F.G. Curtis Limited
Registered name: F.G. CURTIS LIMITED
Part of Ryhall UK Bidco Limited groupF.G. Curtis Limited made £22.7m revenue and £2.4m profit in the year to 31 May 2025. read from filing text
F.G. Curtis Limited’s revenue grew 7% to £22.7m in the year to 31 May 2025, with £2.4m profit and 106 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of paper and paperboard” and is based in Redhill; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Redhill, South East
- Age
- 85 yrs · since 1941
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The immediate parent undertaking is Appleseed Bidco Limited. The registered office is Crewe Hall, Enterprise Park, Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 6UL.”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 May 2022 | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £25m | £26.8m | £21.3m | £22.7m |
| Cost of sales | £17.1m | £18.5m | £14.3m | £15.1m |
| Gross profit | £7.9m | £8.3m | £7m | £7.6m |
| Operating profit | £4m | £3.4m | £2.7m | £3.1m |
| Profit before tax | £4m | £3.4m | £2.7m | £3.2m |
| Profit after tax | £3.1m | £2.8m | £2.4m | £2.4m |
| Profit (best available) | £3.1m | £2.8m | £2.4m | £2.4m |
| Staff costs | £5.4m | £5.7m | £5m | £5.6m |
| Employees (average) | 98 | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 12.6% | 10.4% | 11.4% | 10.7% |
| Gross margin | 31.6% | 30.9% | 32.6% | 33.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £255k | £253k | £203k | £214k |
| Profit per employee | £32.1k | £26.3k | £23.1k | £22.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▼20.5% | ▲6.7% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼13.2% | ▼0% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▼0.9% | ▲0.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.1m | £3.2m | £2m | £4.6m |
| Net assets | £10m | £12.7m | £15.2m | £17.6m |
| Fixed assets | £2.2m | £2.2m | £2.2m | £2.4m |
| Current assets | £12.3m | £15.5m | £17.1m | £19.3m |
| Debtors | £4.6m | £5.4m | £5.5m | £4.3m |
| Deferred income | £393k | £681k | £751k | £928k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 10.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 33.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £214k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £22.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 10.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 4.1%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 18.8%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▲16%
- Now £17.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▲131%
- Now £4.6m
- Headcount
- ▲1%
- Now 106
- Deferred income
- ▲24%
- Now £928k
- Fixed assets
- ▲8%
- Now £2.4m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Ryhall UK Bidco Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Medication Packaging Holdco Limited75–100%
- Appleseed Holdco Limited75–100%
- Appleseed Bidco Limited75–100%
- F.G. Curtis Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- 3D Creative Packaging LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (1)
- Medica Packaging LimitedRev. £23.1m · Profit £588k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £2.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026
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