How much does Nationwide Paper Limited make?

Nationwide Paper Limited reported revenue of £11.8m and £459k profit in the year to 31 May 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Nationwide Paper Limited have?

Nationwide Paper Limited reported an average of 16 employees in the year to 31 May 2025.

Is Nationwide Paper Limited profitable?

Yes — Nationwide Paper Limited reported a profit of £459k in the year to 31 May 2025.

Company No. 02276026 · Incorporated 11 Jul 1988

Nationwide Paper Limited

Registered name: NATIONWIDE PAPER LIMITED

Part of Inventure Holdings Limited group

Nationwide Paper Limited made £11.8m revenue and £459k profit in the year to 31 May 2025.

Nationwide Paper Limited’s revenue was £11.8m in the year to 31 May 2025, with £459k profit and 16 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of other intermediate products” and is based in High Wycombe; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46760Wholesale of other intermediate products

Status: Active
Location: High Wycombe, South East
Age: 38 yrs · since 1988
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 May 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£11.8m

Growth —

Profit

£459k

Growth —

Profit margin

3.9%

Gross 22.9%

Employees

Change —

Profit / employee

£28.7k

Revenue/employee £739k

Profitable streak

3yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

5 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2021	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 May 2024	31 May 2025
Disclosure	No P&L	No P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	£8.2m	£3.9m	£11.8m
Cost of sales	—	—	£6.2m	£2.9m	£9.1m
Gross profit	—	—	£1.9m	£1m	£2.7m
Operating profit	—	—	£553k	£413k	£741k
Profit before tax	—	—	£490k	£479k	£645k
Profit after tax	—	—	£371k	£381k	£459k
Profit (best available)	—	—	£371k	£381k	£459k
Staff costs	—	—	—	£278k	£561k
Employees (average)	6	6	16	16	16
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	4.5%	9.7%	3.9%
Gross margin	—	—	23.5%	26.7%	22.9%
Revenue per employee	—	—	£510k	£246k	£739k
Profit per employee	—	—	£23.2k	£23.8k	£28.7k
Growth (year on year)
Headcount growth	—	0%	▲166.7%	—	—
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£197k	£221k	£48.5k	£53.3k	£74.7k
Net assets	£2.6m	£3.1m	£3.4m	£3.7m	£4.1m
Fixed assets	£70.1k	£2.5m	£2.5m	£2.5m	£2.7m
Current assets	£4m	£3.5m	£4.1m	£4.5m	£7.3m
Debtors	£1.8m	£1.4m	£1.7m	£1.8m	£2.9m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 3.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 22.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £739k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £28.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 22.4%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 24.7%; 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: —; Now £4.1m
Cash at bank: —; Now £74.7k
Headcount: —; Now 16
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now £2.7m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Inventure Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Nationwide Paper Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (2)

Greenearth Food Packaging LimitedFigures not disclosed
Tate Business Group LtdFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (20)

Inventure Wholesale LtdRev. £3.5m · Profit £88.9k
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Alpha Retail LtdFigures not disclosed
Inventure Ashton LtdFigures not disclosed
Inventure Birmingham LtdFigures not disclosed
Inventure Camden LtdFigures not disclosed
Inventure CHS LtdFigures not disclosed
Inventure Church Road LtdFigures not disclosed
Inventure Circle LtdFigures not disclosed
Inventure Ecr LtdFigures not disclosed
Inventure Kensington LimitedFigures not disclosed
Inventure Old Street LtdFigures not disclosed
Inventure Putney LtdFigures not disclosed
Inventure Retail LtdFigures not disclosed
Inventure Soho LtdFigures not disclosed
Inventure Soho Road LtdFigures not disclosed
Inventure Stamford Street LtdFigures not disclosed
Inventure Warren Street LtdFigures not disclosed
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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £459k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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