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Company No. 01764041 · Incorporated 24 Oct 1983

Magnum Packaging (N.e.) Limited

Registered name: MAGNUM PACKAGING (N.E.) LIMITED

Part of Magnum Holdings UK Limited group

Magnum Packaging (N.e.) Limited made £42.8m revenue and £117k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Magnum Packaging (N.e.) Limited’s revenue grew 3% to £42.8m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £117k profit and 112 employees. The company is classified under “non-specialised wholesale trade” and is based in Billingham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade
Status
Active
Location
Billingham, North East
Age
42 yrs · since 1983
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 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightCash flow filed
Revenue
£42.8m
Growth ▲3.4%
Profit
£117k
Growth —
Profit margin
0.3%
Gross 28.1%
Employees
112
Change ▲13.1%
Profit / employee
£1k
Revenue/employee £382k
Profitable streak
1yr
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 to31 Mar 202231 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£40.6m£42m£41.4m£42.8m
Cost of sales£29.6m£31m£31.5m£30.7m
Gross profit£11m£11m£9.9m£12m
Operating profit£1.3m£921k−£2.5m£230k
Profit before tax£1.3m£898k−£2.6m£156k
Profit after tax£1m£709k−£2.7m£117k
Profit (best available)£1m£709k−£2.7m£117k
Staff costs£2m£2.4m£2.6m£3.2m
Employees (average)829099112
Ratios
Profit margin2.5%1.7%−6.6%0.3%
Gross margin27%26.2%23.9%28.1%
Revenue per employee£495k£467k£418k£382k
Profit per employee£12.6k£7.9k−£27.8k£1k
Cash conversion98.8%28.5%—282.8%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲3.5%▼1.5%▲3.4%
Profit growth—▼31.3%▼487.5%—
Headcount growth—▲9.8%▲10%▲13.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£3m£3m£2.1m£1.8m
Net assets£6.3m£6.7m£530k£547k
Fixed assets£402k£532k£708k£276k
Current assets£17.9m£17.2m£14.4m£14.2m
Debtors£6.4m£6.5m£5.9m£6.4m
Deferred income£12k£14k£18.8k£25.5k
Cash from operations£1.3m£263k£6.5m£651k
SourceAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023Accounts · bulk data Nov 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.3%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
28.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£382k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£1k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
282.8%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
0.6%
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
15%
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
▲3%
Now £547k
Cash at bank
▼17%
Now £1.8m
Headcount
▲13%
Now 112
Deferred income
▲36%
Now £25.5k
Fixed assets
▼61%
Now £276k

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

  1. Magnum Holdings UK Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Magnum Packaging (N.e.) Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (3)

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

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £117k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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