LEADING EDGE LABELS LIMITED
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Executive summary
Leading Edge Labels occupies a defensible mid-tier position within the UK's specialized flexographic label printing market, benefiting from over 20 years of trading continuity, group-level backing through Le Packaging Limited, and a product portfolio aligned with growing packaging segments like shrink sleeves. The company's structure — with multiple directors and full accounts filing — suggests operational maturity beyond the typical independent printer, though it faces ongoing sector pressures from raw material volatility, energy costs, and accelerating consolidation among competitors. Its medium-to-long run focus provides meaningful insulation from digital print disruption, but demands continued capital investment and client retention discipline to sustain competitive positioning.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2002-12-24
- Registered office
- Imperial Retail Park, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0DQ
- Postcode
- DA11 0DQ
- Capital
- 244,950 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 3 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
- 2025-11-12
- Next due by
- 2026-11-26
Nature of business (SIC)
- 18129 Printing not elsewhere classified
Officers 7 current · 17 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by LE PACKAGING LTD — since 2017-03-18
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Contact details
- Website
- leadingedgelabels.co.uk
Leading Edge are a leading, multi award winning Flexographic printer in the South East of England. Experts in medium-to-long run services for self-adhesive labels, shrink sleeves, laminates, board & much more.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| LEL HOLDINGS LIMITED | 2004-07-09 |
| CASTLEGATE 259 LIMITED | 2003-05-29 |
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 44 CASTLE GATE, NOTTINGHAM, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE NG1 7BJ | 2003-07-02 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 75 similar companies in DA, trading since 2002
The class of 2002
39%
of the 429 companies in this sector incorporated in 2002 are still active today; 57% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 7 titles
- Leasehold
- 7
- Most recent registration
- 2020-02-07
- Where
- Kent (7)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TT108783 | Kent | Leasehold | 2020-02-07 | — |
| TT89526 | Kent | Leasehold | 2018-11-26 | — |
| TT89523 | Kent | Leasehold | 2018-08-13 | — |
| TT89524 | Kent | Leasehold | 2018-08-13 | — |
| TT89529 | Kent | Leasehold | 2018-08-13 | — |
| TT89531 | Kent | Leasehold | 2018-08-13 | — |
| TT89533 | Kent | Leasehold | 2018-08-13 | — |
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