DISCOVERY FLEXIBLES LIMITED

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE, 36-38 CORNHILL, LONDON, EC3V 3NG

Previous name: DANAPAK FLEXIBLES LIMITED (changed on 18-Nov-2008)

Company Number: 02417982
Incorporation date: 30-Aug-1989
Status: Active
Entity type: Private Limited Company

SIC codes:
82920 Packaging activities





SUMMARY

This company is 34.6 years old and is currently active. It is controlled by multiple entities. The company has positive equity (net assets) of GBP 866.7 thousand which has increased from GBP 271.4 thousand in the previous year. The latest reported revenue figure is GBP 15.6 million which is up 20% on previous year's figure of GBP 13 million. Retained earnings is negative (GBP -735.4 thousand), which means the company has aggregate losses since it's inception or it has paid more dividends than it can afford; given the company's age, this is a sign of serious financial problems. The company has 1 active officers (directors or partners) who are or were officers of 4 other companies. 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-2024
Accounts Filed: FULL (31-Dec-2022)


P&L Financials:
Year end Currency Revenue Operating profit Interest Received Interest Paid Tax Net Profit GBP
31-Dec-2022 GBP 15,649,937 -230,669 195 -46,839 -824,860 641,225
31-Dec-2021 GBP 13,016,736 449,654 3 -52,335 49,096 452,896
31-Dec-2020 GBP 11,316,214 182,018 14 -58,291 -96,997 337,320
31-Dec-2019 GBP 11,893,303 69,008 55 59,651 -85,991 95,403
31-Dec-2018 GBP 14,939,842 -1,380,992 51 78,775 -338,818 -1,120,898
31-Jul-2017 GBP 7,684,142 -273,898 87 3,909 103,266 -380,986
31-Jul-2016 GBP 7,314,471 -386,606 67 282,000 -107,177 -561,362
31-Jul-2015 GBP 7,908,949 -189,697 121 297,000 -3,492,893 3,006,317
No P&L data available


Balance Sheet Financials:
Year end Currency Cash Current Assets Current Liabilities Debt Share Capital Premium Reserve Retained Earnings Net Assets
31-Dec-2022 GBP 58,150 9,586,815 4,810,191 340,726 1,450,000 -735,404 866,677
31-Dec-2021 GBP 52,272 8,866,709 4,641,213 782,999 1,450,000 -1,193,582 271,363
31-Dec-2020 GBP 117,314 4,664,129 3,864,796 1,219,465 1,450,000 -2,947,619 -1,476,889
31-Dec-2019 GBP 22,145 5,146,296 4,381,120 1,548,452 1,450,000 -1,136,033 346,119
31-Dec-2018 GBP 14,733 5,215,011 4,712,752 1,642,931 1,450,000 3,193,337 4,690,937
31-Jul-2017 GBP 5,461 4,943,513 2,871,554 141,667 1,450,000 4,524,497 6,043,982
31-Jul-2016 GBP 31,231 4,667,289 2,286,480 1,450,000 4,919,022 6,610,478
31-Jul-2015 GBP 100,573 3,981,290 1,092,270 1,450,000 3,972,840 5,819,840
31-Jul-2014 GBP 4,321,657 1,329,432 1,450,000 494,405 2,341,405

VALUATION EVENTS (BETA)

Year end Currency % Equity Sum raised Pre-Money Valuation* Post-Money Valuation* Enterprise Value**
Insufficient available data for calculating valuations.

DISPUTES

No disputes filed on www.disputesregister.org

COMPANY SECRETARY


Status Name Appointed on Resigned on Occupation Nationality All apointments
(active/resigned)
Resigned Elizabeth Ann HARTLEY 22 Jan 2010 23 Mar 2016 0 - 1
Resigned Ian HARTLEY 23 May 2008 07 Dec 2009 0 - 26
Resigned John Lawrence BULLOCK 04 Apr 2008 23 May 2008 0 - 6
Resigned Scott Craig DRUMMOND 03 Mar 2004 04 Apr 2008 1 - 7
Resigned John Roger MOORE 03 Mar 2004 0 - 12

DIRECTORS


Status Name Appointed on Resigned on Occupation Nationality All appointments
(active/resigned)
Dissolved companies
(rate)
Active James Alexander URQUHART 15 Feb 2019 Company Director Scottish 4 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Elizabeth Ann HARTLEY 22 Jan 2010 23 Mar 2016 Director British 0 - 149 (64.3%)
Resigned Ian HARTLEY 23 May 2008 07 Dec 2009 Finance Director British 0 - 2613 (50.0%)
Resigned Thomas Christopher WRIGLEY 23 May 2008 15 Feb 2019 Managing Director British 1 - 2012 (57.1%)
Resigned Scott Craig DRUMMOND 01 Nov 2005 04 Apr 2008 Ca British 1 - 74 (50.0%)
Resigned Thomas FINDLAY 04 Mar 2004 08 Nov 2007 Director British 0 - 126 (50.0%)
Resigned Svend Aage MOENSTED 04 Mar 2004 23 May 2008 Cfo Danish 0 - 53 (60.0%)
Resigned John Lawrence BULLOCK 27 Oct 2003 23 May 2008 Director British 0 - 63 (50.0%)
Resigned Torben WINTHER 01 Dec 2002 04 Mar 2004 None Danish 0 - 53 (60.0%)
Resigned Claus Koch JENSEN 01 Dec 2002 04 Mar 2004 Director Danish 0 - 21 (50.0%)
Resigned Preben HARTON 01 Dec 2002 22 Dec 2003 Managing Director Danish 0 - 31 (33.3%)
Resigned John Henry DALLISON 19 Feb 2002 31 May 2004 Company Director British 0 - 74 (57.1%)
Resigned Philip Colin GILL 01 Jan 2000 20 Dec 2002 Commmercial Director British 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Thomas FINDLAY 06 Dec 1999 24 Mar 2003 Director British 0 - 126 (50.0%)
Resigned Olle MANNERTORP 06 May 1998 31 Dec 1999 Company Director Swedish 0 - 42 (50.0%)
Resigned Stanislaus TURNAUER 10 Feb 1998 24 Mar 2003 Director Austrian 0 - 21 (50.0%)
Resigned George Malloch BRICKNAL 10 Feb 1998 31 Aug 2001 Operations Director British 0 - 21 (50.0%)
Resigned Alan Robert BATEMAN 10 Feb 1998 31 Jan 1999 Operations Director British 0 - 31 (33.3%)
Resigned John Stephen RIMMER 15 Apr 1997 08 Aug 1997 Managing Director British 0 - 127 (58.3%)
Resigned John Leonard GARDNER 01 Apr 1994 31 Dec 1999 Technical Director British 0 - 42 (50.0%)
Resigned Melvyn Harries HODGE 01 Jan 1994 31 Dec 1999 Sales & Marketing Director British 0 - 42 (50.0%)
Resigned George Edward LETMAN 01 Jun 1992 31 Aug 1996 Managing Director British 0 - 146 (42.9%)
Resigned James William LENG 29 Aug 1991 30 Sep 1995 Group Chief Executivepean Operations British 0 - 4410 (22.7%)
Resigned Hans Wilhelm STOLZENBERG 01 May 1994 Director Of Companies German 0 - 21 (50.0%)
Resigned Peter LAST 10 Feb 1998 Operations Director British 0 - 127 (58.3%)
Resigned David Robert IRELAND 07 Jul 1992 Manufacturing Director British 0 - 30 (0.0%)
Resigned Christian ROSSEL 05 Jun 1995 Marketing And Export Sales Dir British 0 - 116 (54.5%)
Resigned Brian Kenneth DENTON 30 Apr 1993 Director Of Projects British 0 - 52 (40.0%)
Resigned John Roger MOORE 03 Mar 2004 Financial/Administration Direc British 0 - 126 (50.0%)
Resigned James William LENG 30 Sep 1995 Group Chief Executivepean Operations British 0 - 4410 (22.7%)
Number of active directors: 1
Average tenure of active directors: 5.1 years
Average tenure of resigned directors: 2.7 years
Average active director Dissolution Rate: 0.0%

DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS IN OTHER COMPANIES

Name
 
TAY YELLOW LTD (00036390) - Active
DISCOVERY FLEXIBLES LIMITED (02417982) - Active
PACKAGING FUTURES LIMITED (03093117) - Active
DISCOVERY FLEXIBLES HOLDINGS LIMITED (06518117) - Active
DISCOVERY FLEXIBLES GROUP LIMITED (09929071) - Active

SHAREHOLDERS (BETA)

Shareholder name Share class Shares at confirmation date
2015-08-122014-08-122013-08-122013-07-142012-07-14
DISCOVERY FLEXIBLES HOLDINGS LTDORDINARY1,450,000
100%
1,450,000
100%
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
FABCORP LIMITEDORDINARY0
0%
0
0%
1,450,000
100%
1,450,000
100%
1,450,000
100%

SHAREHOLDINGS (BETA)

no shareholding data

CONTROLLED COMPANIES / CONTROLLING ENTITIES



Controlling entities above

DISCOVERY FLEXIBLES LIMITED

Controlled companies below

LATE PAYMENTS REPORT


This company has not filed any late payment reports possibly because it is not considered \'Large\'.

COURT CASES


No Court Cases found

PATENTS


Title Date filed Status Publication number
Food packaging container manufacturing process 2013-06-17 Awaiting First Examination GB2517891

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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
DISCOVERY FLEXIBLES LIMITED 0.2% 1.5% 23.1% Medium
Other companies Active in the same sector 0.2% 1.7% 43.7% Medium
Age 0.3% 1.3% 2.4% Medium
Company Type 0.7% 3.7% 7.4% Medium
Accounts category 0.7% 2.2% 3.8% Medium
Accounting Month 0.6% 2.4% 5.5% Medium
Sic code count 0.7% 3.5% 7.0% Medium
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