POLYTINT CARDS LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
† POLYTINT CARDS 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.
Like most small UK companies, POLYTINT CARDS LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
Ratios
2024/25Sector comparison
SIC 47620Where the company stands among the 1,281 active companies whose first SIC code is 47620 (Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores).
- RYMAN LIMITED£49.2m
- RIVERSIDE BOOKS LIMITED£7.8m
- PILLARBOX DESIGNS LIMITED£6.7m
- POLYTINT CARDS LIMITED£3.6m
- FRONTLINE LIMITED£3m
- E. CHIDLOW AND COMPANY LIMITED£2.3m
- TINC LTD£1.7m
- SEYMOUR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£1.6m
- DALSTON STATIONERS LIMITED£1.6m
- BETWEEN THE LINES LIMITED£1.4m
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 1,281. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: POLYTINT CARDS LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
POLYTINT CARDS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01274235. It was incorporated on 23 Aug 1976. Its status is active. The registered office is in Bourne end (SL8). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores (47620).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Jun 2025); the company files audit-exempt subsidiary. Net assets were £3,616,811, up 7.1% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £1,254,653. Total assets were £5,822,144 and total liabilities £2,115,444. Figures are available for 3 financial years (2020–2024/25).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 1,281 active companies whose first SIC code is 47620: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £12,058). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £61,264). By cash it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £16,461). It is older than 98% of them (median age 7.5 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly paper and paperboard, printed matter, toys, games and sports goods. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly printed matter.
Who runs and controls the company?
The company has 3 current directors. One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 4 registered charges are outstanding.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 31 Mar 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 12 May 2027.
Filed accounts2020–2024/25
| 2020 | 2023/24 † | 2024/25 † | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash at bank and in hand | 331,671 | 110,274 | 1,254,653 |
| Total assets | 7,253,715 | 4,872,422 | 5,822,144 |
| Total liabilities | 4,513,487 | 1,389,028 | 2,115,444 |
| Net assets / total equity | 2,847,429 | 3,378,612 | 3,616,811 |
| Average number of employees | 26 | — | — |
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.
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: paper and paperboard, printed matter, toys, games and sports goods, perfumery and cosmetics and plastics.
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 6 of the last 12 months on record, most recently May 2026. Main goods: printed matter.
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
23 events- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £3.6m
- Ian Kenneth Alexander JACKSON resignedDirector
- Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £3.4m
- Paul Linley TAYLOR appointedDirector
- Mr Paul Linley Taylor registered as a person with significant control
- Paper Design Group Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
- Financial year 2020 endedAccounts: net assets £2.8m, 26 employees
- Jo-Ann Aleasha HOLBROOK appointedDirector
Earlier events (15)
- Stuart Sinclair MCKAY resignedDirector
- Simon Peel ELVIN resignedDirector
- Mark Stuart BLUNDELL appointedDirector
- Mr Simon Peel Elvin ceased to be a person with significant control
- Paper Design Group Limited registered as a person with significant control
- Mr Simon Peel Elvin registered as a person with significant control
- Stuart MCKAY resignedSecretary
- Mark Stuart BLUNDELL appointedSecretary
- Diana Muriel JACKSON resignedSecretary
- Kenneth Walter JACKSON resignedDirector
- Stuart MCKAY appointedSecretary
- Simon Peel ELVIN appointedDirector
- Stuart Sinclair MCKAY appointedDirector
- Edward Brian GIBBONS resignedDirector
- Company incorporatedPrivate limited company
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.