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Company No. 02376227 · Incorporated 26 Apr 1989

Tipografic Limited

Registered name: TIPOGRAFIC LIMITED

Part of Red UK Holding Ltd group

Tipografic Limited made £37.9m revenue and £4.3m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024. read from filing text

Tipografic Limited’s revenue grew 18% to £37.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £4.3m profit and 127 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard” and is based in Birkenhead; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Birkenhead, North West
Age
37 yrs · since 1989
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: “During the period, the company was acquired by Red UK Holdings Limited a company incorporated in the UK. Red UK Holdings Limited has a 100% interest in the equity of Tipografic Limited.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Operating leverageDoing more with lessCash flow filed
Revenue
£37.9m
Growth ▲18.2%
Profit
£4.3m
Growth ▲74.2%
Profit margin
11.4%
Gross 28.6%
Employees
127
Change ▼3%
Profit / employee
£34k
Revenue/employee £299k
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.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Oct 202231 Oct 202331 Dec 2024
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£28.6m£32.1m£37.9m
Cost of sales£22.7m£24.4m£27.1m
Gross profit£5.8m£7.7m£10.9m
Operating profit£1.8m£3.4m£5.5m
Profit before tax£1.7m£3.2m£5.5m
Profit after tax£1.1m£2.5m£4.3m
Profit (best available)£1.1m£2.5m£4.3m
Staff costs£4.9m£5.3m£6.5m
Employees (average)125131127
Ratios
Profit margin3.9%7.7%11.4%
Gross margin20.4%23.8%28.6%
Revenue per employee£229k£245k£299k
Profit per employee£8.8k£18.9k£34k
Cash conversion−99.4%−176%−89.8%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲12.4%▲18.2%
Profit growth—▲124.2%▲74.2%
Headcount growth—▲4.8%▼3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£2.4m£3.9m£3.1m
Net assets£8.9m£10.8m£12m
Fixed assets£8.6m£8m£6.2m
Current assets£14.2m£13.8m£14.6m
Debtors£8.3m£7.4m£7.8m
Deferred income£60.4k£35.4k£6.3k
Cash from operations−£1.8m−£5.9m−£5m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
11.4%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
28.6%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£299k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£34k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−89.8%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
16.4%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
20.6%
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
▲11%
Now £12m
Cash at bank
▼19%
Now £3.1m
Headcount
▼3%
Now 127
Deferred income
▼82%
Now £6.3k
Fixed assets
▼22%
Now £6.2m
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Red UK Holding Ltdultimate parent75–100%
  2. Tipografic Limitedthis company

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

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 2024 (profit £4.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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