 80 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-06-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-12-20 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-06 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-06-06 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-06-06 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-06-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-06-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-10 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-20 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-12-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-12-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 3
- 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.