Filing status
- Accounts due
- 31 December 2026
- Last accounts
- 31 March 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 29 September 2026
- Last conf. stmt
- 15 September 2025
Ovenden Papers Limited
- Incorporated
- 29 November 1943 (82 years)
- Industry
- Wholesale of other intermediate products (46760)
- Owned by
- Nigel David Ovenden
- Accounts type
- Full
- Region
- South East
- Address
- Suite 3 Avery House 69North StreetBrightonBN41 1DH
Charges
- Total
- 9
- Outstanding
- 1
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 8
Officers 4 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Secretary · Appointed 13 September 2007
Also at Davies,harvey & Murrell Limited (proposed for strike-off) · more companies
British
Director · Appointed 27 April 2004
Also at Ovendens UK Limited, Davies,harvey & Murrell Limited (proposed for strike-off), Davies Harvey and Murrell Group Limited
British
Born September 1977 (49)
Director · Appointed 2 September 1998
Also at Davies,harvey & Murrell Limited (proposed for strike-off)
British
Born February 1969 (57)
Director
Also at Ovendens UK Limited, Davies,harvey & Murrell Limited (proposed for strike-off), Davies Harvey and Murrell Group Limited · more companies
British
Born May 1961 (65)
Officer history (11 former)
17 November 2022
Resigned Edwardson-Gilchrist, Alison Charlotte as Director
28 October 2015
23 October 2015
1 April 2014
Resigned Little, David Peter as Director
1 April 2014
6 September 2011
Appointed Edwardson-Gilchrist, Alison Charlotte as Director
17 January 2010
Resigned Ovenden, Sheila Berrill as Director
13 September 2007
13 September 2007
31 May 2007
31 May 2007
31 May 2007
16 May 2007
Appointed Little, David Peter as Director
16 May 2007
17 February 2007
3 June 2004
Resigned Hayward, Joseph Norman as Director
27 April 2004
2 September 1998
15 November 1994
5 February 1994
Resigned Ovenden, Neville Emerson as Director
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Individual · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 25–50% of shares
Holds 25–50% of voting rights
British
Born May 1961 (65)
Group structure 4 companies
Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register
Ovenden Papers Limited This company In administration
Davies Harvey and Murrell Group Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Ovendens UK Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Financials
Figures from 2024 accounts. Newer accounts, made up to 31 March 2025, are filed but not read yet. See them on Companies House
- Net Assets
- £4,566,850
- Cash
- £50,134
- Turnover
- £45,828,691
- Profit Before Tax
- £39,988
- Employees
- 52
- Debt Ratio
- 73%
- Current Ratio
- 1.4x
- Profit Margin
- 0%
- Return on Equity
- 1%
Trend
Turnover
Balance sheet detail
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £138,975 | £258,502 | £641,104 | |
| Current Assets | £16,531,505 | £13,964,281 | £14,638,240 | |
| Debtors | £11,323,634 | £9,795,212 | £8,914,977 | |
| Cash | £50,134 | £105,054 | £290,247 | |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £12,086,179 | £17,001,979 | £10,537,829 | £11,186,049 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £0 | £3,650 | £47,455 | £244,346 |
| Net Current Assets | £4,445,326 | £3,426,452 | £3,452,191 | |
| Net Assets | £4,566,850 | £3,607,902 | £3,763,019 | |
| Shareholder Funds | £4,566,850 | £3,607,902 | £3,763,019 | |
| Turnover | £45,828,691 | £34,083,076 | £33,129,079 | |
| Cost of Sales | £38,686,713 | £27,939,181 | £27,005,328 | |
| Gross Profit | £7,141,978 | £6,143,895 | £6,123,751 | |
| Admin Expenses | £6,262,983 | £5,549,516 | £6,569,624 | |
| Staff Costs | £2,840,598 | £2,998,220 | £3,763,426 | |
| Operating Profit | £878,995 | £702,670 | (£445,873) | |
| Profit Before Tax | £39,988 | £559,680 | (£636,663) | |
| Tax | £11,561 | (£25,873) | £11,962 | |
| Profit for Period | £28,427 | £585,553 | (£648,625) | |
Filings 149
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 October 2026 | Notice of deemed approval of proposals | |||
| 7 October 2026 | Statement of administrator's proposal | |||
| 30 September 2026 | Appointment of an administrator | |||
| 30 September 2026 | Registered office address changed | |||
| 22 September 2026 | Replacement filing of Confirmation Statement | 23 September 2016 |
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