ABLEBOX LIMITED
Company number 02547129 · Active · Sherborne DT9 4JW
ABLEBOX LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 02547129) incorporated on 9 October 1990, registered in Sherborne. Its registered activity is manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard, sacks and bags (SIC 17211). Latest full accounts cover the period ending 30 April 2025, showing net assets of £9.10m and cash of £1.04m, with 90 employees on average. Turnover was £17.63m and profit for the year £2.23m. Net assets rose 13% on the prior period (£8.05m).
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 95 comparable companies in the UK (median £7,770, upper quartile £115k).
Key dates
- Incorporated
- 9 October 1990
- Next accounts due
- 30 January 2027 — in 100 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 23 October 2027 — in 366 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
Activity
- SIC 17211
- Manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard, sacks and bags
- Accounts type
- Full
- Size band
- Medium (Companies Act thresholds)
Financials — 3 periods on record, latest ending 30 April 2025
| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2025 | £9.10m | £1.04m | — | £4.81m | £17.63m | £2.23m | 90 |
| 30 April 2024 | £8.05m | £1.09m | — | £4.00m | £16.95m | £2.93m | 88 |
| 30 April 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
- Current ratio
- 1.2
- Net margin
- 12.7%
- Cash per employee
- £12k
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
Firmoscan score: 85/100 (grade A)
- +10 Positive net assets — Net assets £9,095,615 at 2025-04-30
- +8 Net assets growing — +13.0% vs prior period
- +4 Cash reserves — Cash £1,039,350
- +5 Multi-year filing history — 3 periods on record
- +8 Established — Incorporated 1990-10-09 (36 years)
A transparent, rules-based score from filed data only: every point lists its evidence. It is not a credit rating or advice.
Ownership and control
- Mr Anthony Brian Lloyd — owns 25–50% of shares · since 6 April 2016
- Mr Jack Anthony Cockburn Lloyd — owns 25–50% of shares · since 5 November 2020
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents.
Similar companies in the UK
Same activity (manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard, sacks and bags), closest in incorporation date.
- BOXES (TORBAY) LIMITED — , inc. Nov 1989
- EAST RIDING SACKS LIMITED — York, inc. Feb 1987
- AYLESBURY BOX COMPANY LIMITED — Aylesbury, inc. Nov 1986
- UNEX DESIGNS LIMITED — Devon, inc. Oct 1986
- CARDWAY CARTONS LIMITED — Stoke On Trent, inc. Sept 1995
- CB PAPER SACKS LTD. — Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, inc. Jun 1996
All companies incorporated on 9 October 1990 · in Oct 1990.
Reminders for ABLEBOX LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.