JAMES CROPPER PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

BURNESIDE MILLS, KENDAL, CUMBRIA, LA9 6PZ

Company Number: 00030226
Incorporation date: 29-Nov-1889
Status: Active
Entity type: Public Limited Company

SIC codes:
17120 Manufacture of paper and paperboard

SUMMARY

This company is 135 years old and is currently active. The company has positive equity (net assets) of GBP 34.4 million which has increased from GBP 21.3 million in the previous year. The latest reported revenue figure is GBP 104.7 million which is similar to the previous year's figure of GBP 101.1 million. The company has 8 active officers (directors or partners) who are or were officers of 93 other companies, 19 (20.4%) of which have since been dissolved or are proposed for strike off. The company has no public disputes filed on the Business Disputes Register. There are no court cases involving the company that we are aware of.

FINANCIALS (BETA)

Next accounts due: 30-Sep-2025
Accounts Filed: GROUP (30-Mar-2024)

P&L Financials:

Year end	Currency	Revenue	Operating profit	Interest Received	Interest Paid	Tax	Net Profit GBP
28-Mar-2020	GBP	104,667,000	6,569,000	26,000	1,136,000	630,000	4,829,000
30-Mar-2019	GBP	101,095,000	3,408,000	133,000	965,000	262,000	2,314,000
25-Jun-2018	GBP	96,312,000	5,438,000	11,000	908,000	451,000	4,090,000
26-Jun-2017	GBP	92,363,000	6,188,000		548,000	910,000	4,730,000
02-Apr-2016	GBP	87,920,000	5,425,000	1,000	793,000	724,000	3,909,000

Balance Sheet Financials:

Year end	Currency	Cash	Current Assets	Current Liabilities	Debt	Share Capital	Premium Reserve	Retained Earnings	Net Assets
28-Mar-2020	GBP	8,964,000	43,625,000	20,575,000	16,263,000	2,389,000	1,588,000	31,087,000	34,397,000
30-Mar-2019	GBP	2,352,000	39,219,000	16,165,000	9,368,000	2,389,000	1,588,000	18,147,000	21,276,000
25-Jun-2018	GBP	5,557,000	39,847,000	15,928,000	8,763,000	2,370,000	1,472,000	20,429,000	23,346,000
26-Jun-2017	GBP	1,921,000	39,084,000	20,073,000	7,715,000	2,367,000	1,472,000	18,299,000	21,887,000
02-Apr-2016	GBP	3,186,000	36,883,000	19,566,000	6,605,000	2,306,000	1,079,000	23,273,000	26,693,000

VALUATION EVENTS (BETA)

Year end	Currency	% Equity	Sum raised	Pre-Money Valuation*	Post-Money Valuation*	Enterprise Value**
30-Mar-2019	GBP	0.80%	135,000	16,839,474	16,974,474	22,017,974
25-Jun-2018	GBP	0.13%	3,000	2,367,000	2,370,000	6,868,500
26-Jun-2017	GBP	2.58%	454,000	17,162,689	17,616,689	21,996,189

* Average valuation during the period
** Estimated based on average Cash and Debt levels during period

DISPUTES

No disputes filed on www.disputesregister.org

COMPANY SECRETARY

Status	Name	Appointed on	Resigned on	Occupation	Nationality	All apointments (active/resigned)
Active	Matthew Adam RATCLIFFE	26 Sep 2023	09 Oct 2024			1 - 0
Active	CAPITA COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED	07 Jul 2023	09 Oct 2024			253 - 672
Resigned	James Francis ALDRIDGE	05 Nov 2015	26 May 2023			0 - 1
Resigned	David Roderick CAREY	01 Apr 1996	05 Nov 2015	Accountant	British	0 - 9
Resigned	Oliver Geoffrey Dyke ACLAND		30 Mar 1996		British	0 - 5

DIRECTORS

Status	Name	Appointed on	Resigned on	Occupation	Nationality	All appointments (active/resigned)	Dissolved companies (rate)
Active	Andrew John GOODY	27 Nov 2023		Chartered Accountant	British	10 - 52	12 (19.4%)
Resigned	James Michael George GRAVESTOCK	15 Nov 2021	31 Jan 2024	Director	British	0 - 3	0 (0.0%)
Active	Martin Lindsay COURT	09 Nov 2021		Director	British	2 - 15	5 (29.4%)
Active	Sarah Elizabeth MILES	09 Nov 2021		Director	British	8 - 3	1 (9.1%)
Active	Lyndsey Jane SCOTT	01 Aug 2019		Non-Executive Director	British	3 - 0	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Andrew Joseph, Dr HOSTY	01 Aug 2018	09 Nov 2021	Director	British	5 - 16	3 (14.3%)
Active	Stephen Anthony Adrian ADAMS	01 Jan 2017		Director	British	10 - 0	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Isabelle Marguerite MADDOCK	31 Jul 2014	14 Jun 2023	Finance Director	British	0 - 9	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Karl David WATSON	01 Jan 2014	01 Aug 2020	Director	British	1 - 3	1 (25.0%)
Resigned	Martin THOMPSON	10 Jun 2013	20 Jan 2022	Director	British	0 - 5	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Philip Ian WILD	08 Oct 2012	09 Aug 2022	Director	British	0 - 9	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Douglas MITCHELL	01 Jan 2012	31 Mar 2017	Director	British	0 - 3	0 (0.0%)
Active	James Edward SHARP	01 Sep 2009		Private Equity Adviser	British	7 - 9	3 (18.8%)
Resigned	James Anthony, Sir CROPPER	06 Dec 2007	31 Jul 2013	Director	British	0 - 15	4 (26.7%)
Active	Mark Alexander James CROPPER	25 Oct 2006		Director	British	8 - 4	1 (8.3%)
Resigned	David Robert WILKS	01 Apr 2004	31 Jul 2019	Management Consultant	British	2 - 4	2 (33.3%)
Active	Patrick John WILLINK	29 Mar 1998		Director	British	4 - 2	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Nigel Anthony READ	29 Mar 1998	02 May 2014	Director	British	0 - 3	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	George Thomas QUAYLE	29 Mar 1998	31 Jul 2013	Director	British	2 - 3	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Alun Idris LEWIS	29 Mar 1998	14 Aug 2012	Director	British	0 - 8	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	John Philip SOUTHWELL	23 Feb 1998	21 Jul 2004	Stockbroker	British	0 - 13	4 (30.8%)
Resigned	Peter Lionel HERRING	01 Oct 1997	29 Jul 2009	Retired	British	2 - 15	5 (29.4%)
Resigned	Oliver Geoffrey Dyke ACLAND	01 Apr 1996	30 Sep 1997	Paper Manufacture	British	0 - 5	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	John Richard SCLATER	07 Mar 1996	30 Jul 2008	Banker	British	2 - 50	9 (17.3%)
Resigned	John DENMAN	21 Jul 1995	30 Jul 2014	Finance Director	British	0 - 6	1 (16.7%)
Resigned	Oliver Geoffrey Dyke ACLAND		30 Sep 1997	Paper Manufacture	British	0 - 5	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	James OAKLEY		30 Apr 1996	Engineering	British	0 - 2	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	John Richard SCLATER		30 Jul 2008	Banker	British	2 - 50	9 (17.3%)
Resigned	James Anthony, Sir CROPPER		31 Jul 2013	Director	British	0 - 15	4 (26.7%)
Resigned	Nicholas Warren WILLINK		28 Mar 1998	Paper Manufacture	British	0 - 2	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	John Philip SOUTHWELL		21 Jul 2004	Stockbroker	British	0 - 13	4 (30.8%)

Number of active directors: 8
Average tenure of active directors: 9.9 years
Average tenure of resigned directors: 7.1 years
Average active director Dissolution Rate: 10.6%

DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS IN OTHER COMPANIES

Name	Andrew John GOODY	Martin Lindsay COURT	Sarah Elizabeth MILES	Lyndsey Jane SCOTT	Stephen Anthony Adrian ADAMS	James Edward SHARP	Mark Alexander James CROPPER	Patrick John WILLINK
BIBBY MARINE LIMITED (00020535) - Active	✔
JAMES CROPPER PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY (00030226) - Active	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
JUSTERINI & BROOKS,LIMITED (00068576) - Active			✔
BIBBY TRAVEL LIMITED (00101197) - Active - Proposal to Strike off	✔
BRUNNER INVESTMENT TRUST PLC(THE) (00226323) - Active						✔
BRITISH RETAIL CONSORTIUM (00405720) - Active			✔
BIBBY HOLDINGS LIMITED (00989531) - Active	✔
BIBBY BULK CARRIERS LIMITED (01036027) - Active	✔
BIBBY MARITIME LIMITED (01195555) - Active	✔
BIBBY NAVIGATION LIMITED (01195556) - Active	✔
BIBBY TRANSPORT LIMITED (01277618) - Active	✔
TECHNICAL FIBRE PRODUCTS LIMITED (02053047) - Active	✔				✔
GARIC LIMITED (02220727) - Active	✔
BILLINGTON HOLDINGS PLC (02402219) - Active				✔
BIBBY POOL PARTNER LIMITED (02481605) - Active	✔
CANNING SHIPPING LIMITED (02552041) - Dissolved	✔
BIBBY GAS CARRIER LIMITED (02616429) - Active	✔
BIBBY BULK SHIPPING LIMITED (02651091) - Dissolved	✔
VICTREX PLC (02793780) - Active		✔
BIBBY TRADER LIMITED (02822948) - Active	✔
ZYEX GROUP LIMITED (02839512) - Active - Proposal to Strike off		✔
VICTREX MANUFACTURING LIMITED (02845018) - Active		✔
ZYEX RECLAIM LIMITED (02890011) - Active - Proposal to Strike off		✔
ZYEX LIMITED (02890014) - Active		✔
HERCULANIUM SHIPPING LIMITED (02916543) - Dissolved	✔
ST PAUL'S STEINER SCHOOL BUILDING (02921716) - Active						✔
VICTREX TRUSTEE LIMITED (03075501) - Active - Proposal to Strike off		✔
ST PAUL'S STEINER SCHOOL (03622628) - Active						✔
GREENACRES PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LIMITED (03705806) - Active	✔
GREENACRES GROUPS LIMITED (03705809) - Active	✔
GREENACRES CEREMONIAL PARKS LIMITED (03763503) - Active	✔
CONFEDERATION OF PAPER INDUSTRIES LIMITED (03886916) - Active								✔
THE PAPER MILL SHOP COMPANY LIMITED (04051783) - Active	✔				✔
INVIBIO LIMITED (04088050) - Active		✔
BCAS CONSULTING LIMITED (04093343) - Liquidation	✔
SURFACE GENERATION LIMITED (04379384) - Active		✔
RIVA SOCIETY GB LIMITED (04643981) - Active							✔
JAMES CROPPER CONVERTING LIMITED (04690526) - Active	✔				✔
JAMES CROPPER SPECIALITY PAPERS LIMITED (04690555) - Active	✔				✔			✔
MELMORE COMPANY LIMITED (04709455) - Active	✔				✔
HUSH HOMEWEAR LIMITED (04791362) - Active			✔
VICTREX TRADING LIMITED (04956435) - Active - Proposal to Strike off		✔
JAMES CROPPER PAPER LIMITED (05187330) - Active	✔				✔
JAMES CROPPER EBT LIMITED (06377466) - Active		✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
BIBBY LINE LIMITED (06458336) - Active	✔
MAGMA GLOBAL LIMITED (06528820) - Active		✔
BIBBY TANKERS LIMITED (06584788) - Dissolved	✔
BIBBY TAURUS LIMITED (06696172) - Active	✔
MHL SUPPORT LIMITED (07352093) - Dissolved	✔
TFP HYDROGEN PRODUCTS LIMITED (07553427) - Active	✔				✔
MOORLANDS CHURCH (07684187) - Dissolved	✔
VICTREX USA HOLDINGS LIMITED (07752971) - Active - Proposal to Strike off		✔
FEELUNIQUE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (07883226) - Active			✔			✔
SCANDALE BECK HYDROELECTRIC LTD (07988681) - Dissolved							✔
COLNEY MEMORIAL PARKS LIMITED (07999944) - Dissolved	✔
WOODLAND BURIAL PARKS LIMITED (08010077) - Active	✔
GREENACRES FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED (08039846) - Liquidation	✔
JUVORA LIMITED (08149439) - Active		✔
INVIBIO KNEES LIMITED (08149440) - Active		✔
NORFOLK WOODLAND BURIAL PARK LIMITED (08178801) - Active	✔
LLOYD SQUARE CONSULTANCY LIMITED (08316504) - Active						✔
BIBBY MARINE SURVEY SERVICES LIMITED (08350231) - Active - Proposal to Strike off	✔
IN THE STYLE FASHION LIMITED (08792519) - Active						✔
INVIBIO DEVICE COMPONENT MANUFACTURING LIMITED (08861250) - Active		✔
RYDAL HYDRO LIMITED (08912230) - Active							✔
ELLERGREEN HYDRO PROJECTS LIMITED (08969100) - Active							✔
SCANDALE HYDRO LIMITED (09233328) - Active							✔
BIBBY PROGRESS LIMITED (09524663) - Active	✔
BIBBY BERGEN LIMITED (09524691) - Active	✔
JAMES CROPPER 3D PRODUCTS LIMITED (09633167) - Active	✔				✔			✔
FEELUNIQUE DELIVERY COMPANY LIMITED (09656261) - Active - Proposal to Strike off			✔
FISHERPLACE HYDRO LIMITED (09666781) - Active							✔
BIBBY CHALLENGE LIMITED (09873917) - Active	✔
BIBBY STOCKHOLM LIMITED (09874003) - Active	✔
BIBBY MARINE SERVICES LIMITED (09887121) - Active	✔
BIBBY WAVEMASTER I LIMITED (09887160) - Active	✔
BIBBY MARITIME CREWING SERVICES LIMITED (09907748) - Active	✔
BIBBY PIONEER LIMITED (09952384) - Active	✔
RAVEN TOPCO LIMITED (10340347) - Active						✔
BIBBY MARINE MANAGEMENT LIMITED (10461947) - Active	✔
PAPER FOUNDATION (10493204) - Active						✔	✔	✔
CROPPER (TRUSTEES) LIMITED (10632828) - Active							✔	✔
ELLERGREEN (TRUSTEES) LIMITED (10632841) - Active							✔
STORK TOPCO LIMITED (10788223) - Active - Proposal to Strike off						✔
BIBBY WAVEMASTER 2 LIMITED (11077837) - Active	✔
JAMES CROPPER OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED (11829843) - Active	✔				✔
LICK HOME LTD (12062607) - Active			✔
CORTLAND TOPCO LIMITED (12231321) - Active						✔
BLOOM TOPCO LIMITED (12449613) - Active			✔
BLOOM MIDCO LIMITED (12449938) - Active			✔
BLOOM BIDCO LIMITED (12450269) - Active			✔
ENOFLEX LIMITED (13048748) - Active		✔
ITSARM PLC (13245400) - Active - Proposal to Strike off						✔
DEIA TOPCO LIMITED (14657822) - Active						✔

SHAREHOLDERS (BETA)

No shareholder data available
This is a Public Limited Company therefore the list of shareholders is not publicly available.

SHAREHOLDINGS (BETA)

no shareholding data

CONTROLLED COMPANIES / CONTROLLING ENTITIES

no controlling companies

JAMES CROPPER PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

Controlled companies below

>75%:JAMES CROPPER OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED (11829843 - UK) active

LATE PAYMENTS REPORT

Start date	End date	Average days to pay	% invoices paid over 60 days	% invoices not paid within agreed terms	Gov.uk report
2022-09-25	2023-04-01	20	1%	97%	71227
2022-03-27	2022-09-24	19	2%	99%	64638
2021-09-26	2022-03-26	20	1%	97%	58165
2021-03-28	2021-09-25	17	0%	98%	51563
2020-09-27	2021-03-27	22	0%	91%	45010
2020-03-29	2020-09-26	32	3%	94%	38078
2019-09-29	2020-03-28	21	5%	79%	31806
2019-03-31	2019-09-28	24	4%	69%	23756
2018-09-30	2019-03-30	25	5%	92%	15657
2018-04-01	2018-09-29	24	2%	99%	7648

COURT CASES

No Court Cases found

PATENTS

No Patents found

COMPETITORS

(Based on Sic code: 17120 Manufacture of paper and paperboard)

Company	Registered Address	Company Number	YE Date	Revenue GBP	Net Profit GBP	Other SIC codes
DS SMITH PAPER LIMITED	LEVEL 3, 1 PADDINGTON SQUARE, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, W2 1DL	00058614	2018-04-30	351,608,000	48,985,000	17219-Manufacture of other paper and paperboard containers
UPM-KYMMENE (UK) LIMITED	1 MEADOWHEAD ROAD, IRVINE, AYRSHIRE, KA11 5AT	SC102969	2017-12-31	280,648,000	6,344,000
SOFIDEL UK LIMITED	BRUNEL WAY BAGLAN ENERGY PARK, BRITON FERRY, NEATH, WALES, SA11 2FP	02245657	2017-12-31	263,469,000	19,148,000
INTERTISSUE LIMITED	10 FLEET PLACE, LONDON, EC4M 7RB	04537324	2017-12-31	131,903,000	1,228,000
ARJO WIGGINS FINE PAPERS LIMITED	2ND FLOOR, 110 CANNON STREET, LONDON, EC4N 6EU	00961440	2017-12-31	123,580,000	-70,086,000
JAMES CROPPER PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY	BURNESIDE MILLS, KENDAL, CUMBRIA, LA9 6PZ	00030226	2016-04-02	96,312,000	4,090,000
GLATFELTER LYDNEY, LTD.	LYDNEY PAPER MILL, CHURCH ROAD, LYDNEY, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL15 5EJ	05734921	2017-12-31	82,518,000	5,886,000
JAMES CROPPER SPECIALITY PAPERS LIMITED	BURNESIDE MILLS, KENDAL, CUMBRIA, LA9 6PZ	04690555	2018-03-31	64,634,000	-2,254,000
SONOCO LIMITED	C/O SONOCO CORES & PAPER LTD STAINLAND BOARD MILLS, HOLYWELL GREEN, HALIFAX, ENGLAND, HX4 9PY	00082196	2017-12-31	47,955,000	17,144,000
IGGESUND PAPERBOARD (WORKINGTON) LIMITED	IGGESUND PAPERBOARD, SIDDICK, WORKINGTON, CUMBRIA, CA14 1JX	00075035	2018-01-28	31,818,000	6,856,000
STAR TISSUE UK LIMITED	WATERFALL STREET, BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, BB2 2BN	05859797	2018-09-30	24,410,220	0
PECPL REALISATIONS LIMITED	10 NICHOLAS STREET, CHESTER, CH1 2NX	03046608	2017-12-31	11,185,649	0
FOLDER WORKSHOP LTD	238 STATION ROAD, ADDLESTONE, SURREY, KT15 2PS	05291580	2018-12-31	0	0
HOLMEN UK LIMITED	HOLMEN UK LIMITED, SIDDICK, WORKINGTON, CUMBRIA, CA14 1JX	01441355	0000-00-00	0	0

LIQUIDATION RISK (BETA)

This company is Active. Statistically, Active companies have a low probability of being liquidated within a year.
Here are our probability predictions:

Basis	Liquidation within 3 months	Liquidation within 6 months	Liquidation within 12 months	Prediction confidence
JAMES CROPPER PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY	0.9%	3.6%	7.1%	Medium
Other companies Active in the same sector	Too few competitors


Age	0.6%	1.7%	2.7%	Medium
Company Type	1.7%	4.0%	5.9%	Medium
Accounts category	0.6%	1.5%	2.5%	Medium
Accounting Month	0.5%	1.8%	3.9%	Medium
Sic code count	0.7%	3.5%	7.0%	Medium

VALUATION (BETA)

Valuation ratios as at 2024-09-30

	Market Cap GBP	Enterprise Value GBP	PE	EV/Revenue	EV/EBITDA
JAMES CROPPER PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY	26,750,000	39,901,700	8.8	0.4	111.1
Industrial Materials ( 4 companies)	238,830,000	250,189,324	22.2 (median)	0.7 (median)	N/A