MODERN PAPER LIMITED
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Cash
£578k
+28.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£7.7m
-22.3% first positive since 2023
Employees
46
+21.1% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.8m
+32.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £12,715,194 | £16,830,423 | £12,588,605 | -25.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£1,261,489 | -£894,153 | -£629,451 | +29.6% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£1,881,231 | -£2,696,985 | -£1,827,151 | +32.3% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£1,772,607 | -£2,017,303 | -£1,328,830 | +34.1% | |
| Cash | £54,939 | £660,207 | £1,691,270 | £557,175 | £448,954 | £578,148 | +28.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,452,017 | £19,580,503 | £33,132,697 | £37,858,583 | £34,344,007 | £38,092,917 | +10.9% | |
| Net assets | -£52,437 | -£935,739 | -£2,090,216 | -£3,862,823 | £9,942,759 | £7,721,397 | -22.3% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £9,942,759 | £7,721,397 | -22.3% | |
| Average employees | — | 14 | 27 | 30 | 38 | 46 | +21.1% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,424,546 | £1,843,383 | £1,961,276 | +6.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -9.9% | -5.3% | -5.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -13.9% | -12.0% | -10.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -3.3% | -2.6% | -1.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 100.3% | 104.7% | 105.3% | 109.3% | 75.1% | 81.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | 5.50x | 1.28x | 2.25x | 1.22x | 2.68x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -0.71x | -0.46x | -0.40x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Smith Hannah Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have not identified any material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- MODERN PAPER LIMITED · parent
- Natsons Midland Packaging Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALOGLU, Ibrahim Evrim | Secretary | 2025-10-29 | — | — |
| EREN, Cem | Director | 2020-08-21 | Mar 1989 | Turkish |
| EREN, Hamdullah | Director | 2020-08-21 | Mar 1970 | Turkish |
| ILHAN, Ulvi Faysal, Dr | Director | 2022-09-15 | Mar 1973 | Turkish |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAKIR, Kemal Kaan | Director | 2021-12-20 | 2022-09-15 |
| DEMIR, Mehmet | Director | 2020-02-26 | 2024-10-30 |
| DILEK, Mehmet Sait | Director | 2024-02-20 | 2024-10-30 |
| DILEK, Mehmet Sait | Director | 2020-08-21 | 2024-02-20 |
| KOYUNCU, Mesut | Director | 2020-08-21 | 2021-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mehmet Demir | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2020-02-26 | Ceased 2021-01-04 |
| Mr Mehmet Demir | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-02-26 | Ceased 2020-08-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 52 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-01-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2026-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-03-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-29 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-13 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.