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Company No. 02547129 · Incorporated 9 Oct 1990

Ablebox Limited

Registered name: ABLEBOX LIMITED

Ablebox Limited made £17.6m revenue and £2.2m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Ablebox Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £17.6m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £2.2m profit and 90 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard, sacks and bags” and is based in Sherborne; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 17211Manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard, sacks and bags
Status
Active
Location
Sherborne, South West
Age
36 yrs · since 1990
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

IndependentCash flow filed
Revenue
£17.6m
Growth ▲4%
Profit
£2.2m
Growth ▼23.8%
Profit margin
12.7%
Gross 34.5%
Employees
90
Change ▲2.3%
Profit / employee
£24.8k
Revenue/employee £196k
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 to30 Apr 202230 Apr 202330 Apr 202430 Apr 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£17.2m£17.8m£17m£17.6m
Cost of sales£12.5m£12.7m£10.8m£11.6m
Gross profit£4.7m£5.1m£6.2m£6.1m
Operating profit£2.7m£3m£3.8m—
Profit before tax£2.5m£2.6m£3.4m£3m
Profit after tax£1.8m£2.1m£2.9m£2.2m
Profit (best available)£1.8m£2.1m£2.9m£2.2m
Staff costs£4m£3.9m£4.2m£4.6m
Employees (average)102938890
Ratios
Profit margin10.2%11.6%17.3%12.7%
Gross margin27.2%28.8%36.3%34.5%
Revenue per employee£169k£192k£193k£196k
Profit per employee£17.3k£22.2k£33.3k£24.8k
Cash conversion118.3%130.9%114.7%—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲3.3%▼4.8%▲4%
Profit growth—▲17.3%▲41.8%▼23.8%
Headcount growth—▼8.8%▼5.4%▲2.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£182k£629k£1.1m£1m
Net assets£5.5m£6.3m£8.1m£9.1m
Fixed assets£10m£14.5m£15.2m£16.1m
Current assets£5.2m£5.2m£5.3m£5.8m
Debtors£3.6m£2.6m£2.6m£3.2m
Deferred income£154k£96.3k——
Cash from operations£3.2m£3.9m£4.4m£4.6m
SourceAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024Accounts · bulk data Nov 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
12.7%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
34.5%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£196k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£24.8k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
91.3%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
18.2%
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
▲13%
Now £9.1m
Cash at bank
▼5%
Now £1m
Headcount
▲2%
Now 90
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▲6%
Now £16.1m
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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £2.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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