ESSENTIAL PACKAGING LTD
Company number 07214686 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Essential Packaging Ltd operates as a conservatively financed, mid-sized wholesale distributor that has built a strong equity base through sustained retained earnings. Despite operating in a high-volume, low-margin sector facing inflationary and supply chain headwinds, the company maintains excellent liquidity and has eliminated its long-term debt, though its competitive position is somewhat constrained by a heavy reliance on trade debtors and rising inventory levels. Overall, the business is a resilient, asset-light market participant that prioritizes balance sheet stability over aggressive, debt-fueled expansion.
Shareholders' funds
£1,349,369
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2010-04-07
- Employees
- 10 (2025 accounts · was 12 in 2024)
- Registered office
- 50 Woodgate, Leicester, LE3 5GF
- Postcode
- LE3 5GF
- Capital
- 60,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-03-20
- Next due by
- 2027-04-03
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46900 Non-specialised wholesale trade
Officers 3 current
Group structure
Controlled by CHACHIA HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2026-08-20
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 10 TENBY STREET, JEWELLERY QUARTER, BIRMINGHAM, B1 3AJ | 2014-04-01 |
| UNIT 11 BARSHAW BUSINESS PARK LEYCROFT ROAD, LEICESTER, LE4 1ET | 2012-06-07 |
| 340 MELTON ROAD, LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE4 7SL, UNITED KINGDOM | 2010-08-10 |
Among its peers
Top 10%
by shareholders' funds, of 361 similar companies in LE
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (10 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2010.
Competitors Leicester
This company ranks 33 among non-specialised wholesale trade in Leicester.
The class of 2010
21%
of the 1,378 companies in this sector incorporated in 2010 are still active today; 75% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.