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Company No. 02074363 · Incorporated 14 Nov 1986

Mipa Paints Limited.

Registered name: MIPA PAINTS LIMITED.

Mipa Paints Limited. made £11.7m revenue and £716k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Mipa Paints Limited.’s revenue grew 3% to £11.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £716k profit and 37 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, mastics and sealants” and is based in Havant; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Havant, South East
Age
39 yrs · since 1986
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: “MIPA SE”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Operating leverageCash flow filed
Revenue
£11.7m
Growth ▲3%
Profit
£716k
Growth ▲20.5%
Profit margin
6.1%
Gross 32%
Employees
37
Change ▲2.8%
Profit / employee
£19.4k
Revenue/employee £317k
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 to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£12m£11.3m£11.4m£11.7m
Cost of sales£8.1m£8m£7.7m£8m
Gross profit£3.9m£3.2m£3.6m£3.8m
Operating profit£1.2m£850k£877k£1m
Profit before tax£1m£809k£828k£990k
Profit after tax£886k£618k£595k£716k
Profit (best available)£886k£618k£595k£716k
Staff costs£1.4m£1.5m£1.6m£1.7m
Employees (average)31313637
Ratios
Profit margin7.4%5.5%5.2%6.1%
Gross margin32.6%28.6%32%32%
Revenue per employee£386k£363k£316k£317k
Profit per employee£28.6k£19.9k£16.5k£19.4k
Cash conversion88.4%129.2%113.5%143.2%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼5.9%▲1.1%▲3%
Profit growth—▼30.2%▼3.8%▲20.5%
Headcount growth—0%▲16.1%▲2.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.2m£664k£609k£1.2m
Net assets£5.6m£6.3m£6.9m£7.6m
Fixed assets£5.2m£5m£5m£4.9m
Current assets£5.6m£5m£5.7m£5.9m
Debtors£2m£1.6m£1.6m£1.7m
Cash from operations£1m£1.1m£996k£1.5m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
6.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
32%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£317k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£19.4k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
143.2%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
42.1%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
14.3%
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
▲10%
Now £7.6m
Cash at bank
▲90%
Now £1.2m
Headcount
▲3%
Now 37
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼2%
Now £4.9m
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (1)

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 2025 (profit £716k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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