How much does Harlow Printing Limited make?

Harlow Printing Limited reported revenue of £13.1m and £1.5m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Harlow Printing Limited have?

Harlow Printing Limited reported an average of 116 employees in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Is Harlow Printing Limited profitable?

Yes — Harlow Printing Limited reported a profit of £1.5m in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Company No. 00435445 · Incorporated 19 May 1947

Harlow Printing Limited

Registered name: HARLOW PRINTING LIMITED

Part of Silverbaton Holdings Ltd group

Harlow Printing Limited made £13.1m revenue and £1.5m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Harlow Printing Limited’s revenue grew 2% to £13.1m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £1.5m profit and 116 employees. The company is classified under “printing”; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 18129Printing n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: North East
Age: 79 yrs · since 1947
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.

Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

Doing more with less

Revenue

£13.1m

Growth ▲1.8%

Profit

£1.5m

Growth ▼7.7%

Profit margin

11.6%

Gross 47%

Employees

116

Change ▼2.5%

Profit / employee

£13.1k

Revenue/employee £113k

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	30 Apr 2022	30 Apr 2023	30 Apr 2024	30 Apr 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£11.2m	£14m	£12.9m	£13.1m
Cost of sales	£5.8m	£7.6m	£6.6m	£7m
Gross profit	£5.4m	£6.4m	£6.3m	£6.2m
Operating profit	£1.9m	£1.8m	£2m	£1.8m
Profit before tax	£1.9m	£1.8m	£2.1m	£1.8m
Profit after tax	£1.5m	£1.5m	£1.6m	£1.5m
Profit (best available)	£1.5m	£1.5m	£1.6m	£1.5m
Staff costs	£3.4m	£4.3m	£4.1m	£4.2m
Employees (average)	107	127	119	116
Ratios
Profit margin	13.6%	10.4%	12.7%	11.6%
Gross margin	47.9%	45.7%	49%	47%
Revenue per employee	£105k	£110k	£108k	£113k
Profit per employee	£14.3k	£11.5k	£13.8k	£13.1k
Cash conversion	94.3%	103.3%	−81.5%	—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲24.6%	▼7.8%	▲1.8%
Profit growth	—	▼4.9%	▲12.9%	▼7.7%
Headcount growth	—	▲18.7%	▼6.3%	▼2.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.6m	£3.7m	£1.8m	£1.4m
Net assets	£6.7m	£7.8m	£9.5m	£11m
Fixed assets	£3.3m	£3.4m	£3.3m	£3.5m
Current assets	£5.5m	£7.4m	£9m	£10.5m
Debtors	£1.4m	£2.1m	£1.9m	£2.4m
Deferred income	£746k	£1.1m	£990k	£1m
Cash from operations	£1.8m	£1.9m	−£1.7m	—
Source	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 11.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 47%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £113k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £13.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 26.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 7.7%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 18.3%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

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 £11m
Cash at bank: ▼21%; Now £1.4m
Headcount: ▼3%; Now 116
Deferred income: ▲2%; Now £1m
Fixed assets: ▲7%; Now £3.5m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Silverbaton Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
Silverbaton Capital Ltd75–100%
Harlow Printing Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £1.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026

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