Assembly & Packaging Services Ltd (02379837)

Company details

Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 1989-05-04
Country of origin: United Kingdom

Accounts & filings

Accounts last filed: 2023-12-31 · SMALL
Next accounts due: 2026-03-24 79 days overdue
Confirmation statement: last made up 2025-12-10 · next due 2026-12-24

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Registered office

19-20 Bourne Court
Southend Road
Woodford Green
Ig8 8hd

Peer comparison

Compared against 973 UK companies in SIC 32990 (Other manufacturing n.e.c.) within the Dormant or pre-trading bracket (Under £1k net assets).

Net assets Above typical

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Turnover Above typical

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Accounts

Based on this company's latest filed accounts (to Dec 2023) · Balance sheet only — small-company filing, no public profit & loss.
Note: these are the most recent machine-readable accounts on file, but they're now over two years old — more recent filings may not yet be available in a readable format.

Year ending	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019
Balance sheet
Current assets	£726,213 ↓2.6%	£745,642 ↓15.3%	£879,982 ↓13.6%	£1,018,289 ↓7.2%	£1,097,599
Cash	£721 ↓52.9%	£1,531 ↓12.5%	£1,750 ↓99.3%	£242,784 ↓28.3%	£338,821
Debtors	£516,992 →0.0%	£515,897 ↓22.8%	£668,479 ↑23.5%	£541,343 ↓8.1%	£589,302
Net current assets	£-1,897,172 ↓60.8%	£-1,180,130	£208,779 ↓61.2%	£538,675 ↓19.7%	£670,444
Net assets	£-1,365,212 ↓176.3%	£-494,116	£468,235 ↓36.3%	£734,554 ↓6.6%	£786,199
Equity	£-1,365,212 ↓176.3%	£-494,116	£468,235 ↓36.3%	£734,554 ↓6.6%	£786,199
Other
Average employees	46 ↓49.5%	91 ↓38.1%	147 ↓1.3%	149 ↓14.4%	174

Source: filed iXBRL accounts at Companies House. P&L items are only published by medium and large companies; small companies file abridged or micro-entity accounts where the P&L is not public.

Industry (SIC codes)

32990 · Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Officers (7)

Ross, Stuart Leslie · Director appointed 2022-08-31
Withers, Gavin David · Director appointed 2020-02-18
Croft, Barry James · Director appointed 2020-02-18 resigned 2022-08-20
Leighton, Judith · Director resigned 2020-02-18
D'arcy, David · Secretary appointed 2005-10-21 resigned 2019-03-28
Pygall, Christopher · Director appointed 2005-11-28 resigned 2008-03-28
Watson, Margaret Eleanor · Director resigned 2005-09-02

People with significant control (4)

Mrs Judith Leighton Ceased 2020-02-18

Individual Psc · British · resident in United Kingdom · born 1/1946 · notified 2016-08-31

Ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent Voting rights 75 to 100 percent
Mrs Margaret Watson (Deceased) Ceased 2017-01-20

Individual Psc · British · resident in Deceased · born 1/1943 · notified 2016-08-31

Ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent
The Keswick Enterprises Group Limited Active

Corporate Entity Psc · notified 2024-11-30

Ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent Voting rights 75 to 100 percent Right to appoint and remove directors
Keswick Fulfilment Services Group Ltd Active

Corporate Entity Psc · notified 2020-02-18

Ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent Voting rights 75 to 100 percent Right to appoint and remove directors

Mortgages & charges (10)

1 outstanding · 9 satisfied

A registered charge Outstanding 023798370010

Held by Barclays Bank PLC

Created 2020-06-03
Debenture Satisfied

Held by National Westminster Bank PLC

Created 2010-04-13 · satisfied 2021-04-16

Fixed and floating charges over the undertaking and all property and assets present and future including goodwill uncalled capital buildings fixtures plant and machinery.
Debenture Satisfied

Held by Rbs Invoice Finance Limited

Created 2010-04-07 · satisfied 2021-04-16

Fixed and floating charges over the undertaking and all property and assets present and future including goodwill uncalled capital buildings fixtures plant and machinery see image for full details.
Legal charge Satisfied

Held by Barclays Bank PLC

Created 2003-06-20 · satisfied 2010-06-16

U5 cowley road industrial estate blyth northumberland.
Fixed and floating charge on book and other debts Satisfied

Held by First National Invoice Finance Limited

Created 2002-01-24 · satisfied 2003-04-04

By way of fixed charge all (a) specified debts being any book debts the ownership of which shall fail to vest absolutely and effectively in the security holder for any reason together with the related rights (b) all other debts being all amounts of indebtedness now or at any time hereafter owing or becoming due to the company on any account whatsoever; by way of floating charge such of the moneys which the company may receive in respect of the other debts.
Fixed charge supplemental to a debenture dated 7.7.1989 issued by the company Satisfied

Held by Barclays Bank PLC

Created 2001-12-12 · satisfied 2010-06-16

By way of fixed charge all right title and interest of the company in or arising out of a factoring, invoice discounting, or sales ledger financing, agreement dated 14.09.2001 between first national incoice finance limited and the company and any deed amending or replacing the same (all such deeds being ereinafter called the "charged deeds") and all book debts and other debts the subject of the charged deeds as and when the same shall become due or owing to the company. See the mortgage charge document for full details.
Legal charge Satisfied

Held by Barclays Bank PLC

Created 1998-10-20 · satisfied 2010-06-16

Land/blds on east side,kitty brewster rd,kitty brewster trading estate,blyth and land on east side of kitty brewster rd,blyth,northumberland; t/nos ND75570 and ND32148.
Fixed charge supplemental to debenture d/d 07/07/89 Satisfied

Held by Barclays Bank PLC

Created 1993-04-30 · satisfied 2010-06-16

Fixed charge all right title and interest of the company arising out of a factoring or invoice discounting deed d/d 12/03/93. see the mortgage charge document for full details.
Charge over book debts Satisfied

Held by County Factors Limited

Created 1993-03-15 · satisfied 2003-04-04

Any debt purchased by county factors LTD & all other debts.
Debenture Satisfied

Held by Barclays Bank PLC

Created 1989-07-07 · satisfied 2010-06-16

Fixed and floating charges over the undertaking and all property and assets present and future including goodwill bookdebts uncalled capital buildings fixtures fixed plant and machinery.

Recent filings (15)

2026-01-06 Confirmation statement (with updates) CS01 Confirmation statement
2025-12-24 Change account reference date company previous shortened AA01 Accounts
2024-12-11 Cessation of a person with significant control PSC07 PSC
2024-12-10 Confirmation statement (with updates) CS01 Confirmation statement
2024-12-10 Notification of a person with significant control PSC02 PSC
2024-09-17 Small-company accounts AA Accounts
2024-09-05 Confirmation statement (with updates) CS01 Confirmation statement
2023-09-27 Small-company accounts AA Accounts
2023-08-31 Confirmation statement (with updates) CS01 Confirmation statement
2022-09-13 Appointment of director AP01 Officers
2022-08-31 Confirmation statement (with updates) CS01 Confirmation statement
2022-08-22 Termination director company with name termination date TM01 Officers
2022-08-08 Small-company accounts AA Accounts
2021-08-31 Confirmation statement (with updates) CS01 Confirmation statement
2021-08-26 Change to a person with significant control PSC05 PSC

Showing the 15 most recent filings. View full filing history at Companies House.