HOLMEN BOARD AND PAPER LIMITED
HOLMEN BOARD AND PAPER LIMITED is a private company limited by shares, registered in England and Wales under company number 00075035. It was incorporated on 4 October 1902 and is recorded as active at Companies House. The company runs the integrated pulp and paperboard mill at Siddick, Workington, Cumbria, where it makes folding boxboard (FBB) for consumer packaging and graphic printing. Its registered SIC code is 17120, manufacture of paper and paperboard.
The mill’s product is sold under the Incada brand. It is a multi-ply board with a core of mechanical pulp, which the mill produces itself from spruce, and outer layers of chemical pulp bought from other producers. A biomass-fuelled combined heat and power plant supplies the mill’s steam and electricity, and the surplus power is sold to the National Grid. The company receives Renewables Obligation Certificates for this generation. It holds environmental permits for the site, and its accounts record permit revisions issued in 2025.
The company’s audited full accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025, filed on 17 September 2026, are company-level figures. They report turnover of £245.8m (2024: £247.8m). Of that, £189.9m came from the sale of goods and £55.9m from the sale of power and Renewables Obligation Certificates. By destination, £111.2m of sales went to the United Kingdom, £131.0m to the rest of Europe and £3.6m to other markets.
Operating profit fell to £1.27m (2024: £14.41m), and profit after tax was £0.90m (2024: £10.94m). The directors say the result includes one-off items: an impairment of the effluent treatment plant’s clarifiers and a larger bad-debt provision. The notes also show a £4.28m loss on the disposal of plant. A biennial maintenance stop cut production by 4%. The company employed an average of 376 people (2024: 362). Net assets fell from £165.6m to £159.2m, in a year when the company paid a £7.0m dividend (2024: nil).
On environment and safety, the strategic report records 20 incidents reported to the authorities in 2025 (2024: 8), none with an environmental or financial impact according to the company. The directors attribute the rise partly to tighter permit limits in force from 1 January 2025. There were four lost-time injuries (2024: six).
The company was renamed twice in recent years. On 30 November 2021 it changed from Iggesund Paperboard (Workington) Limited to Holmen Iggesund Paperboard Limited; the certificate of change of name is on file. On 30 January 2025 it took its present name, a date stated in the directors’ report and in the register’s filing index. The website stored for this profile, iggesund.com, is a brand site for paperboard made at Workington and at a mill in Sweden. It does not publish this company’s name or registration number.
Sources
- Companies House, company overview 00075035: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00075035 (retrieved 2026-10-15)
- Companies House, full accounts made up to 31 December 2025 (filed 17 September 2026), strategic report, directors’ report and notes 2, 3, 4: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00075035/filing-history/MzU0NTQ0MDA2N2FkaXF6a2N4/document (retrieved 2026-10-15)
- Companies House, certificate of incorporation on change of name, 30 November 2021: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00075035/filing-history/MzMyMTkyMTM2OGFkaXF6a2N4/document (retrieved 2026-10-15)
- Companies House filing history (CERTNM of 30 January 2025): https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00075035/filing-history (retrieved 2026-10-15)
- Holmen, Workington Mill page: https://www.holmen.com/en/board-and-paper/about-us/our-mills/workington-mill/ (retrieved 2026-10-15)
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Shareholders
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Shareholders of HOLMEN BOARD AND PAPER LIMITED
HOLMEN BOARD AND PAPER LIMITED has one disclosed shareholder: Holmen UK Limited, a private limited company registered in England and Wales under number 01441355. Note 21 of the company’s accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 says it is a wholly owned subsidiary of Holmen UK Limited, its immediate parent undertaking. Note 17 gives the issued share capital as 22,204,510 ordinary shares of £1 each, unchanged from 2024. Each share carries one vote. The shareholder row stored for this profile (Holmen UK Ltd, 22,204,510 ordinary shares, 100%) agrees exactly with the filed figure.
The PSC register names Holmen UK Limited as the only person with significant control, under “ownership of shares – 75% or more”, notified on 6 April 2016. The register gives a band, not a precise figure; the 100% comes from the accounts. The confirmation statement made up to 1 April 2026 reports no updates.
Ultimate beneficial ownership
No natural person is identified as a beneficial owner in this company’s filings. The ownership chain in the filed accounts runs through companies:
- Holmen UK Limited holds 100% of this company (accounts, 31 December 2025).
- Holmen AB (Swedish registration 556001-3301) holds 100% of Holmen UK Limited. Holmen UK Limited’s own accounts for 2025 call it a wholly owned subsidiary of Holmen AB, and its PSC register names Holmen AB under “75% or more”.
- Holmen AB is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. Both companies’ accounts name L E Lundbergföretagen as the ultimate controlling party.
Holmen AB’s published shareholder structure as of 31 August 2026 shows L E Lundbergföretagen holding 36.7% of the shares and 63.6% of the votes. Holmen AB has A shares and B shares, so its capital and voting figures differ. No effective percentage for this company is calculated here. The two links held through the UK companies are dated 31 December 2025, while Holmen AB’s figures are dated 31 August 2026.
Data availability
Availability: Full. The UK publishes statements of capital and a PSC register, and the company’s filed accounts name its immediate and ultimate parents. The PSC register gives bands only. Its corporate PSC entry also contains two filer errors: the place registered is spelled “Comanies House”, and the governing law is given as “Companies House 2006”.
Sources
- Companies House, full accounts made up to 31 December 2025 (filed 17 September 2026), notes 17 and 21: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00075035/filing-history/MzU0NTQ0MDA2N2FkaXF6a2N4/document (retrieved 2026-10-15)
- Companies House, PSC register of 00075035: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00075035/persons-with-significant-control (retrieved 2026-10-15)
- Companies House, full accounts of Holmen UK Limited (01441355) made up to 31 December 2025 (filed 17 September 2026), note 12: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01441355/filing-history/MzU0NTQ0MDA2OWFkaXF6a2N4/document (retrieved 2026-10-15)
- Companies House, PSC register of Holmen UK Limited: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01441355/persons-with-significant-control (retrieved 2026-10-15)
- Holmen AB, shareholder structure as of 2026-08-31: https://www.holmen.com/en/investors/the-share/owner-structure/ (retrieved 2026-10-15)
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| Shareholder | Type | Holding | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLMEN UK LTD | 100% | Companies House |
Officers
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Directors and officers of HOLMEN BOARD AND PAPER LIMITED
The Companies House officer register for HOLMEN BOARD AND PAPER LIMITED lists 41 appointments, 35 of which have ended. That leaves six current directors and no current company secretary. The current directors are Karl Henrik Andersson (appointed 30 August 2019), Jenny Christine Bergstrom de Souza (17 April 2020), Dr Ian Black (31 May 2011), Per Fredrik Holgersson (13 January 2026), Ulf Stefan Lorehn (10 February 2025) and Lars Urban Helmer Lundin (7 February 2024). Mr Lundin had served an earlier term as a director, from 1 December 2018 to 25 February 2021.
The register records five of the current directors as Swedish nationals and Dr Black as a British national. It gives the country of residence as Sweden for four directors and the United Kingdom for Ms Bergstrom de Souza and Dr Black. All six use the mill’s address in Workington as their correspondence address, and all six are recorded as identity-verified. The directors’ report in the 2025 accounts, approved on 10 September 2026, lists the same directors, and the balance sheet is signed by Mr Holgersson.
Recent officer changes
- 13 January 2026: Per Fredrik Holgersson appointed as a director (AP01, filed 26 January 2026).
- 13 January 2026: Ulf Lennart Lofgren’s appointments as director and as company secretary ended (TM01 and TM02, filed 16 January 2026). He had held both posts since 1 October 2006. No secretary has been appointed since then.
- 10 February 2025: Anders Jernhall ceased to be a director, a post he had held since 1 April 2010, and Ulf Stefan Lorehn was appointed (TM01 and AP01, filed 13 and 14 February 2025).
Data availability
Availability: Full. Companies House publishes current and former appointments with dates, and it records nationality and country of residence. Birth dates appear there as month and year only and are not repeated here. The officer rows stored for this profile hold 5 of the 36 results the data provider reports. Those five are all real, current directors with correct appointment dates. The rows omit Mr Holgersson, who was appointed before the record’s last sync, and every secretaryship. The provider’s total of 36 also differs from the register’s 41 appointments.
Sources
- Companies House, officers of 00075035 (pages 1 and 2): https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00075035/officers (retrieved 2026-10-15)
- Companies House, filing history of 00075035 (AP01 26 January 2026; TM01 and TM02 16 January 2026; TM01 13 February 2025; AP01 14 February 2025): https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00075035/filing-history (retrieved 2026-10-15)
- Companies House, full accounts made up to 31 December 2025 (filed 17 September 2026), directors’ report and balance sheet: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00075035/filing-history/MzU0NTQ0MDA2N2FkaXF6a2N4/document (retrieved 2026-10-15)
Data-provider feed — rows as supplied to Zavia for Companies House, including entries the profile above does not cover. These rows are not a verbatim copy of the register: they have been found to duplicate the same person under different spellings and to keep a status of Active after an appointment ended. Where they disagree with the profile above, the profile is the checked version.
Group Structure
Group structure of HOLMEN BOARD AND PAPER LIMITED
HOLMEN BOARD AND PAPER LIMITED is part of the Holmen group. Its immediate parent company is Holmen UK Limited (01441355), which owns all of its shares. Its ultimate parent undertaking is Holmen AB, a company incorporated in Sweden (registration 556001-3301) and listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. Holmen AB owns all of Holmen UK Limited, so its calculated effective interest in this company is 100% (100% × 100%, both from accounts at 31 December 2025). Holmen AB’s consolidated accounts are the smallest and largest group accounts that include this company’s results. Both UK companies’ accounts name L E Lundbergföretagen as the ultimate controlling party.
Below the company, Iggesund (UK) Pensions Limited (02287635) names HOLMEN BOARD AND PAPER LIMITED on its PSC register under “75% or more”. The company’s own 2025 balance sheet shows no investment line. A sister company, Holmen Paper Limited (00979916), registers Holmen UK Limited as its PSC. As a group-level figure, Holmen reports 2025 turnover of almost SEK 22 billion for the whole group; that figure is not this company’s.
Verified corporate relationships
| Entity | Country | Registration number | Relationship | Ownership | Status | Information date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holmen UK Limited | United Kingdom | 01441355 | Immediate parent | 100% (accounts); PSC band 75% or more | Active | 31 Dec 2025 |
| Holmen AB | Sweden | 556001-3301 | Ultimate parent undertaking | 100% indirect (calculated) | Listed, Nasdaq Stockholm | 31 Dec 2025 |
| L E Lundbergföretagen AB (publ) | Sweden | 556056-8817 | Ultimate controlling party (per accounts) | 36.7% of shares and 63.6% of votes in Holmen AB | Not checked | 31 Aug 2026 |
| Iggesund (UK) Pensions Limited | United Kingdom | 02287635 | Subsidiary (per its PSC register) | 75% or more (band); exact figure not disclosed | Active | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Holmen Paper Limited | United Kingdom | 00979916 | Sister company | Held by Holmen UK Limited, 75% or more (band) | Active | 15 Oct 2026 |
Recent structural changes
- 30 January 2025: the company changed its name from Holmen Iggesund Paperboard Limited to HOLMEN BOARD AND PAPER LIMITED. This was a change of name, not a change of ownership.
Data availability
Availability: Full for the parent chain, partial below the company. The parents come from both UK companies’ filed accounts and PSC registers. The subsidiary percentage is a PSC band only. The stored group tree places the company correctly under Holmen UK Limited and Holmen AB. It also includes nodes that were not verified: Holmen Wood Products Ltd (00500095) is shown under Holmen UK Limited, but its own PSC register names an individual with significant influence as a member of a firm, not a Holmen company. Holdings of L E Lundbergföretagen outside the Holmen subtree are not in this company’s ownership chain.
Sources
- Companies House, full accounts of 00075035 made up to 31 December 2025 (filed 17 September 2026), note 21 and balance sheet: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00075035/filing-history/MzU0NTQ0MDA2N2FkaXF6a2N4/document (retrieved 2026-10-15)
- Companies House, full accounts of Holmen UK Limited made up to 31 December 2025 (filed 17 September 2026), note 12: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01441355/filing-history/MzU0NTQ0MDA2OWFkaXF6a2N4/document (retrieved 2026-10-15)
- Companies House, PSC registers: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01441355/persons-with-significant-control ; https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02287635/persons-with-significant-control ; https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00979916/persons-with-significant-control ; https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00500095/persons-with-significant-control (retrieved 2026-10-15)
- GLEIF LEI records for Holmen Aktiebolag (52990080SH3454F0QE68, registered as 556001-3301) and L E Lundbergföretagen Aktiebolag (publ) (529900BPSFZS6O3A9R04, registered as 556056-8817): https://api.gleif.org/api/v1/lei-records/52990080SH3454F0QE68 ; https://api.gleif.org/api/v1/lei-records/529900BPSFZS6O3A9R04 (retrieved 2026-10-15)
- Holmen AB, shareholder structure as of 2026-08-31 and group turnover statement: https://www.holmen.com/en/investors/the-share/owner-structure/ (retrieved 2026-10-15)
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L E Lundbergföretagen AB (Publ)
Sweden
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does HOLMEN BOARD AND PAPER LIMITED do?
HOLMEN BOARD AND PAPER LIMITED (Companies House 00075035, incorporated 4 October 1902) runs the integrated pulp and paperboard mill at Workington, Cumbria. It makes Incada folding boxboard for packaging and graphic printing and sells surplus electricity from its biomass combined heat and power plant.
Who owns HOLMEN BOARD AND PAPER LIMITED?
Holmen UK Limited (01441355) holds all 22,204,510 ordinary £1 shares, according to the 2025 accounts. It is also the only registered person with significant control, under ownership of shares of 75% or more.
Who is HOLMEN BOARD AND PAPER LIMITED's UBO (Ultimate Beneficial Owner)?
No natural person is identified as a beneficial owner in the company's filings. The company is wholly owned through Holmen UK Limited by Holmen AB of Sweden, and the accounts name L E Lundbergföretagen as the ultimate controlling party.
What is HOLMEN BOARD AND PAPER LIMITED's company registration number?
HOLMEN BOARD AND PAPER LIMITED's registration number is 00075035, filed with Companies House in United Kingdom. Its current status on the register is active.
Is HOLMEN BOARD AND PAPER LIMITED still an active company?
HOLMEN BOARD AND PAPER LIMITED's status on Companies House is listed as active.
When was HOLMEN BOARD AND PAPER LIMITED incorporated?
HOLMEN BOARD AND PAPER LIMITED was incorporated on 4 October 1902, according to Companies House.
What is HOLMEN BOARD AND PAPER LIMITED's registered address?
The registered address on file for HOLMEN BOARD AND PAPER LIMITED is Workington, United Kingdom.
What legal structure is HOLMEN BOARD AND PAPER LIMITED registered as?
HOLMEN BOARD AND PAPER LIMITED is registered as a Private limited company (Ltd.) in United Kingdom.
What is HOLMEN BOARD AND PAPER LIMITED's revenue?
For the year ended 31 December 2025 the company reported turnover of £245.8m (2024: £247.8m) and profit after tax of £0.90m (2024: £10.94m), according to its audited company-level accounts filed on 17 September 2026.
Is HOLMEN BOARD AND PAPER LIMITED listed on a stock exchange?
HOLMEN BOARD AND PAPER LIMITED is a private limited company and is not listed. Its ultimate parent, Holmen AB, is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.
Who are the officers/directors of HOLMEN BOARD AND PAPER LIMITED?
Companies House lists six current directors: Karl Henrik Andersson, Jenny Christine Bergstrom de Souza, Dr Ian Black, Per Fredrik Holgersson, Ulf Stefan Lorehn and Lars Urban Helmer Lundin. The company has had no secretary since 13 January 2026.
Does HOLMEN BOARD AND PAPER LIMITED have a parent company or subsidiaries?
The company's immediate parent is Holmen UK Limited and its ultimate parent undertaking is Holmen AB (Sweden, 556001-3301). The accounts name L E Lundbergföretagen as the ultimate controlling party.
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Where does this company information come from, and how current is it?
This record is sourced directly from Companies House and was last synced on 8 October 2026.