PALM PAPER LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
† PALM PAPER LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.
Ratios
2025Sector comparison
SIC 17120Where the company stands among the 223 active companies whose first SIC code is 17120 (Manufacture of paper and paperboard).
- DS SMITH PAPER LIMITED£505.1m
- ESSITY UK LIMITED£355.8m
- PALM PAPER LIMITED£167.9m
- HOLMEN BOARD AND PAPER LIMITED£159.2m
- GLATFELTER LYDNEY, LTD.£68.7m
- HOLMEN UK LIMITED£59.4m
- SONOCO CORES AND PAPER LIMITED£56m
- INDUSTRIE CARTARIE TRONCHETTI UK LIMITED£54.1m
- SONOCO LIMITED£51.1m
- SAICA FLEX UK LIMITED£50.7m
Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 223. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: PALM PAPER LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
PALM PAPER LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00813701. It was incorporated on 23 Jul 1964. Its status is active. The registered office is in Kings lynn (PE34). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of paper and paperboard (17120).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files group accounts. Turnover was £192,083,000. Loss for the year was £22,845,000. Net assets were £167,887,000, down 11.9% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £1,504,000. Total assets were £254,172,000 and total liabilities £84,751,000. The company had an average of 251 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 223 active companies whose first SIC code is 17120: By turnover it ranks higher than 85% of the 36 that publish turnover (median £22,022,365). By net assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £400,571). By total assets it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £1,408,252). By cash it ranks higher than 86% of them (median £181,281). By number of employees it ranks higher than 94% of them (median 2). It is older than 93% of them (median age 12.9 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly plastics, paper and paperboard, machinery. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly paper and paperboard, machinery, wood pulp. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 2 years.
Who runs and controls the company?
One person with significant control is registered. 3 of 9 registered charges are outstanding.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 24 Oct 2027.
Filed accounts2024–2025
| 2024 † | 2025 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 181,434,000 | 192,083,000 |
| Profit for the year | -23,385,000 | -22,845,000 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 847,000 | 1,504,000 |
| Total assets | 262,995,000 | 254,172,000 |
| Total liabilities | 69,190,000 | 84,751,000 |
| Net assets / total equity | 190,506,000 | 167,887,000 |
| Average number of employees | 205 | 251 |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
Statutory reporting
- 2026
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK
- 2020
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK
Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.
Registers and licences
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: plastics, paper and paperboard, machinery, miscellaneous chemicals and optical, medical and measuring instruments.
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: paper and paperboard, machinery, wood pulp, optical, medical and measuring instruments and aluminium.
From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.
Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.
History
4 events- Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £192.1m, net assets £167.9m, 251 employees
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £181.4m, net assets £190.5m, 205 employees
- Hera Gmbh registered as a person with significant control
- Company incorporatedPrivate limited company
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.