The Firmwatch take
Compack Limited (SC081097) currently shows: At risk signal detected, based on accounts to 28 February 2025; last refreshed 24 May 2026. Net liabilities of £359k — assets do not cover obligations.
Companies House source·Accounts to 28 Feb 2025·Refreshed 24 May 2026·Methodology and caveats
Firmwatch signals are generated from public filings and are not credit ratings or financial advice.
Incorporated
6 December 1982
43 years on the register
Sector
Paper and paper products manufacturing
SIC 17219 · matched to division
Size
Not classified
Net assets
−£359k
Bottom 10% in sector
Cash at bank
Not disclosed
Not required for this filing type
Latest filing
None yet
Insolvency risk
Worth watching
The latest public accounts contain some cautionary signs, but not enough to suggest severe distress on their own.
Negative net assets
Visible liabilities exceed visible assets in the extracted accounts.
Money
What the balance sheet says
Net assets
−£359k
Bottom 10% in sector · sector median £4k · 14,097 filers in this sector
Cash
Not disclosed
Working cap.
£230k
Median £4k
Current ratio
1.1×
Median 1.2×
Signals · 1
Negative net assets
The latest filed accounts show liabilities exceeding assets.
Sector benchmark · Wood, Paper and Print Manufacturing
How this company compares in 14,097 filers in this sector
Bottom 10% in sector — Compack Limited shows −£359k in net assets. Sector median is £4k.
Sector medians are computed annually across all UK companies in this broad sector. Position is approximate — see the Money tab for the full balance sheet.
People
Who runs this company
- MD
MCLAREN, Donald Thomas
director · since 2017
- MM
MCLAREN, Michael James
director · since 2017
Registered office
Address intelligence
17 other companies registered here.
Common for accountants' offices and small business centres.
Address pattern · PA14 5XH
17 other UK companies registered at this postcode.
Active
16
Dissolved
0
Strike-off action
1
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