James Cropper Public Limited Company

Active00030226 Public limited company
Incorporated
29 November 1889 (136 years)
Industry
Manufacture of paper and paperboard (17120)
Accounts type
Group
Region
North West
Address
Burneside Mills
Kendal
Cumbria
LA9 6PZ

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
28 March 2026
Conf. stmt due
6 August 2027
Last conf. stmt
23 July 2026

Charges

Total
4
Outstanding
0
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
4

Officers 7 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 3 February 2025
British
Born May 1966 (60)
Director · Appointed 4 September 2024
British
Born June 1973 (53)
Director · Appointed 27 November 2023
British
Born October 1966 (60)
Ratcliffe, Matthew Adam
Secretary · Appointed 26 September 2023
Director · Appointed 9 November 2021
British
Born May 1961 (65)
Director · Appointed 1 August 2019
British
Born June 1962 (64)
Director · Appointed 25 October 2006
British
Born April 1974 (52)
Officer history (27 former)
3 September 2025
Resigned Miles, Sarah Elizabeth as Director
29 March 2025
Resigned Willink, Patrick John as Director
3 February 2025
Resigned Adams, Stephen Anthony Adrian as Director
3 February 2025
Appointed Stirling, David Burns as Director
4 September 2024
Appointed Yeung, Jonathan Mark as Director
4 September 2024
Resigned Sharp, James Edward as Director
31 January 2024
27 November 2023
Appointed Goody, Andrew John as Director
26 September 2023
Resigned Link Company Matters Limited as Corporate Secretary
26 September 2023
Appointed Ratcliffe, Matthew Adam as Secretary
7 July 2023
Appointed Link Company Matters Limited as Corporate Secretary
14 June 2023
Resigned Maddock, Isabelle Marguerite as Director
26 May 2023
Resigned Aldridge, James Francis as Secretary
9 August 2022
Resigned Wild, Philip Ian as Director
20 January 2022
Resigned Thompson, Martin as Director
15 November 2021
Appointed Gravestock, James Michael George as Director
9 November 2021
Resigned Hosty, Andrew Joseph, Dr as Director
9 November 2021
Appointed Miles, Sarah Elizabeth as Director
9 November 2021
Appointed Court, Martin Lindsay as Director
1 August 2020
Resigned Watson, Karl David as Director
1 August 2019
Appointed Scott, Lyndsey Jane as Director
31 July 2019
Resigned Wilks, David Robert as Director
1 August 2018
Appointed Hosty, Andrew Joseph, Dr as Director
31 March 2017
Resigned Mitchell, Douglas as Director
1 January 2017
Appointed Adams, Stephen Anthony Adrian as Director
5 November 2015
Appointed Aldridge, James Francis as Secretary
5 November 2015
Resigned Carey, David Roderick as Secretary
31 July 2014
Appointed Maddock, Isabelle Marguerite as Director
30 July 2014
Resigned Denman, John as Director
2 May 2014
Resigned Read, Nigel Anthony as Director
1 January 2014
Appointed Watson, Karl David as Director
31 July 2013
Resigned Cropper, James Anthony, Sir as Director
31 July 2013
Resigned Quayle, George Thomas as Director
10 June 2013
Appointed Thompson, Martin as Director
8 October 2012
Appointed Wild, Philip Ian as Director
14 August 2012
Resigned Lewis, Alun Idris as Director
1 January 2012
Appointed Mitchell, Douglas as Director
1 September 2009
Appointed Sharp, James Edward as Director
29 July 2009
Resigned Herring, Peter Lionel as Director
30 July 2008
Resigned Sclater, John Richard as Director
25 October 2006
Appointed Cropper, Mark Alexander James as Director
21 July 2004
Resigned Southwell, John Phillip as Director
1 April 2004
Appointed Wilks, David Robert as Director
29 March 1998
Appointed Read, Nigel Anthony as Director
29 March 1998
Appointed Quayle, George Thomas as Director
29 March 1998
Appointed Lewis, Alun Idris as Director
29 March 1998
Appointed Willink, Patrick John as Director
28 March 1998
Resigned Willink, Nicholas Warren as Director
1 October 1997
Appointed Herring, Peter Lionel as Director
30 September 1997
Resigned Acland, Oliver Geoffrey Dyke as Director
30 April 1996
Resigned Oakley, James as Director
1 April 1996
Appointed Carey, David Roderick as Secretary
30 March 1996
Resigned Acland, Oliver Geoffrey Dyke as Secretary
21 July 1995
Appointed Denman, John as Director

Ownership 0 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.

Group structure 10 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

James Cropper Public Limited Company This company
James Cropper 3D Products Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
James Cropper Converting Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
James Cropper Paper Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Melmore Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Technical Fibre Products Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
TFP Hydrogen Products Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
The Paper Mill Shop Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

What James Cropper Public Limited Company say about themselves

“Manufacturers of Advanced Materials and Paper & Packaging”

— from jamescropper.com

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
14 August 2026Group of companies' accounts28 March 2026
23 July 2026Confirmation statement with no updates23 July 2026
19 December 2025Amended group of companies' accounts30 March 2025
19 September 2025Group of companies' accounts30 March 2025
15 September 2025Resolutions
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