Paperline Limited
Registered name: PAPERLINE LIMITED
Paperline Limited made £8.2m revenue and £43.7k profit in the year to 28 Feb 2026.
Paperline Limited’s revenue fell 4% to £8.2m in the year to 28 Feb 2026, with £43.7k profit and 23 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments)” and is based in Bristol; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bristol, South West
- Age
- 36 yrs · since 1990
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 28 Feb 2023 | 29 Feb 2024 | 28 Feb 2025 | 28 Feb 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £10.7m | £9.8m | £8.6m | £8.2m |
| Cost of sales | £8m | £7.4m | £6.7m | £6.3m |
| Gross profit | £2.7m | £2.3m | £1.9m | £1.8m |
| Operating profit | £753k | £487k | £200k | £26.6k |
| Profit before tax | £745k | £504k | £245k | £55k |
| Profit after tax | £604k | £355k | £199k | £43.7k |
| Profit (best available) | £604k | £355k | £199k | £43.7k |
| Employees (average) | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 5.7% | 3.6% | 2.3% | 0.5% |
| Gross margin | 24.9% | 23.9% | 21.9% | 22.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £444k | £425k | £372k | £356k |
| Profit per employee | £25.2k | £15.4k | £8.6k | £1.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼8.2% | ▼12.6% | ▼4.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼41.2% | ▼44.1% | ▼78% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼4.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.5m | £1.1m | £1.3m | £1.1m |
| Net assets | £3.2m | £3m | £3m | £2.9m |
| Fixed assets | £25.9k | £32.7k | £23k | £24.5k |
| Current assets | £4.4m | £3.9m | £3.9m | £3.9m |
| Debtors | £1.4m | £1.2m | £1.1m | £1.1m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 22.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £356k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 13%
- 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
- ▼3%
- Now £2.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▼20%
- Now £1.1m
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 23
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲7%
- Now £24.5k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 28 Feb 2026 (profit £43.7k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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