UK GREETINGS LIMITED

Active
Company number 03480710Private limited companyIncorporated 1997

Key figures

£58,997,000+18.4%
Net assets 2024/25
+18.4%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
020 m40 m60 m2023/242024/25

† UK GREETINGS 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

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 17290

Where the company stands among the 432 active companies whose first SIC code is 17290 (Manufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard n.e.c.).

Turnover£134,985,000
Higher than 97% · median £12,812,763 among 35 that publish turnover
Net assets£58,997,000
Higher than 99% · median £110,843
Total assets£93,500,000
Higher than 99% · median £316,213
Cash£3,397,000
Higher than 96% · median £74,737
Employees3,001
Higher than 99% · median 2
Company age28.9 years
Older than 78% · median 15.3 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. SMURFIT WESTROCK CONSUMER BELFAST LIMITED£122.9m
  2. UK GREETINGS LIMITED£59m
  3. HOLLINGSWORTH AND VOSE COMPANY (U.K.) LIMITED£36m
  4. SWAN MILL PAPER COMPANY LIMITED£32.3m
  5. CCL LABEL (ASHFORD) LIMITED£25.6m
  6. HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE COMPANY LIMITED£23.7m
  7. RITRAMA (U.K.) LIMITED£21.6m
  8. HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE AIR FILTRATION LIMITED£12.3m
  9. TIPOGRAFIC LIMITED£12m
  10. VARSITY PACKAGING LIMITED£11.1m

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 432. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: UK GREETINGS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

UK GREETINGS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 03480710. It was incorporated on 15 Dec 1997. Its status is active. The registered office is in West yorkshire (WF12). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard n.e.c. (17290).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 28 Feb 2025); the company files group accounts. Turnover was £134,985,000. Profit for the year was £14,379,000. Net assets were £58,997,000, up 18.4% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £3,397,000. Total assets were £93,500,000 and total liabilities £966,000. The company had an average of 3,001 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 432 active companies whose first SIC code is 17290: By turnover it ranks higher than 97% of the 35 that publish turnover (median £12,812,763). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £110,843). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £316,213). By cash it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £74,737). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 2). It is older than 78% of them (median age 15.3 years).

Has it received government grants?

It is recorded as the recipient of one central government grant worth £1,000, from Department for Education.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly paper and paperboard, printed matter, machinery. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly paper and paperboard, printed matter, furniture and lighting. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 44 days to pay suppliers, and 10% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 20.9% lower than for men. 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.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Nov 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 26 Dec 2026.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover131,595,000134,985,000
Profit for the year15,090,00014,379,000
Cash at bank and in hand2,381,0003,397,000
Total assets88,341,00093,500,000
Total liabilities1,223,000966,000
Net assets / total equity49,832,00058,997,000
Average number of employees2,8803,001

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.

Government grants

1 grant

UK GREETINGS LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 1 central government grant, worth £1,000.

Grant
  1. Apprenticeships Participation 18+Department for Education · £1,000

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
44 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
10%
Standard payment terms
7–60 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 32%
  • 31 to 60 days 42%
  • After 60 days 26%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
28 Feb 2026
44
32%
10%
31 Aug 2025
43
33%
11%
28 Feb 2025
43
32%
11%
31 Aug 2024
44
32%
11%
29 Feb 2024
45
33%
12%
31 Aug 2023
42
29%
13%
28 Feb 2023
39
36%
16%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 20.9% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 28.6% lower
Median bonus pay
women 29.5% lower
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter94% womenLower middle98% womenUpper middle94% womenUpper pay quarter58% women
Earlier years (7)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 27.1% lower
women 31.7% lower
2023/24
women 29.5% lower
women 35.2% lower
2022/23
women 29.8% lower
women 36.7% lower
2021/22
women 35.1% lower
women 44.8% lower
2020/21
women 27.8% lower
women 45.6% lower
2018/19
women 33.1% lower
women 37.3% lower
2017/18
women 30.6% lower
women 42.9% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements2
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2021
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

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Routes
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

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, machinery, toys, games and sports goods and rubber.

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, printed matter, furniture and lighting, special woven fabrics and toys, games and sports goods.

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

6 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £135m, net assets £59m, 3,001 employees
  2. Mr Paul Elliott Singer registered as a person with significant control
  3. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £131.6m, net assets £49.8m, 2,880 employees
  4. Mr Donald Gogel ceased to be a person with significant control
  5. Mr Donald Gogel registered as a person with significant control
  6. 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.