International Plywood (Importers) Limited
Registered name: INTERNATIONAL PLYWOOD (IMPORTERS) LIMITED
Part of International Plywood PLC groupInternational Plywood (Importers) Limited made £184m revenue and £772k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
International Plywood (Importers) Limited’s revenue grew 13% to £184m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £772k profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “non-specialised wholesale trade” and is based in Stonehouse; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Stonehouse, South West
- Age
- 45 yrs · since 1981
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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: “International Plywood PLC”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| 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) | £228m | £194m | £164m | £184m |
| Cost of sales | £192m | £200m | £153m | £165m |
| Gross profit | £35.6m | −£6.4m | £10.6m | £19m |
| Operating profit | £31.4m | −£11.4m | — | — |
| Profit before tax | £25.7m | −£25.1m | £6.7m | £1m |
| Profit after tax | £20.8m | −£20.5m | £5m | £772k |
| Profit (best available) | £20.8m | −£20.5m | £5m | £772k |
| Employees (average) | 55 | 55 | — | 0 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 9.1% | −10.5% | 3.1% | 0.4% |
| Gross margin | 15.6% | −3.3% | 6.5% | 10.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £4.1m | £3.5m | — | — |
| Profit per employee | £378k | −£372k | — | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼14.8% | ▼15.7% | ▲12.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼198.4% | — | ▼84.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | — | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £3.9m | £17.2m | £12.4m | £4.8m |
| Net assets | £35.9m | £15.4m | £20.5m | £21.2m |
| Fixed assets | £808k | £1.4m | £1.4m | £1.2m |
| Current assets | £134m | £142m | £113m | £115m |
| Debtors | £38.1m | £33.9m | £27.9m | £32m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 10.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 17.4%
- 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
- ▲4%
- Now £21.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▼61%
- Now £4.8m
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼14%
- Now £1.2m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- International Plywood PLCultimate parent75–100%
- International Plywood (Importers) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (5)
- Panel Supplies LimitedRev. £43.1m · Profit £276k
- Emstra LimitedFigures not disclosed
- International Panel Products LimitedFigures not disclosed
- International Plywood (Aviation) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- International Plywood (Gloucester) LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £772k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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