BERRY UK CONTAINERS LIMITED
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Cash
£5.5M
-15.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£9.6M
-35.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
371
-10.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3.9M
-205.6% 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 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £57,906,000 | £63,368,000 | £54,749,000 | -13.6% | |
| Operating profit | £885,000 | -£824,000 | -£2,833,000 | -243.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £408,000 | -£1,274,000 | -£3,893,000 | -205.6% | |
| Net profit | £200,000 | -£1,849,000 | -£5,334,000 | -188.5% | |
| Cash | £692,000 | £6,468,000 | £5,469,000 | -15.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £26,359,000 | £23,874,000 | £22,665,000 | -5.1% | |
| Net assets | £18,440,000 | £14,917,000 | £9,583,000 | -35.8% | |
| Equity | £18,440,000 | £14,917,000 | £9,583,000 | -35.8% | |
| Average employees | 418 | 414 | 371 | -10.4% | |
| Wages | £9,799,000 | £13,570,000 | £13,325,000 | -1.8% | |
| 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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.5% | -1.3% | -5.2% | |
| Net margin | 0.3% | -2.9% | -9.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.4% | -3.5% | -12.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.31x | 1.22x | 1.17x | |
| Interest cover | 1.86x | -1.83x | -2.67x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit 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 company's ability to continue as a going concern for a year of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLAYTON, Damien John | Director | 2025-05-12 | Jun 1971 | British |
| MILES, Mark William | Director | 2022-08-26 | Jun 1971 | American |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMILTON, Deborah | Secretary | 2022-08-26 | 2026-04-10 |
| GREENE, Jason Kent | Director | 2022-08-26 | 2025-05-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rpc Pisces Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-06-28 | Active |
| Rpc Containers Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-08-26 | Ceased 2024-06-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 25 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-06-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2026-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-12 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-10 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-02-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-02-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-28 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-25 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-06-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-25 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-06-25 | SH20 | capital | Legacy |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.