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Company No. 01208323 · Incorporated 18 Apr 1975

Weedon Packaging Solution Centre Limited

Registered name: WEEDON PACKAGING SOLUTION CENTRE LIMITED

Part of Zeus Packaging Investments (UK) Limited group

Weedon Packaging Solution Centre Limited made £20.3m revenue and £442k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2023. read from filing text

Weedon Packaging Solution Centre Limited’s revenue fell 2% to £20.3m in the year to 31 Dec 2023, with £442k profit and 139 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other paper and paperboard containers” and is based in Cannock; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Cannock, West Midlands
Age
51 yrs · since 1975
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 31 Dec 2023

Key figures

Capital-light
Revenue
£20.3m
Growth ▼1.7%
Profit
£442k
Growth ▲62.1%
Profit margin
2.2%
Gross 24.5%
Employees
139
Change ▲2.2%
Profit / employee
£3.2k
Revenue/employee £146k
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 2023
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£20.6m£20.3m
Cost of sales£15.8m£15.3m
Gross profit£4.8m£5m
Operating profit£640k£853k
Profit before tax£452k£580k
Profit after tax£272k£442k
Profit (best available)£272k£442k
Staff costs£4.2m£4.3m
Employees (average)136139
Ratios
Profit margin1.3%2.2%
Gross margin23.3%24.5%
Revenue per employee£152k£146k
Profit per employee£2k£3.2k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼1.7%
Profit growth—▲62.1%
Headcount growth—▲2.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£247k£91.4k
Net assets£2.1m£2.1m
Fixed assets£2.2m£2m
Current assets£9m£8.2m
Debtors£5m£5.3m
Deferred income£32.5k£26.5k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
2.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
24.5%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£146k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£3.2k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
9.9%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0.1%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
26.1%
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
▼2%
Now £2.1m
Cash at bank
▼63%
Now £91.4k
Headcount
▲2%
Now 139
Deferred income
▼18%
Now £26.5k
Fixed assets
▼10%
Now £2m
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Zeus Packaging Investments (UK) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Weedon Holdings Limited75–100%
  3. Weedon Packaging Solution Centre Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (2)

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

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2023 (profit £442k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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