Annual accounts
Audited abridged accounts
31/12/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/03/2026Due 31/12/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/03/2027
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/03/2026
CARDWAY CARTONS LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Cardway Cartons Ltd, Linley Lane, Alsager, Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire ST7 2UX
- Classification (SIC)
- Manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard sacks and bags (17.21/1 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Audited abridged
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 07/08/2026View PDF (8 pages)
Audited abridged accounts made up to 2026-03-31
- 10/06/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Tim Morris as a director on 2026-03-11
- 26/09/2025View PDF (8 pages)
Audited abridged accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 21/10/2024View PDF (7 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2024-03-31
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
25/03/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 11/03/2026Due 25/03/2027
- Next statement date
- 11/03/2027
- Last statement dated
- 11/03/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures CARDWAY CARTONS LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2022–2026; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£1.57M2026
-3.91%vs 20252025: £1.63M
Total Assets
£8.42M2026
-0.71%vs 20252025: £8.48M
Cash in Bank
£1.75K2026
22.59%vs 20252025: £1.43K
Total Liabilities
£3.60M2026
3.22%vs 20252025: £3.48M
Employees
372026
-10vs 20252025: 47
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 2 fell. Total liabilities moved furthest, up 3.22% on 2025. See the full financial analysis for CARDWAY CARTONS LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through CARDWAY CARTONS LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -7.1% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2024–2026Every measure end to end across 2024, 2025 and 2026, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2022–2026.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 5 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 5 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2022–2026.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | -10 |
| 2025 | 47 | +4 |
| 2024 | 43 | +7 |
| 2023 | 36 | -13 |
| 2022 | 49 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 49 in 2022 to 37 in 2026. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Officers
8Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary | 31/12/1998–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 31/12/1998–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 11/03/2026–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 28/02/2025–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 04/05/2000–31/01/2022 | 2 | |
| Director | 04/05/2000–11/03/2026 | 0 | |
| Director | 18/09/1995–02/03/2000 | 3 | |
| Secretary | 18/09/1995–01/10/1999 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
3Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–31/01/2022 | 2 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 106
- Since 18/09/1995
- Last 12 months
- 2
- Same as the year before (2)
- Most recent filing
- 07/08/2026
- 1 month ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 07/08/2026
- Officer changesLatest 10/06/2026
Filing timeline
- 07/08/2026View PDF (8 pages)
Audited abridged accounts made up to 2026-03-31
- 10/06/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Tim Morris as a director on 2026-03-11
- 26/09/2025View PDF (8 pages)
Audited abridged accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 21/10/2024View PDF (7 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2024-03-31
- 24/09/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-09-13 with no updates
- 27/09/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-09-13 with no updates
- 09/08/2023View PDF (7 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2023-03-31
- 14/09/2022View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2022-09-13 with updates
- 22/08/2022View PDF (7 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2022-03-31
- 23/05/2022View PDF (2 pages)
Resolutions
- 23/05/2022View PDF (2 pages)
Resolutions
- 18/05/2022View PDF (3 pages)
Purchase of own shares.
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About CARDWAY CARTONS LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
CARDWAY CARTONS LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Cardway Cartons Ltd, Linley Lane, Alsager, Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire ST7 2UX. Companies House classifies its business as Manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard sacks and bags. It has been on the register for 31 years.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2026 accounts report net assets of £1.57M and 37 employees.
CARDWAY CARTONS LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records CARDWAY CARTONS LIMITED under one registered business activity: Manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard sacks and bags (17.21/1 - SIC 2007).
CARDWAY CARTONS LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 18/09/1995.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2026 and report net assets of £1.57M, total assets of £8.42M, cash in bank of £1.75K and total liabilities of £3.60M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 07/08/2026: Audited abridged accounts made up to 2026-03-31, 1 month ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 25/03/2027.
Companies House lists 8 officers (4 currently in post) and 3 people with significant control (2 current).